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MSC governance structure
The MSC executive supports all the bodies
shown below and reports to the MSC board of trustees
STC
co-
chairs
TA B
chair
Finance
committee
Board of trustees
Advice,
recommendations
and, where delegated,
decisions
Ad-hoc
committees
topic
specific
Technical advisory board (TAB)
Stakeholder council (Stc)
National
and regional
working
groups
Logo
license and
chain of
custody
Standards
Opportunities for
membership
on committees
Groups and committees
provide advice and feedback to
the Board, stakeholder council,
TAB and MSC executive
Figure 4.2
The MSC governance structure.
4.11
System of governance
A board of trustees, supported by two advisory groups - the stakeholder council
and the technical advisory board - governs the MSC (Figure 4.2). Additionally,
ad hoc subgroups are sometimes formed to address specific issues that arise, with
members selected from one or all of the MSC's three governing bodies. The MSC
executive staff team manages and implements the decisions of the governing bodies
and delivers day-to-day work activities. A full list of the MSC board members, TAB
members and stakeholder council is provided on the MSC website.
The board is made up of up to 15 members chosen for their knowledge, exper-
tise and ability to help guide the strategic development of the MSC. The board
does not have a formal membership structure, but it is informally recognised that
it should be balanced to reflect the MSC's mix of stakeholders. The two co-
chairs of the stakeholder council are full members of the board of trustees (see
http://www.msc.org/html/content 477.htm for a full list of members), and the chair
of the TAB is a member of the board. A nominations committee (made up of existing
board members) exists to identify potential board members and gathers suggestions
from the TAB and stakeholder council.
The stakeholder council comprises up to 40 members drawn from the follow-
ing constituencies: science and academic interests, marine and general conserva-
tion, consumer groups, developing nation interests, catch and supply interests and
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