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March 17th -19th 2008
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Categories: AnnouncementsHervey Bay Marine Mammal Observer Course dates
February 11th – 13th 2008
May 26th – 28th 2008
November 24th – 26th 2008
Boat dates
13th February
28th May
26th November
Categories: NewsWell this weekend on Sunday the 6th January
We headed to the Sea Front in Hervey Bay to get out on the kayaks with a number of friends and a few MMOs just for some fun and a bit of exercise!
It always happens when you least expect it! after a work out kayaking to the pier and back between us we spotted................
• Our first turtle fledgling, it briefly came to the surface and disappeared as quick as it came!
• Flying fish, there were a number that a few of us saw, flying singularly
• A couple of huge Sea Bass, which were avoiding the fishermen on the beach quite well
• And some of the girls spotted a pod of dolphins but we had to leave before they got back so we were not sure of the ID, but locally we have bottlenose dolphins and Indo pacific humpbacks that come into the bay to feed
All in all it was a great day, even though i managed to get some very nice blisters on my thumbs!
Note to self buy neoprene gloves for next outing!
So has anyone else been out seeing what is just around them?
Come on! Tell us about it, otherwise it will get very boring just hearing my tales
Categories: AnnouncementsDetails of a vacancy for the post of Cardigan Bay SAC Officer in West Wales, UK outlined below: This post is being advertised from 2nd January with a closing date for application of 17th January 2008. Post reference 40ESH 2301030/WM. Please visit www.ceredigion.gov.uk for an application form or call 01545 572017 quoting job reference. Please note that the Council offices will be closed from the end of today (24th December) to the 2nd January 2008.
Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation Officer
Grade: Scale 6 Spinal: Point 26-28 (£21,412-22,845)
Fixed-term post to March 2009 with possible extension
Based at Penmorfa, Aberaeron, West Wales
Department of Environmental Services and Housing (Planning Division)
Categories: AnnouncementsWDCS has just launched a campaign to address the proliferation of Dolphin Assisted Therapy around the world and has produced a number of materials to explain its concerns. WDCS’s report on DAT, ‘Can you put your faith in DAT?’, explores the risks to humans and dolphins associated with DAT, looks at the scientific evidence for whether DAT works as a therapy and explores some of the other costs involved in the industry, such as its lack of regulation. WDCS has also produced an information leaflet on DAT. Both of these materials can be downloaded from our website by visiting http://www.wdcs.org or you can contact cathy.williamson@wdcs.org for copies.
DAT has considerable potential for harm for both the human and dolphin participants. It presents high costs to both the human participants, in terms of possible injury and high expectation and to their families, in terms of monetary expense. It also presents high costs to dolphins, in terms of capture, confinement in captivity and having to interact with people. Due to the lack of official standards or guidelines, the industry continues to grow with no regulation. There is no scientific evidence to demonstrate its long-term effectiveness as a therapy and viable alternatives exist.WDCS is launching its campaign to coincide with the third meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Lori Marino, a senior lecturer in neuroscience and behavioural biology at Emory University in the USA, is in Croatia presenting her review of DAT research, which has recently culminated in a paper published with co-author Scott Lilienfeld in the journal Anthrozoos: “Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: More Flawed Data and More Flawed Conclusions”.
The meeting of the ACCOBAMS Parties will include a discussion on dolphin interaction programmes, an issue of concern in the Agreement Area, in particular in relation to the capture of dolphins in Turkey for DAT purposes. WDCS is a partner to ACCOBAMS and is represented at this meeting.
Cathy Williamson
Captivity Programme Manager
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
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