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INTERNATIONAL SECTION NEWSAFRICA Our section has made tremendous progress in recent months. Sincere thanks to the numerous volunteers from around the world who have been instrumental in achieving our mission. Our main goal is to serve as a network for conservation biologists and to develop a pioneering partnership to tackle the diverse and challenging conservation issues on the continent. We work to bridge the gap between the Francophone and Anglophone countries and to support the participation of women in conservation. For more information on section mission, activities, and organization, see our Web site, http://conservationbiology.org/AFRICA/. Thanks to Tharcisee Ukizintambara, this newsletter contribution is the first to be translated for the benefit of SCB's French-speaking members. Listserv Since its inception in July 2003, the Africa listserv has served as an important vehicle to disseminate information regarding jobs, funding, and scholarships. Recently, several members used the listserv to debate concerns about the section logo. We believe that honest discussion is critical in shaping our decisions as a section, and hope that members will continue to use the listserv as a forum for debate. Logo Contest We solicited designs for our Africa section logo in the November 2003 newsletter but have not yet received any submissions. Therefore, we again are offering members the opportunity to submit their logo designs (maximum of three designs per individual). Entries will be posted on our Web site and the winning logo will be selected by consensus vote of the membership. Deadline for submission of logos is 18 March. Please send submissions (in Word) to Stephen Awoyemi (sawoyemi@hotmail.com). Funding Initiatives Thanks to Steve Caicco and Lindsay Magnuson for developing an African nature photography contest as part of our section's fundraising efforts. Winning entries will be offered by silent auction at SCB's 2004 annual meeting. Funds raised by the auction will help to support participation and networking among African conservation biologists through regional meetings, short courses, SCB memberships (including journal subscriptions), and travel awards to attend SCB meetings. The contest is open to anyone. All entries must be received by 30 April 2004. Images must have been taken in Africa and feature native animals, plants, or natural landscapes. Contest winners must grant permission for one high-quality reproduction of their image to be auctioned. Winners retain all rights to their work. Contest instructions and entry forms are available from Steve Caicco (Steve_Caicco@fws.gov) or www.conbio.org. If you have suggestions about fundraising activities, access to potential sources of funding to help us accomplish our objectives, or wish to help develop fundraising strategies for our section, please contact our fundraising coordinators Steve Caicco, Lindsay Magnuson (lakual3@yahoo.com), and Beth Kaplin (bkaplin@antiochne.edu). Symposium A symposium proposal developed by several section members, Conservation in Areas of High Population Density in Sub-Saharan Africa, was accepted for SCB's 2004 annual meeting. The symposium is a follow-up to the workshop Partnerships for Strengthening Conservation Biology in Africa, held in Nairobi in 2001, and a symposium that the section sponsored at SCB's 2002 annual meeting. The 2004 symposium will be coordinated by Nobby Cordeiro (ncorde1@uic.edu) and Andy Plumptre (Aplumptre@aol.com) with assistance from Delali Dovie, Neil Burgess, and Beth Kaplin. Conservation in Africa is complicated by the growing human population living adjacent to protected areas and by the process of globalization. Local traditions quickly are being replaced by western ideals, and trade in wildlife and plant products has increased exponentially to cater to urban markets. To capture these complexities, we have invited established professionals including conservation biologists, government managers, conservationists and scientists from leading conservation groups, and informed policy-makers to participate in the symposium. These individuals have first-hand knowledge and experience of the science and practice of conservation in areas of sub-Saharan Africa with high human population density and biodiversity. During the 2003 annual meeting, we discussed strategies to motivate submission of conservation biology-oriented papers from Africa. Accordingly, we plan to publish most of the symposium papers. A leading conservation journal has confirmed its willingness to produce a special issue from our symposium. We therefore believe that both our symposium itself and subsequent publications will have a tremendous impact in highlighting the complexities of conservation in areas of high human density south of the Sahara. We would be grateful for any funds to help support travel expenses for symposium presenters from Africa and Europe. Please contact any of the symposium coordinators for further information. Membership and Subscription Fees The section successfully has arranged with some organizations to support African conservation biologists, especially young ones, who would like to become SCB members and subscribe to SCB publications. If you can, please volunteer to support a young professional. Contact Beth Kaplin for more details. Announcements and Reminders 1. Please contact Erika Barthelmess (barthelmess@stlawu.edu), interim newsletter editor, if you can help mail hard copies of the section newsletter to those without electronic access. 2. Please join our mentorship program to link researchers and to assist African students and conservation biologists who have limited experience writing manuscripts, proposals, or abstracts. The program is not restricted to SCB members. For more information contact Matthew Kauffman (matt.kauffman@mso.umt.edu) or Julia Jones (jpgj2@can.ac.uk). 3. To help with our training program for African women in conservation, contact Judy Oglethorpe (judy.oglethorpe@wwfus.org). Nobby Cordeiro AFRIQUE Durant ces derniers mois, notre section a connu de très grands progrès grâce notamment à la contribution exemplaire du grand nombre de volontaires de part le monde à l'aboutissement de notre mission. Nous leur adressons nos sincères remerciements. Notre principal but est de servir de réseau entre les conservasionistes et initier un partenariat visant à aborder divers problèmes et challenges auxquels la conservation fait face sur le continent Africain. Nous nous efforçons à reduire l'écart entre les pays francophones et anglophones et nous encourageons la participation des femmes dans les efforts de conservation. Pour plus de renseignements sur la mission, les activités et la structure de la section, veuillez consulter notre site internet http://conservationbiology.org/AFRICA/. La part de cet issu sera la première à être traduite pour informer directement les membres de la SCB qui parlent Français, merci à Tharcisse Ukizintambara. Groupe de Discussion Depuis son lancement en juillet 2003, le groupe de discussion (Listserv) africain a joué un grand rôle dans la publication des informations sur les offres d'emplois, les financements et les bourses d'études. La discussion en cours sur le listserv se passe entre un grand nombre de signataires et traite le sujet du logo de la section. Nous sommes persuadés que ces sincères échanges entre les membres de la section favoriseront la prise de bonnes décisions. Nous espèrons que les members continueront à se servir de ce réseau comme forum de débat. Concours Logo Dans notre bulletin de novembre 2003, nous avons lancé un concours sur la conception du logo de notre section. Nous n'avons jusque là pas de candidatures. Nous réiterons cette offre pour donner encore une occasion aux members à produire les logos issus de leur imagination (trois au maximum par individu). Les entrées seront affichées sur notre site internet et le meilleur logo sera voté par les membres. La date limite de dépôt est le 18 mars. Envoyez vos logos (en format word) à Stephen Awoyeni (sawoyemi@hotmail.com). La Recherche de Financements Notre gratitude va à Steve Caicco et Lindsay Magnuson qui organisent un concours de photographie dans le cadre de recherche des fonds pour la section. Les meilleures photos seront presentées aux participants du congrès annuel de la SCB 2004 lors des enchêres privées. Les fonds réunis faciliteront le networking entre les conservationistes Africains et leur participation aux reunions régionaux, formations de courtes durées, cotisations entant que membres de la SCB (plus abonnements aux journaux de la société), et couvrir les frais de voyage lors des congrès de la SCB. Le concours est ouvert à tout le monde et les participants sont prié d'envoyer leurs photos avant le 30 avril 2004. Ces photos doivent être prises en Afrique et contenir des animaux, plantes ou les paysages naturels. Les gagnants devront accorder le droit de faire une reproduction de bonne qualité de leur image pour les enchères. Toutefois ils garderont le droit d'auteur. Les details sur la règle du jeur et les formulaires d'entrée sont disponibles chez Steve Caicco (Steve_Caicco@fws.gov) ou à www.conbio.org. Au cas où vous avez des suggestions concernant les activités de fundraising, les informations sur la dispinibilité des financements qui puissent aider à accomplir nos objectifs, ou souhaiteriez-vous contribuer au développement des stratégies de financement de la section, veuillez contacter Steve Caicco, Lindsay Magnuson (lakual3@yahoo.com) et Beth Kaplin (bkaplin@antiochne.edu), les coordinateurs de fundraising. Colloque Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer qu'une colloque intitulée La conservation dans les zones surpeuplés d'Afrique sous-saharienne proposée par beaucoup de membres de la section a été acceptée et fera partie du congrès annuel de la SCB 2004. La colloque a été engendré lors de l'aterier Partenariats pour Renforcer la Biology de la Conservation en Afrique, tenu a Nairobi en 2001 suivi en 2002 d'une colloque du congrès de la SCB que la société a financée. La colloque de 2004 sera coordonée par Nobby Cordeiro (ncorde1@uic.edu) et Andy Plumptre (Aplumptre@aol.com) assistés par Delali Dovie, Neil Burgess et Beth Kaplin. La conservation en Afrique fait face à l'accroissement rapide des populations humaines vivant dans les périphèries des zones protegées et au processus de globalisation. Les traditions locales sont rapidement remplacées par des idéaux occidentaux et le commerce des produits des animaux et des végétaux a augmenté exponentiellement pour satisfaire les besoins alimentaires des marchés urbains. Pour reflechir sur la complexité de ces problèmes, nous avons invité dans la colloque les experts en biologie de la conservation, les gestionnaires gouvernementaux, les conservationistes et les scientifiques appartenant aux principaux groupes de conservation et de prise de decision. Ces individus possèdent non seulement de longues expériences mais aussi des connaissances-vécues scientifiques et pratiques en conservation dans les zones très peuplées d'Afrique subsaharienne mais riches en biodiversité. Lors du congrès annuel de la SCB 2003, nous avons discuté des possibilités d'encourager la production des articles sur la biologie de la conservation en Afrique. Dans ce cadre, nous esperons publier la plupart des présentations de la colloque. Un journal de grand renomé dans conservation pourra consacrer un issu spécial à la dite colloque. Notre souci est qu'à la fois la colloque et les publications émanant d'elle puissent apporter des lumières sur la complexité des problèmes de conservation dans les zones surpeuplés du sud du Sahara. Nous vous seront très reconnaissants si vous pouvez soutenir les participants d'Afrique et d'Europe afin qu'ils puissent se rendre à cette colloque. Pour plus d'information, contactez un membre du commité de coordination de la colloque. Les Members et la Cotisation La section a pu obtenir un soutien de certaines organizations pour que les conservationists Africains surtout les jeunes puissent, s'ils le desir, devenir des membres et des abonnés aux publications de la SCB. Nous avons toujours besoins des volontaires pour assister un/une jeune cadre. Si vous voulez aider, contactez Beth Kaplin pour plus de renseignements. Les Communiqués et Rappels 1. Veuillez contacter Erika Barthelmess (barthelmess@stlawu.edu), redacteur interimaire, si vous aimeriez nous assister à poster les copies du bulletin de notre section aux membres qui ne peuvent pas s'en procurer electroniquement. 2. Rejoignez notre programme tutorial qui doit lier les chercheurs et soutenir les étudiants et les conservationistes qui n'ont pas assez d'experience dans la rédaction des rapports, projets de recherches et sommaires des articles. Ce programme est ouvert aussi aux non-membres de la SCB. Pour plus de renseignements contacter Matthew Kauffman (matt.kauffman@mso.umt.edu) ou Julia Jones (jpgj2@can.ac.uk). 3. Pour aider notre programme de former les femmes Africaines dans la conservation, veuillez contacter Judy Oglethorpe (judy.oglethorpe@wwfus.org). ASIA The Asia section was established in 2003, so we are still getting off the ground. However, we seem to be an energetic group, and the section already has more than 300 members. During the last few months we have focused on three developments. 1. AsiaList. Our electronic newsletter is now operating at asialist@list.conbio.org.
AsiaList is steadily becoming more active, with postings for job opportunities, information sharing, and networking among Asian conservationists. Members can post directly to the list, which currently is not moderated. A first notice about the workshop on conservation education was posted to AsiaList in October. We anticipate 15-20 pan-Asian participants, and another 10-15 participants from the Israeli / Palestinian / Jordanian area. The four-day workshop will have four themes: formal education, public education, professional education, and continuing education for professionals. The workshop will be divided between formal papers in the morning and discussion in the afternoon. Our goal is to produce a compendium and summary statement on conservation education in Asia for use of and potential publication by SCB. The first Asia section meeting tentatively has been scheduled for autumn 2005. An energetic team of Nepalese SCB members is providing logistic support. We are currently preparing an agenda and plan to issue a formal announcement in spring 2004. If regional conflict or other major problems preclude holding the meeting in Nepal, a member has offered India as an alternative site. In either case, we will try to minimize expenses and to obtain funding to support travel for some of our members. Our goal is to have every SCB member country in Asia represented at the meeting. Finally, we are trying to reach potential SCB members, especially those in Russia, central Asia, and western Asia. We encourage any interested persons to visit www.conbio.org/Asia and contact us if they wish to join using the contact link under Resources in the menu bar. Queries also can be directed to our communications officer, Linda.Whittaker@nature-parks.org.il. AUSTRAL AND NEOTROPICAL AMERICA The Austral and Neotropical America section, like all of SCB's international sections, recently held elections for its Board of Directors. Former directors Miguel Vázquez and Cristian Olivo were re-elected, and Alfredo Cuaron filled the position formerly held by Andrea Premoli. As decided previously, Javier Simonetti soon will replace Jon Paul Rodríguez as President of the section. All members recognize and thank Andrea and Jon Paul for their extraordinary efforts and leadership. Among the section's ongoing activities, the new Board of Directors will hold a meeting in Guatemala in April. During the meeting, the board will analyze what has been accomplished in response to plans developed during the meeting in Cuba in 2002 and define next steps for continuing to support the section's growth. We also will discuss ways to strengthen the relationship between the ANA section, other sections, and SCB as a whole, and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the section's contributions to conservation. Taking advantage of our presence in Guatemala, several members are developing a training course on conservation, with the support of SCB and the section, for Central American technicians. We think the course will be an interesting way to use resources wisely, and will support the execution of one goal developed in Cuba: increasing the number and quality of local people prepared to work in conserving life in Austral and Neotropical America. Miguel A. Vázquez AUSTRALASIA Conference Reports On behalf of the Australasia section, Acting President Menna Jones convened a workshop, "Talking with Government," at the December 2003 Ecological Society of Australia conference in Armidale, New South Wales. Following a morning of plenary sessions by members of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, the workshop focused on practical information for communicating conservation-oriented messages, including use of the media. Our four speakers were Hugh Possingham (mathematical ecologist, University of Queensland, member Wentworth Group), Peter Cosier (Director of Conservation, World Wildlife Fund, and member Wentworth Group, with experience in political science), Tony Windsor (farmer and Federal Member of Parliament for New England Tablelands), and Jim Scanlon (journalist, University of New England). The workshop was well received. Key messages were developing personal relationships with journalists, politicians (junior as well as senior), and their advisors; using every opportunity to communicate the message; being honest and passionate while emphasizing what you know; using clear language that includes your audience in the process; and being accessible and courteous. The Australasia section was pleased to present an award (one-year membership to SCB) for best spoken presentation with a conservation focus at the Australian Ornithological Conference, held December 2003 in Canberra. With the recent launch of the new Birds Australia Atlas of Australian Birds and increased awareness of species declines since publication of the last atlas (in the 1970s), the conference was timely for reflecting on the state of bird conservation in Australasia. Presentations met high standards and included a number of papers with a conservation focus. Martine Maron received the award for her presentation Spatial and temporal variation in landscape and habitat relationships of declining woodland birds (abstract available on our website). The award was presented by Harry Recher. SCB Awards The Australasian section heartily congratulates Nick Souter of the School of Biological Sciences at Flinders University, South Australia for his award-winning, informative, and entertaining presentation, Adding burrows to enhance a population of the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis. Nick gave a superb presentation at SCB's 2003 annual meeting and received first place for a spoken paper by a student. Nick found a significant increase in abundance of pygmy blue tongue lizards in experimental plots with supplemental burrows relative to control plots (without supplemental burrows). This result may reflect decreased mortality of lizards or increased detection rate of burrows by lizards. Nick agreed to share his thoughts on receiving the award. When Karen asked me to write a short piece on my reactions to winning the student award I immediately, and though it did me no credit, recalled the handsome purse I was awarded and how I could add the section "Prizes" to my CV. On further reflection, however, I decided that given a choice of winning any society's student prize, I would definitely have chosen to win at SCB. My Ph.D. research and presentation on using artificial burrows for pygmy bluetongue lizard conservation was most suited to presentation at SCB, and winning the student prize made hammering all those artificial burrows into the ground all the more worthwhile (if only I'd known at the time!) As a society, SCB places a lot of importance on its student awards, as evidenced by the listing of student finalists in the meeting programme and presentation of the award at the end of the meeting. This was my second SCB meeting and both were the most enjoyable meetings I have attended. The encouragement and congratulations of the attendees and the unexpectedly loud applause I received at the awards ceremony definitely meant the most. I found participating in a student award competition to be an essential part of my Ph.D. and an SCB meeting the best place to present. Year in Review It was a rather eventful first year-and-a-bit for the section. We saw the transformation of internationalization of SCB and the Australasian section from ideas to reality. We held our first elections, our bylaws were ratified (October 2002), and we held our first members' meeting and social mixer (December 2002). Our second members' meeting was held at the 2003 SCB annual meeting. Both meetings were useful for generating ideas, discussions, and planning on section efforts and direction. We also sponsored a number of awards and a symposium at meetings: Fifth New Guinea Biology Conference (Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, August 2003), International Wildlife Management Conference (Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2003), Australian Ornithological Conference (Canberra, Australia, December 2003), and Ecological Society of Australia meeting (Armidale, December 2003 and Cairns December 2002). We launched our Web site, joined forces with Pacific Conservation Biology (December 2003), and by the time this newsletter goes to print, we will be nearing completion of our second round of elections and a new and enthusiastic Board of Directors will be in place. But we still could be doing much more to promote conservation science within the region, to develop networks, and to build capacity among conservation practitioners. Our membership is relatively small and we could benefit greatly by bringing new and energetic members into SCB and raising awareness of the section within our region. Please consider sponsoring a student or colleague from a developing nation within our region for membership. Basic SCB membership is only US$10--and the Australian dollar is climbing! If you are going to a conference within the region let us know; we can provide membership information, brochures, posters, and other promotional material. Alternatively, you could become active in developing initiatives, directing section activities, developing symposia, organizing conferences, promoting conservation education or policy, or assisting the conservation committee. The success of the Australasian section does not simply rely on the dedication of a few individuals, but on each and every member of the section. Get involved! Menna Jones, Rob Davis, and Karen Firestone EUROPE The Europe section has held its first elections. Andrew Pullin (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) is the first President Elect. Martin Dieterich (db+p-consultants and University of Marburg, Germany) has been confirmed on the Board of Directors. The section also welcomes new board members Isabel Sousa Pinto (University of Porto, Portugal) and Owen Nevin (University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom). The second meeting of the section board, to be held in January 2004 in Doñana National Park in southern Spain, will address crucial issues for future development of the Europe section. In particular, the board will have to come to a decision concerning the first European Congress of Conservation Biology. Such a meeting would activate and increase section membership. A significant obstacle is that the schedule of scientific meetings in Europe is already quite full, which makes it more difficult for new players to become established. Collaboration with other organizations may provide a way forward. Other important issues for discussion and decision at the section board meeting include defining objectives and activities for years to come, establishment of new ad hoc committees (e.g., freshwater), registration of the section in one of the member countries (to obtain tax exempt status), procedural issues, and functioning of the decision-making process outside board meetings. According to the chair of the Policy Committee, Martin Dieterich, the Europe section has a crucial role to play in discussing the involvement of economic and social issues in conservation biology. The committee also plans to follow up on the Bialowieza Resolution, which was passed unanimously by the section, and to propose a new resolution on the actual implementation of European Union conservation policy and legislation. These issues require outreach to the section membership (to increase participation) and to the media. The primary aims of the Membership Committee (chaired by András Báldi) in this nascent stage of the section are to increase membership and develop an active conservation biology community in Europe. These steps are necessary for the section to provide sound science to inform decisions on nature conservation at the continental level. Although there are many conservation biologists in Europe, increasing the influence of the section is challenging because the European conservation community encompasses numerous countries, languages, traditions, administrations, and landscapes. Perhaps the best way to find common ground is to develop a network of contacts for each country in the guise of the Membership Committee. Currently, representatives of 18 European countries serve on the Membership Committee. We expect that these enthusiastic colleagues will translate and disseminate the most important country-level information to the community of European conservation professionals, and vice-versa. Several committee members believe there is strong need for and interest in both the discipline of conservation biology and the section in central and eastern Europe. The main obstacle is that SCB simply is not known in these regions. Conservation Biology is not accessible at all in some countries. Therefore, the most important task for the section is to distribute information about SCB and its benefits. An up-to-date and well-managed Web site for the section, probably hosted by SCB's Web site, is urgently needed. The first French-language meeting on biodiversity conservation, Journées Francophones de Conservation de la Biodiversité, was held 22-25 April 2003 in Villeurbanne, France. The meeting was organized by P. Joly and his team at Claude Bernard University. R. Barbault and F. Sarrazin co-chaired the scientific committee. Session topics were conservation policy, relationship between science and management, measures and quantification of biodiversity, PVA and conservation genetics, conservation units and evolutionary ecology, habitat management, invasions, human-biodiversity interface, bio-indicators and bio-assessment, dynamics of biodiversity and functional roles, spatial ecology, and conservation, extinction and restoration. The agenda also included round table discussions on research, teaching, expertise, and collections for conservation, and a plenary forum on the link between science and management. Approximately 400 scientists attended the meeting, giving 50 oral and 100 poster presentations. Authors represented countries including but not limited to Algeria, Belgium, Benin, Canada, Congo, France, Switzerland, and Zambia. The majority of the attendees, both professionals and students, had expertise and interest in conservation of terrestrial and aquatic animals and plants at the species level and higher levels (unfortunately, however, few marine biologists were present). A small number of human and social scientists and roughly 20 managers also contributed to the meeting. Overviews of SCB and the Europe section were presented during a short plenary session and a questionnaire was distributed. Responses to the questionnaire highlighted strong interest in using SCB and the section to help expand conservation capacity within and beyond Europe. Luigi Boitani MARINE Protecting Ocean Life Through Science and Conservation Advocacy: Statement on Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems On 12 January 2004, the section's Board of Directors voted unanimously to invite all SCB members to sign the Scientists' Statement on Protecting the World's Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems. This statement, drafted by Elliott Norse and Lance Morgan, calls on the world's governments and United Nations to take unprecedented action to protect the most threatened ecosystems in the least protected place on Earth, the oceans. This statement is similar to documents issued by scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that called attention to anthropogenic alteration of another global commons, the atmosphere. To date, some 600 scientists from 48 nations have signed the deep-sea statement. Please join them by logging on to the Marine Conservation Biology Institute Web site (www.mcbi.org). The Scientists' Statement is highlighted under "New at MCBI." Elections Elections were held in November 2003. The three new members of the Board of Directors are Norm Sloan, Rob Wilder, and Glenn VanBlaricom. The six board members were appointed to the following officer positions: President, Carolyn Lundquist; President Elect, Elliott Norse; Policy, Rob Wilder; Science and Education, Elise Granek; Membership, Glenn VanBlaricom; International, Norm Sloan. Symposia and Workshops at SCB 2004 A number of marine symposia will be held at the 2004 annual meeting, including Designing networks of reserves: theory, tools and case studies and The Sea of Cortez: bi-national science and conservation in the aquarium of the world. We look forward to a great turnout at the annual meeting and hope that a record number of abstracts on marine themes will be submitted. Many outstanding field trips have been organized, allowing meeting attendees to experience New York Harbor, the Hudson River, local wetlands, whale watching, kayaking, and other locations. For details see http://cerc.columbia.edu/scb2004/. Journal Subscriptions A s an international section, we benefit from the Christensen Fund grant. Part of this fund is set aside to cover costs of journal subscriptions for members outside of North America. Please contact marine@conbio.org if you are aware of international marine conservationists who are interested in becoming members of SCB, subscribing to Conservation Biology or Conservation In Practice, and would benefit from these funds. Committee Involvement Section members are welcome and encouraged to join one or more section committees. Committee details are available in the section bylaws or from the committee chairs. In addition, SCB committees also welcome participation of Marine section members. The Marine section currently is represented on three SCB committees (Conference, Membership, and Student Affairs) and we are looking for representatives for the Awards, Policy, and Education committees. Please contact marine@conbio.org if you are interested in becoming more involved. Communications The Marine Section Web site, www.conbio.org/Marine, includes links to the latest SCB and marine section electronic newsletters, marine job announcements, funding, policy, science, and other areas of marine conservation interest. Please continue to post discussion items in marine conservation on the listserv, marine@list.conbio.org. For subscription information, see http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/Marine/. Carolyn Lundquist
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