24-26 March 2026, Meeting of the Council, hosted by Greenland
Council Meeting Documents
All meeting documents will be made available by 9 March 2026. After that date, documents marked in italics will become available just prior to or during the meeting.The documents for the Management Committees can be accessed here.
The planned programme and meeting schedule can be found here
| Document Number | Document Name | Agenda Item | File | Document type | Submitted by | Actions requested | |
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| NAMMCO/33/01 | List of participants | 1 |  File | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/02 | Annotated draft agenda | 1.4 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat |
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| NAMMCO/33/03 | Draft list of documents | All | File | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/04 | Report of the Finance and Administration Committee | 3.1 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / FAC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/05 | Audited accounts 2025 | 3.2 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / FAC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/06 | Budget and expected account 2026, draft budget 2027, forecast budget 2028 | 3.3 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / FAC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/07 | Administrative Report 2025 | 3.4, 11, 12 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat |
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| NAMMCO/33/08 | Report of the Scientific Committee | 4 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / SC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/09 | Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods | 7 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / CHM |
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| NAMMCO/33/10 | Report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation | 8 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / CIO |
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| NAMMCO/33/11 | Press release | 15.1 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/12 | MCs' Decisions on SC/32 Recommendations to Parties for Conservation and Management and Research | 9.1, 9.2 | File | Meeting document | MCs | ||
| NAMMCO/33/13 | MCs’ Proposals for new or modified Requests for Advice from the SC | 9.3 | File | Meeting document | MCs | ||
| NAMMCO/33/14 | Update on the analyses and abundance results of NASS 2024 | 5 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / AEWG |
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| NAMMCO/33/15 | Update on the MINTAG project | 6 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat / MINTAG StG |
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| NAMMCO/33/16 | Report on NAMMCO’s educational project, GUARDNA | 12.4 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat |
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| NAMMCO/33/17a | Proposed amendments to committees’ RoPs | 3.5 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/17b | RoPs with proposed amendments as tracked changes | 3.5 |  Folder | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/18 | Observation activities 2026 - 2027 | 8.2, 8.3 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat | ||
| NAMMCO/33/19 | Communication Plan 4 (CP4) | 12 | File | Meeting document | Secretariat |
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| NAMMCO/33/MC05 | List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research generated by the MCs at previous meetings, with Responses from the Parties | 9 | File | For Information document | Secretariat / MCs | ||
| NAMMCO/33/MC06 | List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with responses from the Scientific Committee | 9 | File | For Information document | Secretariat / SC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/FI01 | Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans - formatting pending | 9 | File | For Information document | Secretariat / MCC | ||
| NAMMCO/33/FI02 | Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus - formatting pending | 9 | File | For Information document | Secretariat / MCSW | ||
| NAMMCO/33/FI03 | Report of the Joint meetings of the Management Committees - formatting pending | 9 | File | For Information document | Secretariat / MCJ | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/FO-2025 | National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2025 | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Faroe Islands | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/GL-2025 | National Progress Report Greenland – 2025 | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Greenland | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/IS-2025 | National Progress Report Iceland – 2025 | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Iceland | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/NO-2025 | National Progress Report Norway – 2025 | 2 | Not submitted | National Progress Report | Norway | ||
| NAMMCO/33/Database | NAMMCO Catches, by-catches, strandings & entanglements up to and including 2025 | 2 | File | National Progress Report | NAMMCO Parties | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/JP-2024-25 | Japan Progress Report on Large Cetaceans | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Japan | ||
| NAMMCO/33/NPR/JP-2023-24 | Japan Progress Report on Small Cetaceans | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Japan | ||
| NAMMCO/33/APR/MA-2025 | Makivvik Corporation Annual Progress Reports – 2025 | 2 | File | National Progress Report | Makivvik Coorporation |
Opening Statements
All opening statements will be made available after the Council 33 Opening Session.| Country/Organisation | File |
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| Faroe Islands | File |
| Greenland | File |
| Iceland | File |
| Norway | File |
| Japan | File |
| Makivvik | File |
| IWC | File |
| IWMC | File |
| Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | File |
Presentations
All presentations will be made available after the meetings.| Meeting | Date | File |
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| Day 1 | 24 March 2026 | File |
| Day 2 | 25 March 2026 | File |
| Day 3 | 26 March 2026 | File |
25-27 March 2025, Meeting of the Council, hosted by NAMMCO Secretariat
Council Meeting Documents
Planned programme and meeting schedule
[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
Download zip folder with Council documents
01rev List of Participants (rev. 200325)
02rev Annotated Draft Agenda (rev. 220325)
04 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee
06 draft Expected Accounts 2025, Draft Budget 2026, Forecast Budget 2027 // draft document, may change after last FAC meeting on Sunday 23.03 and Council decision on priorities and workplans
06 final Expected Accounts 2025, Draft Budget 2026, Forecast Budget 2027 // final document after FAC meeting on 27.03 and Council decision on committees’ workplans and priorities
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/31 Recommendations to Parties for Conservation and Management and Research
13 MCs’ Proposals for New or Modified Requests for Advice from the SC
14 Report on the North Atlantic Survey of Selected Cetaceans NASS-2024
15 Update on the MINTAG project
16 Report on NAMMCO’s educational project
17 Provisional Report from Marine Mammal Welfare Workshop 2025
For information: Press Release for the Marine Mammal Welfare Workshop (held on Monday 24 March 2025, Tromsø)
For Information Documents
MC05 List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research generated by the MCs at their 2024 meeting, with Responses from the Parties (no updates received in 2025)
FI01-Draft Report of the Management Committee for Cetaceans
FI02-Draft Report of the Management Committee for Seals and Walrus
FI03-Draft Report of the Joint Meeting of the Management Committees
National Progress Reports
Zip folder National Progress Reports 2024
National Progress Report Faroe Islands – 2024
National Progress Report Greenland – 2024
National Progress Report Iceland – 2024
National Progress Report Norway – 2024
NAMMCO Catches, by-catches & strandings up to and including 2024 (File not available, as the submitted data are incomplete or not validated)
Japan Progress Report on Large Cetaceans – April 2023-March 2024
Japan Progress Report on Small Cetaceans – April 2022-March 2023
Opening Statements
Opening statement Faroe Islands
Opening statement Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Opening statement Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Opening statement KNAPK – Greenlandic/Danish/English
Presentations
Council
Opening session – presentation
Council presentation
MCJ
MCJ presentation
MCSW
MCSW presentation
MCC
MCC presentation
Management Committees advice and recommendations
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
[The documents for the Managements Committees can be accessed here.]
Press releases
Press Release Prior Annual Meeting / Press Release of the Council 28
Meeting Documents
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
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
Link to Management Committees
Meeting Documents
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
01 revDraft List of Participants (revised 06/03/20)
03 revList of Documents (revised 06/03/20)
3-4 April 2019, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Press releases
Meeting documents
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
6-8 March 2018, Tromsø, Norway
Press releases
Press release prior meeting (280218) / Press Release after the meeting
Meeting documents
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
03 Annotated Agenda-rev2 Revised March 04 WITH START TIME on Wednesday 7 March
04 List of Documents-rev – revised March 01
4-6 April 2017, Nuuk, Greenland
Declaration
Press releases
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
Council documents
Press releases
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).
Council documents
All Meeting Documents can be made available upon request to the Secretariat (nammco-sec@nammco.org).