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Fifth Meeting of the Parties to
ACCOBAMS
RAC/SPA will participate and present its progress report
RAC/SPA, as a Coordinating Sub-regional Unit in the
Mediterranean Sea, is supporting the organisation
of the Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement
on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea,
Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area
(ACCOBAMS) that will be held from the 5th to 8th
November 2013, at the Mövenpick Hotel of Tangier,
Morocco.
This meeting will be an occasion for RAC/SPA to
present activities that have been carried out for the
protection of cetaceans and their habitats in the
Mediterranean Sea.
Cetacean Manual for MPA Managers
A new tool for protecting cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS area
The MedMPAnet Project collaborated recently with MedPAN network
and ACCOBAMS permanent secretariat in the publication of a new
technical tool designed for MPA managers and dealing with the best
practices for protecting cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS area.
The cetacean manual for MPA managers, published in October 2013,
provides a comprehensive overview of the main cetaceans species
regularly present in the ACCOBAMS area and reviews the following
subjects:
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The monitoring of cetaceans populations in MPAs,
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The existing data and networks for cetaceans,
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The administrative and scientific guidelines to deal with dead and
live stranding,
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The sustainable whale watching and volunteering activities,
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Other socioeconomic aspects.
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