Paragraphs in "Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area" coded as SCIR
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| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Pre.10 | Acknowledging that, despite past or ongoing scientific research, knowledge of the biology, ecology, and population dynamics of cetaceans is deficient, and that it is necessary to develop co-operation for research and monitoring of these species in order to fully implement conservation measures; |
| Pre.11 | Acknowledging further that effective implementation of such an agreement will require that assistance be provided, in a spirit of solidarity, to some Range States for research, training, and monitoring of cetaceans and their habitats, as well as for the establishment or improvement of scientific and administrative institutions; |
| Art.2.2 | 2. Any Party may grant an exception to the prohibition set out in the preceding paragraph only in emergency situations as provided for in Annex 2, paragraph 6, or, after having obtained the advice of the Scientific Committee, for the purpose of non-lethal in situ research aimed at maintaining a favourable conservation status for cetaceans. The Party concerned shall immediately inform the Bureau and the Scientific Committee, through the Agreement secretariat, of any such exception that has been granted. The Agreement secretariat shall inform all Parties of the exception without delay by the most appropriate means. |
| Art.2.3 | 3. In addition, Parties shall apply, within the limits of their sovereignty and/or jurisdiction and in accordance with their international obligations, the conservation, research and management measures prescribed in Annex 2 to this Agreement, which shall address the following matters: |
| Art.2.3.a | a) adoption and enforcement of national legislation; |
| Art.2.3.b | b) assessment and management of human-cetacean interactions; |
| Art.2.3.c | c) habitat protection; |
| Art.2.3.d | d) research and monitoring; |
| Art.2.3.e | e) capacity building, collection and dissemination of information, training and education; and |
| Art.2.3.f | f) responses to emergency situations. |
| Art.2.3.gx | Measures concerning fisheries activities shall be applied in all waters under their sovereignty and/or jurisdiction and outside these waters in respect of any vessel under their flag or registered within their territory. |
| Art.3.8.a | a) review scientific assessments of the conservation status of cetaceans of the Agreement area and the habitats which are important to their survival, as well as the factors which may affect them unfavourably; |
| Art.5.2.a | a) reports on the status and trends of populations, as well as gaps in scientific knowledge; |
| Art.5.2.c | c) a subregional directory of national authorities, research and rescue centres, scientists and non-governmental organizations concerned with cetaceans. |
| Art.7.3.a | a) provide advice to the Meeting of the Parties on scientific and technical matters having a bearing on the implementation of the Agreement, and to individual Parties between sessions, as appropriate, through the Co-ordination unit of the subregion concerned; |
| Art.7.3.c | c) conduct scientific assessments of the conservation status of cetacean populations; |
| Art.7.3.d | d) advise on the development and co-ordination of international research and monitoring programmes, and make recommendations to the Meeting of the Parties concerning further research to be carried out; |
| Art.7.3.e | e) facilitate the exchange of scientific information and of conservation techniques; |
| Art.8.1x.b | b) prepare for each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties, beginning with the second session, a report on its implementation of the Agreement with particular reference to the conservation measures and scientific research and monitoring it has undertaken. The format of such reports shall be determined by the first session of the Meeting of the Parties and reviewed as may be necessary at any subsequent session. Each report shall be submitted to the Agreement secretariat not less than one hundred and twenty days before the opening of the session of the Meeting of the Parties for which it has been prepared, and copies shall be circulated forthwith to the other Parties by the Agreement secretariat. |
| Art.9.3 | 3. The Meeting of the Parties may establish a supplementary conservation fund from voluntary contributions of Parties or from any other source in order to increase the funds available for monitoring, research, training and projects relating to the conservation of cetaceans. |