19-21 March 2024, Meeting of the Council, hosted by Iceland
Council Meeting Documents
Planned programme and meeting schedule (rev 18/03/24)
[The documents for the Management Committees can be accessed here.]
Documents in italics will become available just prior to or during the meeting.
Meeting Documents
01rev List of Participants
02rev Draft Annotated Agenda
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Expected account 2024, draft budget 2025, forecast budget 2026
07rev Administrative Report 2023 (uploaded 19.03.2024)
08 Report of the Scientific Committee 2024
09 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
10 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
12 MCs’ Decisions on SC/30 Recommendations to Parties for Conservation and Management and Research
13 MCs’ Proposals for New or Modified Requests for Advice from the SC
14 Update on the Planning of the North Atlantic Survey of Selected Cetaceans NASS-2024
15rev Update on the MINTAG project (uploaded 11.03.2024)
16 Report on NAMMCO’s educational project
17 Proposal for a vocabulary amendment to RoPs of Council and Committees
18 2nd CHM Training video: “Large Whale Hunting. Target Area and Shooting Angle”
For Information Documents
FI01 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
FI02 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
FI03 Report of the Joint Meeting of the Management Committees
National Progress Reports
National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2023
National Progress Report Greenland – 2023
National Progress Report Iceland – 2023
National Progress Report Norway – 2023
NAMMCO Catches, by-catches & strandings up to and including 2023
Japan Progress Report on Large Cetaceans – April 2022-March 2023
Japan Progress Report on Small Cetaceans – April 2021-March 2022
Makivvik Corporation Annual Progress Reports – 2023
Opening Statements
Opening statement Faroe Islands
Opening statement KNAPK – Greenlandic/Danish/English
Presentations
Council
Opening session – presentation – Video
MCJ
MCSW
MCC
29-30 March 2023, Meeting of the Council, hosted by the NAMMCO Secretariat
Council Meeting Documents
Planned programme and meeting schedule
Meeting venue and map of Tromsø centre
Zip folder For Information documents
[The documents for the Management Committees can be accessed here.]
Documents in cursive will become available just prior or during the meeting.
Meeting Documents
01rev List of Participants (revised on 28.03.2023)
02 Council Annotated Draft Agenda
03rev List of Documents (revised on 27.03.2023)
04rev Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Anticipated result 2023, draft budget 2024, forecast budget 2025
07rev Administrative Report 2022
08 Report of the Scientific Committee 2023
09 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
10 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
11 Draft ToR for the WG on Enhancing Users’ Involvement and Engagement in NAMMCO Decision Making
12rev MCs Proposals for Conservation and Management and Research to Parties (revised on 27.03.2023)
13rev List of Requests for Advice from the SC (revised on 27.03.2023)
15 Update on the MINTAG project
16 Update on the North Atlantic Survey of Selected Cetaceans NASS-2024 and funding
17 NAMMCO Food Event October 2022
For Information Documents
FI01 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
FI02 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
FI03 Report of the Joint Meeting of the Management Committees
FI04 Cetaceans – Use, Management and Assessment Status (NEW 27.03.2023)
FI05 Pinnipeds – Use, Management and Assessment Status (NEW 27.03.2023)
National Progress Reports
National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2022
National Progress Report Greenand – 2022
National Progress Report Iceland – 2022
National Progress Report Norway – 2022
NAMMCO Catches, by-catches & strandings up to and including 2022
Japan Progress Report on Large Cetaceans – April 2021-March 2022
Japan Progress Report on Small Cetaceans – April 2020-March 2021
Makivik Corporation Annual Progress Reports – 2022
Opening Statements
Opening statement Faroe Islands
Opening statement KNAPK – English
12-16 September 2022, Meeting of the Council
Council Meeting Documents
[The documents for the Management Committees can be accessed here.]
Documents in cursive will become available just prior or during the meeting.
Zip Folder of Meeting Documents
Zip Folder of For Information Documents
Revised Schedule for NAMMCO 29 – New 130922
Provisional Agenda NAMMCO 29 2022
Meeting Documents
02 Draft Annotated agenda – version 300822
03rev List of Documents – version 110922 ***NEW
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Budget 2022, draft budget 2023, forecast budget 2024
07rev Administrative Report 2021 (revised 060922)
08 Report of the Scientific Committee 2022
09 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
10 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
11 Report of the Working Group on By-catch, Entanglements and Live Strandings
12 MCs New Recommendations for Scientific Research and Requests for Advice from the SC
14 Update on the MINTAG project
15 Update on the NASS-2024 and funding
16 Proposal for Financial Rules
17 Communication Plan: review of plan 2029-2022, and plan 2023-2024 *** NEW
18 Data policy for NAMMCO Scientific Publications
For Information Documents
FI01 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
FI02 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
FI03 Report of the Joint Meeting of the Management Committees
FI04 Staff Rules, updated version 17 June 2022
FI05 Terms of Reference of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
FI06 MCs New Proposal for Conservation and Management
FI07 Application for funding to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Arktis-2030 Grant Scheme)
FI08 MINTAG Project description
FI09 In Memoriam Gísli Víkinsson ***NEW
Annual Progress Reports
National Progress Reports Faroe Islands – 2021
National Progress Reports Greenland – 2021
National Progress Reports Iceland – 2021
National Progress Reports Norway – 2021
NAMMCO Catches up to and including 2021
National Progress Reports Canada – 2021
National Progress Reports Japan – 2021
Annual Progress Reports Makivik Corporation – 2021
Opening Statements
Opening Statement Faroe Islands
PowerPoint Presentations
22-25 March 2021, Meeting of the Council
Council Meeting Documents
[The documents for the Managements Committees can be accessed here.]
Documents in cursive will become available just prior or during the meeting.
Provisional Agenda NAMMCO 28 2021
Brief Technical Guide to Teams
Meeting Documents
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Budget 2021, draft budget 2022, forecast budget 2023
07 Administrative Report 2019 – 2020
08 Report of the Scientific Committee 2019 – 2021
09 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods 2019 – 2021
10 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation 2019 -2021
11 Report of the Working Group on By-catch, Entanglements and Live Strandings 2019
12 MCs New Proposal for Conservation and Management
13 MCs New Recommendations for Scientific Research and Requests for Advice from the SC
15 Report of the ad hoc Working Group on Performance Review
16 Proposed Guidelines to the Observation Scheme
17 Proposal for Observation Activities 2021 and 2022
18 Proposal for a North Atlantic Survey of Selected Cetaceans NASS-2024
19 Revised Super-Tag Project Description
20 NAMMCO Conference on marine mammals as food resources – Preliminary concept paper
For Information Documents
Press Release Prior Annual Meeting
NAMMCO/27/04 Report of the Performance Review Panel
MC05 List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research with Responses from the Member Countries (excel version available here)
MC06 List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee (excel version available here)
FI01 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
FI02 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
FI03 Report of the Joint Management Committee
FI04 Provisions of the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the Hunting of Marine Mammals
Annual Progress Reports
National Progress Reports Faroe Islands – 2020 & 2019
National Progress Reports Greenland – 2020 & 2019
National Progress Reports Iceland – 2020 & 2019
National Progress Reports Norway – 2020 & 2019
NAMMCO Catches up to and including 2020
National Progress Reports Canada – 2020 & 2019
National Progress Reports Japan – 2020 & 2019
Annual Progress Reports Makivik Corporation – 2020 & 2019
Opening Statements
Opening Statement Faroe Islands
Opening Statement Makivik Corporation
Opening Statement Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
PowerPoint Presentations
Council
Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
Administrative Report 2019-2020
Report of the Performance Review Working Group
Report of the Scientific Committee
Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
Report of the Working Group on By-catch Entanglements and Live Strandings
MCC
Presentation on Narwhals by Hunters from East Greenland Åge Hammeken and Tobias Ignatiussen
Presentation on Beluga by Roderick Hobbs
Presentation on Narwhals by Roderick Hobbs
Presentation on Harbour Porpoises by Bjarni Mikkelsen
MCSW
Presentation on Coastal Seals by Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid
Presentation on Harp and Hooded Seals by Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid
26 March 2020, Meeting of the Council – Heads of Delegation
02 Report Finance Administration Committee
03rev Workplans of NAMMCO Committees
18 Proposed Changes to ROP’s Regarding Deadlines for Submitting Meeting Documents
17-19 March 2020, Oslo, Norway
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 28th Meeting of NAMMCO was rescheduled to 23-26 March 2021.
For more information go to News
revSchedule of meeting and events for NAMMCO Council 28 (revised 06/03/20)
Link to Management Committees
Documents in cursive will become available at the meeting
Meeting Documents
Provisional Agenda NAMMCO 28 2020
01 revDraft List of Participants (revised 06/03/20)
03 revList of Documents (revised 06/03/20)
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Budget 2020 and draft budget 2021
07 Report of the Scientific Committee
08 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
09 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
10 Report of the Working Group on By-catch, Entanglements and Live Strandings
11 Proposal for new requests for scientific advice
13 Secretariat’s Outreach Activities
14 Press Release
15 Observer report from the FAO By-Catch Expert Meeting 2019
16 Provisions of the Inspection and Observation Scheme
17b Response from the Management Committees to the recommendations of the Performance Review Panel
18 Proposed changes to RoPs regarding deadlines for submitting meeting documents
19 Proposal for new requests for scientific advice
20 NAMMCO process for generating advice to Parties
For Information Documents
MC05 Proposals for Conservation and Management and Research Recommendations
FI01 Report of the Performance Review Panel 2019
Annual Progress Reports
National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2019
National Progress Report Greenland – 2019
National Progress Report Iceland – 2019
National Progress Report Norway – 2019
National Progress Report Canada – 2019
National Progress Report Japan – 2017-18 – small cetaceans
3-4 April 2019, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Schedule of meetings for NAMMCO Council 27 and associated meetings and events
Meeting Documents
02b rev0204 Draft Annotated Agenda
05 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
07 NAMMCO Overview Budgets 2019-20
08 Report of the Scientific Committee
09rev1903 Report of the Committee of Hunting Methods
10 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
11rev2603 Proposal for a revised Observation Scheme
12 Report of the Working Group on By-catch, Entanglements and Live Strandings
13 Report of the Joint Management Committee
14 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
15 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walruses
18 List of new Request for Advice to the Committees
19 New Proposals for Conservation and Management
21 Communication Plans 2017-18 & 2019-20
Other meeting Documents (meeting participants only)
National Progress Reports
National Progress Report Faroe Islands 2018
National Progress Report Greenland 2018
National Progress Report Iceland 2018
National Progress Report Norway 2018
National Progress Reports: Catches, By-catches & Strandings 2018
National Progress Report Canada 2017
National Progress Report Japan 2016-17, small cetaceans
National Progress Report Japan 2017-18, large cetaceans
National Progress Report Russian Federation 2017-18
Annual Progress Reports
6-8 March 2018, Tromsø, Norway
Meeting documents
Preliminary Schedule of meetings NAMMCO 26 -revised 27 February
Press release prior meeting (280218)
03 Annotated Agenda-rev2 Revised March 04 WITH START TIME on Wednesday 7 March
04 List of Documents-rev – revised March 01
05 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee (uploaded 060318 – 20:11)
08 Budget 2018 and draft budget 2019
09 Report of the Scientific Committee
10 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
11 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
12 Report of the NAMMCO observation scheme 2017 season and plans for 2018 season
13 Report of the Council Working Group on By-catch, entanglements and live strandings
14 Report of the Joint Management Committee
15 Report of the Management Committee on Cetaceans
16 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
16 Report from the Marine Mammal as Food Resources Project
17 Observers’ report -revised 21 February
18 List of new Request for Advice to Committees
19 Proposals for Conservation and Management
20 Summary of outreach activities, incl. website and facebook (uploaded 060318 – 15:25)
22 Report of the Global Review of Monodontids meeting
National Progress Reports
National Progress Reports Faroe Islands – 2016
National Progress Reports Greenland – 2016
National Progress Reports Iceland – 2016
National Progress Reports Norway – 2016
National Progress Reports Canada – 2016
National Progress Reports Japan – 2016
National Progress Reports Russian Federation – 2016
National Progress Reports Faroe Islands – 2017
National Progress Reports Greenland – 2017
National Progress Reports Iceland – 2017
National Progress Reports Norway – 2017
Opening statements
4-6 April 2017, Nuuk, Greenland
Declaration
Press releases
Council documents
04 Report-of-the-Finance-and-Administration-Committee
06 Budget-2017-and-draft-budget-2018
07 Report of the Scientific Committee
08 Report of the Joint meeting of the Management Committees
09 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
10 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walruses
11 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
12 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
13 Report of the NAMMCO Observation Scheme
15 Changes to RoP for MC and CIO
18 Planning Group Report-Marine Mammals as Food Ressources Project
20 Communication and Outreach Strategy
23 Marine-mammals-a-multifaceted-resource
26 New-requests-for-advice-to-the-scientific-committee
27 New-proposals-for-conservation-and-management
28 Report of SC intersessional meeting 2 March
National Progress Reports
National Progress Reports Faroes Islands – 2015
National Progress Reports Greenland – 2015
National Progress Reports Iceland – 2015
National Progress Reports Norway – 2015
National Progress Reports Canada – 2015
Press releases
Council documents
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 Budget-2016-and-draft-budget-2017
07 Report of the Scientific Committee
08 Report of the Joint meeting of the Management Committees
09 Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
10 Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walruses
11 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods
12 Report of the NAMMCO expert group meeting on assessing TTD
13 Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation
19 Outline of the Japanese New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic NEWREP–A
20 Proposal for amendement of the staff rules
21 Procedures & rules for observers attending NAMMCO meetings
22 Report from the project of marine mammals as food resources
23 Observer reports from meetings attended
Meeting documents
02 Proposed Plan for the New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean
05 Report Finance and Administration committee
05.2 Accounts 2013 and 2014, budget 2015 and draft budget 2015
06 Report of Scientific Committee
08 Report of the Meeting of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
09 Report of the meeting of the Management Committee for seals and walrus
10 Committee on Inspection and Observation
11 Report of Committee of Hunting Methods
12 Report on external relations
14 New text for the SC Rules of Procedure
15 Manual on hunting of whales in NAMMCOS member countries
16 Report of the implementation of the 2014 season of the NAMMCO international observation scheme
National Progress Reports
National Progress Report Canada – 2014
National Progress Report Iceland – 2014
National Progress Report Greenland – 2014
National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2014
National Progress Reports Japan – 2014