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Phase <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Acti<strong>on</strong>PlanObjectiveGeneric StrategiesSpecific Acti<strong>on</strong>sFor each country:• Review existing nati<strong>on</strong>alc<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> (including marineprotected areas) <strong>and</strong> fisherieslegislati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> regulati<strong>on</strong>s relevantto management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> by-catch <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>small cetaceans <strong>and</strong> dug<strong>on</strong>gs• Identify potential for by-catchc<strong>on</strong>trol <strong>and</strong> changes needed tomitigate by-catchDevelop <strong>and</strong> implement targetedcommunity c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong>educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> marine mammalecology <strong>and</strong> by-catch mitigati<strong>on</strong>measures• Develop resource website(interactive <strong>and</strong> tailored toaudience))• Develop culturallyappropriate educati<strong>on</strong>programs for each countryincluding popular articles,films• Develop briefing documentsfor governments <strong>and</strong> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rdecisi<strong>on</strong>-makers• Hold training workshops<strong>on</strong> collecting by-catch data<strong>and</strong> assessing impactsfor resource managers,analysts, NGOs <strong>and</strong>fishermenPhase 2Mitigate problemRati<strong>on</strong>alize/ introduce legislati<strong>on</strong> torecognize by-catch as catch to bemanaged as part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sustainablefisheries strategyIdentify appropriate mitigati<strong>on</strong> acti<strong>on</strong>sfor each fishery. Such acti<strong>on</strong>s mightinclude:• improving enforcement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fishing regulati<strong>on</strong>s especially atcommunity level• identifying areas/ times whererisk <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> by-catch is highest <strong>and</strong>negotiating spatial <strong>and</strong>/or temporalclosures to reduce by-catch• closing fisheries <strong>and</strong> developingalternative livelihoods for fishers• modifying gear <strong>and</strong> fishingpractices to reduce by-catchM<strong>on</strong>itor by-catch to provide feedback<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effectiveness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mitigati<strong>on</strong>measures124 CMS Technical Series Publicati<strong>on</strong> Nº 9 - 2005

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