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Humpback whale, Arabian Sea subpopulation©A. Willson and Environment Society of Oman

Moving toward the Implementation of Important Marine Mammal Areas — IMMAs

4th September 2025

De nouvelles Aires Importantes pour les Mammifères Marins (IMMAs) mettent en évidence les habitats des baleines et des dauphins nécessitant une protection dans la Caraïbe et l’Atlantique Nord-Ouest

12th February 2025

Nuevas Áreas Marinas Importantes para Mamíferos Marinos (IMMAs) destacan hábitats de ballenas que necesitan protección en el Atlántico Noroccidental y el Caribe

12th February 2025

New Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) spotlight whale habitats needing protection in the NW Atlantic and Caribbean

12th February 2025
 

Global Fishing Watch introduces an Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) layer on their portal

18th September 2024

46 New Candidate IMMAs Named for NW Atlantic and Wider Caribbean

20th May 2024
©Elena Gladilina

Oryx Highlights IMMAs in Danger

25th March 2024

IMMAs focus the spotlight on marine mammal species and special habitats requiring protection in the North East Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea

25th February 2024
©Chandra Salgado Kent

Australia and New Zealand IMMA Factsheets now available online!

30th January 2024

IMMAs Celebrated – yet now in danger

23rd October 2023
©Julio Cardoso, Projeto Baleia a Vista Ilhabela

Reconocimiento internacional de los icónicos paraísos de ballenas y delfines de la costa atlántica sudamericana

11th September 2023
©Julio Cardoso, Projeto Baleia a Vista Ilhabela

33 novas Áreas de Importância para Mamíferos Marinhos Aprovadas no Atlântico Sul Ocidental

11th September 2023
©Julio Cardoso, Projeto Baleia a Vista Ilhabela

33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved in an expanding portfolio of global ocean areas awaiting conservation measures

11th September 2023
Patrick Lyne, IWDG

36 new candidate Important Marine Mammal areas (cImmas) announced in the North East Atlantic and Baltic Sea

7th June 2023

Students heed the call for Important Marine Mammal Areas in the North East Atlantic

IMMA Secretariat Travels to Karachi to Help Implement Important Marine Mammal Areas in the coastal waters of the Arabian Sea

2nd March 2023

Se aprueban 36 nuevas Áreas Importantes para los Mamíferos Marinos (IMMA)

22nd November 2022

36 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved

22nd November 2022

48 new candidate IMMAs announced for many species from otters to blue whales

11th June 2022

New Frontiers in Marine Science paper

23rd March 2022
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