Spain's whale protection inaction has reached Parliament. 🐋 Following OceanCare's #ACCOBAMS complaint, the #SUMAR parliamentary group – Spain's coalition partner – is now demanding answers. 1/4

5/5 Resolution 9.6A now requires Spain to review and upgrade the species’ status within a reasonable timeframe — or justify why not. Spain is a strong advocate champion for multilateral institutions and must comply with #ACCOBAMS resolutions.

#whaleprotection #marineconservation

4/5 That’s why #OceanCare filed a formal complaint against Spain within the #ACCOBAMS Follow-Up Committee. After considering the arguments of both sides, the conclusion on OceanCare's complaint was adopted as Resolution 9.6A by the 9th Meeting of the Parties held last November in Cyprus.

3/5 In 2022, the Resolution of #ACCOBAMS required all signatories to align its national classification with IUCN assessments. But Spain didn’t follow.

🐋 #ACCOBAMS has a mechanism in place that allows review of whether countries are properly implementing conservation action or not. OceanCare recently submitted a complaint to #Spain for failing to update the protection status of fin & sperm whales in its National Registry.

More in the video.👇

Proud to be part of this! 🚢🐋
🔍Three years after calling for action in Malta for #SAvEWhales, now in Cyprus at #ACCOBAMS, together with @oceancare.bsky.social we presented the progress of the implementation of the whale-detection system in the Strait of Kythira — a true step from advocacy to impact

The 9th Meeting of the Parties to #ACCOBAMS – the Agreement to protect whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Seas – has ended last week in Limassol, Cyprus. At some issues, we're leaving, with tangible progress to build on. 🙌🐬🐋

Watch here our recap. 📷

Ship strikes are the biggest threat to fin & sperm whales in the #Mediterranean. But solutions exist – if we act now.
This week at the 9th Meeting of #ACCOBAMS, OceanCare & Tethys Research Institute co-hosted a side event bringing together experts & decision-makers to address this threat. 1/3

🌊Progress for protecting whales in the Mediterranean!🐋
At 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting, @oceancare.bsky.social &Tethys co-hosted side-event on reducing #vesselstrikes
📌Highlights: #SAvEWhales in Kythira Strait, vessel slow-downs & year-round alerts
The #Med can become a model for whale protection-act now!

OceanCare advocating for stronger protection at conference in Cyprus 🇨🇾 🌊

This week, OceanCare will be on the ground in Limassol for the 9th #ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties – where 24 parties work together to protect whales and dolphins in the Black Sea, #Mediterranean and contiguous Atlantic. 1/3

This week I have been attending to the meeting of the Scientific Committee of #ACCOBAMS (SC16) in Barcelona. Recommendations for the conservation of cetaceans in the agreement area will be available soon
#CetaceanConservation #MediterraneanSea #BlackSea