3J-6 ASCOBANS Annual National Reports on the Protection of Small
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Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Working Group on the State of the Environment and Nature STATE & CONSERVATION Conservation 3-2015 Helsinki, Finland, 9-13 November, 2015 Document title ASCOBANS1 Annual National Reports on the protection of small cetaceans and in particular harbor porpoise and HELCOM Recommendation 17/2 Code 3J-6 Category CMNT Agenda Item Agenda Item 3J – Follow-up HELCOM agreements and activities - Recommendations Submission date 4.11.2015 Submitted by Poland Reference STATE & CONSERVATION 2-2015, Paragraph 5J.22 in the outcome Background According to the discussion during the HELCOM State and Conservation 2-2015 meeting, Poland as a lead country on Recommendation 17/2 Protection of Harbour Porpoise in the Baltic Sea Area, informed the meeting that she can report to the next meeting of State and Conservation (3-2015) on the reporting of the Recommendation as previously done, i.e. to ask ASCOBANS to provide information on countries’ activities on harbor porpoise conservation (Paragraph 5J.22 in the outcome). This document contains the Annual National Reports to the ASCOBANS Agreement for year 2014, including information concerning activities aiming at protection of harbor porpoise in particular. Annual National Reports have been received from six Baltic countries which are also members to ASCOBANS (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden) (Annex 1). The document also includes a comparison of the requirements of HELCOM Recommendation 17/2 and the contents of the ASCOBANS National Reports. Action required The Meeting is invited to take note of the information, consider whether the ASCOBANS National Reports fulfil the reporting requirements of the Recommendation 17/2 and agree on how to organize reporting from countries that are not members of the ASCOBANS Agreement. 1 ASCOBANS - Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas Page 1 of 2 STATE & CONSERVATION 3-2015, 3J-6 Comparison of ASCOBANS National Reports and HELCOM Rec. 17/2 When comparing reporting requirements according to HELCOM Recommendation 17/2 with ASCOBANS Annual National Reporting Format, it should be stated that information required by ASCOBANS is more detailed and requires additional data such as these concerning e.g. Public Awareness and Education. Additionally, countries should report on all cetaceans species present not only on harbor porpoise, however, for the Baltic countries harbor porpoise is the most important species and in most cases the only species which is present in countries’ marine waters. ASCOBANS reporting format has an introductory part which includes all contact details to relevant authorities involved in cetaceans conservation. First chapter Habitat Conservation and Management reports on the actions which are also required in the HELCOM Recommendation 17/2. It includes several subtitles. First one Fisheries interactions – direct interaction with fisheries including information on 1.1 Investigations of methods to reduce by-catch and 1.2 Implementation of methods to reduce by-catch is in line with section a) in Recommendation 17/2 “give highest priority to avoiding by-catches of harbor porpoises (…)”. Next subtitle from ASCOBANS national reporting format such as Reduction of disturbance including information such as 2.1 Anthropogenic noise, 2.3 Major incidents, 2.4 Pollution and Hazardous Substances provide information required in section b) of HELCOM 17/2 Recommendation “take action (…) on threats such as by-catch mortality, underwater noise, pollutant levels, ship strikes (…)”. Next chapter from ASCOBANS national reporting format Marine Protected Areas and subtitle 3.1 Relevant information comply with section c) from HELCOM Recommendation 17/2 “consider the establishment of marine protected areas for harbor porpoises (…)”. Chapter Surveys and Research and subtitle 4.1 Abundance, Distribution, Population Structure from ASCOBANS national reporting format covers first part of section b) from HELCOM Recommendation 17/2 “take action in close-cooperation with ASCOBANS and ICES, for collection and analysis of additional data on population distribution and abundance, stock identities (…)” The ASCOBANS National Reports include necessary information on conservation of harbor porpoise which is required under the Recommendation 17/2, thus they could also fulfill the reporting obligation of the Recommendation. Information from countries which are not members of ASCOBANS Agreement including Russia, Estonia and Latvia will be provided separately (if available). Poland will request these countries via e-mail to provide necessary information. Page 2 of 2 Annex 1 22nd ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting AC22/Inf.15.1.b The Hague, Netherlands, 29 September - 1 October 2015 Dist. 3 August 2015 Agenda Item 15.1 National Reporting Report from Parties Document Inf.15.1.b 2014 Annual National Report: Denmark Action Requested Take note Submitted by Denmark NOTE: DELEGATES ARE KINDLY REMINDED TO BRING THEIR OWN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO THE MEETING 2014 ASCOBANS Annual National Reports This questionnaire has been pre-filled with answers given in 2013 National Report - please update! This format for the ASCOBANS Annual National Reports was endorsed by the 6th Meeting of the Parties in 2009. Reports are due to be submitted to the Secretariat by 31 March of each year. Parties are requested to use this report to provide NEW information on measures taken or actions towards meeting the objectives of the Conservation and Management Plan and the Resolutions of the Meeting of the Parties. The 7th Meeting of the Parties in 2012 agreed to move to online reporting with immediate effect. In order to benefit fully from the opportunities for synergies among CMS Family treaties afforded by this tool, Parties decided that a revised national report format be developed by a small working group assisted by the Secretariat for consideration by the Advisory Committee in preparation for the 8th Meeting of the Parties. While retaining the questions related only to ASCOBANS, it should align more closely to the format used in CMS, AEWA and EUROBATS. General Information Name of Party › Denmark Report prepared by This should indicate the name and affiliation of the lead person for filling in the report. Name Jakob Højer Kristensen Function Biologist Organization Fjord&Bælt Address Margrethes Plads 1 Telephone/Fax +4542131554 Email [email protected] Coordinating Authority and National Coordinator Please confirm the Coordinating Authority responsible for the national implementation of the Agreement, and give the name and contact details of the officially appointed National Coordinator (Focal Point). › The Coordinating Authority, is the Danishy Nature Agency, which is part of the Danish Ministry of Environment. The National Coordinator is: Maj Friis Munk, Biologist, Section of Biodiversity and Species. Phone +45 72542428, email: [email protected] List of National Institutions List of national authorities, organizations, research centres and rescue centres active in the field of study and conservation of cetaceans, including contact details › DTU AQUA, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Ecosystem Based Marine Management, Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund Slot, Jægersborg Allé 1, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark. Contact person: Finn Larsen, phone +4535883496, email: [email protected] › The Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Tarphagevej 2, 6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark. Contact person: Lasse Fast Jensen, phone +4576122000, email: [email protected] › Fjord&Bælt, Margrethes Plads 1, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark. Contact person: Jakob Højer Kristensen, phone +45 42131550, email: [email protected] › Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. Contact person: Jonas Teilmann +45 87158494, email: [email protected] › Marine Biological Research Center, University of Southern Denmark, Hindsholmvej 11, 5300 Kerteminde, 2014 ASCOBANS Annual National Reports [ASCOBANS Party: Denmark] Page 1 of 10 Denmark. Contact person: Magnus Wahlberg, phone +45 22163950, email: [email protected] › The National Veterinary Institute, DTU-VET, Bülowsvej 27, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. Contact person: Mette Sif Hansen, phone +45 35886719, email: [email protected] 2014 ASCOBANS Annual National Reports [ASCOBANS Party: Denmark] Page 2 of 10 Habitat Conservation and Management Fisheries Interactions Direct Interaction with Fisheries 1.1 Investigations of methods to reduce bycatch › Nabe-Nielsen, J., Sibly, R. M., Tougaard, J., Teilmann, J., & Sveegaard, S. (2014). Effects of noise and by- catch on a Danish harbour porpoise population. Ecological Modelling, 272, 242–251. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.09.025 1.4 Report under EC Regulation 812/2004 Please provide the link to your country's report under EC Regulation 812/2004. › http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0578:FIN:EN:HTML Reduction of Disturbance 2.1 Anthropogenic Noise Please reference and briefly summarise any studies undertaken › Hermannsen, Line, Kristian Beedholm, Jakob Tougaard, and Peter T. Madsen. “High Frequency Components of Ship Noise in Shallow Water with a Discussion of Implications for Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena).” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 136, no. 4 (2014): 1640–53. 2.3 Major Incidents Major Incidents Affecting Significant Numbers of Cetaceans (two or more animals) Dat Locatio Type of Further e n Incident Information Incident