Participating at the US Marine Animal Health and Stranding Network Conference (West Virginia, 6-9 Sept 2016)

Mustika is going to the USA this weekend to attend the US Marine Animal Health and Stranding Network Conference in West Virginia, 6-9 Sept 2016, organised by NOAA Fisheries. Thanks to  NOAA for extending the invitation to Mustika, and to IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) for supporting the airfare, accommodation and registration for the conference. Mustika will present a poster showcasing the marine mammal stranding response progress in Indonesia from 2004-2016. The poster can be found here.  The poster highlight is that until now, the whole national stranding team has trained more than 1,000 (yes, a thousand) first responders at about 33 sites in the country. It is an achievement indeed for this large archipelagic nation, one that cannot be achieved just by one institution/person doing this on their own. In short, it's an applause for us all.

Mustika akan terbang ke USA akhir pekan ini untuk menghadiri the US Marine Animal Health and Stranding Network Conference di West Virginia, 6-9 Sept 2016, diorganisir oleh NOAA Fisheries. Terima kasih kepada NOAA untuk undangannya serta IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)  untuk dukungan tiket pesawat, akomodasi dan registrasi konferensi. Mustika akan mempresentasikan poster tentang update kegiatan pengelolaan mamalia laut yang terdampar di Indonesia dari 2004-2016. Posternya dapat dibaca di sini. Salah satu highlight poster tersebut adalah bahwa sampai sekarang tim marine mammal stranding telah melatih lebih dari 1,000 (seribu) peserta di sekitar 33 lokasi di Indonesia. Hal ini adalah suatu prestasi bagi negara kepulauan sebesar Indonesia. Capaian ini tidaklah dapat dilakukan hanya oleh satu orang/satu institusi saja. Dengan kata lain, capaian ini adalah prestasi bagi kita semua.