Working Group on Aquatic Wild Meat

CMS COP12 (2017) first adopted Resolution 12.15 Aquatic Wild Meat, which established the thematic Working Group on Aquatic Wild Meat to provide expert advice to CMS Parties, to collaborate with relevant organizations such as the International Whaling Commission (IWC), and to coordinate science and policy participation with the relevant Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements concluded under CMS. COP14 (2024) adopted Resolution 14.15 Action Plan to Address Aquatic Wild Meat Harvests in West Africa, the implementation of which is also supported by the Aquatic Wild Meat Working Group.