This paper summarises the notifications received from Members intending to participate in krill fisheries in the CCAMLR Convention Area in the 2008/09 season.
Abstract:
As reported to the CCAMLR Secretariat, 6 vessels from 5 Contracting Parties are fishing for krill in Area 48 in the 2007/08 season, and these vessels have taken 84110 t of krill to date. The preliminary estimate of the total catch of krill for the season is approximately 108343 t. This compares with 104586 t of krill reported in the STATLANT data for 2006/07. With the exception of Poland, all Contracting Parties have submitted complete sets of haul-by-haul data for 2006/07. The report includes: Availability of fishery and observer data; Time series of catch by season, Contracting Party and small-scale management unit; Species composition of by-catch; Occurrence of incidental catches of seabirds and mammals; Consideration of the Conservation Measures in force in the fishery. Reference information on stock and areas, and parameters used in stock assessment are also included.
Abstract:
The CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) uses indices derived from data on indicator species collected by standard methods in the three Integrated Study Regions of the Convention Area. Each year the Secretariat updates the standardised index values and provides a summary of trends and anomalies in these data. This report covers predator indices only. Data were submitted by 7 Members for 10 sites and 13 different CEMP parameters for the 2007/08 season. No data was submitted from Edmonson Point and Ross Island; however counts from aerial photographs taken at Ross Island for the previous five seasons are being undertaken. There has been a general decline in the number of parameters submitted from the monitoring sites.
