Mexico Plan of Action

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The designation of the Director for External Relations as the focal point for universality within the Secretariat and an invitation to States Parties to designate voluntary and informal points of contact (POCs) in all regions and sub-regions relevant for the effective promotion of universality were of particular importance for the implementation of the Action Plan, which was well under way by early 2004. Several POCs have been nominated, by Bulgaria, Chile, China, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Palau, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, Tajikistan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the State Party holding the presidency of the European Union. The Secretariat continues to work with these POCs and other interested States Parties to promote universahty of the CWC. 

Rabalais NN, Turner RE, Sen Gupta BK, Boesch DF, Chapman P, and Murrell MG (2007) Characterization and long-term trends of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico Does the science support the Action Plan Estuaries and Coasts 30(supplement 5) 753-772. 

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