Dear list members, since 1995 marine mammals are under legislative protection in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (32.000 square kilometers), i.e. it is forbidden to intentionally catch, keep, kill and disturb marine mammals as well as intentionally damage and destroy regions where they reproduce. In 2006 Croatia declared the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA), totaling 523 square kilometers, with a primary goal of marine conservation dedicated specifically for the protection of the bottlenose dolphin. At the moment this MPA is still under preventive protection. To clarify the recommendations proposed for this MPA we would appreciate if you could inform us if there is any publication (other than Hoyt, E. 2005. Marine protected areas for whales, dolphins and porpoises: a world handbook for cetacean habitat conservation) or website (other than http://www.cetaceanhabitat.org/launch_intro.html) with a list of legislative restrictions in any particular MPA worldwide concerning: 1. cetaceans 2. marine traffic 3. fishery 4. marine aquaculture 5. coastal activity. Thank you for your help. Please send your answers to: hrvoje.gomercic@vef.hr Yours sincerely, Prof. dr. Hrvoje Gomercic Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb Heinzelova 55 10000 Zagreb Croatia