Cetacean Conservation Module
Raising awareness to the future stakeholders and decision-makers about issues linked to the marine environment is the main objective of this project organised thanks to the support of the Italian Ministry of Environment and of the Government of the Principality of Monaco.
| Teaching Objectives | |
Learn to apply the methods and techniques for sampling as well as | Gaining knowledge on the distribution and behaviour of cetaceans |
Gaining knowledge on the threats cetaceans are facing and | Gaining knowledge on the legal and legislative settings |
8 ACCOBAMS Experts provided the teaching module for the conservation of cetaceans to more than 300 University students in six ACCOBAMS Parties and both in English & French.
Algeria: Oran University
France: Pascal Paoli University in Corsica
Lebanon: Saint-Joseph University & University “Saint-Esprit de Kaslik” in Beirut
Malta: Malta University “Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences”
Morocco: Chouaïb Doukkali University of El Jadida & College of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier
Tunisia: El Manar University & National Institute of Agronomy in Tunis
| Programme | |||
1. Presentation of the teaching module (2h) | |||
2. Species of cetaceans (10h) Identification of the relevant species for the ACCOBAMS area | 3. Cetacean threats and conservation measures (6h) Interactions with fishing activities | 4. Study techniques (8h) Observation/Population study | 5. Legal and legislative settings related to the conservation of cetaceans (4h) International legislation |
The ACCOBAMS Cetacean Conservation Module courses are available upon request by email: accobams@accobams.net