To: [email protected] From: Tessa Francis, University of Washington, Ocean Modeling Forum
Cc: Emily Knight ([email protected]) ----------- Hello, The Ocean Modeling Forum and the Lenfest Ocean Program are pleased to announce the launch of a new working group to develop scientific tools to assess data sets and methods in order to evaluate the rates and impacts of bycatch on marine mammal populations. The working group co-chairs are Dr. André Punt, me (Dr. Tessa Francis), and Dr. Rob Williams. The working group will meet four times over 2018 and 2019, with its first meeting on May 16 – May 18 in Seattle, WA. To learn more: - download the new project handout here <http://www.lenfestocean.org/~/media/assets/2018/04/punt-two-pager-4-9-18.pdf>; and - visit the Ocean Modeling Forum website here <http://oceanmodelingforum.org/working-groups/marine-mammal-bycatch-working-group/> . You can also visit the Lenfest website here <http://www.lenfestocean.org/en/research-projects/developing-recommendations-to-estimate-bycatch-for-the-marine-mammal-protection-act>. If you are interested to learn more, please contact me at [email protected], or Emily Knight, Manager, Lenfest Ocean Program, at [email protected]. Best, Tessa -- Tessa Francis, PhD Managing Director, Ocean Modeling Forum University of Washington FSH 308D 1122 NE Boat Street, Seattle, WA 98195 http://oceanmodelingforum.org/ @oceanmodeling Lead Ecosystem Ecologist, Puget Sound Institute University of Washington Tacoma 326 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421 p: 206.427.7124 tw: @tessafrancis
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