Process for the Review of Special Permit Proposals and Research Results from Existing and Completed Permits

摘要

New proposals should be submitted to the Chair of the Scientific Committee at least six months prior to the Annual Meeting at which they are to be discussed, following a pro forma supplied by the Secretariat. Proposers may request that the proposal remains confidential. The proposal shall be structured in the manner given below. The objectives should: (a) be quantified to the extent possible; (b) be arranged into two or three categories, if appropriate: 'Primary', 'Secondary' and 'Ancillary'; (c) include a statement for each primary proposal as to whether it requires lethal sampling, non-lethal methods or a combination of both: (d) include a brief statement of the value of at least each primary objective in the context of the three following broad categories objectives (i) improve the conservation and management of whale stocks. (ii) improve the conservation and management of other living marine resources or the ecosystem of which the whale stocks are an integral part and/or, (iii) test hypothesesnot directly related to the management of living marine resources; (e) include, in particular for d(i) and d(ii), at least for each primary objective, the contribution it makes to inter alia (i) past recommendations of the Scientific Committee, (ii) completion of the Comprehensive Assessment or in-depth assessments in progress or expected to occur in the future, (iii) the carrying out of Implementations or Implementation Reviews of the RMP or AWMP, (iv) improved understanding of other priority issues as identified in the Scientific Committee Rules of Procedure (IWC, 2006, p. 180 ), (v) recommendations of other intergovernmental organisations.