Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC)

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At the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Iqaluit 24 April 2015 a Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation was formed. The mandate is to consider future needs for strengthened cooperation on Arctic marine areas, as well as mechanisms to meet these needs, and to made recommendations on the nature and scope of any such mechanisms. The Task Force should complete its analysis of the issues no later than the 2017 ministerial meeting

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    Report to Ministers of the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC)
    (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11) Arctic Council Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC); Arctic Council Secretariat
    The Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation was established by Arctic Council Ministers at their Iqaluit meeting in 2015. Having compared and contrasted the Arctic Council's approach to marine stewardship with regional marine cooperation around the world, the Task Force identified a range of needs and opportunities for enhancing and strengthening the Council's role in Arctic marine stewardship.
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    Arctic Council Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) 1st meeting September 21‐22, 2015, in Oslo, Co‐chairs summary report.
    (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2015) TFAMC Co-Chairs of the Arctic Council
    "The Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) held its first meeting in Oslo, Norway on September 21‐22, 2015. The meeting was chaired by Kjell Kristian Egge (Norway) together with Brian Israel (US) and Jóhann Sigurjónsson (Iceland). All Arctic States and three Permanent Participant organizations (the Saami Council, the Inuit Circumpolar Council and the Aleut International Association) attended the meeting. Nine observers were present (France, Germany, the Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, the European Union, CCU, SCPAR, UNEP and WWF). The point of departure for the discussions was the mandate set forth in the April 2015 Iqaluit Declaration and SAO Report to Ministers. The co‐chairs recalled that the mandate is to assess future needs for a regional seas program or other mechanism, as appropriate, for increased cooperation in Arctic marine areas, and to make recommendations on the nature and scope of any such mechanisms. Ministers’ decision to form the Task Force did not constitute a decision to establish a cooperation mechanism; The Task Force’s deliverable is a report to Ministers in 2017. It was emphasized that while the mandate is quite broad, the SAO Report provides substantial direction as to the questions the Task Force should answer in its report, and the order in which it should take up these questions. The co‐chairs suggested that addressing the needs assessment component of the mandate is the logical starting point for the work of the TFAMC. Delegations concurred." /.../