On this 20th annual Sea Otter Awareness Week, Marine Conservation Institute is hosting Dr. Erin Foster for an exciting public webinar presentation on sea otters and their effects on eelgrass habitat. By digging for food in eelgrass beds, sea otters increase eelgrass genetic diversity and make the whole ecosystem more resilient to environmental change. Like most of the world’s large animals, sea otters were severely reduced through hunting and other human impacts, but they are a rare conservation success story that show us how species recovery can revitalize and strengthen entire ecosystems. The webinar will take place on September 24^th at 12PM Pacific..

Since the start in 2001, Mediterranean marine turtle conferences gather participants from around the region, and from across disciplines and cultures, who share a common goal: the conservation of marine turtles and their environment. The Conference presents a platform for enhancing collaboration, exchanging ideas and sharing the state of the art knowledge on sea turtle biology and conservation in the Mediterranean.

During this conference, the Marine Mammal Twinning will be hosting a workshop on the adaptation of the Toolkit for marine turtles.