Dear marmam members, please find below an announcement of a workshop that will be hold during the 5^th International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas (ICMMPA5), intitled : * * *THE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW ACCOBAMS CCH: A COLLABORATIVE THREAT-BASED MANAGEMENT APPROACH* Tuesday 9^th April 2019 – (14:15-18:30) /The Westin Resort, Costa Navarina, Messinia, Greece/ PROVISIONAL AGENDA The aim of this session is to present the ongoing ACCOBAMS threat-based management approach whichincorporates the concepts of both /Cetacean Critical Habitats/ (CCH) and /Important Marine Mammal Areas/ (IMMAs) and to propose appropriate management tools and mitigation measures. For an appropriate management of main human activities in the ACCOBAMS area, main resulting threats for cetaceans will be presented as well as examples of existing legislative framework and proposed mitigation measures in some specific areas with their strengths and weaknesses. Recommendations of the workshop will assist the ACCOBAMS Permanent Secretariat in providing the Countries with advices on targeted and effective conservation measures. 1.*INTRODUCTION *(Maylis SALIVAS, Léa DAVID) 1.1.ACCOBAMS 1.2.CCH approach *2.**MARITIME TRAFFIC *(Aurélie MOULINS, Simone PANIGADA, Alessio MAGLIO) 2.1.Main threats for cetaceans (ship strikes and continuous noise) 2.2.Legislative tools 2.3.Examples of proposed mitigation measures *3.**SEISMIC SURVEYS AND MILITARY SONARS *(Alessio MAGLIO, Maylis SALIVAS) 3.1.Main threat for cetaceans (impulsive noise) 3.2.Legislative tools 3.3.Examples of proposed mitigation measures ** *4.**FISHERIES ACTIVITIES *(Ayaka OZTURK, Ibrahim BEN AMER) 4.1.Main threats for cetaceans (By-catch and depredation) 4.2.Legislative tools 4.3.Examples of proposed mitigation measures ** 5.*WHALE WATCHING ACTIVITIES *(Aurélie MOULINS, AFB?) 5.1.Main threat for cetaceans (Harassment) 5.2.Legislative tools 5.3.Examples of proposed mitigation measures ** 6.*EXAMPLE IN A SPECIFIC MPA *(Fabrizio ATZORI) ** *7.**CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS *(Léa DAVID, Maylis SALIVAS) ** For more information please contact:* * *Léa DAVID*(léa.david2@wanadoo.fr <mailto:léa.david2@wanadoo.fr>) and *Maylis SALIVAS* (msalivas@accobams.net <mailto:msalivas@accobams.net>) -- Léa DAVID Docteur en cétologie EcoOcéan Institut 18 rue des Hospices 34090 Montpellier +33 (0)467842887 +33 (0)609496839 ecoocean@wanadoo.fr lea.david2@wanadoo.fr http://www.ecoocean-institut.org