MEETING DOCUMENTS
PAME II 2015 Pre-meetings - Monday September 14
PAME Shipping expert group: 09:00-17:00
Oil and gas Contact group: Tentative
Data Expert group: Tentative
09:00-17:00
Shipping Expert Group pre-meeting
The PAME shipping Expert Group pre-meeting session is from 09:00-17:00 and a joint session with the Data Expert Group from 14:00 -15:00 to discuss the new proposed project: “Arctic Shipping Data Service.”
The agenda will be the items under Agenda Item 4 with particular focus on the items marked with **, including the updated draft matrix of follow-up activities and proposals, as well as all of the shipping-related papers submitted by PAME member governments in advance of the meeting.
The co-leads (USA and Canada) will provide more details to the shipping expert group.
Click here to download the shipping expert group meeting agenda.
13:00-16/17:00 (tentative and to be confirmed)
Oil and Gas Contact Group pre-meeting
The PAME Oil and Gas Contact Group pre-meeting session is from 13:00-17:00 and a joint session with the PAME Shipping Expert group from 13:00-14:00 to discuss the “Meaningful Engagement of Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities” (MEMA) project.
The main agenda items to be discussed are:
- The MEMA project
- Possible responses to the TFOPP for non-emergency prevention (as it may relate to updating the 2009 Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines).
- Possible implementation actions for the 2015-2025 AMSP.
13:00-16/17:00 (tentative and to be confirmed)
PAME Data Expert Group pre-meeting
The PAME Data Expert Group pre-meeting session is from 13:00-17:00 and a joint session with the PAME Shipping Expert group from 14:00-15:00 to discuss progress on the Arctic Shipping Data Service (ASDS) project and potential relevance to other shipping projects on Arctic marine traffic systems.
Information sheet about the project.
Meeting agenda.
Tuesday September, 15th
Item 1: Opening of the Meeting
Item 2: Introduction and Adoption of the Agenda
PAME II-2015 final agenda with timeline 10 September 2015
Item 3: Information from the Chair and the Secretariat
Background documents:
- PAME 2013-2015 Summary of activities Report
- SAO Report to Ministers
- Iqaluit Declaration (2015 Ministerial declaration)
- US Chairmanship Program 2015-2017
- Arctic Council Observer Manual
- Arctic Council Rules of Procedures
Item 4: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment follow-up activities (various leads)
Draft agenda for the Shipping Expert Group pre-meeting on Monday 14th of September from 09-00-17.00.
4.1. AMSA I(A) – Linking with International Organizations
Background information:
ShipArc 2015 Program
4.2 AMSA I(C) – IMO Measures for Arctic Shipping: collaboration
- Agenda 4.2(c) - National regulation of fishing vessel safety and the prevention pollution from such ships in the Arctic.
- Agenda 4.2(f) - Submission by USA
- Annotation to agenda 4.2(f)
4.3 AMSA I(B) –Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Phase III project
- Agenda 4.3(a) - HFO Phase III, submission by USA, Russia, KoD and Norway, KoD and Norway
- Annotation to agenda 4.3(a)
- Agenda 4.3(a)-addendum to HFO Phase III submission-IMO-MSC request for data on incidents within polar waters
Background information:
Development of the Polar Code
HFO II and HFO IIb
Agenda item 4.4 - AMSA I(D): Strengthening Passenger Ship Safety
- Agenda 4.4(b) - Cruise tourism information
Background document:
Arctic Marine Tourism – Best Practice Guidelines
Agenda item 4.6 - AMSA II(B): Engagement with Arctic Communities
Documents to be uploaded.
Agenda item 4.7 - AMSA II(D): Specially Designated Arctic Marine Areas
Agenda item 4.8 AMSA II(E) – Protection from Invasive Species
PAME II-2015 submissions:
- Submission by USA
- Annotation to agenda 4.8. - Submission by USA
- Submission by Russia
- Submission by Canada
- Submission by Iceland
Agenda item 4.9 AMSA II(G) - Addressing Impacts on Marine Mammals
NAMMCO Information on Disturbance Symposium
Agenda 4.10 AMSA II(H) - Reducing Air Emmissions
Documents to be uploaded
Agenda item 4.11 AMSA III(A) – Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit
- Agenda 4.11(a) - information on terrestrial AIS station.
Documents to be uploaded
Agenda item 4.13 AMSA III(D) – Investing in Hydrographic, Meteorological and Oceanographic Data
Agenda item 4: Background documents:
Item 5: Follow up on the Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines (AOOGG 2009)
- Agenda 5(a) – MEMA project
- Agenda 5(b) – Selected updates of the AOOGG 2009
- Agenda 5(c) – TFOPP, EPPR and PAMEs relevance
- Agenda 5(c) background – TFOPP matrix from EPPR
Background documents:
Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines
HSE Report
TFOPP FRamework Plan
Wednesday, September 16th
Item 6: Pan-Arctic Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
- Agenda 6(b) – copy of a letter sent to PAME HoDs 14 Aug regarding Arctic Marine Protected and Important Areas: Phase 1
- Agenda 6(c)-Workshop, State Dept Funding Proposal
- Agenda 6(c) - Ideas for WCC Session on Arctic MPA Network
- Agenda 6(d) – Information paper by OSPAR
The Framework for a Pan-Arctic Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Background for PAME MPA FRamework on Definitions of MPA's and Other Measures
Item 7: Ecosystem-based Approach to Management
- Agenda 7(a) - Terms of Reference for Joint EG-EA 2015-2017
- Agenda 7(b) - 5th Ecosystem Approach to Management Workshop Report (26.-27th of May, 2015 - Bergen, Norway)26.-27th of May, 2015 - Bergen, Norway)
- Agenda 7(c) - Report of the ICES/AMAP/CAFF/PAME Workshop on Integrated Ecosystem Assess- ment (IEA) for the Central Arctic Ocean (WKICA)
Ecosystem Approach Progress Report (April 2015)
Side Event - The Last Ice Area
WWF Global Arctic Programme and the National Geographic Pristine Seas invite all participants in the Arctic Council working group meetings, as well as secretariat staff to a special presentation at the Radisson Blu Hotel from 18:30-20:30 on September 16th.
Thursday, September 17th
Item 8: Follow-up/implementation of the AMSP 2015-2025
Agenda 8(a):
- 1st draft proposal to prepare AMSP implementation plan 22 Aug 2015
- Annex I-draft outline AMSP implementation plan 22 Aug 2015
- Annex II-AMSP implementation matrix-draft 22 July
Agenda 8(b):
Background documents:Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015-2025
Item 09: Task force on Arctic Marine Cooperation
Agenda 9(a) – SAO Report language on TFAMC
Agenda 9(b) - TFAMC Cover Letter Outlining Process
Agenda 9(b) - TFAMC Meeting agenda 21-22 Sep
Additional information
PAME 2015-2017 Work Plan
PAME II Hotel information and logistics
PAME list of expert groups and members, 8 Sep 2015
PAME II 2015 List of Documents, version 12 September
List of Participants - Final version
Presentations
Agenda Item 3 - Reflections and Outcome from the Iqaluit Ministerial Meeting
Agenda Item 4.1 - BarentsWatch presentation
Agenda Item 4.1 - Havbase Presentation
Agenda Item 4.1 - International Ice Charting Working Group Presentation
Agenda Item 4.1 - OSPAR Presentation
Agenda Item 4.3 - Possible Hazards for Engines and Fuel Systems using HFO
Agenda Item 4.5 - Survey of Arctic Indigenous Marine Use
Agenda Item 4.9 - NAMMCO Presentation
Agenda Item 4.9 - Update on Ship Traffic in the High Seas
Agenda Item 4.12 - ASTD Project, background presentation
Agenda Item 5 - MEMA Project
Agenda Item 5(c) - TOPP Matrix from EPPR
Agenda Item 6 - Inventory Mapping of Existing Arctic MPAs
Agenda Item 7 - EA-EG Progress Report
Agenda Item 8 - AMSP implementation
Joint WG Session - ACAP
Joint WG Session - CAFF
Shipping Expert Group - Arctic Shipping to the Republic of Korea