Conservation database
Bycatch threats to Cetacean Conservation and Management Measures Taken/Proposed
Bycatch
Section: Current threats to cetacean conservation and management measures taken/proposed
Status: Active
All Reports to the European Commission on activities conducted by the UK under Regulation 812/200422, and under Article 12(4) of the Habitats Directive, provide details of the monitoring work undertaken in the UK and estimates of cetacean bycatch. The most recent reports on cetacean bycatch in UK waters submitted to the European Commission under the requirements of EC Regulation 812/2004 and Article 12 of the EU Habitats Directive can be found on the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) website.
External URL: http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&ProjectID=18535Current government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Ship Strikes
Section: Current Government programs related to cetacean conservation
Status: Active
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING VESSEL STRIKE ON CETACEANS AND OTHER MARINE MEGAFAUNA
Assessing the level of risk posed by vessel collisions to cetaceans – building on a project that assessed the risk of large vessels colliding with humpback whales in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
External URL: https://www.awe.gov.au/environment/marine/publications/national-strategy-reducing-vessel-strike-cetaceans-marine-megafaunaCurrent government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Anthropogenic underwater noise
Section: Current threats to cetacean conservation and management measures taken/proposed
Status: Active
The Australian Government continues to implement and promote a set of requirements aimed at minimising the impacts of seismic activities undertaken for oil and gas exploration. Practical standards to minimise the risk of acoustic injury
to whales in the vicinity of seismic survey operations, and provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of proponents undertaking the activities.
The Australian Government’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is the sole regulator of all offshore petroleum facilities in Commonwealth waters, and in coastal waters where state powers have been conferred. NOPSEMA is a Commonwealth Statutory Agency.
External URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/seismic.htmlCurrent government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Whale watching
Section: Information on WhaleWatching operations
Status: Active
The management of whale watching in Australia is a multi-jurisdictional arrangement between the Australian Government, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and state and territory governments.
Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2005
Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2017.
External URL: https://wwhandbook.iwc.int/en/country-profiles/australiaCurrent government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Bycatch
Section: International cooperation activities
Status: Active
The Brazilian government is a party to multilateral cetacean agreements, such as the IWC, CITES, and CMS.
External URL: https://cites.org/eng/parties/country-profiles/brCurrent government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Conservation Management plans
Section: Current Government programs related to cetacean conservation
Status: Active
Government Cetacean Management Workshop – This is an annual forum attended by all relevant states and territories which allows for the timely identification of cross-jurisdictional cetacean issues, the sharing of management experience, and review and comment on emerging cetacean policy issues (both in Australia and overseas).
Cetaceans Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Roundtable – the Australian Government holds roundtables on cetacean matters with NGOs twice a year. This helps to ensure that issues of concern to civil society on cetacean policy and management at both national and international levels, are identified, discussed and addressed by the Government, as appropriate.
External URL: https://www.awe.gov.au/environment/marine/marine-species/cetaceans/legislation
Current government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Bycatch
Section: Current Government programs related to cetacean conservation
Status: Active
The government funds projects regarding the conservation of the franciscana dolphin, these projects should provide important new information on bycatch levels and estimates of abundance for the entire distribution range of the species in Brazil.
External URL: https://www.funbio.org.br/en/programas_e_projetos/franciscana-conservation/Current government programmes related to cetacean conservation
Whale watching
Section: Legal developments
Status: Active
Act No. 444/2014 of the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil determines the "Official National List of Endangered Fauna," including mammals.
Currently Federal Law 7643/87 forbids the hunting and harassment of cetaceans in Brazilian waters and the Edict 117/96 (modified by the Edict 24/2002) established the whale watching regulations.
A new National Conservation Action Plans (NAPs) for small and large cetaceans is being developed.
Voluntary Cetacean Conservation Report
Conservation Management plans
Section: Current Government programs related to cetacean conservation
Status: Active
Conservation Plan of Orcinus orca in the Strait and Gulf of Cadiz, approved in 2017 (Order APM / 427/2017, of May 4). It establishes two critical areas for killer whale. In the area of Ensenada de Barbate, Conil and Banco Majuán, the use of active systems for underwater or underground exploration and the developing of whale watching activities, whether commercial, private or scientific, are forbidden from March 1 to August 31.
External URL: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2017-5474