SCAF-2024

This document presents the audited financial statements for 2023.

This paper reviews Secretariat activities over 2023/24, providing an update on staffing  and delivery of Read More
Submitted By:
Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

Approved By:
Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper, and its Annex, provides an updated report on the actions taken by CCAMLR in response to the Second Performance Review recommendations. The Commission and Scientific Committee are invited to approve revisions to the text.

The present Executive Secretary will complete his second term in early 2026. Procedures and a timetable and are proposed for the recruitment of a new Executive Secretary, starting with an advertisement in February 2025.

The GCBF was created as a result of decisions made at CCAMLR-38 (SCAF-2019, paragraph 22). The Panel is required to report on the activities of the Fund during the preceding year.

The ICG on sustainable finance met in 2024, convened by Argentina, to consider options for increased cost recovery for fisheries management and other administrative activities and to provide a proposal to CCAMLR-43. Eight different options were explored using different levels of relative contribution from: the equal share part of contributions; the fishery share part Read More
Submitted By:
Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

Approved By:
Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper provides an update on the Commission’s request that the Secretariat facilitate enhanced access to CCAMLR meeting documents and the assignment of digital object identifiers (DOIs).

This paper presents a proposal for the develop of a new, public CCAMLR Communications Strategy. The Commission is asked to consider the creation of a dedicated e-Group to support the pilot phase in early 2025, and to determine and monitor foundational key objectives as agreed by Members.

In 2023 the Commission considered a proposal to increase CCAMLR’s organisational transparency through the routine distribution of circulars to official Observers and requested some analysis from the Secretariat in regard of this proposal (CCAMLR-42 paragraphs 3.1 – 3.10). This paper reports on that analysis, presenting a categorisation of existing circulars and a list of Read More
Submitted By:
Ms Catherine Stubberfield (CCAMLR Secretariat)

Approved By:
Ms Catherine Stubberfield (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper provides an update on Headquarters meeting arrangements, to inform SCAF’s review of these in 2024. 

This paper presents a revised draft Code of Conduct for CCAMLR events, following discussions on the proposal by Australia, the Republic of Korea, France and the United States to CCAMLR-42. 

The revised draft Code of Conduct defines professional Read More
Submitted By:
Ms Sally Carney (Australia)

Approved By:
Ms Sally Carney (Australia)

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This document provides additional information on the General Fund budget and some background to the equity and special funds maintained by the Commission.

This paper summarises the status of website operations, projects and future work. In 2024 a new contractor Material+ was engaged and a new CCAMLR public web portal developed. In 2025 the major project works will include a new Members web portal as part of website redevelopment project, the access to documents and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) project, circulars distribution project and Read More
Submitted By:
Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

Approved By:
Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The Secretariat proposes a major server refresh to meet strategic objectives and ensure that our computing infrastructure is updated, maintained and secure within the acceptable levels of risk. Expenditure on this item is included in the draft Budget paper, drawn from the Asset Replacement Fund. This paper provides supporting information for the proposed refresh.