Hoy se incorporan al @ma.ieo.es Carlota, Juanto y Pablo del Máster en Diversidad Biológica de @univmalaga.bsky.social junto con la doctoranda Sara Benchekroun del INRH gracias a la financiación de ACCOBAMS 🎓🌍
@joangimenez.bsky.social dirigirá sus trabajos.
¡Bienvenidos al @ieo.es!
@joangimenez.bsky.social dirigirá sus trabajos.
¡Bienvenidos al @ieo.es!
January 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hoy se incorporan al @ma.ieo.es Carlota, Juanto y Pablo del Máster en Diversidad Biológica de @univmalaga.bsky.social junto con la doctoranda Sara Benchekroun del INRH gracias a la financiación de ACCOBAMS 🎓🌍
@joangimenez.bsky.social dirigirá sus trabajos.
¡Bienvenidos al @ieo.es!
@joangimenez.bsky.social dirigirá sus trabajos.
¡Bienvenidos al @ieo.es!
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is most deadly form marine debris.
A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of
500,000 marine invertebrates, 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds. #WhaleEntanglement
#GhostNets #cetacean
Accobams / Tudav
A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of
500,000 marine invertebrates, 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds. #WhaleEntanglement
#GhostNets #cetacean
Accobams / Tudav
February 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is most deadly form marine debris.
A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of
500,000 marine invertebrates, 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds. #WhaleEntanglement
#GhostNets #cetacean
Accobams / Tudav
A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of
500,000 marine invertebrates, 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds. #WhaleEntanglement
#GhostNets #cetacean
Accobams / Tudav
This week, CMS and ASCOBANS are at the 9th Meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS.
On the agenda: long-term monitoring of cetaceans, reducing bycatch, tackling underwater noise & vessel strikes, improving response to strandings, and addressing debris & pollution.
More at accobams.org/meetings/9th...
On the agenda: long-term monitoring of cetaceans, reducing bycatch, tackling underwater noise & vessel strikes, improving response to strandings, and addressing debris & pollution.
More at accobams.org/meetings/9th...
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This week, CMS and ASCOBANS are at the 9th Meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS.
On the agenda: long-term monitoring of cetaceans, reducing bycatch, tackling underwater noise & vessel strikes, improving response to strandings, and addressing debris & pollution.
More at accobams.org/meetings/9th...
On the agenda: long-term monitoring of cetaceans, reducing bycatch, tackling underwater noise & vessel strikes, improving response to strandings, and addressing debris & pollution.
More at accobams.org/meetings/9th...
Ship strikes are the biggest threat to fin & sperm whales in the #Mediterranean. But solutions exist – if we act now.
This week at the 9th Meeting of #ACCOBAMS, OceanCare & Tethys Research Institute co-hosted a side event bringing together experts & decision-makers to address this threat. 1/3
This week at the 9th Meeting of #ACCOBAMS, OceanCare & Tethys Research Institute co-hosted a side event bringing together experts & decision-makers to address this threat. 1/3
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ship strikes are the biggest threat to fin & sperm whales in the #Mediterranean. But solutions exist – if we act now.
This week at the 9th Meeting of #ACCOBAMS, OceanCare & Tethys Research Institute co-hosted a side event bringing together experts & decision-makers to address this threat. 1/3
This week at the 9th Meeting of #ACCOBAMS, OceanCare & Tethys Research Institute co-hosted a side event bringing together experts & decision-makers to address this threat. 1/3
This week I have been attending to the meeting of the Scientific Committee of #ACCOBAMS (SC16) in Barcelona. Recommendations for the conservation of cetaceans in the agreement area will be available soon
#CetaceanConservation #MediterraneanSea #BlackSea
#CetaceanConservation #MediterraneanSea #BlackSea
December 5, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This week I have been attending to the meeting of the Scientific Committee of #ACCOBAMS (SC16) in Barcelona. Recommendations for the conservation of cetaceans in the agreement area will be available soon
#CetaceanConservation #MediterraneanSea #BlackSea
#CetaceanConservation #MediterraneanSea #BlackSea
OceanCare advocating for stronger protection at conference in Cyprus 🇨🇾 🌊
This week, OceanCare will be on the ground in Limassol for the 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties – where 24 parties work together to protect whales and dolphins in the Black Sea, #Mediterranean and contiguous Atlantic. 1/3
This week, OceanCare will be on the ground in Limassol for the 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties – where 24 parties work together to protect whales and dolphins in the Black Sea, #Mediterranean and contiguous Atlantic. 1/3
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
OceanCare advocating for stronger protection at conference in Cyprus 🇨🇾 🌊
This week, OceanCare will be on the ground in Limassol for the 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties – where 24 parties work together to protect whales and dolphins in the Black Sea, #Mediterranean and contiguous Atlantic. 1/3
This week, OceanCare will be on the ground in Limassol for the 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties – where 24 parties work together to protect whales and dolphins in the Black Sea, #Mediterranean and contiguous Atlantic. 1/3
The 9th Meeting of the Parties to #ACCOBAMS – the Agreement to protect whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Seas – has ended last week in Limassol, Cyprus. At some issues, we're leaving, with tangible progress to build on. 🙌🐬🐋
Watch here our recap. 📷
Watch here our recap. 📷
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The 9th Meeting of the Parties to #ACCOBAMS – the Agreement to protect whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Seas – has ended last week in Limassol, Cyprus. At some issues, we're leaving, with tangible progress to build on. 🙌🐬🐋
Watch here our recap. 📷
Watch here our recap. 📷
We welcome Dr. Maÿlis Salivas to the CMS family as the new ACCOBAMS Executive Secretary. 🌊
With 15+ years of marine conservation expertise, her vision promises a bright future for cetacean protection in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and Atlantic regions. 🐬💙
More here: accobams.org/announcing-a...
With 15+ years of marine conservation expertise, her vision promises a bright future for cetacean protection in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and Atlantic regions. 🐬💙
More here: accobams.org/announcing-a...
January 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We welcome Dr. Maÿlis Salivas to the CMS family as the new ACCOBAMS Executive Secretary. 🌊
With 15+ years of marine conservation expertise, her vision promises a bright future for cetacean protection in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and Atlantic regions. 🐬💙
More here: accobams.org/announcing-a...
With 15+ years of marine conservation expertise, her vision promises a bright future for cetacean protection in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and Atlantic regions. 🐬💙
More here: accobams.org/announcing-a...
Proud to be part of this! 🚢🐋
🔍Three years after calling for action in Malta for #SAvEWhales, now in Cyprus at #ACCOBAMS, together with @oceancare.bsky.social we presented the progress of the implementation of the whale-detection system in the Strait of Kythira — a true step from advocacy to impact
🔍Three years after calling for action in Malta for #SAvEWhales, now in Cyprus at #ACCOBAMS, together with @oceancare.bsky.social we presented the progress of the implementation of the whale-detection system in the Strait of Kythira — a true step from advocacy to impact
The 9th Meeting of the Parties to #ACCOBAMS – the Agreement to protect whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Seas – has ended last week in Limassol, Cyprus. At some issues, we're leaving, with tangible progress to build on. 🙌🐬🐋
Watch here our recap. 📷
Watch here our recap. 📷
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Proud to be part of this! 🚢🐋
🔍Three years after calling for action in Malta for #SAvEWhales, now in Cyprus at #ACCOBAMS, together with @oceancare.bsky.social we presented the progress of the implementation of the whale-detection system in the Strait of Kythira — a true step from advocacy to impact
🔍Three years after calling for action in Malta for #SAvEWhales, now in Cyprus at #ACCOBAMS, together with @oceancare.bsky.social we presented the progress of the implementation of the whale-detection system in the Strait of Kythira — a true step from advocacy to impact
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico” www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico”
El científico marino italiano Simone Panigada lidera el comité de expertos de ACCOBAMS, un tratado internacional para la protección de los cetáceos firmado hace casi
www.lavanguardia.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico” www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
4/4 OceanCare has submitted a formal complaint against this lack of consistency with international conservation standards and decision by ACCOBAMS, the appropriate Agreement to protect these species in the Mediterranean Sea.
#ProtectWhales #MaritimeSector #OceanConservation
#ProtectWhales #MaritimeSector #OceanConservation
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
4/4 OceanCare has submitted a formal complaint against this lack of consistency with international conservation standards and decision by ACCOBAMS, the appropriate Agreement to protect these species in the Mediterranean Sea.
#ProtectWhales #MaritimeSector #OceanConservation
#ProtectWhales #MaritimeSector #OceanConservation
3/3 🚢 Speed reduction and rerouting vessels away from key whale habitats are proven solutions – yet implementation is challenging. If we overcome these obstacles, the #Mediterranean could become a shining example and role model for other regions.
Read more: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
Read more: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
ACCOBAMS: Protecting Whales from Ship Strikes - OceanCare
Whales in the Med Sea face deadly ship strikes. At the ACCOBAMS Meeting, OceanCare and Tethys called for action in high-risk areas.
www.oceancare.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
3/3 🚢 Speed reduction and rerouting vessels away from key whale habitats are proven solutions – yet implementation is challenging. If we overcome these obstacles, the #Mediterranean could become a shining example and role model for other regions.
Read more: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
Read more: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
🌊At #COP24, The Green Tank’s Policy Director Ioli Christopoulou @iolich.bsky.social moderated #sideevent 💡“From Science to Action”
🤝IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC, ACCOBAMS & France, Greece & Cyprus highlighted cooperation & commitment to reach 30×30 and protect our seas, species & habitats
🔗 shorturl.at/BOEZ9
🤝IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC, ACCOBAMS & France, Greece & Cyprus highlighted cooperation & commitment to reach 30×30 and protect our seas, species & habitats
🔗 shorturl.at/BOEZ9
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🌊At #COP24, The Green Tank’s Policy Director Ioli Christopoulou @iolich.bsky.social moderated #sideevent 💡“From Science to Action”
🤝IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC, ACCOBAMS & France, Greece & Cyprus highlighted cooperation & commitment to reach 30×30 and protect our seas, species & habitats
🔗 shorturl.at/BOEZ9
🤝IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC, ACCOBAMS & France, Greece & Cyprus highlighted cooperation & commitment to reach 30×30 and protect our seas, species & habitats
🔗 shorturl.at/BOEZ9
🌊Progress for protecting whales in the Mediterranean!🐋
At 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting, @oceancare.bsky.social &Tethys co-hosted side-event on reducing #vesselstrikes
📌Highlights: #SAvEWhales in Kythira Strait, vessel slow-downs & year-round alerts
The #Med can become a model for whale protection-act now!
At 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting, @oceancare.bsky.social &Tethys co-hosted side-event on reducing #vesselstrikes
📌Highlights: #SAvEWhales in Kythira Strait, vessel slow-downs & year-round alerts
The #Med can become a model for whale protection-act now!
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🌊Progress for protecting whales in the Mediterranean!🐋
At 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting, @oceancare.bsky.social &Tethys co-hosted side-event on reducing #vesselstrikes
📌Highlights: #SAvEWhales in Kythira Strait, vessel slow-downs & year-round alerts
The #Med can become a model for whale protection-act now!
At 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting, @oceancare.bsky.social &Tethys co-hosted side-event on reducing #vesselstrikes
📌Highlights: #SAvEWhales in Kythira Strait, vessel slow-downs & year-round alerts
The #Med can become a model for whale protection-act now!
España forma parte de un acuerdo internacional para proteger a los cetáceos de nuestras costas, se llama ACCOBAMS y en este artículo te contamos qué es y las trabas que existen para que se cumpla ⤵️
https://www.vidasostenible.org/sin-cetaceos-no-hay-mar/
https://www.vidasostenible.org/sin-cetaceos-no-hay-mar/
March 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
España forma parte de un acuerdo internacional para proteger a los cetáceos de nuestras costas, se llama ACCOBAMS y en este artículo te contamos qué es y las trabas que existen para que se cumpla ⤵️
https://www.vidasostenible.org/sin-cetaceos-no-hay-mar/
https://www.vidasostenible.org/sin-cetaceos-no-hay-mar/
🌊 At #COP24Med in Cairo!
💡Join us for Side Event #FromScienceToAction
📅04 Dec 2025 |⏰ 09:00–10:00
📍ASTOR Plenary Hall 1, The St. Regis Cairo
🌿with ACCOBAMS, MEDASSET, #LIFEMareNatura & more — turning science into real action for a healthy, resilient Mediterranean🌍
#MarineConservation #Biodiversity
💡Join us for Side Event #FromScienceToAction
📅04 Dec 2025 |⏰ 09:00–10:00
📍ASTOR Plenary Hall 1, The St. Regis Cairo
🌿with ACCOBAMS, MEDASSET, #LIFEMareNatura & more — turning science into real action for a healthy, resilient Mediterranean🌍
#MarineConservation #Biodiversity
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🌊 At #COP24Med in Cairo!
💡Join us for Side Event #FromScienceToAction
📅04 Dec 2025 |⏰ 09:00–10:00
📍ASTOR Plenary Hall 1, The St. Regis Cairo
🌿with ACCOBAMS, MEDASSET, #LIFEMareNatura & more — turning science into real action for a healthy, resilient Mediterranean🌍
#MarineConservation #Biodiversity
💡Join us for Side Event #FromScienceToAction
📅04 Dec 2025 |⏰ 09:00–10:00
📍ASTOR Plenary Hall 1, The St. Regis Cairo
🌿with ACCOBAMS, MEDASSET, #LIFEMareNatura & more — turning science into real action for a healthy, resilient Mediterranean🌍
#MarineConservation #Biodiversity
🐋 #ACCOBAMS has a mechanism in place that allows review of whether countries are properly implementing conservation action or not. OceanCare recently submitted a complaint to #Spain for failing to update the protection status of fin & sperm whales in its National Registry.
More in the video.👇
More in the video.👇
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎣 𝗕𝘆𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 remains the greatest threat to small cetaceans in the ASCOBANS Area - particularly harbour porpoises are affected.
🤝 The 30th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in September will consider the recommendations from the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ASCOBANS and ACCOBAMS.
@cms.int
🤝 The 30th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in September will consider the recommendations from the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ASCOBANS and ACCOBAMS.
@cms.int
July 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM
🎣 𝗕𝘆𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 remains the greatest threat to small cetaceans in the ASCOBANS Area - particularly harbour porpoises are affected.
🤝 The 30th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in September will consider the recommendations from the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ASCOBANS and ACCOBAMS.
@cms.int
🤝 The 30th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in September will consider the recommendations from the Joint Bycatch Working Group of ASCOBANS and ACCOBAMS.
@cms.int
The city of Genova, location of the most recent ACCOBAMS MMO and PAM course.
December 9, 2024 at 8:05 AM
The city of Genova, location of the most recent ACCOBAMS MMO and PAM course.
📢 Last chance to register and submit your abstract! Join Accobams for its workshop on monitoring & mitigation efforts for bycatch of vulnerable species (cetaceans, elasmobranchs, reptiles, seabirds, fish, etc.) and dolphin depredation!
🐟 8 Jan 2025
🔗More info here: accobams.org/call-for-con...
🐟 8 Jan 2025
🔗More info here: accobams.org/call-for-con...
January 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📢 Last chance to register and submit your abstract! Join Accobams for its workshop on monitoring & mitigation efforts for bycatch of vulnerable species (cetaceans, elasmobranchs, reptiles, seabirds, fish, etc.) and dolphin depredation!
🐟 8 Jan 2025
🔗More info here: accobams.org/call-for-con...
🐟 8 Jan 2025
🔗More info here: accobams.org/call-for-con...
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico” www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico”
El científico marino italiano Simone Panigada lidera el comité de expertos de ACCOBAMS, un tratado internacional para la protección de los cetáceos firmado hace casi
www.lavanguardia.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Simone Panigada, experto en mamíferos marinos: “Los responsables políticos deben sentir la presión de las ONG y del mundo científico” www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
Evidencing a recovery plan for Black Sea dolphins and porpoises
->The Conflict and Environment Observatory | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->The Conflict and Environment Observatory | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Evidencing a recovery plan for Black Sea dolphins and porpoises
In December 2024, the scientific committee of ACCOBAMS — the intergovernmental body tasked with protecting cetaceans in the Black and Mediterranean seas, and parts of the Atlantic — recommended for consideration of the parties a post-war recovery plan for Black...
ceobs.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
4/4 The questions directly challenge the Spanish Government: Will Spain's #MITECO comply with ACCOBAMS Resolutions 8.12 and 9.6A? And will upgrade the conservation status of both species to "endangered"? Will it approve legally required Recovery Plans?
👉More: www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2026...
👉More: www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2026...
La presión para proteger rorcuales y cachalotes llega al Congreso con preguntas al Gobierno
La iniciativa de Sumar persigue que estas especies sean consideradas en peligro de extinción y retomar los trabajos para su preservación, incluida la reducción de
che01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
4/4 The questions directly challenge the Spanish Government: Will Spain's #MITECO comply with ACCOBAMS Resolutions 8.12 and 9.6A? And will upgrade the conservation status of both species to "endangered"? Will it approve legally required Recovery Plans?
👉More: www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2026...
👉More: www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2026...