The 2018 International Association of Geophysical Contractors Conference will occur Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at WesternGeco Schlumberger, 10001 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042. Click here for more information.
2018 IAGC Annual Conference
Nov 27
The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service has published for comment a draft national Procedural Directive clarifying the process for eligible permit applicants to obtain releasable marine mammals for public display purposes under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Releasable marine mammals are those that were successfully rehabilitated by the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program’s network of stranding centers and have been determined by the rehabilitation facility’s attending veterinarian to be candidates for return to the wild. NMFS will no longer grant permits for the specific purpose of retaining releasable marine mammals for public display. Instead, applicants will now need to apply for a permit to take (collect) animals from the wild pursuant to the MMPA. Non-releasable animals, on the other hand, may still be obtained through NMFS’ administrative procedures.
The 32nd annual European Cetacean Society conference will take place in La Spezia, Italy in April 2018. The theme of this years conference is: ‘Marine Conservation – Forging Effective Strategic Partnerships.’
Participants in the 2018 conference are encouraged to bring presentations that relate to this theme or otherwise consider how this issue affects their work, although as usual scientific submissions on all issues relating to marine mammals are welcome. Keynote speakers will help to elaborate the theme along with special focal sessions.
WORKSHOPS: Friday 6, Saturday 7 April 2018
CONFERENCE: Sunday 8 – Tuesday 10 April 2018
The 32nd annual European Cetacean Society conference will be taking place in La Spezia, Italy, on Friday, April 06, 2018 – Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The theme of this years conference is: ‘Marine Conservation – Forging Effective Strategic Partnerships.’
The achievement of effective marine conservation measures requires more than good science and the theme of the 2018 ECS conference is intended to help explore the role that partnerships with all other stakeholders have in this. Participants in the 2018 conference are encouraged to bring presentations that relate to this theme or otherwise consider how this issue affects their work, although as usual scientific submissions on all issues relating to marine mammals are welcome. Keynote speakers will help to elaborate the theme along with special focal sessions.