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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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CAMLR Convention text
surrounding Antarctica; noting the concentration of marine living resources found in Antarctic waters and the ... increased interest in the possibilities offered by the utilisation of these resources as a source of protein ... provisions of the Antarctic Treaty and with the active involvement of all States engaged in research or ... harvesting activities in Antarctic waters; recognising the prime responsibilities of the Antarctic Treaty ...
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Krill fisheries and sustainability
found in all the world's oceans. In the Southern Ocean, one species, the Antarctic krill, Euphausia ... 8 years in aquariums but in the wild they probably live for 3 to 4 years, spawning when they are 2 ... to 3 years old. They are important in the food chain because they feed on phytoplankton, and to a ... largest part of their diet. For this reason krill are considered a keystone species in the Southern Ocean ...
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Relationship to the Antarctic Treaty System
an integral part of the Antarctic Treaty System. Provisions in the CAMLR Convention bind Contracting ... Parties to a range of obligations in the Antarctic Treaty, including: Article III Article IV.1, and ... on Environmental Protection, as well as the conservation principles embedded in the Convention itself ... Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, agree that they will not engage in activities in the Antarctic Treaty ...
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Meeting of Antarctic experts comes to a close
for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia. Early in ... groups responsible for monitoring ecosystems in the Southern Ocean. The meetings concluded in the last ... second year in which there were no reports of illegal fishing in the Convention Area. The Commission ... products from fishing vessels in the entire Convention Area. CCAMLR initiated a major new program to foster ...
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CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme
In 2010 CCAMLR established the CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme to assist early career ... scientists 1 to participate in the work of the Scientific Committee and its working groups. The objective of ... the Scholarship Scheme is to contribute to capacity building within the CCAMLR scientific community in ... requirements of CCAMLR in the long term. Scholarships of up to A$30 000 are available to facilitate ...
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Conservation measures
CCAMLR implements a comprehensive set of measures in order to support the conservation of ... Antarctic marine living resources and the management of fisheries in the Southern Ocean. These conservation ... published in the annual Schedule of Conservation Measures in Force. Members are notified of new or amended ... conservation measures in early November, following the Commission’s annual meeting, and these are usually ...
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Fishery notifications
appropriate. Members intending to participate in an exploratory fishery must submit notifications and related ... described in Conservation Measure 21-02. Details for exploratory krill fisheries are described in ... for krill (Euphausia superba) currently operate in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4, and Divisions ... 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Members intending to participate in these established krill fisheries must notify the ...
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Fisheries
The fisheries in the Convention Area currently target Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus ... maintain existing ecological relationships. The fisheries operate in a regulatory framework which ... available to make management decisions. Catch limits in each fishery are agreed using decision rules that ... defined in the conservation measures determine when, where and how fisheries are conducted in order to ...
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Non-Contracting Parties
promote cooperation between CCAMLR and non-Contracting Parties (NCPs) in the voluntary implementation of ... the CDS. Without the cooperation of NCPs that trade in toothfish, the effectiveness of the CDS is ... participating in the CDS can cooperate with CCAMLR in several ways: by monitoring toothfish trade through ... by participating in the CDS by becoming a Contracting Party. NCPs cooperating with CCAMLR NCPs that ...
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