Future Actions 



Rapporteur Report of the Future Action Panel 

 Session 



CHAIR ; Manuel Murillo 



RAPPORTEUR ; Dean Swanson 



The chair convened the session and referred to discussions 

 that had occurred earlier in the day among national 

 representatives. He reported that there had been a feeling of 

 consensus on the possibilities of ensuring the continuity of the 

 WATS concept. He then requested proposals from the national 

 representatives . 



The national representatives adopted by consensus the 

 proposal put forward by the representative of the Dominican 

 Republic which follows. 



A resolution by the National Representative participants in 

 WATS II; 



Recalling the support provided by lOCARIBE and WECAF to 

 accomplish WATS I and WATS II, 



Recognizing that both symposia have been important fora to 

 promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge between marine 

 resource managers, scientists and non-governmental groups, with a 

 view to make possible the conservation and recovery of marine 

 turtle populations. 



Recognizing also that the two symposia, WATS I and WATS II, 

 constitute excellent examples of regional cooperation to; 



1. Assemble an adequate data base on biological and socio- 

 economic aspects relative to western Atlantic turtles, 

 derived from national reports, 



2. Conduct discussions of this information to validate the 

 data base, identify critical areas, and examine 

 potential directions for future action, 



3. • Consider the establishment of appropriate mechanisms to 



facilitate the continuation of WATS' efforts, and of 

 actions aimed to assure the participation of all states 

 in the region in marine turtle conservation and 

 recovery programs. 



Taking into account that lOCARIBE has reached the status of a 

 permanent Subcommission of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 

 Commission (IOC), for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 



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