Action Plan for the Conservation of Sea Turtles and their Habitats in Albania
Chapter: TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 4 ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 5 A. ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES & THEIR HABITATS IN ALBANIA ............ 6 A.1. Goal .................................................................................................................................................. 6 A.2. Rationale for the Action Plan ........................................................................................................... 6 A.3. Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Rationale for the objectives ............................................................................................................. 8 A.4. Action Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 8 A.4.1. Actions Related to Objective 1: Sea turtle conservation is established as a national priority. ........ 8 Objective 1 Rationale ....................................................................................................................... 8 Action 1A. Establishment of National Authority Responsible for Sea Turtle Conservation ............. 9 Action 1B. Establishment of Scientific Consultative Committee .................................................... 10 Action 1C. Inter‐institutional implementation of the Action Plan ................................................. 11 Action 1D. Education, Training and Awareness Raising ................................................................. 12 Sub‐Action 1Da. Academic and Professional Training .................................................................... 12 Sub‐Action 1Db. Primary and Secondary Education ...................................................................... 13 Sub‐Action 1Dc. Stakeholder Education ......................................................................................... 13 Sub‐Action 1Dd. Public Awareness Raising .................................................................................... 13 Action 1E. Legislation ..................................................................................................................... 14 A.4.2. Actions Related to Objective 2. Monitoring of sea turtle population and habitats ....................... 14 Objective 2 Rationale ..................................................................................................................... 14 Action 2A. Research ........................................................................................................................ 14 Action 2B. Delineation of National Sea Areas ................................................................................ 16 Action 2C. Long‐term monitoring of change in sea turtle populations .......................................... 17 Action 2D. Creation of a national tagging database ....................................................................... 18 Action 2E. Creation of a stranding monitoring network ................................................................ 18 Action 2F. Sea turtle medicine development and establishment of a Rescue Centre ................... 19 Action 2G. Issue and suspension of Permits .................................................................................. 20 A.4.3. Actions Related to Objective 3: Identification and mitigation of threats and impacts to sea turtles and their habitats ................................................................................................................ 21 Objective 3 Rationale ..................................................................................................................... 21 Action 3A. Terms for removal of sea turtles from the marine environment ................................ 21 Action 3B. Safe‐handling procedures for sea turtles ...................................................................... 22 Action 3C. Monitoring and reducing fisheries by‐catch, illegal fishing and illegal trade ............... 22 Action 3D. Pollution reduction and waste management ............................................................... 24 A.4.4. Actions Related to Objective 4: Identification of critical habitats, legal protection and establishment of a functional network of marine, coastal and estuarine protected areas. .......... 25 Objective 4 Rationale ..................................................................................................................... 25 A.5. Action Plan Implementation Table ................................................................................................. 27 B. ANNEXES ......................................................................................................................................... 33 B.1. Priority Actions Relevant to Albania from 2007 RAC/SPA Action Plan for the Conservation of Mediterranean Marine Turtles: ...................................................................................................... 33 B.2. Examples of malpractice and solutions .......................................................................................... 34 B.3. List of EU law relevant to sea turtle protection ............................................................................. 36 C. CITED LITERATURE .......................................................................................................................... 36