ASCOBANS | Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas

New Toolkit to Improve Marine Mammal Conservation in MPAs

Bottlenose Dolphins. © Fabien Boileau, Office Français de la Biodiversité
17th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group

Harbour Porpoise © Florian Graner
Famous Killer Whales back in Hebridean Seas

Killer whale 'Aquarius'. © Will McEnery-Cartwright, Instagram: mc_naturelife
International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise 2021

© Olaf Kleinwegen / GSM
Call for Research and Conservation Project Proposals

Photo by Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/KH27eHP3Q0Q)

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ASCOBANS Online Reporting System: User Guide

Published January 2021

Guidelines for the Safe and Humane Handling and Release of Bycaught Small Cetaceans from Fishing Gear - CMS Technical Series No.43

Published August 2020

European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice

Published December 2019

Intergovernmental Framework to Tackling Cetacean Bycatch

Published December 2019

About ASCOBANS

Migrating cetaceans regularly cross national boundaries. Their protection can only effectively be achieved by means of international cooperation. The aim of the Agreement is to promote close cooperation between countries with a view to achieving and maintaining a favourable conservation status for small cetaceans throughout the Agreement Area.

ASCOBANS Anniversary Book

Upcoming Events

26th Meeting of the Advisory Committee | 08/11/2021
10th Meeting of the North Sea Group | 06/12/2021
18th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group | 05/04/2022

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