Watch the "Hello, little whale" video by Laura Stattkus in celebration of the 15th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise and find out more about the status of the harbour porpoise in the

Name: Ralf P. Sonntag
Organization former Greenpeace and IFAW campaigner now independent consultant
Country: Germany
Involved with ASCOBANS since: 1996

At the recent annual conference of the European Cetacean Society in Middelfart, Denmark, CMS staff member Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma was honoured by being presented with the Mandy McMath ECS Conservation Award. The ECS Award, named after passionate Welsh conservationist Mandy McMath who passed away in 2012, is given for an outstanding contribution to the field of marine mammal conservation and/or welfare, with particular emphasis on contributions to environmental education and/or to conservation in practice.

Name: Fabian Ritter
Organization: Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Country: Germany
Involved with ASCOBANS since: 2012