Decisions 12.78 to 12.80 - Sustainable Boat- Based Marine Wildlife Watching
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12.78
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.
12.79
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.
12.80
The Secretariat should support Parties and the Scientific Council to provide comments and review drafts of the joint IWC-CMS Whale Watching Handbook.