Conservation Plan for short-beaked common dolphins in the

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Mediterranean Sea

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Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean

2005

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Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area

Index of contents

Executive summary 5

1. Introduction 7

2. The problem 9

3. The solutions 10

4. Goals of the Conservation Plan 15

5. Areas of Conservation Importance and MPAs 16

6. The role of research 19

7. Building capacity and promoting awareness 21

8. Implementation of the Conservation Plan 23

9. Actions 24

9.1. Management actions 25

9.1.1. Fishery-related management actions 26

9.1.2. Other management actions 29

9.2. Legislative actions 31

9.3. Research actions 33

9.3.1. Dolphin studies 34

9.3.2. Ecosystem studies 40

9.3.3. Interaction and conflict 41

9.4. Capacity building actions 43

9.4.1. Institutional capacity building 44

9.4.2. Individual capacity building 48

9.5. Awareness and Education actions 50

10. References 55

Annexes 60

Annex 1 Legal instruments of relevance to the conservation of common dolphins in the

Mediterranean Sea - by Daniel Owen 61

Annex 2 Areas of Conservation Importance for common dolphins 86

Annex 3 Coordinator of the common dolphin Conservation Plan: Job description 87

Annex 4 ICRAM Workshop Conclusions and Recommendations 88

Annex 5 Pew Marine Conservation Fellows’ Action Statement for Fisheries Conservation and

Networks of Marine Protected Areas 89