Scientific Committee Workshop to progress future protected area designation (WS2024-PAD)

At SC9, the Scientific Committee proposed a workshop to progress future protected area designation (WS-2024-PAD) (SC9 Report, paragraph 312 & 319).
This workshop will be to review the protocol for future marine protected areas designation, and the development of a workplan, building on substantive work undertaken by SIOFA (SC9 report, paragraph 312). In addition, the workshop will evaluate the SIOFA interim protocol for the designation of protected areas (SC9 report, paragraph 319).
The Workshop will be held virtually on the 13th and 20th November 2024 from 07.30 UTC to 11.30 UTC.

Following the dates set out in SIOFA SC Circular 2024-13, the submission deadlines of papers to the Workshop is set for Wednesday 30 October 2024.