Management Committees
Management Committees meetings
Here you will find the documents of past and upcoming meetings of the NAMMCO Management Committee for Seals & Walrus and Management Committee for Cetaceans. Some of these documents require a password for access. Reports are found here.
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)
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)
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)
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
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
FI04 Baffinland (2018). Popular Summary: Mary River Project, Phase 2 Proposal
FI06 NORDECO Project Description – Arctic User Knowledge Network: From Local to Global
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
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
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)
MC05 Proposals for Conservation and Management and Research Recommendations
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
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
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
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
12 Draft Report of MCSW for Feedback
13 Presentation on User Knowledge in Management Decision-Making
Zip File of MCC Documents 01 – 06
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
4 April 2017, Nuuk, Greenland
Meeting documents
01-NAMMCO-25-MC-List-of-documents
02-NAMMCO-25-MC_ Annotated agenda Joint MC
03-NAMMCO-25-MC_Annotated agenda MCSW
04-NAMMCO-25-MC_Annotated agenda MCC
Document 05 – replaced by documents 07 and 08.
06-NAMMCO-25-MC_Summary of requests from Council to SC and responses
07-NAMMCO-25-MC_Recent proposals-for-conservation-and-management-cetaceans
08-NAMMCO-25-MC_Recent-proposals-for-conservation-and-management-seals-and-walrus