SMASS and WDC Marine Forum 2019:

Share knowledge, Take action, Sea change

Bringing people together to celebrate citizen contributions to a better understanding and protection of the marine environment.

A fun, educational day filled with topical talks and interactive workshops by influential researchers and conservationists

Talks from guest speakers:

Key note address Chris Butler-Stroud (CEO, WDC)

SMASS 2018: an extraordinary year Dr Andrew Brownlow (SMASS)

Understanding citizen science: analysis of Shorewatch data Dr Graham Pierce (CSIC / IIM)

How we use Shorewatch data to protect cetaceans Sarah Dolman (WDC)

Songs from the deep: Discoveries from a Scottish underwater listening network Dr Denise Risch (SAMS)

When the brain goes diving Dr Chris McKnight (SMRU)

The use of NGO and Citizen Science Data in Marine Development Pete Watson SHE Transmission

Various shorter talks from a variety of speakers.

Interactive workshop sessions

You will have the opportunity to attend three of the four workshops on offer:

Cold cases; an introduction to identifying cetacean and pinniped bones and the importance of skeleton collections. George Hantke (National Museums Scotland)

Baleen and beaked whales; observation and identification skills Emma Neave-Webb (Sanday Development Trust)

How acting locally is impacting globally: a discussion on how local voices and actions can impact on a global scale, and how you can make an impact as an individual. Scottish Coastal Clean-up Project (Sorcha Cantwell) / WDC (Sarah Dolman)

To refloat or not to refloat; the use of post mortem data to inform rescue and rehabilitation decisions Dan Jarvis (BDMLR) and Dr Mark Dagleish (Moredun Research Institute)

When ordering your ticket please be sure to select your top three workshops (ONLY CHOOSE THREE)

You will end up with 4 orders in your basket which will include your full-day conference ticket and your three selected workshops.

We will do our best to match your top three choices but cannot guarantee workshop selections.