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3.B.2.1.f | Loss or imminent loss of endangered
species |
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| Taxon | Population size and geographic range | Current legal status of protection | Main threats | Information gaps | Proposed measures in situ / ex situ | Implementing authority | Operational targets | Costs |
| 3 dolphins (endemic subspecies) | 5-10% of reference level, basin wide | No hunting allowed, but poor enforcement | Biomagnification of various pollutants Accidental or illegal killing as bycatch in fisheries |
No recent comprehensive census available | Reduce pollution Enforce ban on hunting Develop a regional rehabilitation center in Batumi to raise public awareness and
implement ecotourism, including in the adjacent marine dolphins park in Kolkheti (see |
Ministries of EP and Ministries of Fisheries of all Black Sea countries | Partial recovery of declining population by 2005 AD | 300,000 ECU |
| Monk seal | Few specimens left | Fully protected, but no active enforcement | Lack of reproduction in coastal areas Biomagnification of various pollutants |
No recent comprehensive census | Provide sufficient sanctuary area for reproduction in the Bulgarian,
Ukrainian and Turkish waters Reduce pollution [recovery of popoulation may no longer be possible] |
Ministries of EP of all Black Sea countries | Partial restoration of Black Sea population by 2010 AD | Estimated at no less than $50,000 by country per year |
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3.B.2.1 | Protection of endangered species |
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3.B.2.1.a | Loss or imminent loss of endangered species (bottom plant community) |
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3.B.2.1.b | Loss or imminent loss of endangered species (mollusks) |
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3.B.2.1.c | Loss or imminent loss of endangered species (bottom crustaceans) |
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3.B.2.1.d | Loss or imminent loss of endangered species (fishes) |
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3.B.2.1.e | Loss or imminent loss of endangered species (wetland communities) |
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3.B.3 | Conservation Areas Management Analysis |