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How are the seas and the sea life protected? Here, you can take a look to the main Conventions and International Laws. If you want to know more, you can follow the links.

International Conventions
  Tursiops truncatus Calocnetris diomedea Caretta caretta Anguilla anguilla
CBD General protection and use of biodiversity
CMS Appendix I and II Appendix I and II
MAP Annex II Annex II Annex II
CITES Appendix II Appendix I Appendix II
RAMSAR Protection of habitats
MARPOL Protection against pollution
OSPAR OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats


European Strategies, Conventions and Regulations
  Tursiops truncatus Calocnetris diomedea Caretta caretta Anguilla anguilla
Bern Convention Appendix II Appendix II Appendix II
Habitats Directive Annex II Annex II
Birds Directive Annex I
Biodiversity strategy for 2020 General protection and use of biodiversity
Water framework Directive Body of water protection Body of water protection
Invasive alien species Special interest by invasive parasites
Marine Strategy General protection of habitats
Protecting cetaceans from incidental catches Protection about incidental catches
Recovering the stock of European eel Global management


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