Submitted by
Ali.Douabul
on Sun, 09/06/2015 - 06:17
General Information
Resolution
44092
IUCN Constituent
Marine Science Centre
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
West Asia
Country/Territory
Iraq
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
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IUCN Commissions
I don't know
IUCN Secretariat
I do not know
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Freiberg University
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
No obstacles were encountered
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/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
Addition voyages will investigate this finding further.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member