Decisions 15.98 to 15.100 - Marine Turtles
Aquatic Species Conservation Issues
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Decision directed to: Secretariat
The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of resources, support the Scientific Council in implementing activities foreseen under 15.99, as required.
Decision directed to: Parties
Parties are encouraged to use the guidance developed under the IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU available at https://iosea-turtles.cms.int/page/capacity-building-resources to:
a) review existing national beach management guidelines to ensure sea turtle protection needs are met;
b) identify and map existing nesting sites.
Decision directed to: Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is requested to, subject to the availability of resources:
a) support the work of the joint CMS/IOSEA Nesting Beach Management Steering Group, in collaboration with the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles as appropriate, aimed at expanding the existing guidelines on the management of beaches as an ecosystem and as important habitat for marine turtles and other migratory species that depend on coastal soft sediment habitats, and make recommendations on their implementation to COP16;
b) develop guidance for the identification of potential new nesting beaches, taking into account expected effects of climate change, as these habitats may require increased conservation effort over time, as appropriate in collaboration with the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU) and the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles.