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Report of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Council 2017 REPORT OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL VARBERG, SWEDEN 6 - 9 JUNE 2017 President: Mr Steinar Hermansen (Norway) Vice-President: Mr Jóannes Hansen (Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)) Secretary: Dr Peter Hutchinson CNL(17)59 CONTENTS PAGE NO. Report of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic 1 Salmon Conservation Organization, Varbergs Kusthotell, Varberg, Sweden, 6 - 9 June 2017 Compte-rendu de la trente-quatrième session annuelle du Conseil de l’Organisation 11 pour la conservation du saumon de l’Atlantique Nord, Varbergs Kusthotell, Varberg, Suède, 6 - 9 juin 2017 Annex 1 Welcoming Address by Dr Ingemar Berglund, Swedish Agency 23 For Marine and Water Management at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of NASCO Annex 2 Opening Statement made by the President of NASCO 25 Annex 3 Opening Statements submitted by the Parties 27 Annex 4 Opening Statement submitted by the European Inland Fisheries and 41 Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) Annex 5 Opening Statement submitted by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish 43 Commission (NPAFC) Annex 6 Opening Statement submitted by NASCO’s accredited Non-Government 45 Organisations Annex 7 List of Participants 47 Annex 8 Agenda, CNL(17)49 55 Annex 9 2018 Budget and 2019 Forecast Budget, CNL(17)51 57 Annex 10 Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, CNL(17)8 61 Annex 11 Report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the International Atlantic Salmon 151 Research Board, CNL(17)9 Annex 12 Request for Scientific Advice from ICES, CNL(17)10 185 Annex 13 Report of the Meeting of the Implementation Plan/Annual Progress 187 Report Review Group, CNL(17)14 Annex 14 Written responses from the Parties/jurisdictions to the questions raised 233 by the Implementation Plan/Annual Progress Report Review Group, CNL(17)20 i Annex 15 Summary of discussions during the Special Session on the evaluation 247 of Annual Progress Reports under the 2013 - 2018 Implementation Plans, CNL(17)53 Annex 16 Presentation by Dr Jon Arne Grøttum (ISFA) on technological developments related to sea lice management, CNL(17)50 255 Annex 17 Management and Sampling of the St Pierre and Miquelon Salmon 259 Fishery, CNL(17)17 Annex 18 Statement from Canada relating to Transgenic Salmon, CNL(17)56 269 Annex 19 Press Release, CNL(17)58 271 Annex 20 Closing Remarks by North Pacific Anadromous 275 Fish Commission (NPAFC) Annex 21 Speech by the Secretary of NASCO at closing session of the 277 Thirty-Fourth (2017) Annual Meeting of the Council of NASCO, Varberg, Sweden Annex 22 List of Papers 279 ii CNL(17)59 Report of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization Varbergs Kusthotell, Varberg, Sweden 6 - 9 June 2017 1. Opening of the Meeting 1.1 The President of NASCO, Mr Steinar Hermansen (Norway), opened the meeting and introduced Dr Ingemar Berglund, Director at the Department for Fisheries Management at the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, who welcomed delegates to Varberg (Annex 1). Mr Berglund gave a presentation on salmon in Sweden. The President then made an Opening Statement (Annex 2). 1.2 Written Opening Statements were tabled by Canada, Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States of America (Annex 3). 1.3 A written Opening Statement was tabled by the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Committee (EIFAAC) (Annex 4). 1.4 A written Opening Statement was tabled by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) (Annex 5). 1.5 A written Opening Statement was tabled on behalf of all the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) attending the Annual Meeting (Annex 6). 1.6 The President expressed appreciation for these statements and the presentation. 1.7 A list of participants at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Council of NASCO is given in Annex 7. 2. Adoption of the Agenda 2.1 The Council adopted its Agenda, CNL(17)49 (Annex 8). 3. Election of Officers 3.1 Pursuant to Rule 14 of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the Council elected Mr Jóannes Hansen (Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)) as its President and Ms Sylvie Lapointe (Canada) as its Vice-President to serve for the remainder of their predecessors' terms of office which end at the close of the 2018 Annual Meeting. 1 4. Financial and Administrative Issues 4.1 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee The Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee, Ms Kimberly Blankenbeker (USA), presented the report of the Committee, FAC(17)7. On the recommendation of the Committee, the Council took the following decisions: (i) to accept the 2016 Audited Accounts, FAC(17)2; (ii) to adopt a Budget for 2018 and to note a Forecast Budget for 2019, CNL(17)51 (Annex 9); (iii) to confirm the appointment of Saffery Champness as auditors for the 2017 accounts; (iv) to appoint Saffery Champness as auditors for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 accounts; and (v) to adopt the report of the Finance and Administration Committee, CNL(17)5. 5. Scientific, Technical, Legal and Other Information 5.1 Secretary’s Report The Secretary made a report to the Council, CNL(17)6, on: the status of ratifications of, and accessions to, the Convention and membership of the regional Commissions; the receipt of contributions for 2017; applications for observer status to NASCO; applications to conduct scientific research fishing; fishing for salmon in international waters by non-NASCO Parties; NASCO’s public relations work; and new studies relating to the socio-economic values of the wild Atlantic salmon. The Secretary reported that there had been no changes to the status of ratifications of, and accessions to, the Convention or in the membership of the regional Commissions. All contributions for 2017 had been received, and there were no arrears. He reported that no applications had been made to conduct scientific research fishing under the NASCO Resolution during 2016. Since the last Annual Meeting, the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Schools Network (ASCSN), based in the UK, had applied for, and been granted, observer status to NASCO. The objectives of the ASCSN are to foster links between education and organisations involved with the conservation of Atlantic salmon and gain greater recognition and public engagement in salmon conservation. NASCO now has 38 organisations with accredited observer status. One existing NGO, the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards, has changed its name to Fisheries Management Scotland. The Secretary reported that the Norwegian and Icelandic coastguards had again been contacted to obtain details of airborne surveillance flights over the area of international waters north of the Faroe Islands. During this period the Icelandic coastguard had conducted two surveillance flights and the Norwegian coastguard had conducted seven surveillance flights. No vessels were observed fishing for salmon but the surveillance flights were all conducted in the period June - October so there are long periods of the year with no surveillance. No new information has been obtained from ports or about 2 landings and transhipments over the last year to suggest that there has been any fishing for salmon by vessels from non-NASCO Parties. The Secretary has continued to liaise with the Secretariats of NAFO and NEAFC. The Secretary reported that five studies relating to the socio-economic values of wild Atlantic salmon had been brought to the attention of the Secretariat, along with a publication entitled ‘Comparative economic performance and carbon footprint of two farming models for producing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Land-based closed containment system in freshwater and open net pen in seawater’, which may be of interest to the Parties/jurisdictions following the 2016 Theme-based Special Session. 5.2 Report on the Activities of the Organisation in 2016 In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 6 of the Convention, the Council adopted a Report on the Activities of the Organisation in 2016, CNL(17)7. 5.3 Announcement of the Tag Return Incentive Scheme Grand Prize The President announced that the winner of the 2017 Grand Prize in the Tag Return Incentive Scheme was Mr Juan Cruz Medina of Bariloche, Argentina. The winning tag was of Russian origin and had been applied to an over-wintered autumn run grilse on the Gold Beach beat of the Ponoi River on 5 June 2016. It was recaptured on 10 June 2016, about 3km further upstream on the Purnach beat. The Council offered its congratulations to the winner. 5.4 Scientific Advice from ICES The representative of ICES presented the report of the Advisory Committee (ACOM), CNL(17)8 (Annex 10). The ICES presentation is available as document CNL(17)55. 5.5 Report of the International Atlantic Salmon Research Board The Report of the Meeting of the International Atlantic Salmon Research Board, CNL(17)9 (Annex 11), was presented by its Chairman, Mr Rory Saunders (USA). A presentation was made on a new approach to tracking based on a technique for sub- surface oceanographic monitoring (‘ROAM’). While this technique may not be suitable for nearshore waters, it offers potential for tracking salmon throughout the North Atlantic area at reasonable cost. The Council noted that a workshop is planned for late 2017 or early 2018 to further develop the technique. The Council recognised that it would be important for the International Atlantic Salmon Research Board to be kept informed of developments. The Council had been asked by the Board if funds (£5,000) could be made available to support a ‘likely suspects’ model being developed by the Atlantic Salmon Trust. The Council also considered proposals from the Chair of the IASRB for additional funding to support its work.
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