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UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme and the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol)
of the Cartagena Convention

Regional Workshop of Experts for the Development of a
Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean

Bridgetown, Barbados, 18-21 July 2005

The Marine Mammal Action Plan (MMAP) Regional Workshop of Experts was organized to allow participants to develop a draft MMAP in preparation for its review by the Third Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting of SPAW in Caracas, Venezuela, 4-8 October 2005.

The objectives of the MMAP Workshop were :

  • to develop a draft Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean Region
  • to collect information to update the previous marine mammal papers:
    • Elements for the Development of a Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean : A Review of Marine Mammal Distribution (UNEP(DEC)/CAR IG.20/INF.3) and
    • Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Region: A Review of their Conservation Status (UNEP (WATER)/CAR WG.22/INF.7)
  • to provide a framework for activities, which require regional or global cooperation, while respecting the sovereign rights of participating governments
  • to establish regional cooperation programmes to increase scientific, technical and educational exchange among relevant national, regional and international organizations
  • to assist governments in the region in their efforts to develop and improve marine mammal conservation policies and practices.

Documents discussed/utilized by the Workshop included :

Registration Form English Español  
Overview of the Marine Mammal Action Plan (MMAP) Regional Workshop of Experts English Español  
Contracting Parties Questionnaire : MMAP Profile (to be completed and returned to CEP Secretariat by June 1, 2005) English Español  
Provisional Agenda English Español  

Elements for the Development of a Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean : A Review of Marine Mammal Distribution (UNEP(DEC)/CAR IG.20/INF.3)

English
 Español Français
Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Region: A Review of their Conservation Status (UNEP (WATER)/CAR WG.22/INF.7) English Español Français
Draft Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean Region English Español Français
Provisional List of Documents English Español  
Distribution and Status of Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Region: An Update of UNEP Documents English Español  
Major Threats to Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean Region: A Summary Report English Español  
A Review of Fisheries By-Catch of Marine Mammals In The Wider Caribbean Region English Español  
Socio-Economic Assessment of Marine Mammal Utilization in the Wider Caribbean Region:  Captivity, Viewing and Hunting English Español  
Insights on Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Sea Region (including the Gulf of Mexico). Derived from Whaling History Documents English Español  
Summary of Non-Lethal Techniques for the Study of Cetacean English Español  
IFAW Non-Lethal Techniques References English Español  
Synthesis of Cetaceans off the Island of Martinique, French West Indies English Español  
Sperm Whales in Dominica: A Case Study English Español  
The Conservation Value of Investigating Marine Mammal Strandings English Español  
El Santuario de Mamíferos de la República Dominicana: Garantía de Conservación para las Ballenas Jorobadas en el Caribe (Spanish only) English Español  
Case Study Illustrating socio-economics and sustainable utilization of marine mammal resources English Español  
Cetacean Strandings in the Mediterranean Sea English Español  
Proposed Activities for Consideration in the Development of the SPAW Marine Mammal Action Plan English Español  
Elements for the Development of a Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean: A Review of Marine Mammal Distribution English Español  
Report of the Second Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region (Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, 3–6 June 2003) English Español  
Report of the Second Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region. (Montego Bay, Jamaica, 6 May 2002) English Español  
Report of the Third Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region (Montego Bay, Jamaica, 27 September 2004 English Español  
Report of the First Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region (Havana, Cuba, 24-25 September 2001) English Español  
Report of the First Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region (Havana, Cuba, 27 – 29 September 2001) English Español  
Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee, Trichechus Manatus (CEP Technical Report 35) English Español  

Presentations made at the Workshop
(These are Powerpoint files which are quite large and best downloaded to your hard drive before opening)

Title Presenter    
Progressive Steps forward to protect whales and dolphins inthe Meditteranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area ACCOBAMS English  
Convention on Migratory Species CMS/UNEP English  
Draft Marine Mammal Action Plan UNEP-CEP English  

Major Threats to Marine Mammals in the wider Caribbean Region : A Summary Report

UNEP-CEP
 English
Dirección de Ecosistemas Republica de Colombia Español
Insights on Marine Mammal of the Wider Caribbean Sea Region (including the Gulf of Mexico) - Derived from Whaling documents OKAPI Wildlife Associates, Canada English  
Distribution and Status of Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Sea Region : An update of UNEP documents OKAPI Wildlife Associates, Canada English  
A Review of the Socio-Economic Aspects of Marine Mammal Utilization in the WCR WDCS English  
Marine Mammal Researches in Cuba : National Aquarium Perspective National Aquarium of Cuba English  

 

 

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