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22.01.2021

New report on breeding birds in the Wadden Sea published

About 395,000 breeding pairs of coastal breeding birds occur in the transnational Wadden Sea, of which 75% inhabit the islands and Halligen.

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Wadden Sea Ecosystem 40: Trends of Breeding Birds

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16.12.2020

First results of 2020 flyway count published

In January 2020 the third Total Count of the East Atlantic Flyway was organized. The now published compilation of national reports gives a first overview of the bird numbers counted in 32 countries along the Flyway.

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Simultaneous January 2020 waterbird and wetland census along the East Atlantic Flyway: National Reports

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09.11.2020

Experts observe a stable harbour seal population in the Wadden Sea

In August 2020, 28,352 harbour seals were counted in the Danish-Dutch-German Wadden Sea and Helgoland. This is the highest count yet recorded since 1975.

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Harbour Seal Numbers in the Wadden Sea and on Helgoland in 2020

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04.11.2020

15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium postponed to end of 2021

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ISWSS15 will now take place on 30 November to 3 December 2021.

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16.10.2020

Wadden Sea Seals Agreement signed 30 years ago

On 16 October 1990, 30 years ago today, the Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea, or Wadden Sea Seals Agreement (WSSA), was signed.

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30.09.2020

Trilateral Programming Committee on Wadden Sea Research successfully installed

On 15 September 2020, the “Trilateral Programming Committee – Wadden Sea Research”, or TPC-WSR, met for the first time in a hybrid meeting in Hamburg (physical & online).

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30.07.2020

Inventory of fish monitorng and research programmes in the Wadden Sea published

In the framework of the Swimway Vision and Action Programme, the ad-hoc Working Group SWIMWAY and CWSS have now published an overview of existing programmes.

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