General Program
February 13, 2024
07:00 – 13:30
Registration (continued)
07:30
Excursion (option 1):
Birdwatching along the coast of Guellala & ethnographic museum
08:00
Excursions (option 1): Birdwatching on the western coast of Ras R’mal & street art in Djerbahood
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Opening
15:00
GROUP PHOTO!
15:30 – 17:30
Session 1 : Monitoring and Assessment of Marine and Coastal Birds across the Mediterranean
Keynote by Benjamin METZGER : Assessing seabird populations across the Mediterranean – SPA/RAC’s MED-QSR-23 chapter on Marine Birds
Keynote by Benjamin METZGER : Assessing seabird populations across the Mediterranean – SPA/RAC’s MED-QSR-23 chapter on Marine Birds
17:30
Coffee break
18:00
SPA/RAC side event
February 14, 2024
09:45 – 11:45
Session 2 : Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds Offshore: research, policy concerning marine protected areas
Keynote by José Manuel ARCOS : Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds Offshore: where are we?
Keynote by José Manuel ARCOS : Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds Offshore: where are we?
10:30
Coffee break
10:45
Session 2 (continued)
11:45
Poster session
12:30
Lunch
13:30- 17:00
Session 3 : Demography of Mediterranean Marine/Coastal Birds and the drivers acting on reproductive success and survival rates
14:45
Coffee & posters
15:15
Session 3 (continued)
17:00
Medmaravis meeting
February 15, 2024
09:45 – 11:45
Session 4 : The Audouin’s Gull and its International Single Species Action Plan
Keynote by Nuno OLIVEIRA : Review of the Implementation of the Species Action Plan for Audouin’s Gull
Keynote by Nuno OLIVEIRA : Review of the Implementation of the Species Action Plan for Audouin’s Gull
10:30
Coffee break
10:45
Session 4 (continued)
11:45
Poster session
12:30
Lunch
13:30- 17:00
Session 5 : Conservation of Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean
14:45
Coffee & posters
15:15
Session 5 (continued)
17:00
Conference recommendations, Awards ceremony and closure
Scientific Program
The symposium is foreseen to start on Tuesday 13th February 2024 at 8:00 am with field trips and to end on Thursday 15th February 2024 around 17:00 pm.
This program is subject to change.
Oral Presentation
February 13, 2024
Session
15:30 – 17:30
15:30 – 17:30
Monitoring and Assessment of Marine and Coastal Birds across the Mediterranean
Chair
Abdulmaula HAMZA
Benjamin METZGER
Malta
Malta
Assessing seabird populations across the Mediterranean – SPA/RAC’s MED-QSR-23 chapter on Marine Birds
Key speaker
Luc Ortaç ONMUS
Türkiye
Türkiye
Current Status of Audouin’s Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) and Mediterranean Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis) in Turkiye
Oral Presentation
Fouad ITANI
Lebanon
Lebanon
National Assessment for Maritime and Coastal Bird Species of Lebanon
Oral Presentation
Mohamed HABIB
Egypt
Egypt
Status of breeding seabirds on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 2012 till 2022
Oral Presentation
Samar KILANI
Tunisia
Tunisia
Advancing Mediterranean Seabird Conservation: A Collaborative Approach and Integrated Monitoring Initiatives
Oral Presentation
Riadh MOULAÏ
Algeria
Algeria
Recent data on the status and distribution of breeding seabirds and coastal birds in Algeria
Oral Presentation
February 14, 2024
Session
09:45 – 11:45
09:45 – 11:45
Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds Offshore: research, policy concerning and marine protected areas
Chair
Jelena KRALJ
José Manuel ARCOS
Spain
Spain
Conservation of Mediterranean Seabirds Offshore: where are we?
Key speaker
Marie Claire GATT
Malta
Malta
The pre-laying movements of shearwaters in the Mediterranean – Considerations for offshore protection throughout the breeding season
Oral Presentation
Marie Claire GATT
Malta
Malta
Drivers of sex-specific foraging behaviour during reproduction in marine top predators of the genus Calonectris across their global distribution
Oral Presentation
Loriane MENDEZ
Monaco
Monaco
Tracking migration of adults and juveniles of a pelagic seabird endemic to the Mediterranean: the Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)
Oral Presentation
Adrien LAMBRECHTS
France
France
The French National Action Plan for the Balearic Shearwater
Oral Presentation
Cristiano LIUZZI
Italy
Italy
Preliminary data of offshore seabird monitoring in the Northern Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea)
Oral Presentation
Nicola BACCETTI
Italy
Italy
Steps towards marine SPAs implementation in the Italian seas
Oral Presentation
José Manuel ARCOS
Spain
Spain
Self-reporting logbooks to collect seabird bycatch data: case study in the western Mediterranean Sea
Oral Presentation
Matteo BAINI
Italy
Italy
Filling the gap: improving knowledge of the impact of marine debris on Mediterranean seabirds by combining ingestion of marine debris with exposure to plasticisers
Oral Presentation
Session
13:30- 17:00
13:30- 17:00
Demography of Mediterranean Marine/Coastal Birds and the drivers acting on reproductive success and survival rates
Chair
Nicola BACCETTI
Joan MAYOL
Spain
Spain
Marine birds in the Balearic islands 38 years after the Alghero conference
Oral Presentation
José Manuel ARCOS
Spain
Spain
The Conservation status of the Balearic shearwater: an update
Oral Presentation
Davide SCRIDEL
Italy
Italy
Conservation status of the Mediterranean shag (Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) in the Adriatic Sea during the non-breeding period: baseline population, trends, threats and knowledge gaps
Oral Presentation
Ahmed INAL
Algeria
Algeria
Assessment of fishing gears interactions on bird species in the Alboran Sea (West coast of Algeria)
Oral Presentation
Samira ENAJJAR
Tunisia
Tunisia
Bycatch monitoring in the Gulf of Gabes (GSA 14): impact of fisheries on sea birds
Oral Presentation
Ilaria CALIANI
Italy
Italy
Evaluation of toxicological effects of an oil spill on off the Cap Corse (France): chemical analysis and biomarkers on Puffinus yelkouan population
Oral Presentation
Abdulmaula HAMZA
Libya
Libya
Prevalence and abundance of Nest Incorporated Debris of European Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) at Gara Island, Libya
Oral Presentation
Aida ABDENNADHER
Tunisia
Tunisia
First assessment of marine litter in marine and coastal birds collected in Tunisia shoreline
Oral Presentation
Luc Ortaç ONMUS
Türkiye
Türkiye
Gulls, Terns, and Skuas of the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye: Species, their distributions and long-term population dynamics
Oral Presentation
Joan MAYOL
Spain
Spain
Marine birds in the Balearic islands 38 years after the Alghero conference
Oral Presentation
Denizcan DURGUN
Türkiye
Türkiye
As a sharing of experience: MedBycatch in Turkey
Oral Presentation
February 15, 2024
Session 4
09:45 – 11:45
09:45 – 11:45
The Audouin’s Gull and its International Single Species Action Plan
Chair
Marie Claire GATT
Nuno OLIVEIRA
Portugal
Portugal
Review of the Implementation of the Species Action Plan for Audouin’s Gull
Oral Presentation
9:00
9:00
Tânia NASCIMENTO
Portugal
Portugal
Evaluation of Audouin’s Gull Species Action Plan – Threats and conservation actions
Oral Presentation
9:45
9:45
Martí Franch RODRIGUEZ
Spain
Spain
The Audouin’s Gull in Catalonia: shifts from pristine dunes to rooftops and harbours
Oral Presentation
10:00
10:00
Aida ABDENNADHER
Tunisia
Tunisia
New records of Audouin’s Gull breeding colonies in Tunisia
Oral Presentation
10:15
10:15
Intissar THABET
Tunisia
Tunisia
Comparative analysis of the Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii) and the Yellow-legged Gull’s (Larus michahellis) trophic ecology breeding in the Zembra Archipelago
Oral Presentation
10:45
10:45
Khadija BOURASS
Morocco
Morocco
Evolution and Distribution of wintering Audouin’s Gull in Morocco (1983-2023)
Oral Presentation
11:00
11:00
Mathieu THEVENET
France
France
Future collaboration for the monitoring of new breeding colonies of L. audouinii in Tunisia using IMAP Protocol
Oral Presentation
11:15
11:15
Session 5
13:30- 17:00
13:30- 17:00
Conservation of Coastal Birds in the Mediterranean
Chair
Laura DAMI
Hela BOUGHDIRI
Hungary
Hungary
The Breeding Ecology of Kentish Plover in Tunisia
Oral Presentation
13:30
13:30
Hichem AZAFZAF
Tunisia
Tunisia
Which wetlands should be protected in Tunisia to effectively secure wintering and stop over sites for the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Mid-winter counts 2002-2021
Oral Presentation
13:45
13:45
Bulut OKUMUSOGLU
Türkiye
Türkiye
Waders of the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye: Species, their distributions and long-term population dynamics
Oral Presentation
14:00
14:00
Yves KAYSER
France
France
Impact of breeding site management on the conservation of larids in southern France
Oral Presentation
14:15
14:15
Laura DAMI
France
France
Overview on the population trend of the Greater Flamingo in North Africa and the breeding population in the Mediterranean Region
Oral Presentation
14:30
14:30
Abdelfettah KASSAH
Tunisia
Tunisia
The birds of the island of Djerba: attempt at description and geographical interpretation
Oral Presentation
15:15
15:15
Houssine NIBANI
Morocco
Morocco
Conservation Osprey : A Comprehensive Plan for Safeguarding Ospreys and Marine Avifauna in Al-Hoceima National Park
Oral Presentation
15:30
15:30
Abdelkrim SI BACHIR
Algeria
Algeria
Breeding status of Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) and irruptions of Razorbill (Alca torda) on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria.
Oral Presentation
15:45
15:45
Sahar MEHANNA
Egypt
Egypt
Impact of fishing activities on seabirds in the coastal Mediterranean lagoons, Egypt
Oral Presentation
16:00
16:00
Abdulmaula HAMZA
Libya
Libya
An update on the status of the Lesser Crested Tern colonies in Libya: field ringing campaign at Gara island
Oral Presentation
16:15
16:15
Side events
February 13, 2024
Lobna BEN NAKHLA
Tunisia
Tunisia
The Mediterranean Action Plan for the conservation of bird species listed in the Annex II of the SPA/BD Protocol: what has been done so far? what still needs to be done?
18:00
February 14, 2024
Nicola BACCETTI
Italy
Italy
Medmaravis’ revival: is a dedicated association possible/needed in the current scenario of seabirds conservation in the Mediterranean?
17:00