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Annual Report 1998 North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission Layout & editing: NAMMCO Secretariat Printing: Peder Norbye Grafisk, Tromsø, Norway ISSN 1025-2045 ISBN 82-91578-05-2 Please cite this report as: North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, 1999. NAMMCO Annual Report 1998. North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, Tromsø, Norway, 181 pp. © North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission 1999. CONTENTS MEETINGS & OFFICE BEARERS 1998 ...............................................................5 SECTION 1 COUNCIL 1.1 Report of the Eight Meeting of the Council ...............................................9 Appendix 1 List of Participants ................................................................ 38 Appendix 2 Agenda .................................................................................. 40 Appendix 3 List of Documents ................................................................. 41 Appendix 4 Opening Statements .............................................................. 42 Appendix 5 Audited Accounts for 1997 ................................................... 47 Appendix 6 List of Requests for Scientific Advice (1992-1997).............. 48 Appendix 7 Press Release ......................................................................... 54 1.2 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods .......................................57 Appendix 1 List of Laws & Regulations for Marine Mammal Hunting in NAMMCO Member Countries ........................63 Appendix 2 List of References on Hunting Methodes ..........................65 Appendix 3 Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Hunting Methods ..........................................................69 SECTION 2 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2.1 Report of the Management Committee ....................................................73 Appendix 1 Agenda ...............................................................................80 Appendix 2 List of Documents .............................................................81 Appendix 3 Working Group on By-Catch - Agenda and List of Participants .........................................82 Appendix 4 List of Proposals for Conservation and Management ........83 SECTION 3 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 3.1 Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Scientific Committee ........................89 Appendix 1 List of participants ...........................................................104 Appendix 2 Agenda .............................................................................105 Appendix 3 List of documents ............................................................106 ANNEX 1 Report of the Working Group on Economic Aspects of Marine Mammal – Fisheries Interactions, Reykjavík 1-2 March 1998 .........................107 3 ANNEX 2 Report of the Working Group on Management Procedures, Copenhagen 13-14 October 1997 ....................................117 SECTION 4 NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS 4.1 Faroe Islands Progress Report on Marine Mammal Research 1997 ..................................135 4.2 Greenland Progress Report on Marine Mammal Research 1996 ..................................139 4.3 Iceland Progress Report on Marine Mammal Research 1997 ..................................141 4.4 Norway Progress Report on Marine Mammal Research 1997 ..................................147 SECTION 5 ADDRESSES 5.1 Delegates and Observers to the Eight Meeting of the Council .............167 5.2 Management Committee Members in 1998 ...........................................173 5.3 Scientific Committee Members in 1998 ..................................................175 5.4 Finance and Administration Committee Members 1998 ......................177 5.5 Working Group on Economic Aspects of Marine Mammal – Fisheries Interactions ..............................................179 5.6 Secretariat .................................................................................................181 4 NAMMCO Annual Report 1998 MEETINGS & OFFICE BEARERS 1998 Members of the Commission Councillors Faroe Islands (F) Kaj P. Mortensen Greenland (G) Einar Lemche Iceland (I) Kristín Haraldsdóttir Norway (N) Halvard P. Johansen Council Chairmen – 1995-97 Halvard P. Johansen(N) 1997 … Arnór Halldórsson (I) NAMMCO/8 – Eight Meeting of the Council, 1 – 4 September 1998, Oslo Management Committee Chairmen – 1995-98 Einar Lemche(G) 1998… Kaj P. Mortensen (F) Seventh Meeting of the Management Committee, 2 September 1998, Oslo Management Committee Working Group on Inspection and Observation Chairman Egil Ole Øen (N) Committee on Hunting Methods Chairmen - 1994-98 Amalie Jessen (G) 1998… Jústines Olsen (F) Management Committee Working Group on By-catch Chairman Gislí A. Víkingsson Scientific Committee Chairmen – 1995-97 Tore Haug (N) 1997… Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen (G) Sixth Meeting of the Scientific Committee, 1-5 March 1998, Reykjavík Scientific Committee Working Group on Management Procedures Chairman Nils Øien (N) Scientific Committee Working Group on Abundance Estimates Chairman Nils Øien (N) Scientific Committee Working Group on the Economic Aspects of Marine Mammal – Fisheries Interactions Chairman Gunnar Stefánsson (I) Scientific Committee Working Group on the Population Status of Narwhal and Beluga Chairman Øystein Wiig (N) 5 Report of the Eight Meeting of the Council Finance and Administration Committee Chairman Øyvind Rasmussen (N) The NAMMCO Fund Chairman of the Board Ulla S. Wang (F) Secretariat General Secretary Kate Sanderson Scientific Secretary Sidsel Grønvik Administrative Assistant Tine Richardsen 6 NAMMCO Annual Report 1998 SECTION 1 – COUNCIL 1.1 Report of the Eight Meeting of the Council ...............................................9 Appendix 1 List of Participants ................................................................ 38 Appendix 2 Agenda .................................................................................. 40 Appendix 3 List of Documents ................................................................ 41 Appendix 4 Opening Statements .............................................................. 42 Appendix 5 Audited Accounts for 1997 ................................................... 47 Appendix 6 List of Scientific Requests for Advice since 1992 ................ 48 Appendix 7 Press Release ......................................................................... 54 1.2 Report of the Committee on Hunting Methods .......................................... 57 Appendix 1 List of Laws & Regulations for Marine Mammal Hunting in NAMMCO Member Countries ........................63 Appendix 2 List of References on Hunting Methodes ..........................65 Appendix 3 Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Hunting Methods ..........................................................69 NAMMCO Annual Report 1998 1.1 REPORT OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL Oslo, Norway, 1 – 4 September 1998 The Council of NAMMCO held its Eighth Meeting at the Royal Christiania Hotel in Oslo, Norway from 1 to 4 September 1998. The meeting was attended by delegations from all Contracting Parties, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, as well as observers from the Governments of Canada, Denmark, Japan, the Russian Federation and Saint Lucia. A number of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations were also represented at the meeting. The List of Participants is contained in Appendix 1. The Chairman of the Council, Arnór Halldórsson, convened the meeting. 1. OPENING PROCEDURES 1.1 Welcome address The Chairman introduced the Secretary General of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries, Gunnar P. Kjønnøy, who gave an address of welcome to the Eighth Meeting of the Council on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries of Norway. The full text of the address is contained in Appendix 4. 1.2 Opening statements The Heads of Delegations of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland made opening statements to the meeting. An opening statement was also made by the observer from the Government of Japan. These statements are contained in Appendix 4. 1.3 Admission of observers On behalf of the Council, the Chairman welcomed the attendance of observers from governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, as listed in Appendix 1. In particular he welcomed to the Council for the first time observers from the Government of Saint Lucia, from the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board in Canada, and the non-governmental organisation Africa Resources Trust. The Secretary informed the Council that the following had notified the Secretariat of their regrets in not being able to attend the meeting: the Government of Namibia; the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic & North Seas (ASCOBANS); the Arctic Council Secretariat; the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS/Bonn Convention); the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO); the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES); the Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA). 1.4 Adoption of Agenda The Agenda as contained in Appendix 2, was adopted. 9 Report of the Eight Meeting of the Council 1.5 Meeting arrangements The Secretary outlined the practical and social arrangements for the meeting, which included a reception hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries on Wednesday 2 September at the restaurant Solsiden in Oslo. A list of documents presented to the meeting is contained in Appendix 3. 2. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 2.1 Report of the Finance and Administration Committee Kristín Haraldsdóttir (Iceland) presented