ICNF and Navy promote workshop on “Interaction with Orcas”

The event will be streamed live on ICNF Facebook

Sailboat rammed by orcas

“Interaction with Orcas” is the theme of a workshop that will take place on the 3rd of March, starting at 9 am, organized by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) and the Portuguese Navy.

The initiative follows the succession of recent episodes in the coastal zone of the Iberian Peninsula of interactions between killer whales and sailboats, and when the season in which these animals move regularly along the Portuguese coast is approaching.

The event will be broadcast in real time on ICNF Facebook by clicking here.

The organizers intend to "update the information already collected and try to find solutions that can minimize or even cancel this new behavior, with a view to protecting not only sailors and their vessels, but also the animals themselves".

The proposed date coincides with the celebrations of “World Wildlife Day”, whose theme this year is “Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation”.

 

WORKSHOP INTERACTION WITH ORCAS
MARCH 3 | 09:30 GMT

09h30 | Welcome and opening notes
Dores Aresta, Vice Admiral
Nuno Banza, President of the ICNF

09h50 | Ecology of the Iberian Killer Whales
Ruth Esteban, Atlantic Orca Working Group

10:10 am | Analysis of interactions between orcas and sailboats: That habit of touching everything
Alfredo Lopez, Atlantic Orca Working Group

10:30 am | Questions

10:45 am | coffee break

11 am | Lighthouse Project
Rui Santos, University of Algarve

11:15 am | Acoustic deterrence in the context of interactions between orcas and vessels
Cristiano Soares, MarSensing

11:30 am | Navigation Warning Service – ORCAS ALERT
Neves Cabrita, Frigate Captain

11:45 am | Dangers of using detonators (firecrackers) and alternatives
Rodrigues Lopes, 1st Lieutenant

12h00 | Innovative gadgets: Panic button, pinger and electric eel
Pinto Guimaraes, Captain Lieutenant

12:45 am | Lunch

14:30 pm | Testimonials from sailors
Luís Oliveira | Gonçalo Vaz Pinto | Miguel Nicholas | Tomás Barradas

15:30 pm | Debate

17:30 pm | Presentation of conclusions and recommendations for action



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