Good morning MARMAM readers.
We would like to urge those interested that registration for the
workshop "TNASS-SNESSA-CODA Surveys Review" that they do so as soon as
possible. We are planning for refreshments and need to complete the
order very soon. As background, here is the workshop description text
as posted on the SMM workshop web site:
The TNASS (Trans North Atlantic Sightings Survey), Southern New
England to Scotian Shelf Abundance (SNESSA), and Cetacean Offshore
Distribution and Abundance (CODA) surveys were large-scale
international efforts to assess the abundance and distribution of
various marine megafauna in many regions of the north Atlantic. These
surveys were conducted in the summer and fall of 2007, and their
effort collectively facilitates the first pan-Atlantic estimation of
distribution and abundance for a number of marine mammal species, many
of which exhibit transboundary migrations.
Prior to the TNASS, the North Atlantic Sightings Surveys (NASS) were
coordinated international surveys carried out using aircraft and
vessel platforms. The NASS surveys were incomplete for the north
Atlantic area by not having coverage in adjacent Canadian waters. The
discontinuity is all the more striking since the National Marine
Fisheries Service in the United States also conducted complementary
surveys to the south of Atlantic Canada at the same time as the NASS.
Further effort to the southeast of the TNASS studies in 2007 was the
CODA survey of the western European shelf.
This workshop will provide participants an overview of the rationale,
methods, analytical approach, and results (with many anecdotes!) from
the TNASS survey, along with summary presentations describing the
results of the SNESSA, and CODA surveys as well. Workshop attendees
will be invited to comment and contribute to further analysis and
interpretation. It is planned that a report will be created from
these deliberations that will summarize and perhaps integrate the
results of the three surveys, and provide suggestions and solutions
for further analyses and future surveys at similar scales.
During the full-day workshop coffee, tea, and water will be available
for attendees during the morning and afternoon breaks.
Date: October 10, 2009
Time: 0830 - 1700 (registration starts at 0800; the workshop may end
earlier if all topics are covered quickly)
Location: Quebec City Conference Center RM 206A (conference location)
Cost: $15 Canadian Funds
Registration cost will include morning and afternoon coffee at the
workshop. Payment will be by cash or check at the door.
Space IS limited so please register early. If you are interested in
the workshop or have any questions please email me at the address
below (minus the embedded spaces).
We hope to see you there.
best regards, Jack
Dr. Jack Lawson
Marine Mammals Section
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
St. John's, NL
Canada A1C 5X1
(709) 772-2285 (709) 772-4105 (FAX)
[email protected]
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/coe-cde/cemam/teams-equipes/Lawson/lawson-eng.html
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