There will be a one-day workshop on Viewing and Interacting with Wild Marine Mammals to be held on Sunday, November 27, 2011 in Tampa, Florida, prior to the Society for Marine Mammalogy 19th Biennial Conference. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together stakeholders to discuss activities for viewing and interacting with wild marine mammals that may impact individuals and populations, and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various management solutions for minimizing potential impacts, including enforcement challenges for management. The workshop will consist of two sessions of presentations from around the globe and conclude with a plenary discussion. The first session of presentations will focus on research on impacts of activities for viewing and interacting with wild marine mammals, and the second session of presentations will focus on management of these activities. Pre-registration can be done through the SMM website at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article... There is a registration fee of $25, which will be used to cover costs for audio-visual equipment, bagels and coffee in the morning, and an afternoon coffee break. This workshop is organized by staff from the United States NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. For more information contact Melissa Andersen at Melissa.Andersen@noaa.gov