General Science Capacity Fund

In 2009, the Commission established the General Science Capacity Fund to secure wider participation, not least from young scientists, in the work of the Scientific Committee, to promote burden sharing among Members and build capacity within the Scientific Committee, assisting with the collection, study and exchange of information relating to the marine living resources to which the Convention applies. The Fund has supported more than 20 scholarships to early career scientists to support their engagement with established CCAMLR scientists and the Scientific Committee’s working groups. The fund also supports Conveners of scientific working groups and specific projects focused on knowledge transfer.