Report of the CCAMLR Circumpolar Gap Analysis Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Technical Workshop (Brussels, Belgium, 10 to 14 September 2012)

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Document Number:

SC-CAMLR-XXXI/BG/16

Author(s):

Delegation of Belgium

Submitted By:

Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

Agenda Item(s)

SC-CAMLR-XXXI - 5.2 - Marine Protected Areas

Abstract

A circumpolar gap analysis technical workshop on developing systematic conservation planning for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in domains 3 (Weddell Sea), 4 (Bouvet-Maud) and 9 (Amundsen-Bellingshausen) was held in Brussels, Belgium between 11 and 14 September 2012.

The main workshop outcomes were the aggregation of available data and the development of conservation objectives for the individual domains, which can be included in future systematic conservation planning processes.

A total of 23 scientists participated in the workshop (locally and by teleconference).