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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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Science
that, following unsustainable harvesting of fish in the sub-Antarctic during the late 1960s and mid ... -1970s, the emergence of interest in the large-scale exploitation of Antarctic krill may have drastic ... ecosystem consequences. In 1975, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties (ATCPs) noted the need to focus ... living resources. In response to a request from the ATCPs, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ...
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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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Explanation of terms
they are generally applied in the work of CCAMLR 1. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ... approval are legal terms associated with the formal commitment to abide by the obligations in a treaty or ... Member. Acceding States do not contribute financially to the organisation, participate in decision-making ... and are not permitted to fish in the CAMLR Convention Area. Accession Accession is the formal ...
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CEMP Sites
)- ESP Argentina Esperanza Station is a permanent Argentine base built in 1952. It is located on the ... ) is located in the South Orkney Islands where the Argentine station Orcadas Base was established in ... 1904 and remains the longest-operating base in Antarctica. The adult arrival weight, breeding ... Point (King George Island)- SPS Argentina Stranger Point is an area in the southwest of King George ...
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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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History of the Convention
interest in Antarctic fisheries resources, including krill. Drawing on the advice of the Scientific ... the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. That Conference resulted in the negotiation of ... Treaty to promote the preservation and conservation of living resources in Antarctica. Confined to the ... Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora which entered into force in 1982. The Agreed Measures were followed ...
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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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