A3 All species/ stocks Produce abundance estimates and trend estimates Conduct comprehensive field surveys for abundance estimation. Conduct studies to detect temporal trends of populations. Abundance estimates for all species/stocks Trends estimated for all species/stocks Abundance estimates for most of species/stocks Trends estimated for most of species/stocks Abundance estimates for some species/stocks Trends estimated for some species/stocks Abundance estimates for few species/stocks Trends estimated for few species/stocks High Long term 1Time scale (short term = 2 years, medium term = 5 years, long term = 10 years)
Goal 2. Maintain or increase current whale populations Objective Strategy Indicator Time scale1 Successful Moderately Successful Moderately Unsuccessful A4 All Zero deliberate whale catches a) Maintain the existing international legal protection and measures for whales. b) Report on infractions to zero whale catches. No deliberate whale catch reported, international legal protection and management measures maintained or increased. Few deliberate whale catch reported, international legal protection and management measures maintained. Some deliberate whale catch reported, international legal protection and management measures maintained or decreased. High deliberate whale catch reported, international legal protection and management measures decreased. High Medium term A5 All species/stocks Reduce mortality due to entanglements in fishing gear. a) Evaluate the degree of overlapping between fisheries and distribution of populations. b) Promote cooperation with fishermen, the fishing industry and other stakeholders in order to minimize entanglements. c) Develop or Pronounced negative trend rates of whales reported dead due to Moderately Negative trend rates of whales reported dead due to Moderately positive trend rates of whales reported dead due to Pronounced positive trend rates of whales reported dead due to High term entanglement
implement National Action Plans to mitigate entanglements. d)Promote capacity building. e) Establishing cooperation and partnerships with IGOs (e.g. RFMO) to address and manage whale interaction in marine capture fisheries in areas under their jurisdiction specially at high seas areas. A6 All Reduce whale-vessel collision rates in breeding grounds. estimates and trend estimates. a) Initiate a broad and long-term program to evaluate the degree of overlapping between vessel routes and distribution of whales populations. Pronounced negative in estimated rates of whale-vessel strikes. Moderately Negative trend in estimated rates of whale-vessel strikes. Moderately positive trend in estimated rates of whale-vessel strikes. Pronounced positive trend in estimated rates of whale-vessel strikes. Low Medium term
South Atlantic Ocean coordination of whale research in the South Atlantic Ocean. b) Standardize research and promote capacity building. c) Establish a network of research institutions. projects planned and Relevant number of trained. projects planned and number of trained planned and developed. Low number of researchers trained. developed. No researchers trained High term A8 All Promote data sharing. a) Promote the use and liking to existing database (create only when necessary). b) Integrate information with other existing programs Relevant shared planned and Some shared planned and Few shared databases planned and developed. No shared databases planned and developed. Low term database database
Moderately A9 All Increase awareness South Atlantic Whale a) and share information about this Action Plan (e.g. social media, press releases). b) Develop a webpage within the CMS portal to spotlight the initiatives and results of this Action Plan's actions. High number of reports, press release, and media etc. Internet metrics on this Action Plan's webpage. Moderate number of reports, press release, and media etc. Internet metrics on this Action Plan's webpage. Few number of reports, press release, and media campaigns, etc. Internet metrics on this Action Plan's webpage. No relevant reports, press release, and media campaigns, etc. Internet metrics on this Action Plan's webpage. High term 1Time (short-term = 2 years, medium-term = 5 years, long-term = 10 years) Goal 5. Develop sustainable, non-extractive and non-lethal economic and educational use of whales.
Species/ Stock Objective Strategy Indicator Time scale1 Moderately A10 All Maintain and improve the quality of existing watching activities. a) Develop international workshop on responsible whale watching considering best practices. b) Stimulate further research to evaluate the status of watching procedures in the range countries. c) Stimulate the implementation of IWC's Strategic Plan on Whale Watching. Strategic Plan on Whale Watching planned and in most countries in the South Atlantic region based on IWC'S Handbook on Whale Watching as a guideline and research Strategic Plan on Whale Watching planned and in some countries in the South Atlantic region based on IWC's Handbook on Whale Watching as a guideline and research Strategic Plan on Whale Watching planned and in few countries in the South Atlantic region based on IWC's Handbook on Whale Watching as a guideline and considering research information. No Strategic Plan on Whale Watching planned and in countries in the South Atlantic region based on IWC's Handbook on Whale Watching as a guideline and considering research information. High A11 All to the education of the general public Identity opportunities in educational policies to include information policies and activities developed in most policies and activities developed in some Educational policies and activities developed in a few countries in No Educational policies and activities developed in countries Low term
about whales and their in the South Atlantic Ocean about this Action Plan. Produce content for educational activities. countries in the region of the South Atlantic Ocean. countries in the region of the Atlantic Ocean. the region of the South Atlantic Ocean. in the region of the South Atlantic Ocean. 1Time scale (short term = 2 years, medium term = 5 years, long term = 10 years)