CIRC Response Due Date(s)
Comments on invitation of Observers : 01-Jul-2022

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE



In CCAMLR-40, paragraphs 12.2 to 12.5, the Commission provided a list of parties to be invited as observers to CCAMLR-41 and SC-CAMLR-41. In accordance with the Non-Contracting Party Engagement Strategy the Secretariat has reviewed this list using current data on the engagement of NCPs in toothfish trade.

The proposed invitation list is shown below.

  • non-Member Contracting Parties – Bulgaria, Canada, Cook Islands, Finland, Greece, Mauritius, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Panama, Peru and Vanuatu.
  • other States in dialogue with CCAMLR – Indonesia and Luxembourg.
  • NCPs cooperating with CCAMLR through participation in the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) – Republic of Ecuador.
  • NCPs trading in re-exported Dissostichus spp. that has not been previously landed in the port of a Contracting Party or NCPs cooperating with CCAMLR by participating in the CDS, who are cooperating with CCAMLR through limited access to the e-CDS – Mexico (granted CDS access per COMM CIRC 21/24) and Singapore.
  • NCPs not participating in the CDS but possibly involved in harvesting, landing and/or trade of toothfish in accordance with the NCP Engagement Strategy – Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Republic of the Maldives, Republic of the Philippines, Qatar, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam.
  • NCP Flag States of vessels listed on CCAMLR NCP-IUU Vessel List – Republic of Angola, The Gambia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nigeria, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania and Togo.
  • intergovernmental organisations – ACAP, CCSBT, CEP, CITES, COMNAP, FAO, IATTC, ICCAT, IOC, INTERPOL, IUCN, IWC, RPOA-IUU, SCAR, SCOR, SEAFO, SIOFA, SOOS, SPRFMO, UNEP and WCPFC.
  • non-governmental organisations – ARK, ASOC, COLTO, IAATO and Oceanites Inc.

Members are kindly requested to indicate by 1 July 2022 whether they have objections to any of the above being invited to observe SC-CAMLR-41 and CCAMLR-41, or if they have additional suggestions for invitees.

 

 

Sincerely

Dr David Agnew

Executive Secretary