Supporting the development of WW pilot activities in Morocco and

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Feasibility study for setting up
whale watching pilot activities
in Morocco and Tunisia
Study carried out with financial support
of the French Ministry of Environment
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Presentation of the Agreement
• The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea,
Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area was adopted in
1996 and entered into force in 2001
• Established under the aegis of the UNEP/CMS Convention
on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
• Its purpose is to reduce threats to cetaceans and improve our
knowledge of these animals
A regional instrument to promote cooperation between
the riparian countries
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• An international treaty
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ACCOBAMS : an International Treaty
1991
1996
Bonn
Convention
Bern
Convention
Bucharest
Convention
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Barcelona Convention
and its Protocols
ACCOBAMS Agreement Area
October 2012 = 23 Parties
Agreement Area
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Parties
Extension
Pelagos Sanctuary
Main Mediterranean species
Cetacean species represented by populations regularly present in the Mediterranean Sea
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Wildlife watching activities
Why whale watching in MPAs?
To diversify tourism
To promote local community development
To raise awareness on biodiversity conservation
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Wildlife watching activities
Why whale watching in MPAs?
Income generating activities
Test (pilot project)
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What is whale watching?
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Observation of cetaceans from boats
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Strong economic interest
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Potential contribution to research
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Good way of promoting awareness and conservation
Main traditional boats
In some countries « Pescatourisme »
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• Whale watching activities in the ACCOBAMS area
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Supporting the development of WW
pilot activities in Morocco and Tunisia
Rationale
• Supporting the development of sustainable whale
watching activities
as a new income-generating activity
as an alternative to the loss of income for fishermen
due to depredation (adaptation of pescatourisme
activity)
• Promoting the setting up of best practice from the
beginning of the activity
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• Consultation meetings organized in 2010 with national
authorities
Confirmation of countries’ interest and preidentification of potential sites
• Feasibility studies in 2012
Mission in Tunisia (28 May – 2 June 2012)
Mission in Morocco (30 Sept. – 11 Oct. 2012)
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Approach
 Identification of the strengths and weaknesses for the
pre-identified sites
 Get the involvement of local partners for awareness and
conservation
 Developing pilots projects through technical and financial
support
 Extend the activity if positive results
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TUNISIA
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TUNISIA – Period of the year and areas
- North coast and Hammamet Gulf with islands
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TUNISIA – Period of the year and areas
- North coast and Gulf of Hamamet with islands
- From May to September, Tursiops truncatus and
sometimes Stennella coeruleoalba, Delphinus delphis, and
Grampus griseus
- Other biological interest with birds and turtles
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TUNISIA – Strengths
- Strong interest from authorities, population and fishermen
(depredation on night fishing nets)
- Rich historical heritage and artisanal activities
- Existence of several boats for diving or coastal navigation
- Low cost of the services
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TUNISIA – administrative and legal constraints
- 3 navigation areas (< 2 nm, 2-5 nm, > 5 nm)
- First information to marine authorities (list of passengers, time
of return)
- Night navigation with specific materials
- Difficulties to get tourists on fishing boats for pescatourism
(special agreements eg. boats equipment)
- Preliminary agreement from the military authorities to reach
main islands
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TUNISIA – Whale watching context
- Possible from May to September
- Using small sailing boats instead of big «pirates» boats
- Special complementary equipment needed for night navigation
- Possible agreements with fishermen for night seeing (traditional
fishing method and dolphins)
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TUNISIA – Whale watching context
Stenella
coeruleoalba
Tursiops truncatus
Balaenoptera
physalus
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TUNISIA – An original and attractive product
- WW not enough for a profitable tourism product
- Naturalistic and cultural approach needed
- WW by day and by night (eg. fishermen) included into a
several days’ trip: personal adventure, bivouac on islands,
cultural and historical approach, sport activity…
- National and international « Ecotourism »
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TUNISIA – Pilot projects
- Operators to be designed
- Training course (4 days)
- Communication plan
- Partners (national administrations and institutions,
scientists (INSTM, Universities), fishermen, tourism actors,
marine and sport NGO…)
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MOROCCO
Strait of Gibraltar from Tanger
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MOROCCO – Period of the year and areas
- The North Mediterranean coast with the richness
and the Strait of Gibraltar
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MOROCCO – Period of the year and areas
- The North Mediterranean coast with the richness
and the Strait of Gibraltar
- From May to October, many species into the Strait
and mainly dolphins more to the East zone
- Other biological and landscape interest with birds
and turtles more to the East
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MOROCCO – Strengths
- Strong interest from authorities, fishermen and NGOs
- Strong will from other stakeholders (fishermen organizations
(eg dolphin depredation by the «negro»)
- Numerous artisanal activities
- Already 2 organizations for coastal navigation
- Low cost of the services
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MOROCCO – administrative and legal constraints
- No permit for sailing or leisure navigation
- Navigation area linked to boat equipments, but forbidden from
port to port
- Night navigation quite impossible with tourists (availability of
safety teams and boats, illegal traffic risks)
- Difficulties to get tourists on fishing boats for pescatourism
(unadapted boats for comfort and security)
- Special agreement for transforming pelagic floating nets boats
to tourism boats (administrative and financial aspects)
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MOROCCO – Whale watching context
- Possible from May to September
- 3 different sites from West to East :
• Tanger: richness of the Strait with 8 species, but waves.
Best chance for observation (+ Orcinus orca)
• M’Diq: mainly dolphins and turtles, in the calm bay
• Al Hoceima: sometimes dolphins but mainly birds and
landscapes
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MOROCCO – Whale watching context
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MOROCCO – Different approaches for developing
WW activities
Tanger : WW with suitable boats, with the great
chance of having INRH premises with a possible
observatory
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WW activities
M’Diq (close to Tetouan): famous tourist place with
fishermen and sailing organizations, for marine and
traditional fisheries discovery
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WW activities
Al Hoceima : global tourism product for naturalist
discovery (ww, birds, landscapes) with the support of
the National Park (ecotourism activities already
initiated)
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MOROCCO – Pilot projects
- Professional operators to be designated
- Common training course (theorie on 3 days)
- Specific practical training course on each site
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- Partners
* National administrations and institutions,
(Transport, Fisheries, INRH, Environment, Forest and National
Park, Tourism)
* Scientists (INRH, Universities)
* Fishermen (regional organizations and cooperatives)
* Tourism actors
* NGO working within Al Hoceima NP
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A Pelagos / ACCOBAMS label
for commercial whale
watching activities
Exemple of training course organized
by Pelagos (France)
- 30 participants from the French Mediterranean coast
- 4 days, April 2012
- Four main topics :
• Marine ecology (Mediterranean sea)
• Cetacean knowledge (identification, ecology,
biology)
• Possible human impacts
• Marine management and legal tools for cetacean
conservation
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ACCOBAMS Permanent Secretariat
Jardin de l’UNESCO, Terrasses de Fontvieille
MC 98000 MONACO
Tel: (+377) 98 98 80 10 / 20 78
Fax: (+377) 98 98 42 08
www.accobams.org
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