Turning the Tide: A Global Aquarium Strategy for - World Association ...

GLOBAL AQUARIUM 

CONSERVATION STRATEGY 

M A R K 

P E N N I N G , W A Z A P R E S I D E N T 

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H o w m a n y A q u a r i u m s a r e t h e r e a r o u n d t h e 

w o r l d ? 

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H o w m a n y A n i m a l s a r e h e l d in A q u a r i u m s 

a r o u n d t h e w o r l d ? 

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B u i l d i n g a F u t u r e f o r 

W i l d l i f e : 

The W o r l d Zoo and 

A q u a r i u m C o n s e r v a t i o n 

S t r a t e g y 

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T u r n i n g t h e T i d e 

A g l o b a l A q u a r i u m 

S t r a t e g y f o r 

C o n s e r v a t i o n and 

S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 

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Implementation of the World Zoo and Aquarium 

Conservation Strategy by the WAZA Aquarium 

Community and Partners 

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1. Integrating Conservation 

2. Conservation of Wild Populations 

3. Science and Research 

4. Population Management 

5. Education and Training 

6. Communication, Marketing and Public 

Relations 

7. Partnerships and Politics 

8. Sustainability 

9. Ethics and Animal Welfare 

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• Vision 

• Recommendation 

• Response 

• Action 

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C H A P T E R 1 

I N T E G R A T I N G C O N S E R V A T I O N 

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I N T E G R A T I N G 

C O N S E R V A T I O N 

T h e m e s : 

• Integrating Conservation in all actions; 

• Use of Exhibits to raise public awareness 

towards conservation; 

• Support field conservation work; 

• Sustainable resource use in all aquarium 

operations including education, retail and 

catering; 

• Conservation of local aquatic ecosystem. 

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C O N S E R V A T I O N O F W I L D P O P U L A T I O N S 

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C O N S E R V A T I O N O F 

W I L D P O P U L A T I O N S 

T h e m e s : 

• Support to conservation in the wild; 

• Contribution to regional Species Survival 

Plans, Biodiversity Action Plans and 

Habitat recovery programmes; 

• Re-introduction and translocation 

programmes; 

• Recruiting, training and supporting 

conservation staff; 

• Fund raising for fild conservation; 

•Site enhancement; 

• Assessmente of conservation 

contributions; 

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S C I E N C E A N D R E S E A R C H 

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S C I E N C E A N D R E S E A R C H 

T h e m e s : 

• Make research information available and 

monitor potential application to 

conservation; 

• collective identification, prioritization 

and pursue of research needs; 

• Promoting the establishment and 

widespread use of databases and resource 

banks to assist conservation efforts; 

• Contribution to research initiatives and 

funding specially directed towards 

conservation; 

• Evaluation of research priorities. 

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P O P U L A T I O N M A N A G E M E N T 

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P O P U L A T I O N 

M A N A G E M E N T 

T h e m e s : 

• Global or regional threatened species 

programmes management; 

• Quantitative and objective evaluation 

of breeding programmes; 

• Breeding programmes based on sound 

science and management; 

• Confiscated animals; 

• Support scientific development of 

population management; 

• Animal records; 

• Linking collection planning to 

conservation priorities; 

• Animal and genetic material transfer 

legislation. 

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E D U C A T I O N A N D T R A I N I N G 

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E D U C A T I O N A N D 

T R A I N I N G 

T h e m e s : 

• Education role of an Aquarium; 

• Education Policy; 

• Conservation education effectiveness; 

• Training programmes; 

• Conservation education and training 

programmes effectiveness evaluation; 

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C O M M U N I C A T I O N , M A R K E T I N G A N D P U B L I C 

R E L A T I O N S 

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C O M M U N I C A T I O N , 

M A R K E T I N G A N D 

P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S 

T h e m e s : 

• Communication strategy; 

• Communication goals; 

• Target audiences; 

• Key messages; 

• Tactics and methods; 

• Resources 

•Monitoring and evaluation 

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P A R T N E R S H I P S A N D P O L I T I C S 

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P A R T N E R S H I P S A N D 

P O L I T I C S 

T h e m e s : 

• Partnerships and networks at national, 

regional and international level; 

• Legislation and policy that affects 

conservation and animal welfare; 

• Membership of regional and national zoo 

associations; 

• Ethical and technical framework of 

activities; 

• Zoo and Aquarium legislation; 

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S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y 

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S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y 

T h e m e s : 

• Measures and activities that help sustain 

natural resources; 

• Environmental policy and audits; 

• Environmental sustainability practice; 

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E T H I C S A N D A N I M A L W E L F A R E 

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E T H I C S A N D A N I M A L 

W E L F A R E 

T h e m e s : 

• Management techniques improvement; 

• Ethical codes and animal welfare policies; 

• Acquisition of threatened species; 

•Animal transportation; 

• Invasive species; 

• Standards; 

•Surplus animals; 

• Animal husbandry guidelines; 

• Environmental enrichment; 

•Welfare assessment 

• Ethics and welfare in conservation 

activities; 

• Ethics committee and review process 

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•A P P E N D I C E S 

• Institutions, organisations and programmes associated with aquariums and 

aquatic conservation; 

•Public aquariums: the global scale of the industry; 

•Public aquariums: strength and challenges in support of conservation; 

•Public aquariums: global role in education; 

•Public aquariums: international conventions, codes and guidelines; 

•Public aquariums: examples of in situ and ex situ conservation and education 

projects; 

•Public aquariums: global list of breeding programmes; 

•Public aquariums: selected serial publications on aquatic and wetlands research 

and associated environmental aspects 

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E n d o r s e d 

by: 

• IUCN, Species Survival Commission 

• RAMSAR Convention on wetlands 

• Wetlands International 

• Conservation International 

• World Wildlife Fund 

• International Aquarium Forum 

• European Union of Aquarium Curators 

• Amphibian Ark 

• Freshwater Fish Specialist Group 

• Tortoises and Freshwater Turtle 

Specialist Group 

• Sturgeon Specialist Group 

• Groupers & Wrasses Specialist Group 

• Amphibian Specialist Group 

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English 

Spanish 

Japanese 

Chinese 

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