WCC 2020 Res 023 - Activity Report

The CCB goal to reduce harbour porpoise bycatch and raise awareness on porpoise has resulted in significantly increased activity from the Commission as well as the Member states in BALTFISH and in HELCOM, and in this process resulted in a delegated act containing some measures for reduction of harbour porpoise bycatch in the Baltic Proper being adopted by the European Commission in December 2021.

During 2020-21, the most important work within HELCOM was the update of the Baltic Sea Action Plan. CCB worked to include several harbour porpoise related actions into the new plan, especially on mitigating bycatch and underwater noise, and there are several actions relevant for harbour porpoise in the new BSAP which was adopted in October 2021.