NAMMCO - NAMMCO

The 2025 MINTAG tagging is ongoing! Click here to learn more about the MINTAG project

NAMMCO

Four peoples depending on the sea
and conserving it

NAMMCO Celebrates 30 Years!

1992-2022

Marine Mammals are Resources

Marine mammal hunting dates back
at least 9 000 years. In many areas, the
hunting still provides food and materials,
and upholds links to the past

What we do

NAMMCO advises governments
on the conservation status, sustainable
removals, and responsible hunting
methods of marine mammals

How we work

NAMMCO looks at the marine ecosystem
and provides advice based on best
science, local knowledge, and
technological developments

Why our Work is Important

Assessing the impacts of human activities and hunting methods
are crucial for ensuring the sustainability of populations
and optimising animal welfare in the hunts

Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic

toothed whale species
baleen whale species
pinniped species

The NAMMCO management area is home to:

10
6
7

7 of 7

Hunted seal species in the NAMMCO area

12 of 16+

Hunted cetacean species in the NAMMCO area

114 of 195

Countries consuming marine mammals*

54 of 195

Countries where marine mammal consumption provides economic benefits*

*Robards, M.D. & Reeves, R.R. (2011). The global extent and character of marine mammal consumption by humans: 1970-2009. Biological Conservation 144, pp. 2770-2786

NAMMCO supports

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The 2025 MINTAG tagging is ongoing! Click here to learn more about the MINTAG project

NAMMCO Celebrates 30 Years!

1992-2022

*Robards, M.D. & Reeves, R.R. (2011). The global extent and character of marine mammal consumption by humans: 1970-2009. Biological Conservation 144, pp. 2770-2786

NAMMCO - North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
Visitors: Sykehusveien 21-23, N-9294 Tromsø, Norway
Post: POB 6400, N-9294 Tromsø, Norway

For general enquiries contact us at:

nammco-sec@nammco.org

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