Communicating marine mammal science
to the general public

Date: 07/04/2013 half day (09:30-13:00)
Venue: Museu do Trabalho, Setúbal
Organizer: Raquel Gaspar

AIM

To share educational and outreaching experiences of communicating marine mammal science to schools and to the general public. These experiences can be educational programs that support school curricula, pedagogical outreach materials such as books, videos, kits, activities and exhibitions. The workshop is open to researchers, educators, science teachers, and to the media.

Expected outcomes

To foster the establishment of partner organizations which communicate marine mammal science. To link educational departments in a net of marine mammal European science centers in order to make available their information for a wider range of public interested in marine mammals species and ocean conservation issues. To seed the creation of a local Sado bottlenose dolphins science center.

Program

Introduction
Raquel Gaspar

Arts and Science:
“Using arts-science collaborations to communicate marine mammal science to the public”
Paul Thompson, Susan Christie, Emma Dove, Mark Lyken & Stephen Hurre

Museums and science communication:
" The role of Museums in communicating science: the example of the Madeira Whale Museum"
Luís Freitas
"Education for Conservation" (poster)
Lisbon Zoo

Investigation and education:
"Slovenian Dolphin project – First hand experience to learn, care and protect"
Polona Kotnjek,

Children literature:
“Stories of the Sado Dolphins” | Raquel Gaspar, Associação Viver a Ciência
“Teti the adventures of a young monk seal” | Luigi Bundone

List of participants

Ingrid Van Baarlen
Luca Bittau | Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources - University of Sassari
, Italy
Luigi Bundone | Gruppo Foca Monaca, Italy
Luís Freitas | Madeira Whale Museum (Museu da Baleia da Madeira), Portugal
Ewa Charatonik
Polona Kotnjek | Morigenos - Slovenian Marine Mammal Society,
Slovenia
Raquel Gaspar | Associação Viver a Ciência, Portugal
Valentina Gilioli | Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources (DIPNET) - University of Sassari, Italy
Joanna Prime Pixwhale, France
Antonieta Costa, Lisbon Zoo
Sónia Matias, Lisbon Zoo
Arlete Sogorb, lisbon Zoo

Non present participants:
Emma Dove | IOTA production, UK
Mark Lyken | Honorary staff, The Light House Field Station, University of Aberdeen, UK
Paul Thompson | The Light House Field Station, University of Aberdeen, UK
Susan Christie | The Light House Field Station, University of Aberdeen, UK
Stephen Hurre | Honorary staff, The Light House Field Station, University of Aberdeen, UK