Parties are requested to provide the Secretariat with copies of the relevant documents for any measures they have adopted as described in paragraph 1 of UNEP/CMS/Resolution 11.29 (Rev.COP12) on Sustainable Boat-Based Marine Wildlife Watching.
Parties are requested to provide the Secretariat with copies of the relevant documents for any measures they have adopted as described in paragraph 1 of UNEP/CMS/Resolution 11.29 (Rev.COP12) on Sustainable Boat-Based Marine Wildlife Watching.
The Scientific Council should, subject to availability of resources:
a) Consider combining work streams related to boat-based wildlife watching and recreational in-water interactions with aquatic species in the coming intersessional period, collaborating with the International Whaling Commission (IWC) where appropriate, ensuring all CMS-listed species that are the target of recreational in-water interactions are covered by any guidelines to be developed;
b) Collaborate with ACCOBAMS and the Standing Working Group on Whale Watching established under the Conservation Committee of the IWC to develop a joint IWC-CMS Whale Watching Handbook providing guidance to the Parties on management of activities related to vessel-based cetacean watching;
c) Report to the Standing Committee at its 48th and 49th meetings on the progress in implementing this Decision.