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National Reports

Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
CMS/Dugong/MOS3/Inf.12.14 National Report - Palau 21.02.2017 Dugong
National Report from Signatories - Palau Dugong
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.85 Palau - National Report COP12 CMS

Ratification status

CMS InstrumentStatusStatus dateNotes
CMS
Party
01.02.2008
Dugong
MOU Signatory
04.10.2010
MOU Signatory
12.02.2010
Pacific Islands Cetaceans
Range State

Palau

Official nameRepublic of Palau
Party number107
RegionOceania
Entry into forceFebruary 2008

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Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae 1979 / 1979
Crocodylus porosus Salt-Water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile Reptilia Crocodylia Crocodylidae - / 1979
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aves Falconiformes Falconidae - / 1979
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae - / 2008
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae - / 1979
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae - / 1979
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Dermochelidae 1979 / 1979
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae 1979 / -
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae 2014 / 1979
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae 1979 / -
Calidris canutus Red Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae - / 1979
Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern Curlew Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae 2011 / 1979
Accipiter soloensis Chinese Sparrowhawk Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae - / 1979
Milvus migrans Black Kite Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae - / 1979
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae 1985 / 1979
Ninox scutulata Brown Boobook Aves Strigiformes Strigidae - / -
Buteo buteo Eurasian Buzzard Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae - / 1979
Dugong dugon Dugong, Sea Cow Mammalia Sirenia Dugongidae - / 1979
Falco severus Oriental Hobby Aves Falconiformes Falconidae - / 1979
Manta alfredi Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae 2014 / 2014
Mobula tarapacana Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae 2014 / 2014
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae - / 2014
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae 2020 / -
Project Start date End date Implementing Agency Status Region
Raising awareness on threats to migratory sharks 08/01/2013 01/31/2014 Etpison Museum, Palau Completed Oceania
Pacific Year of the Dugong 01/01/2011 12/31/2011 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) / CMS Completed South Pacific, Western Pacific
Supporting Dugong (and Marine Turtle) Conservation in the Pacific Islands 04/01/2010 10/01/2010 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Completed Oceania, South Pacific