OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
From 1997 to 2020 :
23 years dedicated to ocean conservation
and public awareness
Some achievements realized :
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Nominated Earth Champion, Member of IUCN and Partner of the ACCOBAMS Agreement
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Study and protection of cetaceans in the north-western Mediterranean seas (since 1997)
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Sea surveillance of the Pelagos Marine Sanctuary (since 2002)
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Protection of Green Turtles nests of Comoros Islands in Ndroudé (since 2010)
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Film projections in Ndroudé, in order to raise awareness about the marine life (since 2019)
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Safeguarding the Mediterranean Monk Seals (since 2012)
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Distributing special nets to local fishermen in Mexico, to prevent Mexico’s “Vaquita" or California porpoises extinction. Nets that are harmless to porpoises. (2014)
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Participation in the creation of the Balearic islands Marine Sanctuary (2018)
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Organizing 260 scientific expeditions at sea (Côte d'Azur, Balearic islands, Azores, Bahamas, Vancouver)
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1,387 ecovolunteers embarked on SCS’s scientific expeditions
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31 sea workshops to raise youth awareness of marine ecology
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More than 400 young people embarked on the SCS’s Sea Workshops
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Closure of Switzerland’s only dolphinarium. Achieved thanks to an action led by Isabelle Chevalley, National Councilor in Parliament (2012)
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Reaching an agreement with IOC that no captive dolphins are to be used at the opening ceremony of the Sotchi Winter Olympic games (2014)
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Collecting and submitting 15,000 signatures to authorities in Bern demanding an end to Switzerland’s support for the resumption of commercial whaling at the IWC (Swiss Against Whaling 2011)
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Campaigns against dolphin captivity (Switzerland, Caribbean, Guatemala, Quebec)
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Campaigns against dolphins captured by industrial fishing nets
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Campaigns against the use of infrasonic sonar by US Navy and NATO
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Campaigns against the seal hunt in Norway
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Design of an eco-label regulating whale watching in Goa (2019)
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Training and supervision of more than 30 SCS Naturalist Guides
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More than 160 free public lectures on the topic of marine world
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Creation of the ACCOBAMS Training Kit. Educational tool used by those who organize research projects to safeguard Mediterranean cetaceans (ACCOBAMS 2002 mandate)
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Creation in Lausanne of a media library specialized in marine life (CDU ranking)
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Publication of a book on cetaceans (Les Cétacés en Questions, M. Rod, SCS, 2007)
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Creation of an SCS App for the identification of cetaceans (AppStore 2019)
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Over 60 stands giving information and raising general public’s awareness
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Over 300 media appearances in the French-speaking part of Switzerland (press, radio, television)