The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of resources, to: a) re-establish, with appropriate Terms of Reference, its Working Group on Maintaining Lists of Species Included in CMS Appendices; b) provide recommendations to the Secretariat in implementation of Decision 15.231; c) discuss and exchange information and scientific findings on: i. mapping the different uses of the online databases, and defining the information needed for different purposes and by relevant users; ii. species to be displayed in the CMS Species List and Species+ databases, with specific focus on Appendix II species listed at family and genus level; iii. information to be displayed for each species; iv. search options and other recommended functionalities of the databases; v. integration of the lists requested under Resolution 14.19 (Rev.COP15), paragraph 1, and Decision 15.231.f) into the online databases; vi. practical issues in implementing any options considered.