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SOCER – State of the Cetacean Environment Report

The ultimate objective is to provide Commissioners (in response to Resolution 2000-7) and other interested parties with a non-technical periodic summary of the positive and negative events, developments and conditions in the marine environment that are relevant to cetaceans. Such developments might range from unusual mortalities to new legislation protecting marine habitats.

The report is compiled on an annual basis, with pre-selected regions to be treated each year. These regions include: Mediterranean and Black Seas; North and South Atlantic; North and South Pacific; Indian Ocean; Arctic; Southern Ocean; and Global. Every 4-6 years, the regional reports will be combined, along with important additions pertaining to the various regions that occurred in the intervening period, into a complete global SOCER. These are available to download below. Right click the link and choose 'save target as..' to download:

The report, whilst adopted by the Scientific Committee, is largely the work of the following editors, who should be contacted directly if you have any questions or comments.

The standardised form for data entry can be downloaded from HERE.