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

Marine Debris – Ghost Nets and Plastics – a Deadly Hazard for Cetaceans

Marine debris. © John Vonderlin (modified) (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Best Practice on Cetacean Post-mortem Protocol

Pygmy Killer Whale necropsy. Photo by NOAA's National Ocean Service / Flickr.com
International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise

Harbour Porpoise. © IFAW / Ari Friedlaender
Today is World Wildlife Day

“Sustaining all life on Earth” is the theme of this year’s World Wildlife Day
CMS COP13 in 2020 Will Kick Off Big Year for Biodiversity

Harbour Porpoise © Hinrich Bäsemann / GSM

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Upcoming Meetings & Events

9th Meeting of the Parties
7-11 September 2020, online

9th Meeting of the North Sea Group (postponed - new dates to be confirmed)

ASCOBANS Workshop on Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans (postponed - new dates to be confirmed)

Recently Concluded Meetings & Events

16th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group
8-9 June 2020, online

25th Meeting of the Advisory Committee
17-19 September 2019, Stralsund, Germany

Fact Sheet on Marine Noise

Published June 2018

Review of Methods Used to Reduce Risks of Cetacean Bycatch and Entanglements (CMS Technical Series No.38)

Published May 2018

Oceans Full of Plastic

Published November 2015

Chemical Pollution and Marine Mammals

Published August 2013

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.

Upcoming Events

9th Meeting of the Parties | 07/09/2020

Species of the week

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