Final program

Long Term Ecological Data Series in cetaceans: essential but challenging!

4th April 2022 - half day morning (9-13h CET - online)

WORKSHOP FINAL PROGRAM

9:00-9:10 - Welcome and participants introduction

9:10-9:30 - Opening session & workshop objectives. Marc Fernández (MARE-Madeira)

LTER in cetaceans: an opportunity to monitor oceanic ecosystems

Keynote speaker

9:30-10 (20’ talk + 10’ Q&A) - Simon Berrow (Irish Whale and Dolphin Group)

Long Term Monitoring of Cetaceans in Irish Waters: trends, challenges and opportunities over a 30 year period.

Participant presentations

10-10:20 (8’ each)

  • Tour-operators as key tool to improve information on data deficient cetacean species. Rui Peres dos Santos (CMMAR, Universidade do Algarve).

  • Sea turtle and Marine Mammal Surveys in Lagos Southwestern Nigeria. Oyeronke Adegbile (NIOMR Lagos).

10:20-10:25 - Q&A

Break

10:35-10:50 - Bathroom, coffee and back!

Keynote speaker

10:50-11:20 (20’ talk + 10’ Q&A) - Antonella Arcangeli (ISPRA) & Paola Tepsich (CIMA)

The Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network:

a long-term collaborative challenge for systematic monitoring of cetaceans

and main threats using ferries as platforms of research.

Participant presentations

11:20-12:00 (8’ each)

  • Collecting data in the Eastern North Atlantic - focus on offshore waters (CETUS Project). Mafalda Correia (CIIMAR).

  • Beyond whale watching. Inês Coelho & Maria Ana Ernesto (Futurismo Azores Adventures).

  • Long-term datasets as a tool to study cetaceans in an insular oceanic system. Rita Ferreira (MARE-Madeira).

12:00-12:15 - Q&A

General discussion

12:15-12:50 - General discussion

12:50-13:00 - Wrap up and future actions.