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Krill fisheries and sustainability
population of humans. Of this, over half is eaten by whales, seals, penguins, squid and fish each year, and ... to year and the changes observed appear to be driven mostly by how many young krill enter the ... population each year. This may be driven by variability in the amount of sea-ice, which is why there is a ... change. Allowable catch limits Sustainability of the krill fishery is ensured by setting limits on the ...
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CCAMLR e-CDS User Manual
. populations, by-catch of some Antarctic species and the undermining of CCAMLR conservation measures promote ... supported by the e-CDS, a software application implemented by CCAMLR to create, validate and store DCDs ...
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
activities are restricted) can be used by scientists to compare to areas that are open to fishing to research ... Southern Ocean. These proposals are scrutinised by CCAMLR's Scientific Committee and Commission and ... shelf MPA; this was followed in 2016 by the Ross Sea region MPA. All geographic details of MPAs ... Ross Sea was originally proposed by both the USA and New Zealand in 2012. These proposals were later ...
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International Antarctic marine experts meet in Hobart
changes every two years. This year, the Commission meeting will be chaired by South Africa. Representing ... year, the Scientific Committee will once again be chaired by Dr Mark Belchier from the United Kingdom ... attributed to the development of effective management measures developed by CCAMLR and the cooperation shown ... by CCAMLR Members in implementing them. Since 1982, with the support of the Tasmanian State and ...
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Information for Technical Coordinators and Scientific Observers
coordinators By-catch identification and educational material for use by observers on vessels Common by-catch ... species in CCAMLR longline and trawl fisheries (3.37 MB) Common fish by-catch species in CCAMLR krill ... fisheries (1.13 MB) Seabird by-catch Guide for commonly caught albatrosses and petrels (6.18 MB) (Available ...
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First CCAMLR Performance Review
review of the organisation during 2008. CCAMLR’s decision provided for the review to be carried out by a ... panel appointed by the Commission composed of nine persons as follows: four internationally recognised ... Environmental Protection; an expert nominated by CCAMLR non-governmental observers; and three external experts ...
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Meeting of Antarctic experts comes to a close
the status and trends of fish stocks regulated by CCAMLR. The Scientific Committee subsequently ... Commission agreed a new satellite surveillance project sponsored by France and the EU which will contribute ... Building Workshop during 2019 which will examine ways of strengthening CCAMLR by improving the ... well for the future. Next year, the Commission meeting will be chaired by Mr Fernando Curcio Ruigómez ...
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Meeting of Antarctic experts comes to a close
October, scientists met to review the status and trends of fish stocks regulated by CCAMLR. The Scientific ... meeting was chaired by Mr Fernando Curcio Ruigómez (Spain). We welcomed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as ... determined by the last survey in 2000. A major new research program will run over the next few years to ... made by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties and noted the celebration of the 60 th anniversary of ...
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Achievements and Challenges
. There is some evidence to suggest that these vessels are supported by a reefer vessel and cooperate with ... fishing operations, the lack of detailed information concerning removals by IUU vessels and the impact of ... regulated by CCAMLR. This has been achieved through the implementation of a combination of measures ... . Dependent species are those species that feed on the target species or are impacted by the removal of the ...
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Internship opportunities
two international internships to be hosted by the Secretariat in 2022/23. The internships are made ... Secretariat on a special topic. This will be arranged by agreement with the Secretariat but potential topics ... CCAMLR Secretariat at ccamlr [at] ccamlr [dot] org by 1 December 2022. All applications for an internship ... will be reviewed by the Executive Secretary based on the qualifications of the intern, the clarity of ...
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