A/RES/70/235 Oceans and the law of the sea 278. Also notes with appreciation the contributions to the voluntary trust fund established pursuant to paragraph 183 of resolution 64/71 for the purpose of supporting the operations of the first five-year cycle and for the duration of the operations of the Regular Process, 107 while expressing its concern about the difficulty in raising sufficient funds for the Regular Process; 279. Notes the significant human and financial resource constraints under which the first cycle of the Regular Process was conducted; 280. Recalls the decision of the General Assembly in paragraph 177 of its resolution 64/71 that, in the first cycle, the scope of the Regular Process would focus on establishing a baseline and, in subsequent cycles, extend to the evaluation of trends; 281. Decides to launch the second cycle of the Regular Process; 282. Requests the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to continue the consideration of lessons learned from the first cycle of the Regular Process with a view to the implementation of the second cycle, including by inviting Member States, observers and other participants in the Ad Hoc Working Group, through the Co-Chairs, to contribute by sending their views in writing to the Bureau and convening one or more informal open meetings with Member Sta tes, observers and other participants in the Ad Hoc Working Group, and requests the Bureau to inform the Ad Hoc Working Group at its seventh meeting of the views received and to circulate that information in advance of the seventh meeting; 283. Requests the Secretary-General to convene the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole from 3 to 9 August 2016, with a view to providing recommendations to the General Assembly on the follow-up to the assessment, the implementation of the second cycle of the Regular Process, including its budget and duration, and any adjustments that might be necessary in the light of lessons learned from the first cycle, including with regard to resource requirements, before the end of the seventieth session of the Assembly, and taking into full consideration the discussions on lessons learned and the way forward; 284. Decides that the meetings of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole shall continue to be coordinated by two co-chairs, representing developing and developed countries, respectively, to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with regional groups, for the duration of the second cycle; 285. Requests the Secretary-General to review the resource requirements for the second cycle of the Regular Process and to report to Member States in advance of the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole; 286. Requests the secretariat of the Regular Process to compile, subject to budgetary considerations, an inventory of available information on recent and ongoing assessments and other processes at the regional and global levels relevant to the Regular Process, and requests the secretariat to submit it to the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole by the end of February 2016; 287. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the Chairs of the regional groups to constitute a group of experts, ensuring adequate expertise and geographical distribution, comprising a maximum of 25 experts, with no more than five experts per regional group, for the duration of the second cycle of the Regular _______________ 107 46/53 See resolution 69/245, para. 278.