Report of the First Intersessional Meeting of the Scientific Committee

This document presents the adopted report of the First Intersessional Meeting of the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held in Bremerhaven, Germany, from 11 to 13 July 2013. The meeting, which convened immediately prior to the Second Special Meeting of the Commission, provided scientific advice on the joint New Zealand and United States of America Marine Protected Area (MPA) proposal for the Ross Sea Region and the joint Australia, France and European Union MPA proposal for the East Antarctic. The meeting reviewed science already considered by the Scientific Committee, and additional available science to formulate advice to assist the Commission's deliberations on the proposals, in accordance with the relevant aspects of Conservation Measure 91-04.