Resolutions from the World Heritage Committee regarding Steller Sea Lions in Shiretoko

In 2024, we revised the Basic Management Policy for the Steller Sea Lion (see below), which included the Shiretoko World Heritage Site within the management area. We gained a general understanding of this from the World Heritage Committee (see 47 COM 7B.7). We are very grateful for this. It was important for us to gain an understanding of the concerns of both the local fishers, who suffer damage to their industry due to sea lions, and the World Heritage Committee, who are concerned with the Outstanding Universal Values of Shiretoko. We will continue to strengthen the scientific evidence in order to promote the coexistence of fisheries and sea lions, while striving for both conservation and human activities.

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