Hello,

Colleagues and I from Scotland, the USA and Mexico are running a full day 
workshop at the upcoming Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals which is 
being held in Perth, Western Australia. The conference theme is bycatch and 
entanglement and we would be very grateful if you could include the below 
message about this in a post to MARMAM list members at your earliest 
convenience.

SMM 2024 workshop announcement and invitation: Disentangling a whale of a 
problem: How fisher-led approaches are critical to solving entanglement

As part of the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals which 
will be held in Perth, Western Australia this November, the Scottish 
Entanglement Alliance<https://scottishentanglement.org/>, the Scottish Creel 
Fisherman's Federation<http://www.scottishcreelfishermensfederation.co.uk/> and 
the Mexico Marine Wildlife Rescue Center<https://www.mmwrc.org/> will be 
delivering a full-day workshop titled 'Disentangling a whale of a problem: How 
fisher-led approaches are critical to solving entanglement' on Saturday 9th 
November.
A recent international knowledge exchange between Scotland, Mexico and the USA 
consistently highlighted a lack of (1) inclusion of fishers as citizen 
scientists, (2) consultation with industry and transparency in policy and 
management decision-making processes, and (3) understanding of the 
practicalities of fishing and therefore the suitability of proposed and 
enforced mitigations in entanglement research. This is pushing some fishing 
sectors to breaking point, without adding to the understanding of this cryptic 
threat or scale at which mitigations have or have not reduced entanglement 
risk. What also became clear during this exchange is that successful mitigation 
lies in bottom-up, fisher-led approaches, and inclusion of fisher knowledge and 
culture in future entanglement policy and research will be essential.
We will highlight issues and promote discussion around entanglement risk across 
different regions, fisheries and gear types globally; under-reporting of 
entanglement events and incentives to improve reporting rates; entanglement 
response (rescue and necropsy); burdens and risks placed on fishers and 
disentanglement teams at the forefront of entanglement response; fisheries 
mismanagement leading to distrust between stakeholder groups, challenges in 
finding suitable solutions where resources are limited; and the potential for 
poor policy decisions to lead to increased entanglement risk. We will have a 
selection of international speakers from across industry, research and rescue, 
and a number of interactive sessions and panel discussions.
For more information about the conference and to register for this workshop, 
please visit 
https://marinemammalscience.org/conference/2024-marine-mammal-science-conference/
 or contact Ellie MacLennan at 
ellie.maclen...@glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:ellie.maclen...@glasgow.ac.uk>

Many thanks,
Ellie
Ellie MacLennan
PhD student
College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences | University of Glasgow | 
Glasgow | G12 8QQ
E: e.maclenna...@research.gla.ac.uk<mailto:e.maclenna...@research.gla.ac.uk>
T: 07929 762765
My normal working hours are Monday to Thursday 8.45am-5pm
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401

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