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ARCTIC MARINE LITTER WORKSHOP 5-6 June 2018 - Hof Cultural Center - Akureyri – Iceland AGENDA Aim of workshop: To facilitate inputs to the development of the desktop study, taking into account new developments and information as relevant.

The workshop agenda is based around the main sections of the desktop study, in addition to several short presentations.
Workshop Chair: Magnús Jóhannesson Moderator: Thomas Maes Expected outcome: Recommendations for next steps (that can feed into the development of the desktop study) and a summary workshop report.
TUESDAY 5 JUNE Registration 08:30 - 09:00 SESSION I: OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP 09:00 - 09:30 • Opening remarks • Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson, Mayor of Akureyri • Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources • Overview of desktop study outline and timeline (co-leads) • Introduction of participants (tour de table) SESSION II: MAIN LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS 09:30 - 10:30 09:30 - 09:45 Demian A. Schane - Deputy Chief, Alaska Section, NOAA, Office of General Counsel: Status and emerging trends of the legislative framework Opportunities and options to strengthen and/or coordinate relevant legislative frameworks with particular relevance to the Arctic 09:45 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30 Heidi Savelli-Soderberg - Programme Officer for the Communication Education Training, UNEP Regional Office for North America Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV) Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00 SESSION III: MARINE LITTER LITERATURE 11:00 - 17.00 11:00 - 11:15 Joan Fabres - Grid-Arendal Status and emerging trends as per the literature categories.
11:15 - 11:30 11:30 - 11:45 The growing threat of marine litter • Geir Wing Gabrielsen - Norwegian Polar Institute • Sarah Da Silva - Senior Program Officer for Environment and Climate Change Canada.

11:45 - 12:30 Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV).
Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Session III (a): Sources: Origin of plastic both within and outside the Arctic 13:30 - 15:00 Facilitator: Thomas Maes, Cefas 13:30 - 13:45 • Demian Schane - On behalf of the Circumpolar Conservation Union 13:45 - 14:05 • Dr. Wouter Jan Strietman - Arctic Marine Litter Project, Wageningen Economic Research, The Hague • Jessica Veldstra - Aleut International Association 14:05 - 14:25 14:25 - 15:00 Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV).
Coffee Break 15:00 - 15:30 Session III (b): Impacts of Marine Litter 15:30 - 16:45 Facilitator: Thomas Maes, Cefas 15:30 - 15:45 • Dr. Maria Granberg - Microplastics in Arctic coastal marine systems– understanding the roles of local and remote pollution sources, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute 15:45 - 16:00 16:00 - 16:15 16:15 - 16:45 • Peter Murphy - Regional Coordinator – Alaska, NOAA Marine Debris Program / Genwest, Office of Response and Restoration • Nicole Kanayurak - Inuit Circumpolar Council, Impact to Inuit Communities Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV).
MEETING ADJOURNED 16:45 EXCURSION AND RECEPTION Hosted by Akureyrarbær Municipality 17:00 - 20:00 Sponsored by: WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE Summary from day 1 09:00 - 09:15 Session III (c): Pathways and distribution 09:15 - 10:30 Facilitator: Thomas Maes, Cefas 09:15 - 09:30 • Dr. Melanie Bergmann - Senior Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:30 • Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir - Chief Infrastructure Officer (CIO), MATÍS and Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D Institute Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV).
Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00 Session III (d): Response Activities 11:00 - 12:30 Facilitator: Thomas Maes, Cefas 11:00 - 11:15 • Heidi Savelli-Soderberg - Programme Officer for the Communication Education Training, UNEP Regional Office for North America (Global platform on Marine Litter) 11:15 - 11:30 • Charlotte Mogensen - OSPAR Deputy Secretary, OSPAR Marine Litter regional action plan 11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:00 12:00 - 12:30 • Bård Aarbakke - Network manager, Clean Nordic Oceans (CNO) • Sarah Auffret - Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators Discussions and inputs from participants - including potential recommendations (to feed into Session IV).
Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 SESSION IV: RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS 13:30 - 15:00 • Summary of discussions based on inputs from participants Thomas Maes, Cefas) • Additional inputs by participants • Summary by the chair and next steps (project co-leads) MEETING ADJOURNED 15:00