PAME - Arctic Indigenous Marine Use Survey Process- Scoping Paper (AIMUS)

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Arctic Indigenous Marine Use Survey Process

AMSA Recommendation II(A) – Survey of Arctic Indigenous Marine Use:

That the Arctic states should consider conducting surveys on Arctic marine use by indigenous communities where gaps are identified to collect information for establishing up-to-date baseline data to assess the impacts from Arctic shipping activities.

AIA and Saami Council prepared the following scoping paper on this issue for the PAME I-2011 meeting:

AMSA II(A) – AIMUS Scoping Paper

AIA and Saami Council provided an update at the PAME II-2011 meeting:

AMSA II(A) – update on the AIMUS Scoping Paper