Management Committees meetings

25 March 2025

Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ) –  25 March, 13:00–14:00 CET

Management Committee for Seals & Walrus (MCSW)  – 25 March, 14:15–16:30 CET

Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC) –  25 March, 16:45–18:00 CET

Meeting Documents

[The documents for the Council Meeting can be accessed here.]

Zip Folder of Meeting Documents

NAMMCO/32/08 31st Scientific Committee Report 2025 (year 2024)

01 Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02 Annotated Draft Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ) (rev. 07/03/2025)

03 Annotated Draft Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC) (rev. 07/03/2025)

04 Annotated Draft Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW) (rev. 07/03/2025)

05 List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research, with Responses from Parties (no updates received in 2025)

06 List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee

07 Report of the WG on Enhancing User Involvement in NAMMCO Decision Making

08rev Draft List of Participants (rev. 19/03/2025)

19 March 2024

Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ) –  19 March, 13–14 CET

Management Committee for Seals & Walrus (MCSW)  – 19 March, 14–17:10 CET

Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC) –  19–20 March

Meeting Documents

[The documents for the Council Meeting can be accessed here.]

Zip Folder of Meeting Documents

NAMMCO/31/08 30th Scientific Committee Report 2024 (year 2023)

01 – Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02 – Draft Annotated Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

03 – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

04 – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

05 – List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research, with Responses from Parties

06 – List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee

07 – Report of the WG on Enhancing User Involvement in NAMMCO Decision Making

08 – List of Participants

01-02 March 2023

Management Committee for Seal & Walruses (MCSW)  – 1 March 14-17 CET

Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ) – 1 March 14-17 CET

Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC) –  2 March 14-17 CET

Meeting Documents

[The documents for the Council Meeting can be accessed here.]

Zip Folder of Meeting Documents

NAMMCO/30/08 Scientific Committee Report 2023 (year 2022)

01 – Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02 – Draft Annotated Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

03 – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

04 – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

05 – List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research, with Responses from Parties

06 – List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee

07 – Draft Terms of Reference WG on User Knowledge

08 – List of Participants

13-16 September 2022 

Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

Management Committee for Seal & Walruses (MCSW)

Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

Meeting Documents

[The documents for the Council Meeting can be accessed here.]

Zip Folder of Meeting Documents

Schedule Meeting NAMMCO 29

NAMMCO/29/08 Scientific Committee Reports 2022 (year 2022)

01 – Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02a – Draft Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

02b – Draft Annotated Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

03a – Draft Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

03b – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

04a – Draft Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

04b – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

05 – List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research, with Responses from Parties

06 – List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee

07 – Letter of Concern from the Scientific Committee

08 – User Knowledge: “food for thought” for NAMMCO

22-25 March 2021 – Online

Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

Management Committee for Seal & Walruses (MCSW)

Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

Meeting Documents

[The documents for the Council Meeting can be accessed here.]

Zip Folder of Meeting Documents

Zip Folder of For Information Documents

Schedule Meeting NAMMCO 28

NAMMCO/28/08 Summary of Scientific Committee Reports from 2019 – 2021

01 – Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02a – Draft Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

02b – Draft Annotated Agenda Joint Meeting of the Management Committees (MCJ)

03a – Draft Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

03b – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Seals and Walrus (MCSW)

04a – Draft Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

04b – Draft Annotated Agenda Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)

05 – List of Proposals for Conservation and Management and Recommendations for Research, with Responses from Parties (excel version available here)

06 – List of Active Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee, with Responses from the Scientific Committee (excel version available here)

07 – Strengthening User Knowledge in NAMMCO

For Information Documents

FI01 Report from the 27th Meeting of the Scientific Committee – 2021

FI02 Report from the 26th Meeting of the Scientific Committee – 2019

FI03 FAO (2021). Fishing operations. Guidelines to prevent and reduce bycatch of marine mammals in capture fisheries. FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries No 1, Suppl.4. Rome.

FI04 Baffinland (2018). Popular Summary: Mary River Project, Phase 2 Proposal

FI05 Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities: Findings for Policy Makers

FI06 NORDECO Project Description – Arctic User Knowledge Network: From Local to Global

FI07 A. Jessen (2021). Arctic User Knowledge in Practice in Greenland: Presentation at NORDECO project workshop

Presentations

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-Asvind

18 February 2021 – Online

Meeting Documents

01 – Draft annotated agenda

02 – List of participants

03 – List of documents

04 – Performance Review recommendations for MCs

05 – Summary of Performance Review recommendations for MCs

06 – Overview of Management areas & Assessment status in NAMMCO

07 – NAMMCO Management Advice Process

08 – NAMMCO Scientific Advice Process

09 – Presentation on the Precautionary Approach by Fortuna and Smith

10 – Rules of Procedure of the MCs

11 – Rules of Procedure of the SC

For information

FI01 Report of the Performance Review Panel 2019

FI02 UN Fish Stock Agreement

FI03 Video on Benefits of Harvest Strategies by Doug Butterworth

FI04 Harvest Strategies – a brief from the PEW Charitable Trusts

FI05 Management Objectives – a fact sheet from the PEW Charitable Trusts

FI06 Reference Points – a fact sheet from the PEW Charitable Trusts

FI07 Control Rules – a fact sheet from the PEW Charitable Trusts

FI08 Report WGHARP 2005 with reference points for harps and hoods

FI09 Kvamsdal, Hoel, et al 2016 Harvest control rules in modern fisheries management

17-18 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

Meeting Documents:

• the Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)
• the Management Committee for Seals and Walruses (MCSW)
• the Joint meeting of the two Management Committees (MCJ)

MC01 Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

MC02 Draft Agenda MCJ (revised 09.03.20)

MC03 Draft Agenda MCSW

MC04 Draft Agenda MCC

MC05 Proposals for Conservation and Management and Research Recommendations

MC06 Requests from the NAMMCO Council to the Scientific Committee and Responses from the Scientific Committee

MC07 Performance Review Recommendations for MCs

MC08 Summary of Performance Review Recommendations for MCs

MC09 revOverview of Management Areas & Assessment Status in NAMMCO (revised 17/03/20)

For information documents

MCFI01 Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities: Findings for Policy Makers

MCFI02 NORDECO Project Description – Arctic User Knowledge Network: From Local to Global

FI01 Full Report of the Performance Review Panel 2019

20 NAMMCO Management Advice Process

Zip File of MCC Documents

2 April 2019, TÓRSHAVN, FAROE ISLANDS

Meeting Documents:

• the Management Committee for Cetaceans (MCC)
• the Management Committee for Seals and Walruses (MCSW)
• the Joint meeting of the two Management Committees (MCJ)

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01 Joint List of Documents for the Management Committees

02 Draft Agenda MCJ

03 Draft Agenda MCSW

03rev2603 Draft Agenda MCSW

04 Draft Agenda MCC

05-A Recent Proposals for Conservation & Management and Research Recommendations (2016-2019)

05-B Proposals for Conservation & Management and Research Recommendations up to 2016

06 Summary of Active Requests from NAMMCO Council to the SC and Responses from SC

08 Report of the 25th meeting of the Scientific Committee

09 Draft Report of MCJ for Feedback

10 Draft Report of MCC for Feedback

11 UPDATED 05-A: Recent Proposals for Conservation and Management and Research Recommendations (2016-2019)

12 Draft Report of MCSW for Feedback

13 Presentation on User Knowledge in Management Decision-Making

Zip File of MCC Documents 01 – 06

Presentation Nina Young

6 March 2018, Tromsø, Norway

Meeting documents

NAMMCO-MC-01 Joint list of Documents for the Management Committees

NAMMCO-MC-02 Joint Meeting of the Management Committees: Annotated Agenda Revised March 04 WITH START TIME on Tuesday 6 March

NAMMCO-MC-03 Management Committee – Seals and Walrus: Annotated agenda revised 27 February

NAMMCO-MC-04 Management Committee Cetaceans Annotated Agenda

NAMMCO-MC-05 Proposals for Conservation and Management

NAMMCO-MC-06 Summary of Requests