The Whale Sanctuary in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea ...
The Whale Sanctuary in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea ...
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Reasons for <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g a whale sanctuary<br />
off Sylt and Amrum <strong>in</strong> 1999<br />
Harbour porpoises are long term endangered <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> North <strong>Sea</strong><br />
by high bycatch rates <strong>in</strong> set nets ma<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> turbot- and codfishery<br />
(also <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> plaice-, not <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sole-fishery us<strong>in</strong>g very low nets and a small<br />
mesh size (V<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>r 1995, 1997, 1999)), by underwater noise, overfish<strong>in</strong>g, tox<strong>in</strong>s,<br />
disturbance by boats and collisions with high speed vessels)<br />
ASCOBANS prescribes <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ence of favourable conditions<br />
for harbour porpoises and <strong>the</strong>ir liv<strong>in</strong>g grounds<br />
Habitat (FFH) Directive prescribes <strong>the</strong> designation of harbour<br />
porpoise conservation areas (Appendix II)<br />
<strong>The</strong> region off Sylt and Amrum (and Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Jylland) is an<br />
important liv<strong>in</strong>g and calv<strong>in</strong>g ground for porpoises (Sonntag et al. 1999)
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