Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to announce the publication of a new book entitled: “Conserving whales, dolphins & porpoises in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and adjacent areas: an ACCOBAMS status report 2021”, published by the CMS Agreement of the conservation of cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS). A PDF version of the book can be freely downloaded from the following link: https://accobams.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ACCOBAMS_ConservingWDP_web-e... <https://accobams.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ACCOBAMS_ConservingWDP_web-edit.pdf> Best regards to all, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara and Arda M. Tonay