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Official account of the UN Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) #UNEP

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Earlier this week the ASCOBANS Jastarnia Group held its 21st meeting🐬 #harbourporpoise Participants discussed activities in 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇩🇪🇱🇹🇵🇱🇸🇪, offshore wind energy construction, carbon capture & storage +much more.. Proceedings will be available in due course: ascobans.org

Earlier this week the ASCOBANS Jastarnia Group held its 21st meeting🐬 #harbourporpoise
Participants discussed activities in 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇩🇪🇱🇹🇵🇱🇸🇪, offshore wind energy construction, carbon capture & storage +much more..
Proceedings will be available in due course: ascobans.org
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📬 ASCOBANS is now on BlueSky! bsky.app Follow us for what's going on at ASCOBANS and for related stories, science & actions to safeguard #whales, #dolphins and #porpoises! 🐬 . . . . . Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

📬 ASCOBANS is now on BlueSky!  bsky.app

Follow us for what's going on at ASCOBANS and for related stories, science & actions to safeguard #whales, #dolphins and #porpoises! 🐬
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CMS is looking for two consultants to work on: • A report on the state of knowledge of the impacts of deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities on migratory species, their prey and their ecosystems, including identifying knowledge gaps that should be addressed:

CMS is looking for two consultants to work on: 

• A report on the state of knowledge of the impacts of deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities on migratory species, their prey and their ecosystems, including identifying knowledge gaps that should be addressed:
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Join us in Bonn, Germany from 3–5 June 2025 for the first Global Workshop on CMS Legislation. Discover strategies to strengthen national laws, address known & emerging threats to migratory species, and support ecological connectivity—all essential for effectively implementing the

Join us in Bonn, Germany from 3–5 June 2025 for the first Global Workshop on CMS Legislation. Discover strategies to strengthen national laws, address known &amp; emerging threats to migratory species, and support ecological connectivity—all essential for effectively implementing the
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The 56th Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee has officially begun in Bonn, Germany. Over the next three days, the Committee will discuss a range of critical topics, including: • Reviewing progress on species action plans and conservation projects • Ensuring effective

The 56th Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee has officially begun in Bonn, Germany.

Over the next three days, the Committee will discuss a range of critical topics, including:
• Reviewing progress on species action plans and conservation projects
• Ensuring effective
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📢 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Brazil will host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (#CMSCOP15) in the city of Campo Grande from 23–29 March 2026! 🇧🇷 This crucial event will unite governments, scientists, indigenous peoples, local communities and

📢 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Brazil will host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (#CMSCOP15) in the city of Campo Grande from 23–29 March 2026! 🇧🇷

This crucial event will unite governments, scientists, indigenous peoples, local communities and
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📣 Top job open at the Convention on Migratory Species! 🐋🦈🐳🐟🐢🦅🦉🦒🦍 ➡️See details in careers.un.org/jobSearchDescr… PS. Did you know that the Executive Secretary of CMS is also the Exec Sec of ASCOBANS? 🐬

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🌊MSP principles can be derived from the MSP legislation (if existing) or a number of sources, including international treaties and agreements, national policy and agreements, or examples of good practices. Source: MSPglobal International Guide UNESCO Ocean EU Maritime & Fish

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🌊The North Sea is busier than ever & smart planning is essential. 🔎Join ICES Workshop on Cumulative Impact Assessments ✅Review tools & methods, recommend appropriate tools for cumulative impact assessments 🗓6–9 May 2025 ICES Hq, Copenhagen ➡️ices.dk/community/grou… #GNSBI

🌊The North Sea is busier than ever &amp; smart planning is essential.
🔎Join ICES Workshop on Cumulative Impact Assessments
✅Review tools &amp; methods, recommend appropriate tools for cumulative impact assessments
🗓6–9 May 2025 ICES Hq, Copenhagen
➡️ices.dk/community/grou…
#GNSBI
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The ASCOBANS North Sea Group met this week🐬 NSG13 discussed #harbourporpoise conservation activities in the North Sea, bycatch, porpoise health, strandings... Read all about it in the report, available in due course ➡️ ascobans.org/en/meeting/nsg… Thank you to the 30+ participants!

The ASCOBANS North Sea Group met this week🐬

NSG13 discussed #harbourporpoise conservation activities in the North Sea, bycatch, porpoise health, strandings... Read all about it in the report, available in due course ➡️ ascobans.org/en/meeting/nsg…

Thank you to the 30+ participants!
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Plastic pollution is one of the most fixable environmental challenges. June 5 is #WorldEnvironmentDay, and this year is all about collective action to #BeatPlasticPollution. Join us to build a healthier, cleaner future for all: worldenvironmentday.global

Plastic pollution is one of the most fixable environmental challenges.

June 5 is #WorldEnvironmentDay, and this year is all about collective action to #BeatPlasticPollution.

Join us to build a healthier, cleaner future for all:

worldenvironmentday.global
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🔜International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise #IDBHP ! 🐬 📅18 May 2025 📌Aim: to increase public awareness of the population in the Baltic Proper, which is threatened with extinction If you are organizing an IDBHP event, tag us! See also: fb.me/e/5Cerzrfaa

🔜International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise #IDBHP ! 🐬

📅18 May 2025 
📌Aim: to increase public awareness of the  population in the Baltic Proper, which is threatened with extinction

If you are organizing an IDBHP event, tag us! 

See also: fb.me/e/5Cerzrfaa
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🐳 We are at the 36th Conference of the European Cetacean Society in Ponta Delgada, Azores 🇵🇹! Yesterday we hosted a lively workshop brainstorming novel conservation & awareness-raising approaches to #SavetheBalticPorpoise 🐬 Thank you for participating! #ECSconference2025 #IDBHP

🐳 We are at the 36th Conference of the European Cetacean Society in Ponta Delgada, Azores 🇵🇹!
Yesterday we hosted a lively workshop brainstorming novel conservation &amp; awareness-raising approaches to #SavetheBalticPorpoise 🐬 Thank you for participating!
#ECSconference2025 #IDBHP
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Do you love spotting dolphins from a boat deck or are you eager to swim beside a graceful turtle? Our new NEW marine wildlife interaction guidelines are your go-to playbook for keeping those moments safe for the ocean and unforgettable for you. 🌊 Who are they for? Everyone from

Do you love spotting dolphins from a boat deck or are you eager to swim beside a graceful turtle? Our new NEW marine wildlife interaction guidelines are your go-to playbook for keeping those moments safe for the ocean and unforgettable for you. 🌊

Who are they for? Everyone from
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Today is International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise. IWC is pleased to support ASCOBANS, highlighting the critical situation for this small cetacean, also subject of IWC Scientific Committee recommendations re the urgent need to reduce bycatch ascobans.org/en/campaign/in…

Today is International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise. IWC is pleased to support <a href="/ASCOBANS/">ASCOBANS</a>, highlighting the critical situation for this small cetacean, also subject of IWC Scientific Committee recommendations re the urgent need to reduce bycatch ascobans.org/en/campaign/in…
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It's the International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise (#IDBHP) ! 🐬 The #HarbourPorpoise population in the Baltic Proper is critically endangered with only a few 100 remaining 🆘 Read more: ascobans.org/en/news/intern…

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Marine animals are essential, yet many species face severe threats due to human activities. 🐬 Managing such activities in a way that's legal, sustainable and ensures conservation is critical for implementing #SDG14 and the #GBF. Are you heading to #UNOC3? Then don’t miss our

Marine animals are essential, yet many species face severe threats due to human activities. 🐬

Managing such activities in a way that's legal, sustainable and ensures conservation is critical for implementing #SDG14 and the #GBF.

Are you heading to #UNOC3? Then don’t miss our
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Plastics pose serious threats to cetaceans through: 🚫 ingestion 🥅 entanglement 🧪 chemical contamination 🌊 habitat disruption. Today, 5 June, is the #WorldEnvironmentDay - and this year it's about #BeatPlasticPollution . Join the movement: worldenvironmentday.global

Plastics pose serious threats to cetaceans through:
🚫 ingestion 
🥅 entanglement 
🧪 chemical contamination 
🌊 habitat disruption.  

Today, 5 June, is the #WorldEnvironmentDay - and this year it's about #BeatPlasticPollution .

Join the movement: worldenvironmentday.global
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The 29thMeeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee (AC29) will take place online from 16-18 September 2025. Observer organizations interested in attending AC29 are invited to register by 17 July 2025 via the meeting page: ascobans.org/en/meeting/ac29

The 29thMeeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee (AC29) will take place online from 16-18 September 2025. Observer organizations interested in attending AC29 are invited to register by 17 July 2025 via the meeting page: ascobans.org/en/meeting/ac29
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Each summer, parts of the Baltic Sea display vivid green algal blooms. 🛰 This #ImageOfTheDay, captured by a #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 satellite on 21 July shows the phenomenon. Copernicus Marine delivers products useful for better understanding the biogeochemical status of the ocean.

Each summer, parts of the Baltic Sea display vivid green algal blooms.

🛰 This #ImageOfTheDay, captured by a #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 satellite on 21 July shows the phenomenon.

<a href="/CMEMS_EU/">Copernicus Marine</a> delivers products useful for better understanding the biogeochemical status of the ocean.