{"id":350,"date":"2009-06-22T09:39:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T08:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/?p=350"},"modified":"2010-11-26T15:52:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T15:52:20","slug":"i-monk-alliance-holds-second-meeting-in-gokova-bay-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/22\/i-monk-alliance-holds-second-meeting-in-gokova-bay-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"i-monk Alliance holds second meeting in G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay, Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352\" title=\"apresentacao-monk300.png\" src=\"http:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/apresentacao-monk300.png\" alt=\"\u00a9 i-monk Alliance\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/apresentacao-monk300.png 300w, https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/apresentacao-monk300-120x50.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 i-monk Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The International Monk Seal Conservation Alliance (known by its abbreviation, i-monk) held its second regular meeting in G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay, Turkey on 11-12 June 2009. G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay is the site of an integrated coastal zone management plan being implemented by i-monk Alliance member SAD-AFAG in association with Turkey&#8217;s Environment Protection Agency for Special Areas (EPASA).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-351\" title=\"resim-142\" src=\"http:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/resim-142-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"i-monk Alliance participants at G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay. \u00a9 SAD-AFAG\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/resim-142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/resim-142-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/resim-142.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">i-monk Alliance participants at G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay. \u00a9 SAD-AFAG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Formally established last year, the i-monk Alliance aims to strengthen ties between monk seal conservation and research projects from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic, developing common strategies in conservation policy and operational protocols [see International Alliance takes shape in Madeira, TMG 11 (2): November 2008]. Founding and current members are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbd-habitat.com\">CBD-Habitat <\/a>(Fundaci\u00f3n para la Conservaci\u00f3n de la Biodiversidad y su H\u00e1bitat) of Spain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifaw.org\">IFAW<\/a> (International Fund for Animal Welfare), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mom.gr\">MOm<\/a> (The Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal) of Greece, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monachus-guardian.org\">The Monachus Guardian<\/a> (an international journal and website dedicated to monk seals and their threatened habitats), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnm.pt\">Parque Natural da Madeira<\/a> of Portugal\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sadafag.org\">SAD-AFAG<\/a> (Underwater Research Society \/ Mediterranean Seal Research Group) of Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>The G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay meeting ended with participants agreeing a raft of measures to enhance international coordination, design common operational protocols, develop joint projects, and improve public outreach and lobbying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monk Seal Conservation Alliance (known by its abbreviation, i-monk) held its second regular meeting in G\u00f6k\u00f6va Bay, Turkey on 11-12 June 2009. 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