UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL MENENDEZ PELAYO

Sixth European Seminar on

MARINE MAMMALS: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Valencia (Spain), 11-15 September 2006

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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

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REFERENCE NUMBER OF THE COURSE: 70020

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 reception.

REGISTRATION FEES: 120 €

DEADLINE: 7th September 2006 (if places are available)

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

Applications should be submitted from 1st April to 31st May 2006.

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

PROGRAM

MONDAY, 11th

08.30 Registration

09.00 Opening session

Juan Antonio Raga & Peter Evans

09.30 Life history strategies of marine mammals

Christina Lockyer
NAMMCO, Norway

12.00 Behavioural ecology of marine mammals

Arne Bjørge
Institute of Marine Research, Norway

16.30 Foraging ecology and energetics of pinnipeds

Dan Costa
University of California, USA

TUESDAY, 12th

09.00 Parasitism in marine mammal populations

Juan Antonio Raga
University of Valencia, Spain

11.30 Pathology of marine mammals

Mariano Domingo
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

16.30 Impact of pollutants on marine mammals

Alex Aguilar
University of Barcelona, Spain

WEDNESDAY, 13th

09.00 Practical sessions*: Age determination & Approaches to Studying Marine Mammal Foraging and Diving Behaviour.

COORDINATOR:
Juan Antonio Raga, University of Valencia, Spain

PARTICIPANTS:
Dan Costa, University of California, USA
Christina Lockyer, NAMMCO, Norway

16.30 Practical sessions*: Estimating population size using mark-recapture methods & Bioacoustics

COORDINATOR:
Peter Evans, University of Oxford, UK

PARTICIPANTS:
Philip S. Hammond, University of St. Andrews, UK
Peter Madsen, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark

* Only one of the four practical sessions offered will be chosen by each student.

THURSDAY, 14th

09.00 Sensory physiology of marine mammals

Peter Madsen
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark

11.30 Tracking techniques to study ecology and behaviour of marine mammals

Jonas Teilmann
National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark

16.30 Assessment of marine mammal population size and status

Philip S. Hammond
University of St. Andrews, UK

18.00 Coffee round table

Free talks with the speakers

FRIDAY, 15th

09.00 Management of cetacean populations

Gregory P. Donovan
International Whaling Commission, UK

11.30 Conservation of marine mammals and Marine Protected Areas

Peter Evans
Oxford University of Oxford, UK

13.30 Closing session

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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: 70020). Once this has been completed, it should be handed into the same office 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 2077-0063-59-3103494861, IBAN code: ES70, Swift Code: CVALESVVXXX,  BANCAJA Bank, in 8, Pintor Sorolla Street (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.