Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North SeasAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • September 6th, 2019
The Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) is a treaty concluded under the United Nations Environment Programme. Its secretariat is provided by the Convention on Migratory Species, itself a Multilateral Environmental Agreement under the United Nations Environment Programme. ASCOBANS has been in force since 1994 and has ten Parties1 to date.
LIST OF DATES OF INTEREST TO ASCOBANS 2024-2025Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 31st, 2024
Date Organiser Title Venue 2024 16-20 Sept2024 ICES Meeting of the Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC 2024) Bayeux, France 17-20 Sept2024 CMS 7th Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council (ScC-SC7) Bonn, Germany 18-20 Sept2024 HELCOM 5th Informal Consultation Session of the joint HELCOM- VASAB Maritime Spatial Planning Working Group Riga, Latvia 22-27 Sept2024 IWC 69th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission Lima, Peru 21 Oct - 1Nov 2024 CBD 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) Cali, Colombia 22-23 Oct2024 OSPAR Offshore Renewable Energy Development (ICG-ORED(3) 2024) Gothenburg, Sweden 28-29 Oct2024 ACCOBAMS& ASCOBANS 2nd Meeting of the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS Online 26-27 Nov2024 ACCOBAMS& ASCOBANS Joint workshop with navies on underwater noise and cetaceans Toulon, France 2-5 Dec2024 ACCOBAMS 16th Meeting of the Scientific Committee Barcelona, Spai
PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA AND SCHEDULEAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • September 3rd, 2024
Time Tuesday 10 September Wednesday 11 September Thursday 12 September 08:30-09:00 Registration 09:00-11:00 1. Opening of the Meeting1.1. Welcoming Remarks1.2. ROP1.3. Election of Officers1.4. Adoption of the Agenda1.5. Credentials Committee2. Opening Statements3. Outreach & Education Award4. Reports4.1. Report of the AC Chairs4.2. Report of the Secretariat4.3. National Reports of Parties Report from the Credentials Committee Report from the Budget Working Group 6. Further Implementation6.2. Conservation Issues6.2.1. Beaked Whales6.2.2. Maritime Spatial Planning6.2.3. Recreational Speed Craft6.2.4. Offshore Renewable Energy Reports from the Working Groups 6.1. Species Action Plans (cont.) 6.2.5. Conservation Objectives6.2.7. Iberian Harbour Porpoise6.2.8. Lagenorhynchus Species 11:00-11:30 Break Break Break 11:30-13:00 4.3. National Reports of Parties (cont.)4.4. Reports from Non-Party RS4.5. Reports from Observer Org.7. Admin & Budgetary Issues7.1. Financial & Admin. 2021-2024 6
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North SeasAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • June 12th, 2020
This document summarizes the outcomes of recent meetings as well as other developments of relevance to the report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea, pursuant to UNGA Resolution 74/19.
ContractAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • September 13th, 2024
AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS OF THE BALTIC, NORTH EAST ATLANTIC, IRISH AND NORTH SEAS UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 10.7
ContractAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 14th, 2024
AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS OF THE BALTIC, NORTH EAST ATLANTIC, IRISH AND NORTH SEAS ASCOBANS/MOP10/Doc.6.2.10/Rev.1 14 August 2024
ContractAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • September 13th, 2024
AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS OF THE BALTIC, NORTH EAST ATLANTIC, IRISH AND NORTH SEAS UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 10.4
ContractAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 31st, 2024
AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS OF THE BALTIC, NORTH EAST ATLANTIC, IRISH AND NORTH SEAS ASCOBANS/MOP10/Inf.4.2a 31 August 2024
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North SeasAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • June 17th, 2021
The Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS), opened for signatures in 1992, is a treaty with ten Parties1 and seven non-Party Range States. ASCOBANS covers small toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises, with individual measures detailed in a Conservation and Management Plan annexed to the Agreement and in Resolutions adopted by each Meeting of Parties (MOP). Its secretariat is provided by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), itself a Multilateral Environmental Agreement under UNEP. Given the migration of these small cetaceans across national boundaries, ASCOBANS promotes close cooperation between countries and engagement with relevant stakeholders such as intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations.
ContractAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 11th, 2024
AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL CETACEANS OF THE BALTIC, NORTH EAST ATLANTIC, IRISH AND NORTH SEAS ASCOBANS/MOP10/Doc.5.3 11 August 2024
INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP ON RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN IN THE EXTENDED AGREEMENT AREA, INCLUDING LARGE CETACEANS: UPDATE FOR THE PERIOD 2015-2024Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • September 3rd, 2024
The aim of this group has been to review the current research and conservation efforts undertaken by Contracting Parties, Range States and others within the ASCOBANS Extension Area (Fig. 1), and to identify what opportunities for collaboration exist. A summary of recent research and conservation actions undertaken by country was presented in March 2012 at AC19 in Galway, Ireland, at AC20 in Warsaw in August 2013, at AC21 in Gothenburg, Sweden in September 2014, and at AC22 in Den Haag, The Netherlands in September 2015. Since then, there has not been a report so the present one summarises progress over the last ten years.
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO PROTECT BEAKED WHALES IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC – ASCOBANS INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP REPORT, AUGUST 2024Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 28th, 2024
Dolman, S.J.1 Brownlow, A2*, Berrow, S.D.3, Deaville, R.4, Evans, P.G.H.5, Fernandez, A.6, Gordon, J.C.D.7, Haelters, J.8, IJsseldijk, L.L.9, Miller, P.7, Morell, M.10, Plön, S.11, Showalter,G2, Renell, J.12, Simmonds, M.13, Stockin, K.14, Virgili, A.15 and Wickson, F.16
Disclaimer: This text combines the original treaty text of 1992 with the amendment agreed in 2003.Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • June 8th, 2010
Recalling the general principles of conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, as reflected in the World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Wide Fund for Nature, and in the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development,
SUMMARY COMPILATION OF THE 2023 NATIONAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY ASCOBANS PARTIESAgreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans • August 11th, 2024
This information document compiles, in a summary format, the responses given to the questions in the ASCOBANS National Report Form 2023. The National Reports compiled here are those submitted in time for AC28: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Please refer to these full reports for detailed information.
