Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsfor a world without hunger
![[+]](/fi/figis/assets/images/toolbar/fs_zoom.gif) The NAMMCO provides a forum for the exchange of information among member countries on other matters related to marine mammal conservation and management, such as hunting methods and environmental questions. The NAMMCO, through the Scientific Committee, provides scientific advice in response to requests from the Council, utilizing, to the extent possible, existing scientific information. The NAMMCO has implemented the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the hunting of marine mammals which includes international observation of sealing and whaling activities in NAMMCO member countries. Through regional cooperation, the member countries of the NAMMCO aim to strengthen and further develop effective conservation and management measures for marine mammals. Such measures should be based on the best available scientific evidence, and should take into account both the complexity and vulnerability of the marine ecosystem, and the rights and needs of coastal communities to make a sustainable living from what the sea can provide. Area of competence NAMMCO area of competence - High seas, National waters Species and stocks coverageAll species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and pinnipeds (seals and walruses) in the region, many of which have not before been covered by such an international agreement. Legal frameworkEstablished by the Agreement on Cooperation in Research, Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic, signed in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 April 1992 by the current members of the Commission. It entered into force on 7 July 1992. The establishment of the NAMMCO built upon a memorandum of understanding between the four member countries to establish an informal North Atlantic Committee for Cooperation on Research on Marine Mammals (NAC). The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) are for illustration only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. http://www.nammco.no/webcronize/images/Nammco/659.pdf LanguagesEnglish. Organizations involved Member: Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway. StructurePrincipal bodyThe Council, the decision-making body of the Commission, meets on an annual basis to review advice requested from the Scientific Committee. It coordinates recommendations for further scientific research, reviews hunting methods for marine mammals in member countries and operates a joint control scheme for observation of whaling and sealing activities in member countries.Management committeesManagement committees make proposals for conservation and management and recommendations for scientific research with respect to stocks of marine mammals within their mandate. Currently, there are two management committees, one for cetaceans, and a second for seals and walruses.Scientific CommitteeThe Scientific Committee provides scientific advice in response to requests from the Council, utilizing to the extent possible existing scientific information. The Scientific Committee has had a number of working groups over the years that address specific issues as needed.Hunting Methods CommitteeThe Hunting Methods Committee provides advice on hunting methods for the marine mammals relevant to NAMMCO member countries.Committee on Inspection and ObservationThe Committee on Inspection and Observation monitors the implementation of the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the hunting of marine mammals. The Committee also provides advice on the implementation of the scheme upon request from the Secretariat.Finance and Administration CommitteeThe Finance and Administration Committee has representatives from all member governments, and is responsible for making recommendations on budget to Council, and approving annual audited budgets for years-ended, and providing budgets for the current and future fiscal years for Council's approval.SecretariatThe Secretariat coordinates and facilitates the work of the Commission and subsidiary bodies. Activities and meetingsLists and information on meetings and events are available on the NAMMCO Web site. Publications A number of reports and publications are produced under the auspices of the NAMMCO, mainly: annual reports, Scientific Committee reports, NAMMCO scientific publication series, conference proceedings, workshop reports.These publications are available on the NAMMCO Web site. Contacts NAMMCO Science Park P.O. Box 6453 Sykehusveien 21-23 Tromso N-9294 NORWAY Telephone: (+47) 77 687371 Fax: (+47) 77 687374 Email: nammco-sec@nammco.no Web site: http://www.nammco.no |
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