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WCC 2012 Res 125 - Activity Report

General Information
IUCN Constituent: 
5937D95E-80D7-E411-B2A4-002655853524
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
West Asia
Country/Territory: 
Iraq
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Freiberg University
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Field activitiesMarine voyage
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
On their first marine cruise (Towards the Gulf 1st) on Naseem Al-Basrah Vessel which extended from May 30th through June 7th, 2015, MSC researches, along with the German diving team from Freiberg University, have achieved several records. The most significant record was registering the presence of sea devil fish (Manta Ray) in Iraqi marine waters. It is expected to be a species of coral reef fish‘Manta alfredi’ which is different from the giant ocean devil fish ‘Manta birostris’. However, these two species are the largest of the ray family named Mobulida and the largest ray fish in the world.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Field activitiesAddition voyages will investigate this finding further.