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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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    © ASCOBANS Secretariat

    © ASCOBANS Secretariat

  • Call for Expressions of Interest: Coordination of the Jastarnia and WBBK Plans
    Harbour porpoise. © Tilen Genov / Morigenos

    Harbour porpoise. © Tilen Genov / Morigenos

  • Internship Opportunities at the CMS Aquatic Species Team in 2023
  • 3rd Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group
    Delphinus delphis © Benjamin GUICHARD / French biodiversity agency.

    Delphinus delphis © Benjamin GUICHARD / French biodiversity agency.

  • 27th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee
    Harbour porpoise © Hanna Michel.

    Harbour porpoise © Hanna Michel.

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Upcoming Meetings & Events

  • © Florian Graner19th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group (Steering Group for the Baltic Proper & Western Baltic harbour porpoise action plans), 20-22 March 2023, online 
  •  ASCOBANS-ACCOBAMS Marine Debris Workshop - New and Emerging Aspects, 15 April 2023, O Grove, Galicia, Spain

  •  ECS/ASCOBANS Workshop on Scoping the Development of a European Marine Strandings Database, 16 April 2023, O Grove, Galicia, Spain

  •  ECS/ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS Workshop: Current cetacean bycatch issues in European waters, 17 April 2023, O Grove, Galicia, Spain

  •  28th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee, 26-28 September 2023 (venue tbc)

Recently Concluded Meetings & Events

  • Photo courtesy of Peter Evans.   11th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises in the North Sea, ***new dates*** 14-15 February 2023, online
  •  3rd Meeting of the Common Dolphin Group (Steering Group for the Species Action Plan for the NE Atlantic Common Dolphin), 15-16 November 2022, online
  • Striped dolphin © Alexandre Roux / Flickr   27th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee, 28-30 September 2022, online
Infographic - Baltic harbour porpoise
Published May 2022
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

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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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