Ascobans 2026
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Sea
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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. In February 2008, an extension of the agreement area came into force which changed the name to "Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas"
A number of Working Groups on various issues and species have been established under the Agreements and Memorandum of Understandings . Among them, the North-East Atlantic common dolphin (Delphinus Delphis) is the subject of an action plan and a steering group has been set up in 2019
Copy this link to learn more https://www.ascobans.org/news/action-plan-common-dolphin-launched
Thus The 6th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group (CDG), held online on 13–14 January 2026,
Click on the link below to see the purpose of this meeting
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The Greater North Sea
Celtic Seas
Bay Of Biscay
North East Atlantic
Baltic Sea
Porpoises
Dolphins
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