{"id":6558,"date":"2017-09-14T16:27:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T22:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cremacr.org\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2017-09-15T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T00:46:59","slug":"new-scientist-organization-launched-to-study-conserve-sharks-whales-sea-turtles-and-other-eastern-pacific-marine-migratory-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cremacr.org\/en\/new-scientist-organization-launched-to-study-conserve-sharks-whales-sea-turtles-and-other-eastern-pacific-marine-migratory-species\/","title":{"rendered":"New Scientist Organization Launched to study & conserve Sharks, Whales, Sea Turtles and other Eastern Pacific Marine Migratory Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Scientist Organization Launched to study & conserve Sharks, Whales, Sea Turtles and other Eastern Pacific Marine Migratory Species<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, September 14th<\/sup>, 2017.<\/p>\n

A group of marine scientists has launched a new international organization called MigraMar, dedicated to studying and conserving migratory marine species in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The organization has filed papers to incorporate in California, hired an executive director, and nominated four scientists to serve as its founding Board. The mission of MigraMar is to carry out the scientific research needed to safeguard healthy populations of highly migratory species in the Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n

Begun ten years ago as a loose affiliation of scientists studying migratory species at Pacific marine hotspots such as Galapagos (Ecuador), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo (Colombia), Coiba (Panama) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) sharing techniques and data, MigraMar has morphed into a strong platform for driving conservation science forward in the Eastern Pacific, and promoting policies to promote marine protected areas and protect keystone species.<\/p>\n

The decision to create a new organization followed more than a year of strategic planning meetings held in Ecuador, Panama and Colombia with initial funding provided by the Helmsley Charitable Trust, and assistance from the non-profit organization, Costa Rica Forever and PACIFICO. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has also committed initial three year funding of $455,700 to cover the expenses of incorporation, hiring an executive director and supporting research and policy initiatives.<\/p>\n

Specifically, MigraMar was created to influence policies in our respective countries and in regional and global fora to safeguard highly-migratory species; develop shared projects and collaborative transboundary research to increase our understanding of the biology and ecology of highly migratory species; build the capacity of the next generation of scientists in our countries by providing training programs, mentoring opportunities, and support for aligned research; and serve as a platform to promote, fund and coordinate these activities.<\/p>\n

The MigraMar founding incorporating Board members are:<\/p>\n