ASCOBANS News

31 January-2 February 2012: 8th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group, Bonn, Germany

26 October 2011 - The 8th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Jastarnia Working Group will take place at the Secretariat's premises in Bonn, Germany, from 31 January to 2 February 2012.

26 October 2011

ASCOBANS Joins UN Day Celebrations on 22 October

24 October 2011 - The ASCOBANS Secretariat joined 18 UN Bonn-based agencies and several other international organizations in celebrating the annual UN Day in Bonn this weekend.

25 October 2011

Release of 'Odontocetes- The toothed whales'

24 October 2011 - For 86 per cent of all toothed whale species, entanglement in gillnets, traps, weirs, purse seines, longlines and trawls is resulting in an unsustainably high death toll.

24 October 2011

20-22 March 2012: 19th Meeting of the Advisory Committee, Galway, Ireland

4 October 2011- Invitations for the 19th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee have been sent out. It will be held from 20-22 March 2012 at the Galway Bay Hotel in Galway, Ireland.

04 October 2011

An Overview of Events on the Occasion of the 9th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise

On and around Sunday, 15 May 2011, the 9th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise was celebrated in five countries along the shores of the Baltic Sea.

05 July 2011

18th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Successfully Concluded

9 May 2011 - The ASCOBANS Advisory Committee (AC) held its 18th Meeting from 4-6 May 2011 at the Secretariat's premises, the historical high-rise building Langer Eugen in the city of Bonn, Germany.

16 May 2011

15 May 2011: The 9th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise

On Sunday, 15 May 2011, the International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise will be celebrated around the shores of the Baltic Sea for the 9th time.

15 May 2011