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Schedule

12
March
Tuesday
  • Time:

    Activity:

  • 09:00 - 18:00

    Registrations

  • 19:00 - 20:00

    Icebreaker

13
March
Wednesday
  • Time:

    Activity:

  • 08:30 - 09:00

    Registrations

  • 09:00 - 09:45
    Official Symposium Opening
  • 09:45 - 10:45

    Dr. Heidi Lyn
    Bottlenose dolphins: behavior, enrichment, cognition and communication - the value in studying the whole animal

  • 10:45 - 11:15

    Coffee Break

Vet I - CHAIR:

García-Hartmann M.

  • 11:15 - 11:30

    Dolphins CT-scan: organization, management and realization: the experience of Loro Parque
    Grande F.

  • 11:30 - 11:45

    Cetacean Anesthesia: Review of a Decade of Clinical Anesthesia Cases, Lessons Learned & Future Plans
    Johnson S.

  • 11:45 - 12:00

    Attempted tooth extraction in a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) through medical training
    Monreal P. T.

  • 12:00 - 12:15

    Pathological study of an open Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in a 20-year-old Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
    Cámara N.

  • 12:15 - 12:25

    Short talk
    Deboschere Y./ Deboschere Y.

  • 12:25 - 12:30

    PentaVet
    Sastre Paleologos, M.A.

Acoustic - Chair:

Almunia J.

  • 12:30 - 12:45

    Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) whistle behavior during controlled noise presentation
    Ames A.

  • 12:45 - 13:00

    Fruitful conservation biology efforts on dolphins by bridging studies in the wild and under human care
    Torres Ortiz S.

  • 13:00 - 13:15

    Fjord&Baelt Centre’s 25 Years
    Dudzinski K.

  • 13:15 - 14:30

    Lunch

Behaviour - Chair:

Neves J.

  • 14:30 - 14:45

    The Impact of Calves to a Social Group
    Dudzinski K.

  • 14:45 - 15:00

    Space use by common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with respect to human presence at Bailey’s Key, Roatan, Honduras
    Karlin M.

  • 15:00 - 15:15

    Pair swimming positions in male-male bottlenose dolphin dyads based on age and kinship and resulting social implications.
    Themelin M.

  • 15:15 - 15:30

    Smiling underwater: play, open mouth and rapid mimicry in bottlenose dolphins
    Böye M.

  • 15:30 - 15:40

    Short talk
    Arija-Hoyo C./ Katic R.

  • 15:40 - 15:55

    Using computerized, cognitive enrichment to engage California sea lions and gain insight into individual differences in learning processes.
    Ramos A.

  • 15:55 - 16:10

    Leveraging dire conservation narratives for positive behavioural shifts in zoo visitors: a case study from Zoomarine Algarve.
    Neves J.

  • 16:30 - 17:00

    Coffee Break

  • 17:00 - 19:00

    Round Table
    Marine mammal research network (MMRN): a new tool to create collaborations between scientists and facilities
    Torres Ortiz S.

  • 20:00 - 22:00

    Conservation evening
    Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on River Dolphins: Integrating Dolphinaria Expertise - Lessons from the Tefe, Brazil Drought
    Gonçalo Marques, Ignacio Molpeceres-Diego, Carla Flanagan, Miriam Marmontel & Lorenzo von Fersen
    Need a hand, we can help. No thank you ! - Marine mammal in distress french government working group
    Martin Böye
    International River Dolphin Veterinary Health Assessment Workshop: the role of managed care facilities in the fight to save endangered aquatic mammals globally.
    Carlos Rojo Solis
    Whispers of Hope: Bioacoustic Breakthroughs in Safeguarding the World's Rarest - The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin in Senegal
    Javier Almunia
    “Backbone Guardians”: Preserving Lahille's Bottlenosed Dolphin - EAAM's New Conservation Campaign
    Lorenzo von Fersen & Pedro Fruet

14
March
Thursday
  • Time:

    Activity:

  • 08:30 - 09:00

    Registrations

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    Dr. Elisabetta Palagi
    In water or on land, play is a serious matter!

Welfare - Chair:

Dudzinski K.

  • 10:00 - 10:15

    A methodological approach to develop a Five Domains Model framework to assess the welfare of a captive group of Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)
    Platto S. – Video presentation

  • 10:15 - 10:30

    Welfare under human care: behavioural changes in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) depending on external factors and social dynamics in Madrid Zoo Aquarium
    Serrano García A.

  • 10:30 - 10:45

    Cognitive enrichments – the bridge between welfare and science
    Matrai E.

  • 10:45 - 11:00

    Dolphin-WET (Welfare Evaluation Tool): presentation of the final tool
    Baumgartner K.

  • 11:00 - 11:05

    American Humane
    Nizan J.

  • 11:05 - 11:30

    Coffee break

Vet II - Chair:

Sánchez Contreras G.

  • 11:30 - 11:45

    Assessing the neuroendocrine system of cetaceans: a first look into the HPA axis of bottlenose dolphins and killer whales.
    Alonso Almorox P.

  • 11:45 - 12:00

    Endoscopic findings in killer whales during gastroscopies performed by voluntary behaviour: the experience of Loro Parque.
    Grande F.

  • 12:00 - 12:15

    Understanding and managing fungal infections through an in-house mycology protocol in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    Marques G. N.

  • 12:15 - 12:30

    The influence of the nutritional protocols and other factors on the hand-rearing of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) orphan pups
    Sanchez Contreras G.

  • 12:30 - 12:45

    Evaluation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occurrences and vaccinal reactions in cetaceans - Thirty year retrospective results through two global epidemiological surveys
    Lacave G.

  • 12:45 - 12:55

    Short talk
    Marques G.N./ Naranjo de Torres M.

  • 12:55 - 13:10

    Short Talk
    Jeniu Pérez J. (Video presentation)

  • 13:15 - 14:30

    Lunch

Training - Chair:

Issenjou N.

  • 14:30 - 14:45

    Delphinid creativity under stimulus control
    Manitzas Hill H.

  • 14:45 - 15:00

    Redirecting an undesired behavior of saltwater ingestion in a California sea lion through positive reinforcement and shaping techniques
    Sousa F./ Flanagan C.

  • 15:00 - 15:15

    Dolphin training applied to scientific projects in cognition and bioacoustics
    Ubero Ramírez C.

  • 15:15 - 15:30

    Voluntary Corneal Debridement in a California Sea Lion
    Midwood P.

  • 15:30 - 15:45

    Short talk
    Garcia M./ Lima C./ Jinariu V.

  • 15:45 - 15:55

    Short talk
    Martin Deller I./ Rodriguez M.

  • 15:55 - 16:00

    Seafoodia
    Besson G.

  • 16:15 - 17:00

    Coffee Break/ Poster Session

  • 17:00 - 18:30

    Round Table
    Peer-Review Publishing – Process How-To’s & Recommendations
    Dudzinsky K.

  • 18:30 - 20:00

    Annual General Meeting

  • 20:30 - 00:00

    Gala Dinner

15
March
Friday
  • Time:

    Activity:

  • 08:30 - 09:00

    Registrations

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    Dr. Renaud de Stephanis

    30 years of Iberian orca research

In situ:

Böye M.

  • 10:00 - 10:15

    Presence of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the coast of Marina Baixa (Alicante, Spain) and associated environmental factors
    Arija Hoyo C.

  • 10:15 - 10:30

    25 years of research: a marine protected area for cetaceans and marine turtles in the strait of Gibraltar
    Silgado Calderón D.

  • 10:30 - 10:45

    Interactions between orcas and sailboats in the Strait of Gibraltar
    Baringo F.

  • 10:45 - 11:00

    Public Aquarium, Engineering, Science, Funding: a case study on reducing marine mammal by catch
    Culik B.

  • 11:00 - 11:05

    Whale-PAL to successfully prevent orca-attacks on pleasure craft
    Culik B.

  • 11:05 - 11:30

    Coffee break

Tech and science:

Almunia J.

  • 11:30 - 11:45

    Unexpected context-dependent vocal use in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under human care
    Gallo A.

  • 11:45 - 12:00

    Developing AI-based acoustic and video system to study Orca communication and welfare
    Lüke J. P.

  • 12:00 - 12:15

    Monitoring sound in marine mammal facilities: a practical approach
    Almunia J.

  • 12:15 - 12:30

    Overcoming the Challenges of Blow-Sampling with UAS in Small Cetaceans
    Bruck J. – Video presentation

  • 12:30 - 12:45

    Mechanical water disinfection – a new way to keep aquariums clean and healthy
    Fleck N.

  • 12:45 - 12:50

    Studying Animal Behaviour with Artificial Intelligence – A Case Study on Polar Bears
    Zuerl M.

  • 13:00 - 13:30

    Official Symposium closure

  • 13:30 - 18:30

    Loro Parque Visit with lunch

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The official language of the Symposium is English