The Working Group (WG) prepared a list of 100 species that was presented to the 5th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC5), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 22 October 2012. The 7th SPAW COP, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 23 October 2012, subsequently adopted the recommendation of STAC5 that the Working Group for listing species under the Protocol continue its work after a renewed nomination process to increase the number of participating Party representatives, and report to STAC6 and COP8 on the progress made during the 2013-
2014 biennium