The next PAME Working Group Meeting (PAME I-2020) and a number of associated meetings will be held during the week of 3-7 February 2020 at the conference center at the office of the Norwegian Environmental Agency in Oslo (here).
Leads on respective activities are requested to prepare for this meeting in accordance with the PAME Work Plan 2019-2021 and Records of Decisions from the PAME II-2019 meeting. PAME delegations are invited to include shipping, EA, MPA, Resource Exploration and Development, Marine Litter and other experts in their delegations to the PAME I-2020 meeting.
MEETING DOCUMENTS
Project Workshops (Monday 3 February)
Two workshops where participation is by invitation only- 08:30- 17:00 Marine Litter expert group workshop:
- 09:00-17:00 Marine Tourism Workshop in support of the marine tourism project:
Pre-meetings documents (Tuesday 4 February)
Tuesday 4 Feb: Pre-meetings on PAMEs thematic topics-
09:00- 17:00 The Shipping Expert Group
- SEG pre-meeting agenda (Jan 29 version)
- WGSHIP Meeting summary report (ICES WGSHIP meeting - 27-29 November 2019)
- Norce Research Project - information paper (Polar ICE: Implementation, Compliance and Enforcement of the Polar Code in Arctic waters)
- IMO's Sub-committee on pollution prevention and response meeting 7/1/1 - annotated agenda
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09:00- 15:00 back-to-back meetings (2 hours each) for the Resource Exploration and Development Expert Group (REDEG), Ecosystem Approach Expert Group and the MPA Expert Group, marine litter co-leads meeting (1 hour).
- Discussions will follow agenda items according to the PAME I-2020 agenda.
- 09.00-11.00: REDEG
- 11.00-13.00: EA-EG
- 13.00-15.00: MPA Expert Group - Draft agenda
- 15.00-16.00: Marine Litter co-leads meeting
- Discussions will follow agenda items according to the PAME I-2020 agenda.
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16:00-17:00 PAME HoDs-only meeting to discuss housekeeping issues.
PAME-I 2020 meetings documents
Agenda Item 2 - Introduction and Adoption of the Agenda
Draft agenda with timeline - 24 January versionAgenda Item 3 - Information from the Chair and the Secretariat
Background documents:- PAME II-2019 Meeting Report
- PAME II-2019 RoDs
- SAO Report, Nov. 2019
- PAME 2019-2021 Work Plan
- PAME Achievements Report 2017-2019
- SAO Report to Ministers (May 2019)
- 2019 Rovaniemi Joint Ministerial Statement
- 2019 Rovaniemi Statement from the Finnish Chair of the Arctic Council
- Iceland Chairmanship Program 2019-2021
- Common Operating Guidelines for Working Groups
- Report from joint Arctic Council - Arctic Economic Council meeting (Oct. 2019)
- Arctic Council Observer Manual
- Arctic Council Rules of Procedures
- Arctic Council Guidelines for Relationships with Outside Bodies
- Arctic Council Communication Strategy (2018)
- Arctic Council Communications and Outreach Guidelines (2016)
Agenda Item 4 - Pan-Arctic Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Agenda 4.1: Progress report on Modelling Arctic Oceanographic ConnectivityAgenda 4.2: MPA Factsheets
Agenda 4.3:
Background documents:
- MPA Networks Action Table by USA (version 28 Aug 2018)
- PAME MPA-network toolbox: Area-based conservation measures and ecological connectivity.
- CAFF/PAME Indicator Report on Arctic Protected Areas.
- Framework for a Pan-Arctic Network of Marine Protected Areas (April 2015)
- 1st MPA Workshop Report
- 2nd MPA workshop Report
- 3rd MPA Workshop Report
- 4th MPA Workshop Report
Agenda Item 5 - Protection from Invasive Species
Agenda 5: ARIAS Summary update for informationBackground documents:
- CAFF/PAME Arctic Invasive Alien Species Strategy and Action Plan (ARIAS)
- Invasive Species on PAME.is
Agenda Item 6 - Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment follow-up activities
Agenda 6.1(a):
Background documents:
- 3rd Forum summary report
- Circular Letter No.4009 - Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum
- Press release for the 3rd Shipping Forum Meeting 3-4 June 2019
- 3rd Forum Meeting website on PAME.is
Agenda 6.2(b): Black carbon project status report submitted by Iceland and Finland
Background document:
PPR 7: Agenda
Agenda 6.2(c): Interpretation of the Polar Code
- Update on Polar Code interpretation project by Norway
- Annex I-Submissions received on the interpretation of the Polar code
Agenda item 6.2(d): Report on Impacts of a ban on heavy fuel oil use and carriage as fuel by ships in the Norwegian Arctic waters (DNV-GL - 2019) by Norway.
Agenda item 6.2(e):
Background Documents - from IMO's PPR meeting:
- PPR 6-INF.8 - Phasing out the use and carriage for use of heavy fuel oil in the Canadian Arctic: impacts to northern communities (submitted by WWF)
- PPR 6-12 - Impact assessment of a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters (Submitted by FOEI, Greenpeace, WWF, Pacific Environment and Clean Shipping Coalition)
- PPR 6-INF.19 - Cost analysis of Arctic HFO ban for cruise shipping a case study of the MS Rotterdam operations in the Arctic summer 2018 (Submitted by Clean Shipping Coalition)
- PPR 6-INF.24 - An overview of Canada’s Arctic and the role of maritime shipping in Arctic communities, submitted by Canada
- PPR 6-INF.25 - Residuals bunker fuel ban in the IMO Arctic waters -an assessment of costs and benefits (Submitted by FOEI, WWF, Pacific Environment and Clean Shipping Coalition)
- PPR 7-INF.16 -Assessment of the benefits and impacts associated with a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships operating in the Arctic, submitted by Canada
- PPR 7-INF.24 - Impacts of a heavy fuel oil ban on shipping costs for Canadian Arctic mining operations (Submitted by FOEI, WWF, Pacific Environment and Clean Shipping Coalition)
Agenda item 6.2(f): Summary on Paris MoU Polar Code Inspection Campaign developments, Summary by Finland, Kingdom of Denmark, Russian Federation
Agenda item 6.2(g):
Project proposal: New low Sulphur fuels, fate and behavior in cold water conditions by Norway
Background document:
EPPR 2019 Reykjavik New-project-proposal new-fuels (approved by EPPR on 15 Jan 2020)
Agenda 6.3: AMTP workshop 3 Feb 2020-version 20 Jan 2020
Agenda 6.4: Vessel Traffic Trends in the Arctic and Overlap with Important Marine Mammal Areas
Agenda 6.5:
Background Documents:
From the Russian Federation to PPR 7:
- Report of the Correspondence Group
- Results of the impact assessment carried out by the Russian Federation and proposed factors
- Impact Assessment Report
Agenda 6.6(a): ASTD Background Documents
- updates on ASTD Framework attachments 1&2-clean
- updates on ASTD Framework attachments 1&2-edits
Agenda item 6.6b: Arctic Shipping Status Report #1 - draft
Agenda 6.7: Engagement of Observer States in PAME’s Shipping Related Activites (27 Jan 2020)
Agenda item 6.8:
Background documents: (Agenda 6):
- AMSA Final Report (2009)
- 4th AMSA Implementation Progress Report for the period 2015-2017
- Arctic Ocean Review (AOR) Final Report (2013)
Agenda Item 7 - Arctic Offshore Resource Exploration and Development
Agenda item 7.1: Draft MEMA BrochureAnnotation to agenda items 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3.
Background documents:
- Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Marine Activities (MEMA) Part II Report.
- Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Marine Activities (MEMA) Part I Report.
- MEMA Workshop Report.
Agenda Item 8 - Ecosystem-based Approach to Management
Agenda 8.1(a): Progress Report on work on the Ecosystem Approach to management in the marine Arctic for the 2019-2021 work plan periodAgenda item 8.1(b): Report on status of developing and setting ecological objectives in Arctic marine ecosystems
Agenda 8.2: Update on PAME/ICES Working Group on Integrated Ecosystem Assessment in the Central Arctic Ocean (WGICA)
- Information document: ICES new Working Group on Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of the Greenland Sea (WGIEAGS)
Agenda 8.3: Reporting from the meeting of the Provisional Scientific Coordinating Group under the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean and opportunities for collaboration
Agenda 8.4: Collaboration with other AC WGs on EA
Background documents:
- The 2017 – 2019 Progress Report of the Joint Ecosystem Approach Expert Group (EA-EG).
- Guidelines for Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Management of Arctic Marine Ecosystems (May 2019).
- Status of Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic.
Agenda Item 9 - Arctic Marine Pollution
Agenda item 9.1:- Annotation for agenda item 9.1
- Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic - 1st draft version 14 Jan 2020
- Cover Letter – for 1st version of Regional Action Plan
- ML-RAP Expert Group Meeting agenda 3 Feb 2020 (version 17 Jan)
- Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic - 1st draft version 14 Jan 2020 with compiled comments for discussion at 3 February ML-RAP Expert group Workshop
- Plastic in a Bottle outreach - Seeking partner
Background documents (agenda item 9.1 - Marine litter):
Agenda 9.2: Timeline to develop the 3rd AMSP implementation Report
Background documents (Agenda item 9.2 - AMSP):
AMSP Implementation Progress Report 2017-2019
AMSP 2015-2025
AMSP Implementation Plan
Agenda Item 10 - Records of Decisions and Next meeting
RoDs - Final approved version - Final approved versionAdditional Information and documents
- PAME I-2020 logistics and practical information (3 December)
- List of PAME Thematic Experts (January 2020)
- List of Participants - As of January 31st
- PAME I-2020 Meeting reception (Wednesday, February 5th).
- List of Documents (as of February 4th)
PAME-I 2020 Presentations
PAME I-2020 PresentationsAgenda item 3:
- Presentation from the Netherlands (Pedro Holteng)
- EPPR Presentation (Ole Kristian Bjerkemo)
- Outcomes of the recent WMO-IMO Internatinal Symposium on Extreme Weather (WMO)
WMO-IMO Video:
Agenda item 4:
- Modelling Arctic Oceanographic Connectivity to further develop PAME's MPA toolbox (Sweden)
- Developing factsheets on Arctic Marine Climate Change Impact and MPAs (Finland)
- Presentation on the state and next steps of the PAMPAN initiative (Pan-Arctic Marine Protected Area Network) (WWF)
Agenda item 6:
- Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum (Iceland, USA and Canada)
- Arctic Shipping Traffic Data (ASTD) System (USA, Norway and PAME Secretariat)
Agenda item 7:
- REDEG update
Agenda item 8:
- EA-EG update
Arctic Marine Tourism Workshop:
- ASTD: Tourism vessels in the Arctic (Hjalti Hreinsson - PAME Secretariat)
- Marine Domain Awareness - Arctic Canada (Dominique Jolicoeur - Transport Canada)
- Cruise tourism in Iceland (Elías Bj. Gíslason - Icelandic Tourist Board)
- Managing Marine Tourism in Nunavut (Andrew Orawiec)
Shipping Expert Group:
- Norwegian Shipowners’ Association presentation (Gunnar Malm Gamlem, Environmental Director)
- WMO Presentation, “Marine Weather Service in the Arctic: Towards Safety of Life at Sea (Sarah Grimes / Tero Jokilehto - Marine Services Division, WMO)
- Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum (Iceland, USA and Canada)
- Polar Code Interpretation and Practical Application (Bodil Pederson, Norway)
- New Low Sulphur Fuels - Fate and behaviour in Cold Climate Conditions (Jon Arve Royset - Norway)
- DNV-GL HFO presentation and submission to PPR (Kjetil Martinsen)
- Presentation on the Polar Code Implementation Project (Piotr Graczyk - NORCE)
- Arctic Shipping Traffic Data (ASTD) System (USA, Norway and PAME Secretariat)
- Presentation on graywater (Ed White, USA)
- Developing Acoustic Intensity Maps for Shipping in the Circumpolar Arctic (Canada/WWF)