The PANT-CR Commission shall be composed of a representative from the following institutions, their work being ad honorem:
A A representative from INCOPESCA, who shall be its coordinator.
B A representative from the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
C A representative from the National Coast Guard Service of the Ministry of Public Security.
D A representative from the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica E A representative from the national longline fishing sector representing the Medium-Scale Commercial Fishing and Advanced Commercial Fishing sectors.
F A representative from the Small-Scale Commercial Fishing Sector.
G A representative from a Non-Governmental Organization H A representative from companies exporting shark products and by-products I A representative from the National Council of Rectors (CONARE).
For each position, an alternate shall be appointed by the same institution, sector, or NGO that makes up the Commission.
Each head of the institution within the Commission from the public sector shall appoint in writing and independently their representative and an alternate. If the representative of the institution is absent without due justification for three consecutive sessions, or four meetings per calendar year, their hierarchical superior shall be requested to make a permanent replacement of both the principal and the alternate.
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and the fishing sectors shall be designated by the Board of Directors of Incopesca, through a direct invitation, from the shortlists proposed by them.
All positions are held on an ad honorem basis.
The principals and the alternates have the right to attend the sessions with voice, but the vote shall be exclusively that of the principal or the alternate in the absence of their principal. The alternates may attend the sessions in their said capacity, but they shall not have a vote.