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System of Inspection
To ensure vessels fishing in the Convention Area comply with conservation measures, CCAMLR ... implements a System of Inspection. CCAMLR’s System of Inspection was established in 1989 to support the ... comprehensive inspections of vessels by Contracting Parties. The System of Inspection provides for: procedures ... for the designation of inspectors the rights and responsibilities of Inspectors procedures for ...
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Non-Contracting Parties
Non-Contracting Parties (NCPs) One of the objectives of the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) is to ... 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 ...
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Meeting information Acceding States
The CCAMLR Secretariat is delighted to be hosting the 31st meeting of the Scientific Committee. We ... hope you will find the following information useful to make your participation enjoyable. Rules of ... Procedure of the Commission (194.47 KB) (Rules 30-35) and the Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Committee ... (194.15 KB) (Rules 19-24) relating to the participation of Observers. Submission of papers to meetings of ...
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Manuals
Resources for CCAMLR Designated Inspectors are provided in a separate section of the website. The ... hard-copy version of the Inspectors Manual is currently not available. In order to assist CCAMLR ... Members and their observers in planning observation programs and recording data, the CCAMLR Secretariat ... , in consultation with the Scientific Committee and its working groups, have revised the Scientific ...
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Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS)
CCAMLR implements a range of measures to support the conservation and management of Antarctic ... marine living resources. These measures seek to minimise the impact harvesting activities may have on the ... sustainability of target species, on species taken incidentally as by-catch and on the marine ecosystems. CCAMLR ... and compliance tools, including the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for Dissostichus spp. (toothfish ...
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Conservation
2.3.1 Extent to which CCAMLR has taken into account the effects of harvesting, research ... , conservation and associated activities on the marine ecosystem, the known or potential effects of environmental ... changes in its management of Antarctic marine living resources, and the risks and effects of the ... introduction of alien species Recommendation Responsible body Activities to date Status 2.3.1.1 The RP ...
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CCAMLR Data
The Secretariat's Data Centre is the custodian of data which underpin the Commission's ... decisions and support the implementation and monitoring of those decisions. These data, collectively known ... Access and Use of CCAMLR Data (20.18 KB) generally govern the administration and use of data held by the ... Secretariat. Additional rules apply to the release of data from the Catch Documentation Scheme (16.01 KB) and ...
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Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
CCAMLR implements a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to monitor the location and activities of ... fishing vessels that operate inside the Convention Area. VMS data uses Fishing vessels provide VMS data to ... in relation to entry and exit from the Convention Area and movement between subareas and divisions ... within the Convention Area. VMS data is also utilised for surveillance activities undertaken by Members ...
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Service portal for inspectors
You can order the following resources by emailing the cds [at] ccamlr [dot] org (subject ... Members. Identification document Inspectors are required to carry an identity document of the type shown ... the Commission to indicate that the Inspectors on board are carrying out inspection duties in ... identifying fishing gear that has been judged by an Inspector to be contrary to standards set by the ...
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Quality and provision of scientific advice
3.4.1 Extent to which CCAMLR receives and acts on the basis of the best scientific advice relevant ... to the Antarctic marine living resources under its purview, as well as to the effects of harvesting ... , research, conservation and associated activities, on the marine ecosystem Recommendation Responsible body ... Activities to date Status 3.4.1.1 Consider mechanisms to distribute the cost of providing scientific analysis ...
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