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Cooperation with other international organisations
Responsible body Activities to date Status 6.4.1.1 In relation to Observers, CCAMLR should now critically re ... candidates could include SEAFO, SWIOFC, tuna RFMOs (in particular CCSBT) and environmental organisations such ... as ACAP and CITES. Commission (2009)CCAMLR-XXVIII, paragraph 15.12 in relation to ACAP; (2009)CCAMLR ... -XXVIII, paragraph 15.24 in relation to CCSBT; (2009)CCAMLR-XXVIII, paragraph 15.25 in respect of WCPFC ...
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Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs)
water corals and sponge fields) resulted in a call for global action to regulate bottom fishing in the ... protocols for fishing vessels. A range of Conservation measures have been put in place by CCAMLR to address ... recognised and is an issue that occurs in domestic fisheries and, increasingly, in fisheries that operate in ... and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS). In turn, many UNICPOLOS recommendations have been endorsed by the ...
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Information for Technical Coordinators and Scientific Observers
Scheme of Scientific Observation. Some publications are available in English only. Instructions for ... Conservation Measures in Force Data submission forms library, containing all forms required to submit observer ... species in CCAMLR longline and trawl fisheries (3.37 MB) Common fish by-catch species in CCAMLR krill ... in English, French, Spanish and Chinese but not in Russian.) Fishes of the Ross Sea Region – A field ...
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Krill – biology, ecology and fishing
questions were then refined into a smaller set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). In response to these ... and Management (the expert group in CCAMLR that works on krill) and the CCAMLR Secretariat’s Science ... because they are the main diet for most of the marine predators (penguins, seals, whales, fish) in the ... role they are called the 'keystone species' in the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Antarctic krill ...
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Meeting of Antarctic experts comes to a close
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia. Early in October, scientists met to review ... responsible for monitoring ecosystems in the Southern Ocean. These meetings concluded in the first week of ... for existing MPAs, as well as proposals to establish three new MPAs – in East Antarctica, in the ... Weddell Sea, and in the Western Antarctic Peninsula – were the subject of much discussion. Members will ...
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Chapter 4: Science
currently available data, the Scientific Committee, in consultation with SCAR, external experts and other ... Committee (2018) SC-CAMLR-XXXVII, paragraph 13.16. Generic recommendation needs to the reviewed in context ... of more specific questions. In the case of krill: 2018 ICED workshop (SC-CAMLR-XXXVII, paragraphs 9.5 ... , paragraphs 3.16 to 3.19 and 11.3) In 2021 and 2022, progress in data exchange with international ...
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Working Group on Incidental Mortality Associated with Fishing (WG-IMAF)
In response to concerns over the decline in albatross populations, and the potential for this to ... be exacerbated by interactions with CCAMLR fisheries, the Commission undertook initial discussion in ... 1991 and 1992 and convened a meeting of relevant experts on seabirds and longline fishing in 1993. One ... -IMAF met annually until 2009 when, in response to the reductions in incidental mortality of seabirds ...
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Chapter 5: Managing Fishing Activities
regulatory framework for fishing would be improved by having sufficient details in all fisheries-related ... safety of ‘non-SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) vessels’ operating in Polar ... vessels, CCAMLR should ensure their application to such vessels operating in Polar waters; or (ii) if the ... should ensure they are made mandatory in the Convention Area, as far as is practicable and appropriate ...
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CCAMLR Science
those with a particular interest in living resources management and Antarctic matters. Papers published ... in the journal cover numerous disciplines, including the biology and ecology of marine species, their ... the papers published in the journal were originally submitted to the CCAMLR Scientific Committee or ... , if approved, is sent out for peer review. In 2016 annual publication of CCAMLR Science was ...
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Marine Debris
The CCAMLR Marine Debris program was established in 1989 to monitor debris levels in the ... CCAMLR Marine Debris Database contains data from 15 sites, predominantly in the Antarctic Peninsula and ... CCAMLR as the general health of the environment affects the species covered by the Convention. In ... debris entering the marine system and to mitigate its impact in the Convention Area. Specific measures ...
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