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Conserving Species and Spaces of Common Concern

The purpose of this project is to support the conservation of species and spaces of common concern, by strengthening cooperation, enhancing local capacities, and understanding the underlying pressures on species and key marine habitats as identified in the CEC’s North American Conservation Action Plans (NACAPs).

In 2008, the Biodiversity Conservation Working Group (BCWG) will review the progress and impact of all initiatives carried out under this project, in particular, the training component, the implementation of NACAPs, and the North American Marine Protected Areas Network (NAMPAN), and will advise the Council on the ecologically significant regions and species on which to focus its cooperative work. These selected regions and species should provide an opportunity to further integrate complementary work from other CEC program areas.

Key activities include the following:

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  • Train and develop capacities at the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) level to assess the state of priority conservation areas, selected species, and environmental stressors, based upon long-term monitoring and assessment strategies using key indicators.
  • Continue implementation of the shared trilateral monitoring program for marine protected areas situated along the Pacific coast.
  • Publish the first report on the state of marine biodiversity in MPAs in the Baja-to-Bering area.
  • Train Mexican fishermen in safe handling practices for de-hooking and disentangling leatherback turtles, to reduce the by-catch of species of common conservation concern (SCCC) in artisanal fisheries.
  • Continue supporting field studies of pink-footed shearwater populations.
  • Support the development of a SPLASH website for the humpback whale

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