8th Meeting of the Parties
The 8th Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) will take place 30 August to 1 September 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.
At the meeting, along with discussions surrounding strategic and institutional subjects, ASCOBANS Parties will consider species action plans and resolutions on current conservation challenges. These include ocean energy, pollution from Polychlorinated Biphenyls, unexploded underwater munitions, anthropogenic noise, and bycatch.
Many of these same dangers threaten species the world over, in every ocean. Bycatch, for example, is the number one killer of sea life worldwide. By addressing such global threats, concerted action agreed by ASCOBANS Parties at the meeting could not only reduce their impacts on species in the ASCOBANS area but also help raise awareness and contribute to a global response needed to tackle these pressing issues affecting all life in our oceans.
Information for Participants
Participants are kindly invited to download MOP8 documents as they become available.
Information for Participants containing details on the venue, hotel reservations and local transport is available under "Other Documents".
Should you experience problems in downloading documents or require any other assistance, please contact Bettina Reinartz and Heidrun Frisch at [email protected].
We look forward to welcoming you to Helsinki in August 2016!
Deadlines and meeting schedule
- Submission of draft resolutions to the Secretariat: 27 May 2016
- Requests for observer status: 1 June 2016
- Draft resolutions online: 1 June 2016
- Submission of documents to the Secretariat: 26 July 2016
- Decision on admission of observers: 31 July 2016
- Registration deadline: 31 July 2016
- Documents online: 31 July 2016
- Heads of Delegation meeting: 29 August 2016, 5pm
- Opening of the Meeting: 30 August 2016, 9am
- Reception hosted by Finland: 30 August 2016, 7pm
- Close of the Meeting: 1 September, 6.30pm
Online registration
Please go to www.ascobans.org/MOP8/registration to register for the meeting by 31 July.
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National ReportingUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.1 |
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Revision of the Recovery Plan for Baltic Harbour Porpoises (Jastarnia Plan)UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.3 |
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Conservation of Common DolphinsUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.4 |
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Monitoring and Mitigation of Small Cetacean BycatchUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.5 |
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Ocean EnergyUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.6 |
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Impacts of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.7 |
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Addressing the Threats from Underwater MunitionsUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.8 |
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Managing Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts in the Marine EnvironmentUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.9 |
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Small Cetacean Stranding ResponseUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.10 |
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CMS Family Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessments for Marine Noise-generating ActivitiesUNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.11 |
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Management of Expenditures between 2012 and 2015UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.12 |
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Financial and Administrative Matters 2017-2020UNEP/ASCOBANS/Resolution 8.13 |
Draft Resolution No. 1: National ReportingMOP8/In-Session.1 |
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Draft Resolution No. 4: Conservation of Common DolphinsMOP8/In-Session.4 |
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Draft Resolution No. 6: Ocean EnergyMOP8/In-Session.6 |
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Draft Resolution No. 7: Impacts of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)MOP8/In-Session.7 |
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Draft Resolution No. 8: Addressing the Threats from Underwater MunitionsMOP8/In-Session.8 |
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Draft Resolution No. 10: Small Cetacean Stranding ResponseMOP8/In-Session.10 |
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Draft Resolution No.13: Financial and Administrative Matters 2017-2020MOP8/In-Session.13 |
Provisional AgendaMOP8/Doc.1.4.a Rev.2 |
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Provisional Annotated Agenda and ScheduleMOP8/Doc.1.4.b Rev.1 |
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Report of the ASCOBANS SecretariatMOP8/Doc.4.2 Rev.1 |
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Draft Resolution: National ReportingMOP8/Doc.5.2 |
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Draft Rules of Procedure for the Advisory CommitteeMOP8/Doc.5.4.a |
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Development of a Conservation Plan for Common DolphinsMOP8/Doc.6.1.2.a |
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Draft Resolution: Conservation of Common DolphinsMOP8/Doc.6.1.2.b |
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Draft Resolution: Ocean EnergyMOP8/Doc.6.2.2 |
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Draft Resolution: Small Cetacean Stranding ResponseMOP8/Doc.6.2.6 |
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Report of the Secretariat on Financial and Administrative Matters 2013-2016MOP8/Doc.7.1.a Rev.1 |
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Draft Resolution: Management of Expenditures between 2012 and 2015MOP8/Doc.7.1.b Rev.2 |
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Proposals for the Budget of the Financial Period 2017-2020MOP8/Doc.7.2.b |
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List of DocumentsMOP8/Inf.1.4 Rev.2 |
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Opening Statements: PartiesMOP8/Inf.2.a |
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Opening Statements: ObserversMOP8/Inf.2.b |
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Compilation of Annual National Reports for 2012MOP8/Inf.4.3.a |
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Compilation of Annual National Reports for 2013MOP8/Inf.4.3.b |
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Compilation of Annual National Reports for 2014MOP8/Inf.4.3.c |
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Compilation of Annual National Reports for 2015MOP8/Inf.4.3.d |
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First Advice Harbour Porpoise Research in The NetherlandsMOP8/Inf.4.3.e |
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Reports from Non-Party Range StatesMOP8/Inf.4.4 |
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Reports from Observer Organizations: NAMMCOMOP8/Inf.4.5.a |
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Reports from Observer Organizations: UNEPMOP8/Inf.4.5.b |
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Reports from Observer Organizations: ACCOBAMSMOP8/Inf.4.5.c |
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Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015-2023MOP8/Inf.5.1.a |
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Bycatch-related Fisheries Legislation in the ASCOBANS AreaMOP8/Inf.6.2.1.a |
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Development of a Rationale for Monitoring Protected Species BycatchMOP8/Inf.6.2.1.b |
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