ASCOBANS News

People behind ASCOBANS: Mats Amundin

Name: Mats Amundin
Organization: Kolmårdens Djurpark
Country: Sweden
Involved in ASCOBANS since: 2002

28 June 2017

Celebrating the Day of the Little Whale

In 2017 we celebrated the 15th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise – celebrated annually every third Sunday in May.

23 May 2017

15th International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise is coming up

This year on 21 May we will celebrate the 15thInternational Day of the Baltic Harbour

18 May 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Ralf P. Sonntag

Name: Ralf P. Sonntag
Organization former Greenpeace and IFAW campaigner now independent consultant
Country: Germany
Involved with ASCOBANS since: 1996

18 May 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Maj F. Munk

Name: Maj F. Munk
Organization (if applicable): The Danish Ministry for Environment and Food
Country: Denmark
Involved with ASCOBANS since: April 2003

10 May 2017

CMS’s Heidi Frisch-Nwakanma Wins Mandy McMath Award

At the recent annual conference of the European Cetacean Society in Middelfart, Denmark, CMS staff member Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma was honoured by being presented with the Mandy McMath ECS Conservation Award. The ECS Award, named after passionate Welsh conservationist Mandy McMath who passed away in 2012, is given for an outstanding contribution to the field of marine mammal conservation and/or welfare, with particular emphasis on contributions to environmental education and/or to conservation in practice.

09 May 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Mark Peter Simmonds OBE

Name: Mark Peter Simmonds OBE
Organization (if applicable): Senior Marine Scientist, Humane Society International (HSI)
Country: based in UK
Involved with ASCOBANS since: before ASCOBANS was formally concluded.

05 May 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Fabian Ritter

Name: Fabian Ritter
Organization: Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Country: Germany
Involved with ASCOBANS since: 2012

26 April 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Stefan Bräger

Name: Stefan Bräger
Organization (nowadays): International Seabed Authority
Country (nowadays): Jamaica
Involved with ASCOBANS: 2001 – 2011

19 April 2017

People behind ASCOBANS: Kai Mattsson

Name: Kai Mattsson
Organization: Meritime Consulting & Tampereen Särkänniemi Oy
Country: Finland
Involved with ASCOBANS since: 1997

13 April 2017