The Working Group was established by the Scientific Committee at its fourth meeting in
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in February 1996 and was given the task:(i) Ato review the analyses …

Marine mammal depredation, whereby marine mammals remove catches from nets and
damage fishing gear, has become an issue worldwide, affecting both the survival of wild …

Summary The Yarari Marine Mammal Sanctuary (hereafter simply referred to as the Yarari
Sanctuary, or Yarari) was formally established on September 2, 2015. It is currently …

Background The Azores islands have been historically linked to cetaceans, becoming an
example of a successful transition from whaling to whale watching. Twenty-eight cetacean …

Motivated by the need to estimate the abundance of marine mammal populations to inform
conservation assessments, especially relating to fishery bycatch, this paper provides …

CONISMA, CNR and CIRCE, involved Italian research units (RUs) working on cetaceans to
join a National Network answering the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) …

European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice
presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to …

Before pointing Pontoporia's bow east again towards home, I made a brief foray into the
Atlantic Ocean in the hope of encountering orcas. A successive conversation with local …

Abstract The Polar branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and
Oceanography (VNIRO) carries out annually comprehensive surveys in the Barents Sea …

EDMAKTUB develops its activities on the basis of different research projects, either through
its own initiatives or in collaboration with other institutions. The interest is always to deepen …