If I am not mistaken, you work by consensus. In other words, if one of the contracting parties or one of the countries does not agree with whatever view, it can, scientifically speaking, just say that it does not agree with your position and that is that. So you have no power to require anything. It is an advisory body, you work by consensus.
That was the case before, and it would be the case if all countries, or most of them, ratified the document. So I am having trouble understanding what power the NAFO Scientific Council can have.
Could you give me a really concrete example? I get the impression that you are limited in the possible ways you can become involved, even after the amendments.