Can you please post this? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tracie Merrill <tracie@whalemuseum.org> Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM Subject: can you please post this event To: <environews@healthybaylist.org> *You are invited to join The Whale Museum’s 2nd Annual Global Orca Workshop * Dear Tacoma Environews Community Members: You are invited to join The Whale Museum’s 2nd Annual Global Orca Workshop on Thursday, November 13 from 8:00 am - 4.00 pm (Pacific Time). Back by popular demand, this workshop will take place virtually through Zoom! This workshop is open to the public with the theme of: *Understanding orca ecotypes around the world: Who are they and what are they facing in today’s changing ocean environments.* We have focused this workshop on orca ecotypes that were not covered in last year's workshop. This workshop will enhance your knowledge about orcas (both local and non-local ecotypes). Invited Presenters include: - *Georgina Gemmell, Administrator at Orca Project Sri Lanka and The Northern Indian Ocean Killer Whale Alliance (NIOKWA)*, on Sri Lankan & Indian Ocean Orcas - *Dr. Paul Tixier, Researcher at MARBEC Université de Montpellier-CNRS -IFREMER-IRD*, on Crozet Orcas - *Dr. Filipa Samarra, Lead Investigator on the Icelandic Orca Project*, on Icelandic Orcas - *Dr. Isabella Reeves, PostDoc Researcher at Flinders University*, on Australian Orcas - *Dr. Thomas Doniol-Valcroze, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada*, on updates of Canadian research on North Pacific Orcas (Northern Residents, Bigg’s, and Offshore killer whales) - *Jessica Farrer, Research Director at The Whale Museum*, on Antarctic Orca scat research and climate change impacts The registration fee is $40 for non-members; $30 for current TWM or SSAMN members. Questions can be directed to Tracie Merrill at tracie@whalemuseum.org. The Zoom link and workshop agenda will be sent to registrants at email provided at registration closer to start of workshop. For a limited time after the workshop, recordings of presentations will be made available to registrants. You can register at: https://whalemuseum.org/products/2nd-global-orca-workshop-virtual -- Sincerely, Tracie Tracie Merrill, TWM Education Director Please note: my normal work hours are 9-5 M-F.