Whale and Dolphin Conservation

EU Legislative Interests

Nature Protection legislation and policy Marine Policy EU's International Relations through MEAs Fisheries Policy and Bycatch Policy Captive display regulations Animal Welfare

Communication Activities

Please see the WDC websites http://whales.org, http://us.whales.org, http://de.whales.org/ and http://ar.whales.org Please see http://uk.whales.org/wdc-in-action/wdc-reports-and-publications for a full list of WDC publications covering: Captivity, Climate Change, Fisheries, Legislation, Marine Debris, Marine Protected Areas, Noise Pollution, Species Protection, Strandings, Vessel Collisions, Whale Watching and Whaling. WDC is engaged in ensuring full implementation of EU legilsation with respect to cetaceans, inter alia, the Habitats and Species Directive; is active in coordinating with members states and the EU Commission with respect to policy at the International Whaling Commission, Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) amongst other regional agreements and conventions that affect marine policy and cetacean protection.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

Wildlife and Countryside Link Scottish Environmental Link Wales Link Seas at Risk Klima-Allianz Germany (klima-allianz.de) Dolphinaria Free Europe (dfe.ngo)

Organisation Members

WDC has a range of supporters across the EU. We have only noted supporters who are financial supporters, but we also have active campaigning members in other EU and global countries not indicated here.