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

10th Meeting of the North Sea Group

© Florian Graner
Internship Opportunities in the Aquatic Species Team
2021 Season's Greetings from the ASCOBANS Secretariat

ASCOBANS Season's Greetings e-card 2021. Artwork by Claire Parker, Independent Bonn International School.
Analysis on Bycatch Mitigation Measures and Alternative Fishing Methods Published

© F. Hobson / Sea Watch Foundation
Advisory Committee Decides on Conservation Activities

Bottlenose dolphin © Steve Geelhoed.

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Upcoming Meetings & Events

18th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group (Steering Group for the Baltic & WBBK Harbour Porpoise Action Plans), 28-30 March 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden
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

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

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

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

18th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group | 28/03/2022

Species of the week

Stenella coeruleoalba