Recommendations by the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation II for complementary enhancements of the Arctic Council institutions including the SAO based mechanism to coordinate marine issues in the Arctic Council

Abstract

The Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC, Task Force I), that worked in 2015-2017 was established with the general aim of enhancing Arctic marine cooperation and it identified nine functional needs for improved cooperation. The Fairbanks Declaration in spring 2017 established a “new mandate for the Task Force to build upon this work by presenting terms of reference (ToRs) for a possible new subsidiary body, and recommendations for complementary enhancements to existing Arctic Council mechanisms, for consideration by Ministers in 2019.”