[Coral-List] Sustainable shark and ray tourism events for global audiences

[meam at sdcarr.com]

Dear Coral Listers,
 Next week, the MPA Action Agenda, MPA News, and EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and OpenChannels.org) are hosting two events on Best Practices on Sustainable Shark and Ray Tourism. The first event, a webinar, is being held at 1 pm UTC (office hours in Europe, Africa, South America, and the eastern United States and Canada) on Tuesday, September 13.
 The second event will be a  follow-up live chat on this topic on Thursday, September 15, at 6 am UTC (office hours in much of Asia and the Western Pacific). Information including how to register for these two events is below. Those attending the live chat on September 15 are encouraged to watch the webinar recording from September 13 if that is possible.
 Tuesday, September 13, 9 am US EDT/6 am US PDT/1 pm UTC/3 pm CEST
Best Practices on Sustainable Shark and Ray Tourism by Isabel Ender of Manta Trust and Andy Cornish of WWF. WWF, Manta Trust, and Project Aware have collaborated to produce a guide to sustainable shark and ray tourism operations and factsheets that describe three shark and ray tourism sites that utilize MPAs and innovative financing. The webinar will introduce the new guide, due to be released in late 2016, opportunities to take part in training on it, and the factsheets. Webinar co-sponsored by the MPA Action Agenda, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and OpenChannels.org). Register for the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3237841118786963714.
 Thursday, September 15, 6 am UTC/1 pm Jakarta/2 pm Hong Kong/4 pm Sydney/6 pm Fiji
Live Chat on Best Practices for Sustainable Shark and Ray Tourism by Isabel Ender of Manta Trust and Andy Cornish of WWF. WWF, Manta Trust, and Project Aware have collaborated to produce a guide to sustainable shark and ray tourism operations and factsheets that describe three shark and ray tourism sites that utilize MPAs and innovative financing. A live webinar on the guide and factsheet will be held on September 13 at 1 pm UTC. You can register to see that webinar live at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3237841118786963714 or view a recording at https://www.openchannels.org/upcoming-events/webinar/best-practices-sustainable-shark-and-ray-tourism. This live chat will provide an opportunity for participants to ask Isabel and Andy questions about the guide and factsheets and share their own experiences and insight into sustainable shark and ray tourism with the panelists and other participants. Please note that this event is not a webinar and will be conducted entirely by typing and reading text. If you miss the live event, a transcript will be available on this page after the event concludes. Chat co-sponsored by the MPA Action Agenda, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and OpenChannels.org). Join the chat on September 15 at https://www.openchannels.org/chat/live-chat-best-practices-sustainable-shark-and-ray-tourism.
 Best wishes for your work,
Sarah Carr
Network Coordinator
Coastal-Marine EBM Tools Network
Co-coordinated by NatureServe and OpenChannels
703.908.1892
ebmtools at natureserve.org