The 28th meeting of the NAMMCO Scientific Committee (SC) was held online January 24 – 28, 2022. The meeting was chaired by Bjarni Mikkelsen (FO) and included observers from Japan, the Russian [...]
Marine Mammals – a Sustainable Food Resource NAMMCO is organising the international conference and gastronomic showcase “Marine Mammals: A Sustainable Food Resource“, [...]
Christian Lydersen, Tore Haug and Martin Biuw, members of the NAMMCO Scientific Committee, are co-authors on a new study focussing on the niches of marine mammals in the European Arctic, [...]
We are thrilled to announce the fourth Marine Mammal Student Symposium: ‘Connecting scientists, policy-makers and users: How can we cooperate to safeguard marine mammals and their [...]
It is our pleasure to announce the publication of a new article published in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series – Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic. The article, [...]
Background I first learned about NAMMCO during my Polar Law studies in Iceland. As we studied the protection and conservation of the Arctic marine environment, the work of the Commission was [...]
Hi NAMMCO! My name is Josephine Schulze and I will be joining the Secretariat as the new intern in early January – at this moment I am still in Antarctica, working as a naturalist and guide [...]
The NAMMCO Scientific Committee ad hoc Working Group on Narwhal in East Greenland (NEGWG) met in October 2021 under the chairmanship of Roderick Hobbs (USA). The [...]
The By-Catch Working Group of NAMMCO’s Scientific Committee met in October 2021 under the chairmanship of Kimberley Murray (USA). The meeting was attended by members of the Scientific [...]
Kathrine Ryeng, chair of NAMMCO’s Committee on Hunting Methods, is the primary author of a new study that focused on the health status of by-caught harbour porpoises and was recently published in [...]
