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Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
A surge of bookings before the July 30th deadline has allowed most of the
9ICRS scientific fieldtrips to meet or exceed their respective minimum
booking requirements. Now that this critical date has passed and
the fieldtrips will move <br>
forward, bookings for 9ICRS Scientific Fieldtrips will still be accepted
and spaces will be granted in priority sequence to those participants who
make payment in full. Interested participants should read details
of these trips on the 9ICRS website
<<a href="http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs</a></font></u>>,
or can direct their enquiries to Mr. Pat O'Connell at Asia Transpacific
Journeys (pat@southeastasia.com). Due to the very limited number of
spaces available on these fieldtrips, please indicate first and second
choice trips on the Scientific Field Trip Order Form available on the
website. A brief summary of the trip itineraries is offered
below:<br>
<br>
<b><u>PRE-SYMPOSIUM TRIPS<br>
<br>
</b></u>North Sulawesi, Oct 17-22, <i>M/V Serenade <br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Jan Steffan, Marine Program Advisor for
Yayasan <br>
KEHATI, the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation focusing on sustainable
use <br>
and community-based management of marine resources.<br>
<br>
Komodo, Oct 16-22, <i>M/V Evening Star II<br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Peter Mous, Senior Program Officer of the
Nature Conservancy Coastal and <br>
Marine Program Indonesia.<br>
<br>
Bali, Oct 20-23, <i>M/Y Sea Safari VI<br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Carden Wallace, Director of the Museum of
Tropical <br>
Queensland in Townsville, Australia.<br>
<br>
Tukang Besi, Oct 17-22, <i>M/V Baruna Adventurer</i> <br>
Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Mark Erdmann, Marine Protected Areas Advisor
for the Natural Resources Management Project, Indonesia.<br>
<br>
<b><u>POST-SYMPOSIUM TRIPS<br>
<br>
</b></u>North Sulawesi, Oct 28-Nov 2, <i>M/V Serenade</i> <br>
Scientific Trip Leader: Helen Fox, PhD candidate at Univ. California
Berkeley, <br>
conducting field work in Indonesia that focuses on coral regrowth and
rehabilitation after <br>
blast fishing.<br>
<br>
Komodo, Oct 28-Nov 2, <i>M/Y Sea Safari VI<br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leaders: Dr. Peter Mous, Senior Program Officer of
The Nature Conservancy Coastal and <br>
Marine Program Indonesia and Dr. Lida Pet-Soede, tropical marine
fisheries specialist (with over 5 years' Indonesian experience).<br>
<br>
Komodo, Oct 28-Nov 2, <i>M/Y Adelaar <br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Mark Erdmann, Marine Protected Areas
Advisor for the Natural Resources Management Project, Indonesia.<br>
<br>
Bali, Oct 28-31, <i>M/V Baruna Adventurer <br>
</i>Scientific Trip Leader: Dr. Ghislaine Llewellyn, Marine Conservation
Science <br>
Program Manager with WWF Indonesia's Wallacea program. <br>
<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Arnaz Mehta <br>
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