Prior to the Consultative Committee’s meeting, Ms. Veronica Caceres, the treaty Secretariat Pro-Tempore, came to visit St. Petersburg’s Stetson University to participate in the Sea Turtle Symposium held by the university’s law school. The event’s moderator Professor Roy Gardner, who spearheaded the project, created a forum of five speakers to […]
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As long-time readers of Sustany®’s blogs may recall, last summer was an interesting time for the Tampa Bay area’s marine interests and their relationship with the Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention. The Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention, or IAC, is an international organization based on a treaty between fifteen Contracting Parties dedicated to the conservation of
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In conclusion, a final host proposal was unfortunately not decided upon during the sixth Conference of the Parties. However, the COP did make progress on the legal personality issue, with parties’ supporting option 2: a hosting arrangement that established a Permanent Secretariat under national law. Stetson’s proposal to host remains viable under this option. Most
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The third day of the conference of the parties began with returning to the Sargasso Sea Alliance. The Convention decided further edits to the friendship accord between the Alliance and the IAC would be necessary. These edits included a more legally reassured statement that the accords weren’t legally binding, and the adjustment of references to
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The St. Petersburg observers and proposers to host were deeply appreciative of the letter of support received fromMr. Gil McRae. The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, his letter highlighted some of the key features of St. Petersburg’s marine community. His letter of support, advocating the St. Petersburg area, is included below:
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After the conclusion of the second day of the conference, I had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Sam and Mr. Miguel, the interpreters and translators of the conference. Interpretation refers to the direct conversion of the spoken language, while translation is the conversion of the text documents drafted and reviewed during the conference. Mr.
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One of the most interesting discussions of the second day and into the third day was a discussion of a proposition by the Sargasso Sea Alliance to make a statement of friendship with the Inter-American Convention for Sea Turtles. Dr. Karen Eckert presented the offer on behalf of the Sargasso Sea Alliance, which hoped to
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The second day of the Inter-American Convention’s Sixth Conference began with the Consultative Committee of Experts Report. The Consultative Committee is comprised of elected sea turtle experts who come from three fields: related non-governmental organizations, marine industry members, and oceanographic scientists. The committee pursues leading research studies relating to sea turtles in order to make
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