IUCN - Washington D.C. Marine Community

Next DCMC Meeting

BBL: Investigating the motivation of recreational fishers in USA, UK and Ireland to restore fish habitat

Craig Copeland, Conservation Action Unit Manager, Fisheries NSW (Australia) and 2013 Churchill Fellow

June 18, 12:30-1:30

IUCN

1630 Connecticut Avenue NW

3rd Floor

Washington, DC

Join us for an interactive BBL on engaging the recreational fishing community led by 2013 Churchill Fellow Craig Copeland. He’ll talk about outreach efforts with the broader recreational fishing community on habitat issues through the Fish Habitat Network, an initiative incorporating recreational fishermen into fish habitat restoration efforts. This is a great "lessons learned" opportunity, so feel free to add your insights to the discussion.

Beverages and dessert provided; just bring your lunch and experiences working with the recreational fishing community.

RSVP to dcmc@iucn.org

Bringing together Washington DC's marine organizations and stakeholders

Since 2004, the IUCN Washington, D.C. Office and the IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme have helped to build and support a network called the DC Marine Community (DCMC) — comprised primarily of Washington D.C. based organizations interested in marine issues.

DCMC serves as an informal and non-partisan platform for discussion and information-sharing within the Washington, DC marine arena and beyond. Its mission is to promote communication and build partnerships across the DC marine community and to identify and address gaps in the community’s work. The DCMC achieves this through regular discussion meetings supported by the community and through use of the established participant email list-serv as a forum to share information. The community consists of a diverse and growing group of participants, including non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), government agencies, foundations, bilateral and multilateral agencies, fellowship programs, marine industries and independent consultants and academia/students.

Currently, the DCMC has over 2200 participants.

Mission of the DCMC

Increasing communication within the DC marine community 
Building partnerships 
Identifying and working to address gaps in our field and in our work

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