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title: "Mediterranean Seabird Conference to be held this year by Medmaravis"
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# Mediterranean Seabird Conference to be held this year by Medmaravis

[Medmaravis](http://www.medmaravis.org/) is an international non-governmental association dealing with the study and conservation of coastal habitats and marine avifauna thoughout the Mediterranean region.

 The 13th Medmaravis Pan-Mediterranean Symposium will be held in Alghero, Sardinia from 14-17 October 2011.  The overall theme of the conference is "Mediterranean Seabird Ecology and Conservation: Update and Progress".

 Information on the conference, including the call for abstracts (deadline 15 May), may be found at [http://www.medmaravis.org/13th%20Medmara%20Symposium.html](http://www.medmaravis.org/13th%20Medmara%20Symposium.html).

 Although the Mediterranean Sea is only very rarely visited by ACAP-listed species as vagrants ([click here](https://acap.aq/latest-news/crossing-the-line-albatrosses-changing-hemispheres)), several shearwaters that breed within the region have been proposed for listing within the Agreement, including the Mediterranean-endemic Balearic Shearwater *Puffinus mauretanicus* ([click here](https://acap.aq/latest-news/conservation-research-on-the-balearic-shearwater-of-the-mediterranean-a-potential-acap-species)).  Ecology and migration of shearwaters forms one of the 2011 meeting themes.

 [![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Balearic/balearic_shearwater_daniel_oro.jpg "Balearic Shearwater in its breeding cave.  Photograph by Daniel Oro")](http://www.medmaravis.org/)

 Similar to previous Medmaravis conferences, it is intended to publish a proceedings made up of accepted papers presented at the symposium.  [Click here](http://www.medmaravis.org/Publications.html) to view a list of Medmaravis publications since 1986, including proceedings of its previous conferences.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 21 January 2011*