In January of 2010, Association Evasion Tropicale (AET), in cooperation with ECCN, held a Regional Workshop for the French- Speaking Caribbean Territories in Response to Marine Mammal Strandings.

The workshop documents are available below. The documents represent a compendium of information for stranding response including workshop agenda, presentations, datasheets, discussion topics and background on marine mammal stranding and response. CLICK HERE FOR THE FRENCH TRANSLATION.

Regional Workshop for the French- Speaking Caribbean Territories in Response to Marine Mammal Strandings        

FINAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

                            
1.  INTRODUCTION
Table of Contents
Workshop Goals
Agenda

2.  DATA AND SAMPLE COLLECTION
Data and Sample Collection
External Examination
ECCN Morphometrics
Level A Form
Level A Form Examiners Guide

3.  NECROPSY
Internal Examination
WHOI Necropsy Manual
Pininiped, Dolphin, Manatee Basic Anatomy
ECCN Necropsy Examination Report

4.  ANATOMY
Abdominal Anatomy
Integument Anatomy
Thoracic Anatomy

5. MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH
Diseases of Marine Mammals
Contaminants

6.  ON-THE BEACH RESPONSE
DOs and DON’Ts of Stranding
Stranding Response-Stretchering

Stranding Response

7. MARINE MAMMAL THREATS
ECCN Human Interaction Indicators
Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Mammals

8.  CARIB SPECIES & IDENTIFICATION
Marine Mammal Species List
Cetacean Dichotomous Key

9.  PUBLIC OUTREACH
ECCN Newsletter
Wanted Stranding Poster

10. POWERPOINTS: Presentations for French Workshop

Ward

1.   Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean: Wksp Overview
2.   Eastern Caribbean Cetacean Network (ECCN)

Reynolds

1.   Marine Mammals as Sentinels
2.   Manatee Strandings and Conservation

Potter

1.   Data Collection and Life History Parameters
2.   Cetaceans of the Caribbean

Moore

1.   Informing Management Decisions Through Stranding
2.   Differential Diagnosis of Marine Mammal Mortalities

Bogomolni

1. Pathology of Disease and Collection of Specimens
2. Level A Data Collection & Human Interaction
3. Stranding Response

Wetzel

1. Contaminants: Sample Collection/Archival/Analyses

 Wilkins

1. US Stranding Networks

Dabin

1. Sonar Pollution and Marine Mammals: Investigation and Detection
2. Inner ear morphology,extraction and fixation protocols

11. APPENDICES

A.  Caribbean MM Literature

B.  Bios and Contacts

C. Resources and Websites

D. Workshop Participants