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The Mediterranean monk seal A. A. Karamanlidis et al.

Table 1. Conservation priorities and actions for the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal in the four main regions within the species’
geographical range
Conservation priorities
Region Low Medium High
Madeira* Monk seal rescue and Monitoring and mitigating Habitat and species protection
rehabilitation negative human – seal through enforcement of existing
interactions through public regulations
awareness and education Scientific monitoring of the local
campaigns monk seal population using
Maintaining cooperation between non-invasive methodologies
eastern Atlantic states in order Increasing public awareness and
to implement the ‘Action Plan environmental sensitization
for the Recovery of the
Mediterranean Monk seal in the
eastern Atlantic’
Cabo Blanco† Monk seal rescue and Scientific monitoring of the local Habitat protection through
rehabilitation monk seal population increased surveillance efforts in
Increasing public awareness and current and potential monk seal
environmental sensitization habitat
Improving the legal framework of Promoting the increase in the
the Special Areas of geographical range of the
Conservation for the Monk Seal Mediterranean monk seal at the
Maintaining cooperation between west African coast
eastern Atlantic states in order Reducing pup mortality by
to implement the ‘Action Plan promoting the reoccupation of
for the Recovery of the open beaches as pupping
Mediterranean Monk seal in the habitat
eastern Atlantic’ Reducing negative seal – fishery
interactions through
enforcement of fishery
regulations
Greece‡ – eastern Mediterranean Monk seal rescue and Mitigation of seal – fishery Critical pupping habitat must be
population rehabilitation interactions through identified, legally protected and
Establishment and operation of a enforcement of fishery organized into a functional
national contingency plan to regulations network of protected areas
deal with exceptional or unusual Increasing public awareness and Species monitoring through the
monk seal mortality environmental sensitization continued operation of the
Hellenic Rescue and Information
Network
Turkey§ – eastern Mediterranean Monk seal rescue and Mitigation of seal – fishery Habitat protection through
population rehabilitation interactions through increased surveillance of
Increasing public awareness and enforcement of fishery important monk seal sites and
environmental sensitization regulations establishment of Marine
Prevention of marine pollution Capacity building of authorities Protected Areas
involved in monk seal
conservation
Monitoring monk seal population
status and threats for effective
conservation
*The conservation priorities and actions for monk seals in Madeira are described in detail in the ‘Action Plan for the recovery of the Mediterranean
monk seal in the eastern Atlantic’ (González et al. 2006).
†The conservation priorities and actions for monk seals in Cabo Blanco are described in detail in the ‘Action Plan for the recovery of the Mediterra-
nean monk seal in the eastern Atlantic’ (González et al. 2006).
‡The conservation priorities and actions for monk seals in Greece are described in detail in the ‘National Strategy and action plan for the conserva-
tion of the Mediterranean monk seal in Greece, 2009–2015’ (Notarbartolo di Sciara et al. 2009).
§The conservation priorities and actions for monk seals in Turkey are described in detail in the ‘National action plan for the conservation of the Medi-
terranean monk seal Monachus monachus in Turkey’ (Kiraç et al. 2013).

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