Europe

Country
Full name
Vitaly Korenchuk
First name
Vitaly
Last Name
Korenchuk
Position
Consultant, Division of Biological Diversity
Department
Department of Biological and Landscape Diversity
Institution
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Primary National Focal Point
Off
Prefix
Mr.
Telephone
Address

10 Kollectornaya str.
22004 Minsk

22004, Minsk
Belarus

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Country
Full name
Klara Kamper
First name
Klara
Last Name
Kamper
Position
MSc
Department
Division II/4
Institution
Federal Ministry Republic of Austria, Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Primary National Focal Point
Off
Prefix
Ms.
Telephone
Address

Stubenbastei 5
1010 Vienna

1010 Vienna
Austria

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Guido Keijl.
Guido Keijl.

ASCOBANS Outreach and Education Award to Guido Keijl & Dutch Strandings Network

Guido Keijl & the Dutch strandings network have just been announced the winner of the ASCOBANS Outreach and Education Award 2024 at the 10th Meeting of the Parties, which began today in Odense, Denmark.
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Delphinus delphis © Benjamin GUICHARD / French biodiversity agency.
Delphinus delphis © Benjamin GUICHARD / French biodiversity agency.

3rd Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group

The 3rd Meeting of the Steering Group for the ASCOBANS Species Action Plan (SAP) for the North-East Atlantic Common Dolphin (Common Dolphin Group) was held online from 15 to 16 November 2022. Attended by 30 participants from France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, the UK, European Commission, ACCOBAMS, and a number of NGOs and academic institutions, CDG3 discussed progress in SAP implementation and a number of other topics feeding into that progress.
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Harbour porpoise © Hanna Michel.
Harbour porpoise © Hanna Michel.

27th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee

The 27th meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee (AC27) took place online, for the second consecutive time, from 28 to 30 September 2022. This meeting covered bycatch, resource depletion, marine debris, surveys and research, and use of stranding records, as requested in ASCOBANS Resolution 8.1 (Rev.MOP9).
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Photo by Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station
Photo by Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station

Call for Expressions of Interest: Develop Guidelines for Cetacean-friendly Marine Spatial Planning

The ASCOBANS Secretariat is welcoming Expressions of Interest (EOI) from organisations or individuals to develop guidelines for cetacean-friendly Marine Spatial Planning for the ASCOBANS region.  
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Beaked whales spotted off Zandvoort; sighting is worrying, experts say

A group of between two to four beaked whales (Mesoplodon bidens) were spotted close to the Dutch coast at Zandvoort on Tuesday afternoon.

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Benjamin GUICHARD/French biodiversity agency
Benjamin GUICHARD/French biodiversity agency

Call for Expressions of Interest: Coordination of the Species Action Plan for North-East Atlantic Common Dolphin

The ASCOBANS Secretariat is welcoming Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified organizations or individuals to provide coordination of the ASCOBANS Species Action Plan for North-East Atlantic Common Dolphin (or the "Common Dolphin SAP").
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