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Title
Report of the 2013 IWC Scientific Committee workshop on Marine Debris
Title (original)
Report of the 2013 IWC Scientific Committee workshop on Marine Debris
Description
The report introduces the range of environmental work being undertaken by the Commission. In particular, he highlighted progress to coordinate national programmes established to respond to whales entangled in marine debris.The IWC strives to facilitate a co-ordinated, global capacity for responding to entangled whales, where apprentices from more than 15 countries have already been trained in safe disentanglement procedures. Other environmental work includes development of measures to reduce incidents of ship strikes, development of guidelines for sustainable whale watch operations and a range of dedicated conservation projects for small cetaceans.
Authors
IWC
Publication year
2013
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Awareness
Socioeconomic analysis & impact
Cleaning the marine environment
Number of links to resource
2
Other relevant information
The IWC recently introduced Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) as a practical tool to co-ordinate the diverse work being undertaken. To date, three CMPs have been prepared: one for gray whales Eschrichtius robustus in the western North Pacific, and two for southern right whales Eubalaena australis on the east and west coasts of South America. Additional plans have been developed. The successful implementation of the CMPs depending on continued and increased partnership working between range states and the full range of stakeholder organisations.

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