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WCC 2020 Rec 094 - Activity Report

Submitted by Gianna.MINTON on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 06:53
Information générale
Sauvegarder le marsouin aptère (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis), espèce classée En danger, dans la mer Jaune
Constituant de l’UICN: 
IUCN SSC Cetacean Specialist Group 2021-2025
Type de Constituant de l’UICN: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Période d’activité: 
2022
Zone géographique: 
Europe de l'Est, Asie du Nord et centrale
Pays/Territoire: 
China
Japan
Korea (RK)
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
Quels autres Membres de l’UICN sont impliqués –ou ont été impliqués- dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea ( MOF ) / Korea (RK)
Quelles sont les Commissions de l’UICN impliquées dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Pas de commissions sont / ont été impliqués
Le Secrétariat de l’UICN, est-il impliqué dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Yes
Veuillez indiquer quels autres acteurs (non-membres de l’UICN) sont impliqués dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
The main proponents and coordinators of the implementation of this resolution are scientists in Korea who have formed a new NGO called Plan Ocean. We also consulted with fisheries gear developers working with the government to addressing bycatch mitigation.
Implémentation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
FormationThe Plan Ocean team, who also work closely with veterinary universities, are providing capacity building for veterinarians and university students to enable them to conduct necropsies and understand pathologies typically affecting NRFPs and other cetaceans.On-going
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageThe key proponents and coordinators of the Resolution, now working through the NGO Plan Ocean, have followed up on two virtual conferences held in 2021 and 2022 to form a cross-sectorial working group involving researchers, NGOs, and policymakers from Korea, China, and Japan. The working group has thematic subgroups addressing different aspects of research, policy making, public awareness and education. Online and in-person meetings are planned throughout the rest of 2023.On-going
Education/Communication/SensibilisationPlan Ocean is working with coastal fishing communities in the South and Western seas of Korea to conduct interviews and gather important local ecological knowledge on their interactions with NRFP, while also educating them about the important role that cetaceans play in keeping coastal ecosystems in balance.On-going
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesKorean stakeholders are collaborating with policy makers to assess the feasibility of designating new protected areas for NRFP.On-going
Activit�s techniques/scientifiquesFisheries gear developers working with the National Institute of Fisheries Science, a science-oriented subsidiary under the Ministry of Fisheries in Korea are designing and testing porpoise excluder devices that are installed on stow nets - the gear most responsible for finless porpoise bycatch. The results of initial trials were presented to the meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission in April/May, 2023. The same team is testing the effectiveness of acoustic deterrents (pingers) on stownets to reduce bycatch. Plan Ocean is collaborating with Universities and other research teams to conduct line transect surveys, augmented by the use of drones, to assess distribution and abundance of narrow-ridged finless porpoises (NRFP). They have also collaborated with the relevant government authorities to gain access to NRFP carcasses and conduct necropsies. The majority of examined carcasses bore signs of death caused by suffocation/drowning due to entanglement in fishing gear. The necropsies also revealed microplastics and BPA in the GI tracts and the presence of DDTs and PCBs. Finally the team is also using underwater video to try and monitor porpoise behaviour around stownets to better understand how excluder devices are working and/or could be improved.On-going
Veuillez indiquer quels ont été les résultats obtenus dans le cadre des activités entreprises pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Over the past two years, the main proponents of the resolution who are coordinating implementation have mobilized and motivated national stakeholders in Korea, as well as regional and international stakeholders in Japan and China and beyond to focus more time and resources on understanding and addressing the unsustainably high levels of bycatch occurring in trawlnet/stownet fisheries. This increased awareness is motivating discussions on the creation of additional protected areas and the development and testing of bycatch reduction strategies.
Quelles mesures ont été prises afin de surmonter ces obstacles ?: 
The main proponents and coordinators of implementation of this resolution need more funds to be able to implement the different elements of their strategy. As a newly formed NGO they have few staff members and resources, but luckily have full approval and backing from the Ministry of Fisheries.
Veuillez indiquer et décrire brièvement les activités planifiées par la suite pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Activité FutureDescription
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageContinued cross-sectorial stakeholder meetings at local, national, regional and international levels, drawing on support from the IUCN SSC Cetacean Specialist Group and the International Whaling Commission, among others.
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesCollaborating with relevant stakeholders to create protected areas in core NRFP habitas, and to improve fisheries policies to reduce bycatch.
Activit�s techniques/scientifiquesContinued line transect and drone research, necropsies on porpoise carcasses, and testing of bycatch mitigation strategies.