Conserving seals

Protecting endangered species of seals

Description

Conserving seals involves implementing measures to protect seal populations from threats such as habitat loss, pollution, overfishing, and illegal hunting. Essential actions include establishing marine protected areas, enforcing anti-poaching laws, regulating fisheries to prevent bycatch, and monitoring seal health and numbers. These strategies aim to ensure the long-term survival of seal species, restore ecological balance, and address specific problems of population decline and ecosystem disruption caused by human activities.

Implementation

The European Committee for the Protection of Fur Animals, founded in 1969, aims to protect seals and other fur animals from slaughter, industrial exploitation, human cruelty and prevent their disappearance. Related agreements and conventions include: Interim convention on conservation of North Pacific fur seals (1957); Convention respecting measures for the preservation and protection fur seals in the North Pacific Ocean (1911); Convention for the conservation of Antarctic seals (CCAS) concluded 1972, in force 11 Mar 1978; Agreement on the conservation of seals in the Wadden Sea, adopted 1990 and in force 1991.