CCAMLR-SM-II

The meeting will open at 0900h on Monday, 15 July 2013.

The Chair of the Special Meeting (Mr Terje Løbach, Norway) will welcome delegates from CCAMLR Members as well as observers from CCAMLR Acceding States. The Chair will also welcome observers from non-Contracting Parties and international organisations invited in accordance with the decision taken last year (CCAMLR-XXXI, paragraphs 13.3, 13.5 and 13.6) and further considerations in COMM CIRCs 13/15, 13/16, 13/27, 13/38 and 13/47.

The Chair will introduce Peter Bleser, the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany to deliver an opening address. The Mayor of Bremerhaven, Melf Grantz, will then welcome participants to the city.



 

Directly following the opening of the meeting, the Chair will deal with procedural matters, including logistical, administrative and technical support available to the meeting.

The Preliminary Agenda for the Second Special Meeting of the Commission was prepared and distributed in accordance with Rule 15 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. A Provisional Agenda, taking account of Members’ additions and comments on the Preliminary Agenda, was distributed on 24 May 2013 in accordance with Rule 17 of the Rules of Procedure. The Agenda for the Special Meeting will be adopted.

The Chair will propose a schedule of work for the Special Meeting.

CCAMLR-XXXI agreed to convene a Special Meeting of the Commission for the purpose of considering MPA issues and making decisions, if possible, on the Joint New Zealand and USA MPA proposal on the Ross Sea region and the Joint Australia, France and EU MPA proposal on East Antarctica.

 

CCAMLR-XXXI requested the Scientific Committee to review and advise the Commission on the science already considered by the Scientific Committee and any additional available science relevant to assist the Commission’s deliberations on the proposals, in accordance with CM 91-04.

The Chair of the Scientific Committee will introduce the report of the Intersessional Meeting of the Scientific Committee (11 to 13 July 2013) containing advice to the Commission in accordance with the Commission’s request from CCAMLR-XXXI.



 

The Commission will consider the Joint New Zealand and USA MPA proposal for the Ross Sea.

The Commission will consider the Joint Australia, France and EU MPA proposal for East Antarctica.

Draft conservation measures for marine protected areas will be discussed and, if possible, adopted.

The Report of the Second Special Meeting of the Commission will be adopted.

The meeting is scheduled to close at 1600 h on Tuesday, 16 July 2013.