Dear Marmamers, The World Cetacean Alliance is requesting your help with an important online survey <https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2ZNDVDV> to submit any ‘Areas of Interest <https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2ZNDVDV>’ in the African region that you think could qualify for Whale Heritage Site status in future. Whale Heritage Sites are land and sea areas where people and cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) live close together, and where respectful and sustainable practices lead to responsible tourism, sustainable development, research and education, and the protection of marine species and habitats. The results of this survey will be discussed at the Whale Heritage Sites Summit, Durban, South Africa, on 28-29 June 2017, and will form the basis for further dialogue and efforts to encourage the establishment of Whale Heritage Sites across the region. The survey is open to any interested person, and includes locations across coastal Africa and adjacent island states in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. To complete the survey in just 5 minutes, click here! <https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2ZNDVDV> To find out more about the Whale Heritage Sites Summit <http://worldwhaleconference.org/programme/whs-summit-2017/> click here. Please share this survey if you know of interested experts in the region not on the Marmam list. Many thanks. Dylan Walker Chief Executive Officer *World Cetacean Alliance * *T *+44 (0)1273 355011* M *+44 (0)7900 471490* S *dylan.wca *E *dylan@worldcetaceanalliance.org* W *worldcetaceanalliance.org *W2 *whaleheritagesites.org *W3 *worldwhaleconference.org <http://www.worldwhaleconference.org> *A *Studio 3, Lower Promenade, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1ET, UK [image: http://worldwhaleconference.org/] <http://worldwhaleconference.org/> *The World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) is a Partnership of over 90 non-profit organisations, whale and dolphin watching tour operators and individuals in 40 countries worldwide working collaboratively to protect cetaceans and their habitats. World Cetacean Alliance, the Secretariat to the Partnership, is a UK registered Charity no. 1160484. * *The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately.* *Please consider the environment before printing this email or it's attachments. *