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Since 2004, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� has been working with Sakhalin Energy – an oil and gas company with Gazprom, Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi as shareholders – and other actors, including ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Members active in the region, to ensure the long-term conservation of western gray whale population, listed as Endangered on the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Red List of Threatened Species. The overall goal of WGWAP is to provide objective independent advice on the conservation of these cetaceans with a focus on those that feed off Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk, North Pacific. These feeding areas located in the Russian Far East – a region with large offshore oil and gas deposits, and active exploitation of other natural resources – are used by the western gray whales every summer and are vital for the maintenance of the population.

For the period of 2017-2021, the WGWAP is focusing on the advice regarding the Company’s plans for the implementation of the IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Responsibility, continued development of measures for future marine seismic surveys, the refresh of the joint Sakhalin Energy/ENL annual programme on western gray whale monitoring, as well as support the work of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

For more information on the role of the WGWAP and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, please see the Panel's Terms of Reference, available at https://www.iucn.org/western-gray-whale-advisory-panel/panel.