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South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Common name Scientific name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin Sousa chinensis Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Sei Whale, Coalfish Whale, Pollack Whale, Rudolph's Rorqual Balaenoptera borealis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Bryde's Whale, Tropical Whale Balaenoptera edeni Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae /
Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata Mammalia Cetacea Neobalaenidae /
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Mammalia Cetacea Balaenidae /
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CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
AEWA Party
ACAP Party

Signature: 06.11.2003

Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals Range State
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal Range State
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Publications

Odontocetes - the Toothed Whales
Odontocetes - the Toothed Whales
Guidelines for the Safe and Humane Handling and Release of Bycaught Small Cetaceans from Fishing Gear - CMS Technical Series No.43
Guidelines for the Safe and Humane Handling and Release of Bycaught Small Cetaceans from Fishing Gear - CMS Technical Series No.43
Guidelines for the Safe and Humane Handling and Release of Bycaught Small Cetaceans from Fishing Gear - CMS Technical Series No.43
Review of Methods Used to Reduce Risks of Cetacean Bycatch and Entanglements (CMS Technical Series No.38)

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