[Coral-List] Link Correction for OCTO / EBMTools Webinar

[Raye Evrard]

Hi Coral List,


*Apologies! There was an error in the links I sent in a previous email for
this webinar. If you have registered/attempted to register, please
re-register using the links below.*

*Webinar: **Massively Destructive Coral Reef Damage from Giant Clam Shell
Digging in the South China Sea: Birth, Death and Rebirth*
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8QrDeMmQFi-QGg9mu8mkw>

*Presented by:* *John McManus of the University of Miami*

*Date/Time:* *Thursday, June 13, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC*
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8QrDeMmQFi-QGg9mu8mkw>

*Description:* The South China Sea supplies approximately 15% of the
world’s fish and helps support ~272 million coastal residents. Part of this
production system includes more than 3,800 square kilometers of the world’s
most diverse offshore coral reefs. Since 2011, many of the reef flats have
been severely damaged by small boats from China digging up giant clams for
the billion-dollar shell carving trade. This practice was not widely known
until 2016 when negative publicity led the Chinese government to ban this
activity. For the past few years, there have been only occasional reports
of the practice continuing. As of 2019, however, a modified version of the
practice has emerged in the Pratas Islands and Scarborough Atoll. This talk
will describe the current situation and present a proposal for a peace park
for the globally-unique Scarborough Atoll to help ensure its protection.

*Co-sponsors:* OCTO (OpenChannels, The Skimmer, MPA News) and the EBM Tools
Network (co-coordinated by OCTO and NatureServe)

*Register: **https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8QrDeMmQFi-QGg9mu8mkw*
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8QrDeMmQFi-QGg9mu8mkw>

Best,
Raye
-- 
Raye Evrard, MMA
Project Manager
OCTO | Open Communications for The Ocean
https://www.octogroup.org | https://www.openchannels.org
raye at octogroup.org
Seattle, Washington, USA (UTC-7)


-- 
Raye Evrard, MMA
Project Manager
OCTO | Open Communications for The Ocean
https://www.octogroup.org | https://www.openchannels.org
raye at octogroup.org
Seattle, Washington, USA (UTC-7)