Meeting

24th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

25 - 27 Sep 2018

Registration deadline:

Aug 25, 2018

Location:

National Visitors Center, State Service for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment, Antakalnio str. 25,10312 Vilnius, Lithuania , Vilnius, Lithuania

Abbreviation:

AC24

Vilnius view by Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Participants are kindly invited to download the AC24 documents as they become available.

Information for participants containing details on the venue, hotel reservations and local transport will become available shortly in Other documents as Travel Information.

Should you experience problems in downloading documents or require any other assistance, please contact Bettina Reinartz and Aline Kühl-Stenzel at ascobans.secretariat@ascobans.org.

We look forward to welcoming you to Vilnius in September!

Online registration

Please register here for the meeting by 25 August.

Requests for observer status need to reach the Secretariat by 27 July. A completed registration form or a written indication of your organization's intention to participate is sufficient. Please note that the following approved observer organizations listed here only need to register by 25 August.

	AC24 Action Points AC24 Action Points AC24 Action Points.pdf 135.45 KB Sep 27, 2018
	Report of the 24th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee ASCOBANS/AC24/Report ASCOBANS_AC24_Report_inclAnnexes.pdf 690.11 KB Apr 26, 2019

	Report of the Secretariat on Outreach and Education Activities AC24/Doc.10.1 AC24_10.1_Secretariat Report on Outreach and Education.pdf 345.02 KB Jul 05, 2018
	Progress Report on the Conservation Plan for the Harbour Porpoise Population in the Western Baltic, the Belt Sea and Kattegat (WBBK) AC24/Doc.3.3 AC24_Doc._3.3_Progress Report on the Conservation_HP_WBBK_Plan.pdf 3.55 MB Sep 07, 2018 amended-progress-report conservation-plan-hp-wbbk-plan-28012019.pdf 3.14 MB Mar 04, 2019
	Draft Species Action Plan for the North East Atlantic Common Dolphin AC24/Doc.3.4 AC24_3.4_Draft SAP for the NEA Common Dolphin.pdf 2.12 MB Jul 18, 2018
	Mid-Term Report on Budgetary Issues 2018 AC24/Doc.18.2.b AC24_Doc._18.2.b Midterm budget Report 2018.pdf 332.97 KB Sep 18, 2018
	ASCOBANS Work Plan 2017-2020 Progress AC24/Doc.1.3 AC24_Doc._1.3_ASCOBANS Work Plan 2017-2020_Progress.pdf 357.5 KB Aug 23, 2018
	Report of the 14th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group AC24/Doc.3.1.a AC24_3.1.a_Report of 14 Jastarnia Group Meeting.pdf 936.94 KB Jul 03, 2018
	Activities Requiring Funding AC24/Doc.11.2 AC24_Doc._11.2_Activities requiring funding.pdf 334.24 KB Sep 17, 2018
	Progress Report on the Recovery Plan for Baltic Harbour Porpoises (Jastarnia Plan) AC24/Doc.3.1.b AC24_Doc._3.1.b_Progress Report on the Recovery Plan BHP_JP.pdf 5.4 MB Sep 07, 2018 amended-progress-report-conservation-hp-JP-plan-28012019.pdf 5.03 MB Mar 04, 2019
	Report on Budgetary Issues 2017 AC24/Doc.18.2.a rev.1 AC24_Doc._18.2.a.rev_.1 End of Term budget 2017.pdf 333.71 KB Sep 18, 2018
	Draft Data Request for White Beaked Dolphin AC24/Doc. 5.1 AC24_Doc._5.1_Data Request White Beaked Dolphin.pdf 222.89 KB Aug 22, 2018
	Provisional Annotated Agenda and Schedule AC24/Doc.1.2.b Rev.1 AC24_Doc._1.2.b_rev.1_Annotated agenda and schedule.pdf 558.48 KB Sep 19, 2018
	Draft Agenda NSG7/Doc.1.1 NSG7_1.1_Agenda.pdf 101.06 KB Aug 10, 2018
	Draft Project Plan for the long-term Coordination of the Harbour Porpoise Action Plans AC24/Doc.3.0 AC24_Doc._3.0_Project Plan HP Coordination.pdf 470.3 KB Sep 18, 2018
	Draft List of Dates of Interest to ASCOBANS in 2018/2019 AC24/Doc.9.4 AC24_Doc.9.4_Dates of Interest to ASCOBANS 2018_2019.pdf 142.51 KB May 18, 2018
	Provisional Agenda AC24/Doc.1.2.a Rev.1 AC24_1.2.a_ProvisionalAgenda_Rev.1.pdf 24.35 KB Aug 25, 2018
	Progress Report on the Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises in the North Sea (2018) AC24/Doc.3.2.b AC24_Doc._3.2.b_Progress Report on the Conservation_HP_NS_Plan.pdf 3.51 MB Sep 07, 2018
	Draft List of Dates of Interest to ASCOBANS in 2018/2019 AC24/Doc.9.4 AC24_Doc.9.4_Dates of Interest to ASCOBANS 2018_2019.pdf 142.51 KB May 18, 2018
	ASCOBANS Administrative Report 2017 AC24/Doc.18.1 AC24_Doc._18.1_AdminReport_2017.pdf 218.7 KB Aug 23, 2018

	Cetacean Pathology: Necropsy Technique & Tissue Sampling AC24/Inf.2.5.a AC24_Inf._2.5.a_Cetacean Pathology Necropsy Sampling.pdf 1.42 MB Sep 06, 2018
	IWC Bycatch Mitigation Initiative Strategic Plan AC24/Inf.2.5.c AC24_Inf.2.5.c_IWC_Bycatch Mitigation Initiative Strategic Plan.pdf 393.36 KB Sep 17, 2018
	Development of a Removals Limit Algorithm (RLA) to set Limits to Anthropogenic Mortality of Small Cetaceans to meet Specified Conservation Objectives, with an Example Implementation for Bycatch of Harbour Porpoise in the North Sea AC24/Inf.2.1.d AC24_Ind._2.1.d_Development of a (RLA) Example_Bycatch of Harbour Porpoise in the North Sea.pdf 1.48 MB Sep 19, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Finland AC24/Inf.2.a AC24_Inf_2.a_2017 Annual National Report_Finland.pdf 474.57 KB May 24, 2018
	National Reporting Format for ASCOBANS 2017 AC24/Inf.2.0 AC24_Inf.2.0_National Reporting Format for ASCOBANS.pdf 352.83 KB Apr 30, 2018
	Background Document on Relevant EU Policy Matters AC24/Inf.8.a AC24_Inf._8.a_Background document on relevant EU policy matters.pdf 1.48 MB Sep 21, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Poland AC24/Inf.2.c AC24_Inf_2.c_2017 Annual National Report_Poland.pdf 567.3 KB May 30, 2018
	Catch History and Distribution of White-Sided Dolphin of the Faroe Islands AC24/Inf.4.1.b AC24_Inf._4.1.b_Bloch Mikkelsen 2009.pdf 954.9 KB Sep 04, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Sweden AC24/Inf.2.h AC24_Inf_2.h_2017 National Report Sweden.pdf 510.18 KB Jul 12, 2018
	LUTRA North Sea Cetacean Special AC24/Inf.9.0 AC24_Inf._9.0_LUTRA North Sea Cetacean Special.pdf 7.04 MB Sep 19, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Lithuania AC24/Inf.2.i AC24_Inf._2.i_2017 National Report Lithuania.pdf 581.86 KB Aug 27, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Belgium AC24/Inf.2.e AC24_Inf_2.e_2017 National Report Belgium.pdf 636.32 KB Jun 14, 2018
	Status of Accession and Acceptance of the Agreement's Amendment AC24/Inf.16 AC24_Inf.16_StatusAccessionAmendment.pdf 276.33 KB Jul 17, 2018
	Rules of Procedures for the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting AC24/Inf.1.2.a AC24_Inf.1.2.a RoP Advisory Committee.pdf 170.45 KB Apr 05, 2018
	Phylogeography and Population Dynamics of the White-Sided Dolphin in the North Atlantic AC24/Inf.4.1.a AC24_Inf._4.1.a_Banguera_Hinestroza et.al_.2014.pdf 1.14 MB Sep 04, 2018
	Spatiotemporal Trends in White-Beaked Dolphin Strandings along the North Sea Coast from 1991-2017 AC24/Inf.5.1.a AC24_Inf.5.1.a_Spatiotemporal Trends in White-Beaked Dolphin Strandings along the North Sea Coast from 1991-2017.pdf 969.37 KB Sep 12, 2018
	Project Report to ASCOBANS for the Project "Baltic Sea Harbour Porpoise Foraging Habitats (BALHAB)" AC24/Inf.11.1.a AC24_Inf._11.1.a_BALHAB.pdf 2.74 MB Aug 27, 2018
	Response to Letter regarding Mitigaton of Marine Mammal Bycatch in Schleswig-Holstein and beyond AC24/Inf.3.3.b AC24_Inf._3.3.b_PAL letter response.pdf 1.35 MB Sep 06, 2018
	CMS Listing of Species in the ASCOBANS Region AC24/Inf.9.3.b AC24_Inf.9.3.b_Rev.1_Readress CMS Listing of Species in the ASCOBANS Region.pdf 1.27 MB Sep 17, 2018
	Overview of Relevant CMS COP12 Outcomes AC24/Inf.9.3.a AC24_Inf._9.3.a_COP12 outcomes.pdf 252.71 KB Aug 20, 2018
	Compliance Guide – Marine Mammal Protection Act Import Provisions to Reduce Marine Mammal Bycatch AC24/Inf.2.1.f AC24_Inf._2.1.f_NOAA Compliance Guide Import Provisions.pdf 386.51 KB Sep 19, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: The Netherlands AC24/Inf.2.b AC24_Inf_2.b_2017 Annual National Report_The Netherlands.pdf 597.49 KB May 24, 2018
	Background Paper on Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Evans & Smeenk 2008) AC24/Inf.4.1.c AC24_Inf._4.1.c_Background paper on Atlantic white-sided dolphin_Evans & Smeenk 2008.pdf 525.85 KB Aug 31, 2018
	ICES Report from the Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (ICES CM 2018/ACOM:25) AC24/Inf.2.1.b AC24_Inf._2.1.b_ICES WGBYC.pdf 1.98 MB Sep 10, 2018
	Setting Research Priorities to Guide Management of Harbour Porpoises AC24/Inf.3.2.a AC24_Inf_3.2.a_Research Priorities to guide management of HP.pdf 1.23 MB Aug 07, 2018
	List of Documents AC24/Inf.1.2.b rev.1 AC24_Inf_1.2.b List of Documents Rev.1.pdf 144.77 KB Sep 19, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Germany AC24/Inf.2.d AC24_Inf_2.d_2017 National Report_Germany.pdf 566.01 KB Jun 04, 2018
	Letter regarding Mitigation of Marine Mammal Bycatch in Schleswig-Holstein and beyond AC24/Inf.3.3.a AC24_Inf._3.3.a_PAL letter.pdf 690.73 KB Sep 06, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: France AC24/Inf.2.g AC24_Inf_2.g_2017 National Report France.pdf 1014.61 KB Jul 13, 2018
	IWC Bycatch Mitigation Initiative Workplan AC24/Inf.2.5.d AC24_Inf.2.5.d_IWC_Bycatch Mitigation Initiative Workplan.pdf 288.17 KB Sep 17, 2018
	Terms of Reference for a Joint Bycatch Working Group of ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS AC24/Inf.2.1.a AC24_Inf._2.1.a_ACCOBAMS_ASCOBANS_WGBycatch_2018.pdf 224.36 KB Aug 20, 2018
	Seafood Import Provisions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act AC24/Inf.2.1.e AC24_Inf._2.1.e_NOAA Seafood Import Provisions.pdf 223.04 KB Sep 19, 2018
	RASS Marine Policy Paper AC24/Inf.2.1.c AC24_Inf._2.1.c_RASS_Marine_Policy_paper.pdf 1.89 MB Aug 28, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: United Kingdom AC24/Inf.2.f AC24_Inf_2.f_2017 Annual National Report_United Kingdom.pdf 953.57 KB Jun 14, 2018
	Report of the Joint ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS/RAC-SPA Workshop on Marine Debris and Cetacean stranding (ECS 2018) AC24/Inf.2.3.a AC24_Inf.2.3.a_Report WK Marine Debris Stranding with Recommendations .pdf 6.41 MB Jul 24, 2018
	IWC Strandings Initiative Update AC24/Inf.2.5.b AC24_Inf._2.5.b_IWC Strandings Initiative Update.pdf 219.76 KB Sep 18, 2018

	Mapping Cetacean Distributions in NW European Seas AC24/2.4.1 2.4.1 Mapping cetacean distributions_Evans.pdf 5.2 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Chair report Jastarnia & WBBK_Carlén AC24/3.1 & 3.3 3.1 & 3.3 Chair report Jastarnia & WBBK_Carlén.pdf 1.93 MB
	Readdressing CMS listings for ASCOBANS region_Dolman AC24/9.3 9.3 Readdressing CMS listings for ASCOBANS region_Dolman.pdf 1.53 MB
	Semi-Drift Nets And Their Use In Poland AC24/2.1.5_2 2.1.5 2 Semi driftnets_Kaminska.pdf 1.32 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Cetacean Necropsy Protocol - Update AC24/2.5.4 2.5.4 Cetacean necropsy protocol_Ijsseldijk Brownlow.pdf 1.45 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Atlantic white-sided dolphin_Evans AC24/4.1 4.1 Atlantic white-sided dolphin_Evans.pdf 4.9 MB
	IWC Strandings Initiative_Stockin AC24/2.5.1 1 2.5.1 1 IWC Strandings Initiative_Stockin.pdf 1.22 MB
	Marine Debris AC24/2.3 2.3 Marine Debris_Simmonds.pdf 2.3 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Use of bycatches and strandings AC24/2.5 2.5 Use of Bycatches and Strandings_Deaville.pdf 1.42 MB
	Relevant CMS COP12 Resolutions_Virtue AC24/9.3 9.3 Relevant CMS COP12 Resolutions_Virtue.pdf 450.7 KB
	Bycatch of Harbour Porpoise in Polish Semi-Drift Gillnet Fishery AC24/2.1.5_1 2.1.5 1 Semi driftnets_Pawliczka.pdf 7.17 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Update on Best Practice Guidelines for Strandings Events AC24/2.5.3 2.5.3 Best practice guidelines_Mazzariol.pdf 3.8 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Common dolphin SAP_Macleod AC24/3.4 3.4 Common dolphin SAP_Macleod.pdf 638.46 KB
	Whale Watching Handbook slides AC24/2.5.1 3 2.5.1 3 Whale Watching Handbook slides.pdf 1.45 MB
	Resource Depletion AC24/2.2 2.2 Resource depletion_Pierce Sveegard.pdf 2.03 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Survey and Research AC24/2.4 2.4 Surveys and research_Scheidat.pdf 1.39 MB Oct 04, 2018
	EU policy matters_Nikolic AC24/8. 8. EU policy matters_Nikolic.pdf 855.17 KB
	U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act Import Provisions AC24/2.1.4 2.1.4 U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act Import Provisions_Fields.pdf 1.62 MB Oct 04, 2018
	ASCOBANS Region Web Accessed Strandings Database AC24/2.5.2 2.5.2 Database_Deaville.pdf 1.66 MB Oct 04, 2018
	North Sea Progress Report_Evans AC24/3.2 3.2 North Sea Progress Report_Evans.pdf 1.02 MB
	BALHAB_Carlén AC24/11.1.2 11.1.2 BALHAB_Carlén.pdf 1.9 MB
	Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS) AC24/2.1.7 2.1.7 Seafish RASS_Pinn.pdf 7.35 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Analysis of National Reporting Data AC24/2.1.2 2.1.2 2.1.8 Bycatch WG.pdf 455.84 KB Oct 04, 2018
	Extension Area Update to AC24 AC24/6. & 7. 6. & 7. Extension Area Update_Evans.pdf 5.62 MB
	ICES Working Group Bycatch AC24/2.1.1 2.1.1 ICES_WGBYC_Macleod Koenigson.pdf 1.07 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Bycatch Mitigation Initiative -Collaborating on the Development and Promotion of Solutions for Tackling Cetacean Bycatch AC24/2.5.1 2 2.5.1 2 IWC BMI_Stockin.pdf 1.12 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Progress reports Jastarnia & WBBK_Evans AC24/3.1 & 3.3 3.1 & 3.3 Progress reports Jastarnia & WBBK_Evans.pdf 1.29 MB
	ASCOBANS Outreach report AC24/10.1 10.1 ASCOBANS Outreach report.pdf 3.83 MB
	Strengthening Engagement With The Marine Stewardship Council AC24/2.1.6 2.1.6 Marine Stewardship Council_Gummery.pdf 1.01 MB Oct 04, 2018
	Update on UK and Irish Beaked Whale Unusual Mortality Event AC24/2.5.5 2.5.5 Cuviers stranding_Brownlow.pdf 1.42 MB Oct 04, 2018
	White-beaked dolphin_Evans AC24/5.1 5.1 White-beaked dolphin_Evans.pdf 2.9 MB

	AC24 Invitation Letter Invitation_AC24.pdf 377.24 KB May 22, 2018
	7th North Sea Group Meeting Travel Information TravelInformation_AC24_NSG7.pdf 353.41 KB Jun 27, 2018 AMBERTON registration form.doc 5.78 MB Jun 27, 2018 CONGRESS registration form.doc 150 KB Jun 27, 2018 NOVOTEL registration form.doc 326 KB Jun 27, 2018
	AC24 Travel information TravelInformation_AC24_final.pdf 353.41 KB May 18, 2018 AMBERTON registration form.doc 5.78 MB May 18, 2018 CONGRESS registration form.doc 150 KB May 18, 2018 NOVOTEL registration form.doc 326 KB May 18, 2018

	2017 Annual National Report: Poland AC24/Inf.2.c AC24_Inf_2.c_2017 Annual National Report_Poland.pdf 567.3 KB May 30, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Sweden AC24/Inf.2.h AC24_Inf_2.h_2017 National Report Sweden.pdf 510.18 KB Jul 12, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Lithuania AC24/Inf.2.i AC24_Inf._2.i_2017 National Report Lithuania.pdf 581.86 KB Aug 27, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Belgium AC24/Inf.2.e AC24_Inf_2.e_2017 National Report Belgium.pdf 636.32 KB Jun 14, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: The Netherlands AC24/Inf.2.b AC24_Inf_2.b_2017 Annual National Report_The Netherlands.pdf 597.49 KB May 24, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Germany AC24/Inf.2.d AC24_Inf_2.d_2017 National Report_Germany.pdf 566.01 KB Jun 04, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: France AC24/Inf.2.g AC24_Inf_2.g_2017 National Report France.pdf 1014.61 KB Jul 13, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: United Kingdom AC24/Inf.2.f AC24_Inf_2.f_2017 Annual National Report_United Kingdom.pdf 953.57 KB Jun 14, 2018
	2017 Annual National Report: Finland AC24/Inf.2.a AC24_Inf_2.a_2017 Annual National Report_Finland.pdf 474.57 KB May 24, 2018

Organizer:

ASCOBANS

Instrument:

ASCOBANS

Meeting kind:

Official

Languages:

English

24th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

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