Guidelines for Marine Mammal Welfare: BYCELS Working Group Report
The BYCELS Working Group focuses on by-catch, entanglements, and live strandings of marine mammals, addressing animal welfare concerns. Their recent report highlights data collection, euthanasia guidelines, and response network establishment for stranded cetaceans. Join the discussion at the NAMMCO Annual Meeting to help shape future conservation efforts.
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Working Group on By-catch, Entanglements and Live Strandings (BYCELS) Gu ni Magn s Eir ksson (IS) Chair NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021 22 25 March 2021 NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group Working group members: FO: Signar Pettersen and Ulla Svarrer Wang GL: Sofie Abelsen, Jesper degaard Jakobsen and Nette Levermann (to July 2020) IS: Gu ni Magn s Eir ksson (chair) NO: Guro Gjelsvik (from 2021), Kathrine A. Ryeng and Hild Ynnesdal BYCELS meetings: 2019: 4 October 2020: 22 June and 23 July 2021: 25 February NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group BYCELS was established as a response to the growing concern for the animal welfare aspects related to non- hunting anthropogenic threats to marine mammals NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group BYCELS spent a considerable amount of time on identifying and standardising relevant data to inform its work, annual reporting from member countries now encompasses data on by-catch, entanglement and standings. Member countries have submitted their 2019 and 2020 data accordingly. Review of the submitted data from member countries for 2019 and 2020. Can be used as a basis of revision of data collection What information in useful to collect ? What information is realistic to collect ? NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group Guidelines on how to euthanasia stranded cetaceans including general principles Guidelines on how to establish a national stranding response network On sampling of stranded animals How to disentangle animals ? NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group Guidelines on how to euthanise stranded cetaceans including general principles (NAMMCO/28/11 - Appendix 1) Specifies suitable killing methods and target areas BYCELS forwards the guidelines for Council consideration NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group Guidelines on how to establish a national stranding response network (NAMMCO/28/11 - Appendix 2) Has recommendations for member countries on issues to take into consideration when or if establishing a national stranding network NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.1 Report of the BYCELS Working Group How to disentangle animals ? The IWC has worked extensively with entanglement response and has developed Principles and guidelines for large whale entanglement response efforts that is available online. BYCELS agreed that there was no need develop NAMMCO guidelines for whale entanglement. NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
NAMMCO/28/11 BYCELS - item 8.2 Adoption of priorities and work plan 2021- 2022 BYCELS discussed the possibility of developing interactive maps depicting the reported data on by-catch, entanglement and strandings. To be discussed in the working group. In the Terms of reference for BYCELS: The Working Group shall upon request from the Council or individual member countries, provide advice on welfare issues related to by-catch, entanglement, and live strandings, affecting marine mammals. NAMMCO Annual Meeting 28 22 25 March 2021
