MERS provides free webinars that are aimed at being highly engaging and entertaining while having the strong potential to reduce threats to marine life and boaters. A very high priority is to update boaters on the amended Marine Mammal Regulations (federal law) and to also to share our research on Humpback Whales and discuss how to reduce the risk of collision and what to do in case an entanglement is witnessed. The increase in the number of Humpbacks off the coast of British Columbia is so fortunate but necessitates increased awareness from boaters because Humpbacks behave so differently than the whale species boaters are more accustomed to i.e. Orca.
There are 3 options for MERS webinars:
- Join a scheduled webinar. See calendar below. Click on an event for further information and/or registration.
- Access one of our pre-recorded webinars. See presentation descriptions below for available recorded webinars.
- For the "Return of Giants" video, click here.
- For the "Boaters and Marine Mammals" video, click here.
- For the video from the Workshop on Ethical Advertising and Social Sharing Practices, in which we partnered with the North Island Marine Mammal Stewardship Association (NIMMSA) and Tourism Vancouver Island, please see this link.
- Request a webinar for a specific group / audience. Please do so by filling in the form at this link.
Presentation Descriptions:
Supplemental educational materials available here.
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