Fourth European Seminar on
MARINE MAMMALS: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Valencia (Spain), 9-13 September 2002

DIRECTORS: J. A. Raga (University of Valencia) & P. Evans (University of Oxford)

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIES: F.J. Aznar & M. Fernández (University of Valencia)

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY:

Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo
Student Office
Plaza del Carmen, 4
E-46003 Valencia, Spain

Phone +34.96.3869802; Fax +34.96.3869823
E-mail secretaria_valencia@uimp.es

REFERENCE NUMBER OF THE COURSE: 7014

LANGUAGE: English (with simultaneous Spanish translation)

REGISTRATION: It is limited to a maximum of 100 participants and is subjected to current availability and
order of receipt.

REGISTRATION FEES: 110 €

DEADLINE: 6 September 2002 (if places are available)

GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available for the course

The applications should be presented from 29 April to 17 May 2002

For further information contact the UIMP student office (see above).

PROGRAM

MONDAY, 9th

08.30 Registration

09.00 Opening session

Juan Antonio Raga & Peter Evans

09.30 Life history strategies of marine mammals

Christina Lockyer
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Denmark

12.00 Geographic morphological variation in cetaceans: implications for taxonomy and
management

William F. Perrin
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, USA

16.30 Behavioural ecology of marine mammals

Arne Bjørge
Institute of Marine Research, Norway

TUESDAY, 10th

09.00 Parasitism in marine mammal populations

Juan Antonio Raga
University of Valencia, Spain

11.30 Impact of pollutants on marine mammals

Alex Aguilar
University of Barcelona, Spain

16.30 Molecular ecology of marine mammals

A.Rus Hoelzel
University of Durham, UK

WEDNESDAY, 11th

09.00 Round Table: Evolutionary process in marine mammal

COORDINATOR:
Juan Antonio Raga, University of Valencia, Spain

PARTICIPANTS:

William F. Perrin, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, USA.
Rus Hoelzel, University of Durham, UK

11.30 Tracking techniques to study ecology and behaviour of marine mammals

Jonas Teilmann
National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark

THURSDAY, 12th

09.00 Assessment of marine mammal population size and status

Philip S. Hammond
University of St. Andrews, UK

11.30 Pathology of marine mammals

Mariano Domingo
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

16.30 Management of cetacean populations

Gregory P. Donovan
International Whaling Commission, UK

FRIDAY, 13th

09.00 Conservation of marine mammals

Peter Evans
University of Oxford, UK

11.30 Round Table: Science and management of marine mammals

COORDINATOR:
Peter Evans, Oxford University of Oxford, UK

PARTICIPANTS:
Gregory P. Donovan, International Whaling Commission, UK
Philip S. Hammond, University of St. Andrews, UK

13.30 Closing session

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT:

Applicants must be universitary students or post-graduates.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION:

A registration form will be provided by the Student Office (No of the course: 7014). Once this has been
completed, it should be handed into the same ofice together with the following documentation:

a) Photocopy of the passport or Identity Card

b) Evidence that the applicant is at least a universitary student or graduate

c) Original receipt showing payment of registration fees. Bank transfers should be made to the UIMP's
account nº 3101275278, BANCAJA, in Pintor Sorolla Street, 8 (Head Office 63) in Valencia (Spain) and
should cover commissions of both sending and receiving banks. It is, therefore, highly recommended that
payment is made on arrival in Valencia of the participant at any BANCAJA branch.