sites and features that may be particularly valuable as sites 

 for long-term ecological research or other studies; and 

 activities that should be prohibited or regulated to ensure 

 that they do not adversely affect the ongoing or planned 

 science programs or the important environmental features of 

 the area. The Workshop was held in Santa Barbara, California, 

 on 3-4 November 1988. The workshop report will be provided 

 to the National Science Foundation to serve as a basis for 

 developing a draft management plan which can be presented for 

 consideration at the 1989 meeting of the Antarctic Treaty 

 Consultative Parties. 



Training Session in the Care and Maintenance of Captive Marine 



Mammals 



(W. Medway, Ph.D., D.V.M. , University of Pennsylvania, 



Philadelphia) 



The Animal Welfare Act requires periodic inspection of 

 facilities holding marine mammals for research or public 

 display. To inform inspectors of aspects of marine mammal 

 biology, basic husbandry practices, food and water quality 

 standards, and other standards required under the Animal 

 Welfare Act, the Commission provided funds to convene and 

 support a faculty of distinguished scientists to conduct a 

 short course on captive marine mammal husbandry for selected 

 Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service inspectors. The 

 Commission also paid for and distributed extensive texts for 

 purpose of pre-course study and preparation. The sessions 

 were held 14-19 November 1988 in Orlando, Florida. As a 

 result, inspectors now have a better understanding of both 

 the purposes and content of applicable standards and regulations 

 and are better able to ensure that public display and research 

 facilities comply with them. 



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