Thank you for looking me up in Qrz, if we had a QSO I thank you sincerely, if not, I hope we can do it in the future.

My logbook you can find on: http://www.hamlog.eu/9a7yy

QSL-ing tips: Please QSL cards via bureau or direct and LoTW as well . If you want to send QSL direct please include1 IRC or at least 2 USD because postal rates went up for regular letter up to 50 g 1.40 USD and airmail 2.30 USD.

I'm a IOCA islands list manager so please don't hesitate to ask anything regarding Croatian islands and I will do my best to give all relevant informations.

IOCA (The Islands Of Croatia Award) programme is presented by Croatian Amateur Radio Association (Hrvatski radioamaterski savez) to enhance amateur radio activity from Croatian islands. The purpose is to work as many Croatian islands as possible. Participation in this programme is voluntary and opened to all foreign and domestic radio amateurs who accept the rules of IOCA programme.

Rules, list of the islands, awards, standings etc, you can find at http://ioca.hamradio.hr/

One of the purpose of the IOCA programme is to promote surviving protection of Mediterranean monk seal (monachus monachus).

The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, with fewer than 600 individuals currently surviving.

The species is described as ”critically endangered” by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Other international legal mechanisms which recognise and attempt to address the monk seal’s critically endangered status include the Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals), the Bern Convention (Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats), the Convention on Biological Diversity and the EU Habitats Directive.

In ancient Greece, monk seals were placed under the protection of Poseidon and Apollo because they showed a great love for sea and sun. One of the first coins, minted around 500 BC, depicted the head of a monk seal, and the creatures were immortalized in the writings of Homer, Plutarch and Aristotle. To fishermen and seafarers, catching sight of the animals frolicking in the waves or loafing on the beaches was considered to be an omen of good fortune.

More about protection programme http://www.focamonaca.it/