Why do we care about whales and dolphins

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM · 2 hr. (Europe/Paris)

Monaco Oceanographic Museum / Tortues room

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Information

The event’s main objective is to present the current state of play regarding the existing knowledge on cetaceans in the Mediterranean, focusing on the usefulness of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative, how it was developed and implemented on the field, how it provided the first-ever baseline data enabling the continuation of trend assessments on the conservation status of cetacean populations in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

The need to pursue surveillance and monitoring efforts in the region, building up from the expertise and human network created with the ASI is linked to the need to update information on how cetaceans are coping with the cumulative effects of human activities and climate change.

Programme

◦ ACCOBAMS Objectives : Susana SALVADOR – 10’ (institutional role & mandate) ◦ Why are cetaceans important to the marine ecosystem? Aurélie MOULINS – 20’ (initial context) ◦ Why do we have to know how many whales and dolphins are in the sea? (background and results of the first ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative 2018/2019) : Ayaka OZTURK – 20’ ◦ What do we do with the collected data? (Outcomes and added value of data collected during ASI: Articles Frontiers, IUCN status re-assessment and NETCCOBAMS for identification of areas in need of protection) : Simone PANIGADA & Alessio MAGLIO– 30’ ◦ How to accomplish our mission? (understanding trends and treats: Planning the next ASI) : Simone PANIGADA – 10 ‘ ◦ Questions and discussion – 30 ‘

Language

English

Access

Private