SCHEDULE Events and Activities to be held for the 4 days event of SICFAB Day 1February 03, 202007:30 - Bus departsfrom Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & Spa08:00 - Registration opens at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre10:00 - 10:15 - Opening & Welcome (H.E. Ms Hana Al Suwaidi)10:15 - 10:30 - Introduction to 2020 Themes10:30 - Registration continues (BCEAW)10:45 - 11:30 - Review of the status of marine biota in Arabia: Introduction & Overview (Fareed Krupp)11:30 - 12:00 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK12:00 - 12:20 - Corals (John Burt and Ehab Eid)12:20 - 12:40 - Shark Fisheries (Julia Spaet)12:40 - 13:00 - Seabirds (Dr Mohammed Shobrak)13:00 - 14:00 - LUNCH at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre14:00 - 14:20 - Fisheries (Red Sea) (Dawit Tesfamichael)14:20 - 14:40 - Turtles14:40 - 15:00 - Marine Mammals15:00 - 15:30 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK15:30 - 17:00 - Working Groups (Identifying current and future issues)17:00 - Closing Day 117:30 - Bus departs for Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & SpaDay 2February 03, 202007:45 - Bus departs from Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & Spa08:30 - 08:40 - Review of Day 1 & Introduction to Marine Protected Areas08:40 - 09:20 - MPAs and integrated coastal zone management Overview (Rebecca Klaus)09:20 - 10:00 - MPAs New Zealand Context (Philip Seddon)10:00 - 10:30 - Socotra (Abdul Karim Nasher)10:30 - 11:00 (TEA/COFFEE BREAK)11:00 - 11:30 - Emirates Nature - WWF11:30 - 12:00 - Coastal Vegetation (Othman Llewelyn)12:00 - 12:30 - SICFAB Questionnaire13:00 - 14:00 - LUNCH at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre14:00 - 15:30 - Working Groups (Identify issues and knowledge gaps)15:30 - 16:00 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK16:00 - 17:30 - Working Groups continue17:30 - Day 2 Closing18:00 - Bus departs for Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & SpaDay 3February 04, 202007:45 - Bus departsfrom Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & Spa08:30 - 08:40 - Review of Day 2 & Introduction to Day 308:30 - 09:10 - Dead Zone (Zouhair Lachkar)08:30 - 09:10 - 70 years of saving polluted birds – the SANCOB experience (Dr. Stephen van der Spuy)09:10 - 10:30 - Working Groups: Threats09:10 - 09:50 - Insights on marine turtle threats and mortality factors (Fadi Yaghmour, Dr Sandra Knutsen, Dr Fatin Samhar and Esra Allam)09:50 - 10:30 - Group discussion10:30 - 11:00 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK11:00 - 13:00 - Working Groups continue11:00 - 13:00 - Marine mammal topics13:00 - 14:00 - LUNCH at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre14:00 - 18:00 - Field Trip to Jebel Al-Buhais Archeological Centre18:00 - 19:30 - Banquet19:30 - Bus departsfor Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & SpaDay 4February 06, 202007:45 - Bus departsfrom Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & Spa08:30 - 08:40 - Review of Day 3 and Introduction to Day 408:40 - 10:30 - Climate Change (Dr David Thomson)08:40 - 10:30 - Turtle topics10:30 - 11:00 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK11:00 - 13:00 - Working Groups (Recommended actions and goals for future)13:00 - 14:00 - LUNCH at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre14:00 - 15:30 - SICFAB Questionnaire feedback14:00 - 15:30 - Supporting research in the region15:30 - 16:00 - TEA/COFFEE BREAK16:00 - 17:00 - Horizon-scanning17:00 - 17:30 - Plenary & Workshop Closing17:30 - Bus departs for Sharjah Sheraton Beach Resort & Spa