ACCOBAMS

ACCOBAMS refers to “Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area”. So, it is a coppreation for the protection of Cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. It was concluded on the sidelines of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, in 1996 and came into force in 2001. Currently 21 countries in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area are parties to this convention.