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CC/68A/06.1/01
Resource ID
18623
Access
Open
Document Number
CC/68A/06.1/01
Full Title
Report of the Standing Working Group on Bycatch
Author
IWC
Document Type
Meeting Document
IWC Body
Conservation Committee
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2020
Notes
Submitted by the Chair of the Standing Working Group on Bycatch and the Bycatch Coordinator
The Conservation Committee is invited to:
i) Note and provide comments on the update from the Standing Working Group on Bycatch on the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative during 2018-2020 (this document)
ii) Endorse the proposed four-year costed workplan (2021-2024) for the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (CC/68A/06.1.2) and the associated budget and discuss the role of the CC in delivering the workplan
iii) Note the recommendations from the SC on the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (IWC/68/Rep01rev1)
iv) Endorse the recommendations in the Report of the IWC Workshop on Bycatch Mitigation Opportunities in the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea (CC/68A/REP/BMI/01) and discuss the role of the CC in implementation,
v) Endorse the recommendations in the Review of Regional Fisheries Management Organization Efforts in Addressing Cetacean Bycatch: Report to the International Whaling Commission (CC/68A/06.4.2/01) and discuss the role of the CC in delivering these recommendations.