Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
EU Transparency Register
720948821272-32 First registered on 14 Apr 2016
Goals / Remit
WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation is a leading global charity dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales and dolphins. We defend these remarkable creatures against the many threats they face through campaigns, lobbying, advising governments, conservation projects, field research and rescue.
Our vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.Main EU files targeted
Nature Protection legislation and policy
Marine Policy
EU's International Relations through MEAs
Fisheries Policy and Bycatch Policy
Captive display regulations
Animal WelfareAddress
Head Office
Brookfield House
38 St Paul Street
Chippenham SN15 1LJ
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Mar 2019
Name Start date End Date Mr David PFENDER 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020 Mr David PFENDER 17 Feb 2018 22 Jan 2019 Complementary Information
Responsibility for the tracking and engaging with policy is spread over a number of individuals
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Astrid Fuchs (Programme Lead)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christopher Butler-Stroud (Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Wildlife and Countryside Link
Scottish Environmental Link
Wales LinkMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
In estimating costs attributable to activities covered by the Register we have sought to only look at those specific costs directly or indirectly attributable to influencing policy at an EU level. WDC does have a higher charitable spend that may be indirectly affecting EU policy through relations with other institutions and countries, and we may seek to update these figures if we believe that this helps with increased transparency.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Please see the WDC websites http://whales.org, http://us.whales.org, http://de.whales.org/ and http://ar.whales.org
Please see http://uk.whales.org/wdc-in-action/wdc-reports-and-publications for a full list of WDC publications covering: Captivity, Climate Change, Fisheries, Legislation, Marine Debris, Marine Protected Areas, Noise Pollution, Species Protection, Strandings, Vessel Collisions, Whale Watching and Whaling.
WDC is engaged in ensuring full implementation of EU legilsation with respect to cetaceans, inter alia, the Habitats and Species Directive; is active in coordinating with members states and the EU Commission with respect to policy at the International Whaling Commission, Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) amongst other regional agreements and conventions that affect marine policy and cetacean protection.Other activities
Further to the details above WDC carries out cetacean conservation research in EU waters and contributes to conservation policy developed within EU waters.
- Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 12 Feb 2021 Location Virtual Subject To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
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