Commission on Environmental Cooperation Humpback Whale Conservation Action Plan for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
January 01, 2005
The Humpback Whale North American Conservation Action Plan resulted from a trinational workshop in San Francisco, California in March 2004 and benefited from the in-depth review of an extensive list of wildlife experts from diverse backgrounds.
The humpback whale Action Plan is divided into eight sections for a trinational outlook related to the species. The initial four sections provide an updated account of the species and its current situation. The fifth section identifies the main causes of loss or decline, and puts in perspective the ensuing sections related to management and actions taken in each country, as well as public and commercial perception of the species and the threats it faces. Against this background, the last section offers a list of key trinational collaborative conservation actions. The identified actions address the following main objectives:
- Support for the SPLASH initiative (Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance and Status of Humpbacks)
- Reduce entanglement
- Prevent ship strikes
- Address impacts of ecotourism
- Address acoustic impacts