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Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area, concluded under the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Accord sur la Conservation des Cétacés de la Mer Noire, de la Méditerranée et de la zone Atlantique adjacente, conclu sous l’égide de la Convention sur la Conservation des Espèces Migratrices appartenant à la Faune Sauvage (CMS) Seventh Meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, 5 - 8 November 2019 28/10/2019 English Original: English ACCOBAMS-MOP7/2019/Inf 03Rev1 NATIONAL REPORTS OF ACCOBAMS PARTIES Delegates are kindly invited to bring their own documents to the Meeting. This document will be available only in electronic format during the Meeting. ACCOBAMS-MOP7/2019/Inf03Rev1 NATIONAL REPORTS OF ACCOBAMS PARTIES ALBANIA ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 ALGERIA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 BULGARIA ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28 CROATIA .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45 CYPRUS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 57 EGYPT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 67 FRANCE............................................................................................................................................................................ 77 GEORGIA ......................................................................................................................................................................... 94 GREECE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 107 ITALY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 118 LEBANON ....................................................................................................................................................................... 132 LIBYA ............................................................................................................................................................................. 143 MALTA ........................................................................................................................................................................... 153 MONACO ....................................................................................................................................................................... 166 MONTENEGRO .............................................................................................................................................................. 178 MOROCCO ..................................................................................................................................................................... 200 PORTUGAL ..................................................................................................................................................................... 222 ROMANIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 234 SLOVENIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 251 SPAIN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 265 SYRIA ............................................................................................................................................................................. 287 TUNISIA ......................................................................................................................................................................... 299 TURKEY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 312 UKRAINE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 325 2 ACCOBAMS-MOP7/2019/Inf03Rev1 ALBANIA 3 National Report Albania The PARTY : ALBANIA Date of the last modication of the report : 16/09/2019 Year of Start : 01/01/2017 Year of End : 04/09/2019 A. Focal Point details : Email * : [email protected] Telephone * : + 355 692121425 Address : Elvana Ramaj Head of Biodiversity Sector Ministry of Tourism and Environment Boulevard "Deshmoret e Kombit", No. 1, Tirana ALBANIA B. List the successive national focal points (NFP) and period covered : 2004 - Mrs. Etleva CANAJ, Deputy Minister - Ministry of Environment of Albania 2007 - Dr. Zamir DEDEJ, Director – Nature Protection Policies Directorate - Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration C. Date of submission of national reports (list the years when report were provided) : 2004-2007-2010-2013-2016 D. Specic questions and requests to be considered by : the Secretariat, the Bureau, the Follow up Committee, the Scientic Committee or during the next MOP. Major issue(s), specic needs or “hot” topics: please provide details on emerging issues, threats or diculties encountered and indicate what should be implemented to answer of x the points raised. 1/ Specic issues and requests to be considered by the Secretariat, the Bureau, the Follow-up Committee, the Scientic Committee or at the next meeting of the Parties : 2/ Recommendations / suggestions for Improvement of the conservation from the regional report(s) of the scientic committee : • To help countries that don’t have a national stranding network to put it in place with necropsy training for veterinarians • Evaluate the functioning of the stranding network for improvement • To help countries to set up a tissue bank • Passive acoustic training, MMO-PAM Training activities for the capacity building, in particular necropsy for veterinarians is a necessity. National stranding network to be established as soon as possible. So far only incidental cases of stranding are reported by the fisherman. 3/ Major issue(s) or main threats or "hot" topics : (1/2 page, max 1 page): (Subjects that is/was important for cetaceans in the region, and probably need that the Scientic Committee take into account and address. Example of subjects: Exceptional high level of strandings, or high seismic activities planned, or new high speed ferries operating in the region raising the threat of ship-strikes, etc.) • There has been no major special problem for cetaceans during the last two years in the region SECTION 1 - MANAGEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT : 1.1. Date entry into force and compete authority. : Date entry into force : 01/10/2019 Competent authority : Ministry of Tourism and Environment, General Directorate of Environmental Policies Development Signed: 24.11.1996 Ratied: 25.05.2001 Accepted: 03.07.2001 Joined: 01.10.2001 1.2. Reservations expressed in accordance with Article XV or Article X of the Agreement : None 1.3. Date of acceptance, signature, ratication of amendment(s); if under process, please in indicate the competent authority, the procedure and the steps taken. : b) Amendment to Annex 2 of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Adjacent Atlantic Area on the use of driftnets Date entry into force : Transposition at national level : No Yes Legislative text : N/A Competent authority : N/A b) Extension of the geographical area of ACCOBAMS Ratication status : N/A Competent authority : N/A 1.4. Dispensations allowed in accordance with Art. II, par. 2 of the Agreement and par. 6 of Annex 2 : None 1.5. Denition of the marine areas under national jurisdiction included in the Agreement’s eld of application. Please indicate if negotiations are under way for limits with neighbouring countries. : For information, an unocial map of the extension of the maritime domain of the country is available on the following site:www.marineregions.org No ongoing negotiations for limits with neighbouring countries. 1.6. List the entities with competence, responsibility or interest for cetaceans conservation. Please review and complete the list provided and describe their activities. : Please review and complete the list provided and describe their activities. Please precise the information/communication/coordination mechanisms with other national entities. List of Organizations already registered in NETCCOBAMS : 1.7. Main national