Why the Azores should be a

WHALE HERITAGE SITE?

- Ponta Delgada, 8th october 2022, 10-12h -

- Universidade dos Açores, Scientific Complex, Room A16 -

10:00-10:10. Welcome and general introduction (José MN Azevedo & Laura González García)

- Azores, Whale Heritage Site candidate.

- What are we doing: candidacy and objectives.

10:10-10:20. Encouraging Respectful Human-Cetacean Coexistence

- “Biodiversity: monitoring Marine Protected Areas in the Azores" (Zita Botelho - University of the Azores)

10:20-10:50. Celebrating cetaceans

- “Cetaceans in the Azorean society” (Rui Martins – University of the Azores)

- “Reviving the Azorean whaling memories” (Catarina Cymbron)

- “432 Hz Project: art and science with cetaceans in the community of the Azores” (Andreia Sousa – 432 Hz Project)

10:50-11:10. Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability

- "Azores towards sustainability” (Carolina Mendonça – Sustain Azores)

- “The plan for the Sea of all of us, where we are and where we want to go" (Maria Inês Pavão – Ocean Azores)

11:10-11:40. Research, Education and Awareness

- “Bringing closer to the new generations the ocean and cetaceans of the Azores" (Carla Dâmaso – OMA)

- “Common dolphin social responses to tourism activities in São Miguel" (Fadia Al Abbar – Azores delphis Project)

11:40-12:00. Open conversation: how to maintain and improve the relationship between Azoreans and cetaceans.