ABOUT ACCOBAMS

Introduction

The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area

A cooperative tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

The purpose of ACCOBAMS is to reduce threats to cetaceans in Mediterranean and Black Sea waters and improve our knowledge of these animals.

ACCOBAMS is the first Agreement binding the countries in these two subregions, and enabling them to work together on a matter of general interest.

Cooperative tools for the conservation of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas:

The purpose of ACCOBAMS is to reduce threat to cetaceans in Mediterranean and Black Sea waters and improve our knowledge of these animals.

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Meeting of the Parties

The Meeting of the Parties is the decision-making body of the Agreement.
Ordinary sessions of the Meeting of the Parties occur at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise

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Protected areas

The issue of how to proceed with marine protected areas (MPAs) was discussed during the second meeting (Istanbul, 20-22 November 2003) of the Scientific Committee of ACCOBAMS.

The Chair presented a discussion paper which he had prepared for the meeting (SC2/Doc9: Establishing Marine Protected Areas for Cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS Area), with the following points.

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Coordination Units

To facilitate the implementation of the measures prescribed in the Conservation Plan of the Agreement (Annex 2), Article III 7 c statues that Coordination Units will be designated, in each sub-region, within an existent institution

Capacity building

Training activities

Since 2001, ACCOBAMS has organised a series of capacity building initiatives aimed at developing expertise on cetacean research and conservation, and encouraging collaboration among researchers and institutes working in the ACCOBAMS region.

These initiatives have included:

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