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Mobile Marine Species Conservation: Current Challenges
Mobile Marine Species Conservation: Current Challenges
Mobile Marine Species Conservation: Current Challenges
Current challenges
Dr Lissa Batey
Janet Baxter
Living Seas
Whales
Dolphins
Porpoises
Basking sharks
All sharks
Seals
Seabirds
Fish
Planktonic life stages
Keith Hiscock
Living Seas
Anna Bunney
Living Seas
CBMWC
Living Seas
Annabelle Lowe
Living Seas
Anna Bunney
Living Seas
Andrew Pearson
Living Seas
Remaining 17 species
considered rare or vagrant
Caroline Weir
Living Seas
Caroline Weir
Basking sharks
Kat Brown
Living Seas
Janet Baxter
Living Seas
Living Seas
On individual projects,
planning applications
On species/gear specific
issues
Identifying mitigation
measures and
solutions........
Living Seas
Conserving whales,
dolphins, porpoises and
basking sharks requires a
knowledge and
understanding of their:
life history,
population ecology,
migration routes,
breeding and
mortality
Emma Rance
Living Seas
CBMWC
Living Seas
Conserving whales,
dolphins, porpoises and
basking sharks requires a
knowledge and
understanding of their:
life history,
population ecology,
migration routes,
breeding and
mortality
Living Seas
Living Seas
Living Seas
White-beaked dolphins
Farnes East rMCZ
Coquet St
Marys rMCZ
Andrew Pearson
Living Seas
MPA are not the only answer, nor should they be seen as such.
They are part of a conservation toolkit required to conserve these
ocean giants.
Living Seas
Conservation toolkit
Threat-based management/mitigation:
Research
There is still a lot we dont know about:
Species ecology
Threats and appropriate mitigation
Living Seas
Thank you!
Any questions?
Living Seas