Parties that are Range States to the species are requested to:
a) undertake, to the extent possible, those actions of the Single Species Action Plan for the Angelshark (Squatina squatina) in the Mediterranean Sea (SSAP Angelshark Med) specified for immediate and short-term implementation and for delivery within two years as a matter of priority, continue ongoing and medium-term activities, and start implementation of long-term activities within four years;
b) apply the recommendations from the summary of reports on the implementation of the SSAP Angelshark Med provided in Annex 2 of UNEP/CMS/COP15/Doc.25.6.3;
c) when taking and implementing relevant decisions in the regional cooperation frameworks, consider and apply the recommendations on area-based management of the Angelshark in the Mediterranean provided in UNEP/CMS/COP15/Inf.25.6.3f and in line with UNEP/CMS/COP15/Doc.25.3.1 on Priorities for Area-based Conservation of Marine Migratory Species; and
d) provide a brief report on the implementation of the SSAP Angelshark Med in time for the last meeting of the Sessional Committee before the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) using a template provided by the Secretariat.
Decision directed to:
Parties