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

Call for Expressions of Interest: Coordination of the Species Action Plan for North-East Atlantic Common Dolphin

Photo courtesy of Benjamin GUICHARD/French biodiversity agency.
Call for Expressions of Interest: Review of the North Sea Plan

© Peter G.H. Evans / Sea Watch Foundation
International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise 15 May 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

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Infographic - Baltic harbour porpoise

Published May 2022

Monitoring Cetacean Bycatch: An Analysis of Different Methods Aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels - ASCOBANS Technical Series No.1

Published September 2021

Cost-benefit Analysis for Mitigation Measures in Fisheries with High Bycatch - ASCOBANS Technical Series No.2

Published December 2021

Synergies between ASCOBANS and the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation - Harbour Porpoise

Published November 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.

ASCOBANS Anniversary Book

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