What is ASCOBANS?
ASCOBANS was concluded in 1991 as the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS) under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) and entered into force in 1994. To know more about it.
Description
The 9th Meeting of the North Sea Group has been held on 20-21 January 2021. In its annual meetings, the Steering Group for the ASCOBANS Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises in the North Sea
(the North Sea Group) reviewed progress under the conservation plan, learned about complementary initiatives, and aimed to move implementation forward. To read ASCOBANS' Conservation Plan about the Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the North Sea you can click here.
Ida Carlén, CCB Biodiversity Officer, was attending the meeting.