09:15–13:00 II Seminar From whaling to conservation: science, heritage, tourism and communities in the protection of cetaceans and the ocean, in the Whalers’ Museum Auditorium.
09:15 | OPENING SESSION
Welcome
– Manuel Costa Júnior, Director of the Pico Museum.
– HOPE Project Partners: Innoceana, Berta Felipe; Municipality of Guia de Isora, Ayoze Medina; Funchal Commercial and Industrial Association (ACIF), Marco Vieira; Whale Museum (Municipality of Machico), Luís Freitas; Azores Sea Observatory (OMA), Carla Dâmaso; Regional Directorate for Culture (DRaC), Rosa Lima; Saloum Delta National Park, El Hadji Falilou NGOM; Saint-Louis Marine Protected Area, Abdou NDIAYE; Directorate for the Environment and Climate Action – São Tomé, Mirian Matias.
SESSION I – UNDERSTANDING TO CONSERVE
09:40 | The HOPE project and the Teno-Rasca Special Area of Conservation, a marine treasure that we must protect, Desirée Luna, Innoceana.
10:00 | The Porto Pim Whale Factory as a tool for ocean literacy, Carla Dâmaso, Azores Sea Observatory – OMA.
10:15 | Cetaceans in the Azores: threats, research and conservation, Sergi Pérez Jorge, OKEANOS – University of the Azores.
10:35 | Public policies and the protection of marine biodiversity in the Azores, Rui Martins, Regional Director for Maritime Policies.
10:55 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION II – FROM WHALING TO HERITAGE RECOGNITION AND OBSERVATION: A RELATIONSHIP UNDER TRANSFORMATION
11:15 | Video presentation: ‘Ecos del Mar’, Guía de Isora.
11:20 | Whaling in the Azores – memory, transition and identity, Manuel Costa Júnior, Director of the Pico Museum.
11:40 | A pioneer in observation: Espaço Talassa in support of conservation, Inês Clara, Espaço Talassa.
12:00 | Arquipélago – Centre for Contemporary Arts: art, sustainability and territory, Alexandre Pascoal, Director of Arquipélago – Centre for Contemporary Arts.
12:15 | Living heritage: the revival of whaling culturea, Filipe Fernandes, Whaleboat Tales.
12:30 | QUESTIONS AND DEBATE – What future do we want for whale watching and marine tourism?
Moderator: Carla Dâmaso
Participants: Desirée Luna; Sergí Perez Jorge; Rui Martins; Manuel Costa Júnior, Alexandre Pascoal, Filipe Bettencourt, Inês Clara.
A session open to questions and debate on the topics covered throughout the seminar, including the promotion and recognition of cetacean watching as cultural heritage, the sustainability of marine tourism, the impact of vessels, data sharing between science and operators, regulation, ocean literacy and the role of art in our relationship with the marine environment.
1.00 pm | CLOSING CEREMONY
