3rd Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes
Meeting:
Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes
Meeting year:
2015
Meeting session:
3
Date:
Tue, 10/02/2015 (All day) to Thu, 12/02/2015 (All day)
Venue country/city:
Bangkok, Thailand
Location:
7 th floor, the Amari Watergate Hotel
Objective:
The aims of the three day workshop will be to:
• Improve the level of comprehension among IOTC CPCs on how the scientific process informs the management process for managing of IOTC species and ecosystems
• Increase the awareness of IOTC Members to their obligations, as stipulated in the Commissions’ Conservation and Management Measures which are based on rigorous scientific advice
• Improve the decision making process within the IOTC.
• To provide direct assistance in the drafting of proposals for Conservation and Management Measures
Summary:
All documents submitted to the Scientific Committee (or its Working Parties) shall be submitted to the IOTC Secretariat no later than 15 days prior to the start of the Scientific Committee meeting. Any documents submitted less than 15 days prior, shall be considered for information purposes only. (IOTC Rules of Procedure, 2014, Appendix IV, para. 9)
