CONSERVATION MEASURES + 35 Apart from the CARI’MAM 17 Caribbean countries have committed to the project, there are numerous CARI’MAM species of marine mammals actions to conserve marine conservation of marine mammals throughout the mammals. CARIBBEAN...
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CONSERVATION MEASURES + 35 Apart from the CARI’MAM 17 Caribbean countries have committed to the project, there are numerous CARI’MAM species of marine mammals actions to conserve marine conservation of marine mammals throughout the mammals. CARIBBEAN including 34 Caribbean. Notably, several countries have created large Through their inclusion MARINE cetacean species marine protected areas in in Annex II of the SPAW MAMMALS 2 their allocated waters. Protocol, all signatory countries recognise the need manatee for strict protection of all In addition, through the PRESERVATION species SPAW Protocol of the marine mammal species. Cartagena Convention, NETWORK MARINE MAMMALS The Greater Caribbean Many human activities can 4 Region is home to more directly or indirectly impact major sanctuaries than 35 species of marine marine mammals and their in the Caribbean mammals: toothed habitats: cetaceans (Odontocetes), such as Sperm Whale - Interactions with fishing, which can lead particularly + 600
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