Publications & Reports

Saving western gray whales

Saving Western Gray Whales / Спасти западных серых китов

IUCN (2012, 3rd updated edition)

This updated version of the brochure introduces and explains the Western Grey Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP): a joint partnership between the IUCN and Sakhalin Energy. The brochure details successful conservation efforts to date, and how knowledge acquired through collaboration is communicated and shared. Further scientific findings arising from the joint collaboration and future research necessary to reduce potential impacts on gray whales are discussed.

 

In English
Hа русском языке

Marine Seismic Survey

Marine Seismic Surveys / Морские сейсморазведочные работы

IUCN (2012)

This brochure "Marine Seismic Surveys: Modern Approaches to Minimizing Risks in Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Sakhalin Case Study" details an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to conducting marine seismic surveys at Sakhalin Island; home to a resident population of endangered gray whales. The brochure provides information on the planning, monitoring, and mitigation processes that were developed for a marine seismic survey in 2010. This modern approach to conducting marine seismic surveys was created through collaboration between the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP) and Sakhalin Energy.

 

In English
На русском языке

Western Gray Whale Fact Sheet Cover

Western Gray Whale Fact Sheet / Обзор сведений о западном сером ките

IUCN (2010)

Gray Whales book, 2013

Gray Whales: The Sakhalin Story / Серые киты. Сахалинская история

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd (2013)

A popular science edition on gray whales - unique marine mammals. Like a human being, they breathe air through lungs, they are warm-blooded and feed their babies with milk, their bodies are also covered with a little hair. This book is dedicated to the population of Sakhalin gray whales included in Red Book of Russia and the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 

In English / На русском языке

Rangewide Initiative Reports

Tokyo Workshop Report

WGWAP Meeting Reports

Report from the 12th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) November 2012 (830KB)

Report from the 12th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) November 2012 (356KB)

Report from the 11th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) July 2012 (437KB)

Report from the 10th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) July 2011 (348KB)

Report from the 10th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) September 2011 (652KB)

Report from the 9th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) February 2011 (873KB)

Report from the 9th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) May 2011 (1.18MB)

Report from the 8th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) June 2010 (415KB)

Report from the 8th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) November 2010 (508KB)

Report from the 7th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) February 2010 (316KB)

Report from the 6th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) June 2009 (261KB)

Report from the 5th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) February 2009 (463KB)

Report from the 5th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) February 2009 (603KB)

Report from the 4th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) June 2008 (643KB)

Report from the 4th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) June 2008 (816KB)

Report from the 3rd meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) November 2007 (410KB)

Report from the 3rd meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) Nov 2007 (908KB)

Report from the 2nd meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) May 2007 (815KB)

Report from the 2nd meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) June 2007 (1.1MB)

Report from the 1st meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(English) November 2006 (444KB)

Report from the 1st meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel
(Russian) February 2007 (760KB)

Report on IUCN's opening session at the 1st panel meeting
(English) December 2006 (48KB)

Report on IUCN's opening session at the 1st panel meeting
(Russian) February 2007 (240KB)

Technical Reports

Necropsy Guide on Marine Mammal Necropsy: An Introductory guide for Stranding Responders and Field Biologists, Chapter 5 "Examination and autopsy of large whales" (2007, in Russian) 

OSRP Guide - Criteria for Evaluating Oil Spill Planning and Response Operations (2008, in English)

Pre-WGWAP Reports

Learning for the Future
Lessons Learned and Documentation of the Process of Independent Scientific Review Panel for Western Gray Whales in Sakhalin

Report of the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) (2.94MB)

ISRP Follow-up Workshop Report

Lenders' Workshop Report

IISG Report