Ecuador has requested that the CCAMLR XXXVII consider granting it status as a non-Contracting Party (NCP) cooperating with CCAMLR by participating in the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for Dissostichus spp. Ecuador as made similar requests to CCAMLR-XXXV, and CCAMLR-XXXVI, which have recognised cooperation to date, and resulted in the grant of limited access to the eCDS to Ecuador The Secretariat has prepared this paper to outline the background of Ecuador’s requests to the Commission assist SCIC and the Commission in its consideration this whether the application(s) and supporting information meets the requirements of Conservation Measure (CM) 10-05 and Annex 10-05/C.