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Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
… The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the “Convention”) sets out the overarching legal regime … that are not straddling or migratory, but are found in the deep oceans or the high seas. The general principles of the … 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the management of deep-sea fisheries in the high seas and the protection of …
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… Sea Level Rise … the loss of vital habitat as sea ice and tundra permafrost melts, as well as … equent, heavy rainfall3. Optimum habitat for the manatee is deep, slow moving river waters31. Drought leaves … side which has an unprecedented depth, over 4,000 m – this deep ocean minimises …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… flamingo Phoeniconaias minor toxicoses � Salmon and trout sea lice Globalisation � Food production changes � … shallow water habitat (mosquito breeding areas) with deep-water habitat > 0.6 m (favoured by larvivorous fish) and steep sides, through meandering channel connections, deep ditches and tidal creeks. � Include at least some …
A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27
… pelagic seabirds undertake long- distance move- ments at sea. The level of our knowledge and understand- ing varies … umbrella for the flyways used by the majority of pelagic sea- birds. Furthermore, well-known component flyways within … which, unlike auks and shags, had no opportunity to forage deep in the water column (Furness 2002, Frederiksen et al. …