The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative Book
ACCOBAMS, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, proposed ASI, the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative, a synoptic survey of the entire region.
The main objective of the ASI was to estimate the abundance and determine the distribution of cetaceans and other marine megafauna in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
The ASI was planned as a multi-species survey, collecting data on cetaceans and other large marine vertebrates, such as sea turtles, sharks and rays and marine birds.
Conducted in coordination with Mediterranean coastal countries, it supports the implementation of European and regional policies, in particular the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Ecosystem Approach process