Fort de France and Les Trois Ilets, Martinique
7 to 11 November 2011
FINAL PROGRAM – Please click here to consult it
This program is temporary. Evolutions are still possible in particular in the order and the subjects of the workshops.
Monday 7 November: Panel Sessions
Plenary sessions at “Atrium*” on Monday and Tuesday
*Atrium Convention Center, 6 rue Jacques Cazotte, 97200 Fort-de-France
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Opening and official talks Sponsorship – Albert Falco, Captain of “La Calypso”, with JY Cousteau, sponsorship, France Ville Fort de France, Raymond Saint-Louis-Augustin, Mayor of Fort-de-France MPA Agency, François Gauthiez, Deputy Director, France NOAA, Ryan Wulff, United States Deputy Commissioner to the IWC, USA CBD, Jihyun Lee, Environmental Affairs Officers for marine and coastal biodiversity and the ecosystem approach UICN – Dan Laffoley, IUCN, Word Commission on Protected Areas, UK Conseil Général, Mme la Présidente, Josette Manin Conseil Régional, Mr. le Président, Serge Letchimy Préfet, Mr. Laurent Prévost |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
KeynoteAustralian policy Protecting the High Seas vs. protecting marine mammals (but keep the legal stuff in mind) Closing address: Thinking Big — But Not Forgetting Small: The ICMMPA 2 “Take Home” Vision |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Panel 1 – Special considerations for particularly endangered marine mammals (How to manage MPAs for particularly endangered marine mammals) Coordinator : Lorenzo Rojas Bracho, Coordinador de Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Mrinos, Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE), México.Using MPAs to Save Endangered Small Cetaceans: Is this the Right Tool? Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho and Randy ReevesOptimizing the value of MPAs for conservation of sirenians Benjamin Morales Vela, Investigador Titular, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, México John E Reynolds IIIDesign Elements for Endangered Pinnipeds Marine Protected AreasDennis Heinemann, Director of Science Marine Mammal Commission, USA Timothy J Ragen Executive Director Marine Mammal Commission, USA Strengths and weaknesses of the MPA approach for endangered large whales Small odontocetes |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | PANEL 2 – Refining our understanding of marine mammal critical habitat and hotspots, wading through large, heterogeneous masses of data, to inform MMPA designation (include High Seas) Coordinators : Kristin Kaschner, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany and Rob Williams, University of St Andrews Cetacean data: gaps and challenges for systematic marine conservation planning Rob Williams, University of St. Andrews, UKApproaches to defining critical habitat Jessica Redfern, SWFSC, USAConservation planing tools available for MMPAs: Assumptions, strengths and weaknesses (Marxan, Marzone, Zonation, ResNet, C-Plan etc). Sandra Pompa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoWhere do we go from here: filling gaps and building models to predict densities in unsurveyed areas, and validating predictions with new data Kristin Kaschner, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | KEYNOTE 2 -Marine mammals that have already been lost — lessons learned ? Randall Reeves, Chair, Cetacean Specialist Group (IUCN-SSC) and Okapi Wildlife Associates, Canada |
| 18.00 | Welcome Cocktail |
Tuesday 8 November: Panel Sessions
| 8.30 – 10.00 | COMBINED PANEL 3 & 4 – Using Marine Spatial Planning and Ecosystem-based Management to address broad threats to marine mammals Coordinator : Tundi Agardy, Sound Seas, USA Broad scale impacts and the use of MPAs and MSP to advance EBM in the service of conservation, Tundi Agardy, Sound Seas, USAThe REMMOA survey Vincent Ridoux, Observatoire Pelagis, FranceMSP, zoning, and adapation to climate change, Brian Smith, WCS, BangladeshMarine Bioregional planning and ecosystem-based management Ms Christine Schweizer, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | PANEL 5 – Managing MMPAs for localised threats and mitigation by spatial protection and other means. Coordinator : David Mattila, NOAA-ONMS, IWC Commission Special tribute to Alexandre de LichterveldeAddressing the effectiveness of management alternatives for reducing collisions between large ships and large whales in marine mammal protected areas. Scott M. Gende, National Park Service, Alaska, USA; A. Noble Hendrix, Resource Consultants, USA. ; Karin R. Harris Webb, National Park Service, Alaska, USA. Marine mammal bycatch: how big is the problem and how can mmpas play a leading role in its solution? David Mattila, NOAA-ONMS, technical advisor to the International Whaling Commission
Oil spills and marine mammals: findings from the recent spill in the gulf of mexico
Marine mammal protection in Mexico
Using ecosystem approach to fisheries management that also helps marine mammal conservation |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | PANEL 6 – Regional cooperation for MMPA scientific and technical networking Coordinator : Martine Bigan, French Ministry of Environment, MEDDTL, FranceGeneral considerations, Martine BiganProtection of areas for cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea –key issues, tools, possible solutions, Ana Stbrenac, ACCOBAMS Towards a network of PAs for Black Sea cetaceans Alexei Birkun, Jr. Black Sea Council for Marine Mammals, ACCOBAMS, UkraineUsing the MedPAN network to further marine mammal conservation and using marine mammals to improve MPA management, Chloë Webster, MEDPAN, FranceStrenghthening collaboration and capacity for an effectuve regional marine mammals protected areas network: The Pacific Islands experience Tiare Turang Holm, Director, Sustainable Decisions, Palau |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | PANEL 7 – Development of Marine Mammal PAs in the Wider Caribbean Region. Coordinator : Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri, UNEP-Caribbean Environment ProgrammeFrom a regional treaty to an Action Plan to conservation efforts at the national level Hélène Souan, SPAW Regional Activity Center (SPAW/ RAC)The MM Sanctuary for the Dominican Republic: Twenty-Five Years of learning by doing Peter Sanchez, Ministry of Environment and Patricia Lancho, FUNDEMARThe Agoa Sanctuary for the French Antilles, Nicolas Maslach, Agoa, FranceTowards a Sanctuary for the Dutch Netherlands: a partnership effort Paul Hoetjes, Caribbean NetherlandsBuilding capacity and networking of Marine Protected Areas: a platform for the conservation of Marine Mammals |
| 19.30 | Side event 1. REPCET Navigation, whales and ship strikes. Toward a collaboration between Mediterranean and Caribbean actions ? Pascal Mayol, Souffleurs d’Ecume, France, France Gaële Vandersarren, CAR/SPAW, Guadeloupe Marie-Christine Grillo-Compulsione, ACCOBAMS, Monaco |
Wednesday 9 November: Workshop Sessions
Workshop sessions at “Les trois îlets*” on Wednesday and Thursday
*on the other side of the of the Fort-de-France Bay. Each workshop is linked to one Panel
| 8.00 – 12.30 | COFFEE BREAK @ 10.00 WORKSHOP 1 Monk seal conservation issues Coordinator: Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Tethys Research Institute, ItalySupporting the peaceful coexistence between human communities and monk seals in Greece Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Tethys Research Institute, ItalyMediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) and Marine Protected Areas in Greece Eleni Tryfon, Ministry for the Environment, GreeceConservation of the Mediterranean Monk Seal monachus monachus in Turkiye and the role of coastal & marine protected areas Cem Orkun Kıraç, SAD-AFAG, TurkeyMediterranean monk seals. Are Marine Protected Areas the panacea for the conservation of the species in Greek seas ? Vangelis Paravas, Mom, Greece The case study of the Desertas islands nature reserve – a home for the Mediterranean Monk Seal, Monachus monachus, Marine protected areas as a tool for Hawaiian monk seal recoverymonachus Monk seal protection in the Saharan coast Rehabilitation of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) as part of an integrated approach to its survival |
| WORKSHOP 2 River dolphin, estuary and coastal dolphin conservation Coordinators: Fernando Trujillo, Fundación Omacha, Colombia; Miguel Iniguez, Fundación Cethus and WDCS, Argentina; Erich Hoyt, WDCS, UKAssessing freshwater ecosystem degradation in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins using river dolphins as ecological indicators, flagships and sentinel species Catalina Gómez-Salazar, Fundacion Omacha (Colombia) and Dalhousie University (Canada)The South American River Dolphin Protected Area Network SARDPAN Marcela Portocarrero-Aya, Fundacion Omacha (Colombia) and Hull University (UK)The Action Plan for South American River Dolphins and major human stressors that impact river dolphins directly: interactions with fisheries and killing of dolphins to be used as bait Fernando Trujillo, Fundacion Omacha, ColombiaConservation of aquatic freshwater species in protected areas: Mamiraua as a case study. Miriam Marmontel, Mamiraua Sustainable Reserve, Brazil River dolphin conservation in Asia: climate change River dolphin conservation in India Protected areas and Conservation of the franciscana dolphins in Argentina |
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| WORKSHOP 4 Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements to Facilitate Partnerships between MMPAs: Making Them Work and Lessons Learned. Cordinators : Brad Barr, Senior Policy Advisor, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, USAA Bilateral Agreement between Similar MMPAs: Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area (Chile) and Glacier Bay National Park (USA). Scott M. Gende, National Park Service, USABilateral and Multilateral Agreements between Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and MPAs in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned. Nathalie Ward, PhD, NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA |
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| WORKSHOP 5 North East of South America, Regional cooperation for a MMs conservation strategy Coordinator: Marion Brichet, French MPA’s Agency Co-chairs: François Gauthiez French MPA’s Agency, Hélène Souan, CAR/SPAW Reporter: Marion Brichet and Gaëlle Vandersarren, CAR-SPAW, GuadeloupeA new consideration for marine issues in French Guiana. Marc-Henri Duffaud, Environmental Regional Direction, French GuianaDolphin Program Monitoring and Research Program in Suriname. Monique Pool, Suriname Environmental Advisory Services, SurinameConservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: A Focus on Marine Mammals in Guyana Oumardatt Ramcharran. Environmental Protection Agency, GuyanaCetacean Critical Habitat Assessment in the Central-Northeast Coast of Venezuela Lenin Enrique Oviedo Correa MSc. University of Hong Kong, JapanConservation of freshwater dolphins in South America: A regional cooperation initiative among countries, stakeholders and policy makers Marcela Portocarrero-Aya. University of Hull (UK) and Fundación Omacha, ColombiaAquatic mammals as ecological indicators to integrate monitoring programs and assessments with management practices Catalina Gómez-Salazar. Dalhousie University, Canada, and Fundación Omacha, ColombiaWorkshop to be continued in the afternoon |
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| 12.30 – 14.00 | LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION |
| COFFEE BREAK @ 16.00 | |
| 14.30 – 18.30 | WORKSHOP 7 Bycatch and MMPA Coordinator: Arne Bjorge , Institute of Marine Research, NorwayMarine mammal bycatch in Norway: Assessment and management actions, Arne Bjorge, Institute of Marine Research, NorwayBycatch initiatives in a newly created MPA in Brittany (Iroise Sea), Sami Hassani, Oceanopolis, FranceAn overview of attempts to reduce bycatch of the Vaquita, Oscar Ramirez, CONANP, MexicoA new capacity building and bycatch mitigation initiative from the IWC, David Mattila, NOAA-NMSP, USAAn overview of US efforts to reduce marine mammal bycatch globally, Nina Young WORKSHOP 4B: Broad-scale Marine Spatial Planning of Mammal Corridors and Protected Areas in Caribbean and Southeast & Northeast Pacific, including identifying Ecological and Biologically Significant Areas Convener: UNEP Co-chairs: Ole Vestergaard, UNEP Marine & Coastal Ecosystems Branch; Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri, UNEP- Caribbean Environment Programme & Patricio Bernal, GOBI Secretariat, IUCNIntroduction – Broadscale marine spatial planning for transboundary management of MM corridors and critical habitats. Ole Vestergaard and Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri, UNEPIntroducing the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative andCBD process to establish MPA networks in the High Seas. Patricio Bernal, GOBI Secretariat, IUCN, SwitzerlandChallenges in implementing marine mammal spatial planning and management in the Eastern Pacific. Fernando Felix, CPPS, Ecuador Mapping large-scale spatial patterns of cetacean density – preliminary work to information systematic Towards the identification of EBSAs for marine mammals in the Tropical Western Atlantic. Mapping ecological and socio-economic factors for marine mammal management in Caribbean. Development of management plan for the Marine Mammal Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic: from Twinning of ‘sister sanctuaries’ – connecting the Agoa, Silver Bank and Stellwagen Sanctuaries. |
| 18.30 | Side event : 2. The International Whaling Commission’s Five Year Strategic Plan for Whalewatching, Australia |
Thursday 10 November: Workshop Sessions
| 8.00 – 12.30 | COFFEE BREAK @ 10.00 WORKSHOP 8 Sirenians Coordinator: John Reynolds Mote Marine Laboratory, USA: Conservation of Sirenians Conservation of manatees in the wider-Caribbean: vision, initiatives, momentum, and transferability Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri, United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme, Jamaica The LifeWeb Program as a potential tool for sirenian conservation in Mesoamerica Helene Souan, SPAW-Regional Activity Centre, GuadeloupeThe establishment and challenges of the Chetumal Bay manatee protected area Benjamin Morales Vela, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, MexicoThe reintroduction of manatees to the waters of Guadeloupe Herve Magnin, Parc National de la Guadeloupe, GuadeloupeEvolving MPA monitoring into marine spatial planning: Aligning science and policy to conserve dugongs and their habitat. Ellen Hines, PhD, Marine & Coastal Conservation and Spatial Planning Center, San Francisco, USA WORKSHOP 9 What kinds of scientific information on marine mammals can be inserted in MSP processes to ensure that conservation goals are attained Coordinator : Tundi Agardy, Sound Seas, WOO, USAExperiences from Bangladesh, Brian Smith, Asian Freshwater and Coastal Cetacean Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, USAMediteranean EBSAs, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Tethys Research Institute, ItalySpecies distributions and critical areas, Kristin Kaschner, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Germany Marine mammal corridors Christine Gejier, University College London,UK MSP in the Alboran Sea Ana Cañadas, ALNILAM Research and Conservation, Spain Scientific information to improve management of Pelagos Marine Sanctuary, Aurélie Tasciotti, WWF, Italy EBSAs in the Arctic, Patricio Bernal, IUCN, GOBI, Switzerland, WORKSHOP 10 Management of whale watching in MMPAs Ms Christine Schweizer and Mr Artie Jacobson , Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri UNEP, Caribbean Environment Programme, Jamaica Marie Christine Grillo, Executive Secretary of ACCOBAMS, Monaco Pascal Mayol, Souffleurs d’Ecume, France
WORKSHOP 6: GOBI-LifeWeb Technical Session: Identifying EBSA’s in Wider Caribbean and East Pacific Technical session focusing on methodologies, data and challenges for the identification of important marine mammal habitats and large-scale EBSAs Overview of CBD Regional workshops (past and future) – Pat Halpin, Duke University
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| 12.30 – 15.00 | LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION |
| 15.00 – 17.00 | Conclusions, recommendations, next steps |
| 17.00 – 17.30
17.30 – 18.00 |
Inspirational keynote – Closing inspirational address
Special Event: Stellwagen Bank – Agoa partnership celebration |
| 18.00 – 18.05 | Formal closing |
| 20.00 | Cultural Evening – Fort St. Louis |