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

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  • International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise 15 May 2022
    The International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise 2022

    The International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise 2022

  • Thirty Years of Conservation Measures for Small Cetaceans in European Seas

    The Harbour Porpoise is one of the species that benefits from tailored conservation activities under ASCOBANS for the past three decades © Adobe Stock Photos

  • Statement of Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of ASCOBANS to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Agreement

    Common Dolphins © Canva.com

  • Article Published on Ecosystem Effects of Small Cetaceans
    Photo by NOAA on Unsplash

    Photo by NOAA on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/NsvzdXtvyio)

  • ASCOBANS 30: The Beginnings
    Common dolphins by Josh Wilson of AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth | @oshuwilson

    Common dolphins by Josh Wilson of AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth | @oshuwilson

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Upcoming Meetings & Events

  • © Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma   Second ASCOBANS Workshop on Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans
    31 May - 2 June 2022, Helsinki, Finland
  • Striped dolphin © Alexandre Roux / Flickr   27th Meeting of the Advisory Committee
    28-30 September 2022 (venue tbc)
  • Photo courtesy of Peter Evans.   11th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises in the North Sea, 31 January - 1 February 2023 (venue tbc)

Recently Concluded Meetings & Events

  • © J.Abramowicz & Zb.Kegel, Hel Marine Station 18th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group (Steering Group for the Baltic & WBBK Harbour Porpoise Action Plans), 28-30 March 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • © Florian Graner10th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises in the North Sea, 18-19 January 2022, online
  • 26th Meeting of the Advisory Committee
    8-12 November 2021, online
  • © Heidrun Frisch-NwakanmaASCOBANS Workshop on Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans
    18 May & 7-9 June 2021, online
  • © Florian Graner17th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group (Steering Group for the Baltic & WBBK Harbour Porpoise Action Plans)
    25-27 May 2021, online 
     
  • Globicephala melas with fishing longline cut © CIRCE/www.circe.info1st Meeting of the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS
    10-12 February 2021, online 
Infographic - Baltic harbour porpoise
Published May 2022
Synergies between ASCOBANS and the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation - Harbour Porpoise
Published November 2021
ASCOBANS Online Reporting System: User Guide
Published January 2021
Monitoring Cetacean Bycatch: An Analysis of Different Methods Aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels - ASCOBANS Technical Series No.1
Published September 2021

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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.

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ASCOBANS Anniversary Book

Upcoming Events

  • Second ASCOBANS Workshop on Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans | 31/05/2022
  • 27th Meeting of the Advisory Committee | 28/09/2022
  • 11th Meeting of the North Sea Group | 31/01/2023

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