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CAMLR Convention
The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is an international treaty ... that was adopted at the Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources which met ... of: 33 Articles, an annex relating to an arbitration tribunal, and a statement by the Chairman of the ... Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, regarding the application of the CAMLR ...
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Services and roles
developing Secretariat policies and actions that strengthen the organisational resilience of CCAMLR and the ... . Communications Provides logistical and technical support for the operation of the Commission in its four official ... support to the annual meetings of the Commission, including the translation of relevant reports and ... supporting documents of the Commission, Scientific Committee and their subsidiary bodies develops and ...
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Transparency
6.1.1 Extent to which CCAMLR is operating in a transparent manner, taking into account the Code of ... 6.1.1.1 The RP acknowledged CCAMLR’s efforts to engage with a wide range of Observers and encouraged ... , particularly through the engagement of Observers at its annual meetings. Options to improve transparency with ... respect to the engagement of Observers might include: (a) reviewing and, as appropriate, amending the ...
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Chapter 5: Managing Fishing Activities
harvest strategies, plans for mandatory collection of data needed for assessing status of Antarctic marine ... living resources, biological data required to assess the composition of the catch, and reporting of ... -XXXVII, paragraph 14.3; COMM CIRCs 18/94 and 18/95 (2015) CCAMLR-XXXIV/17 Rev. 1 by the Chair of ... time limit of 3 years for new research fishing proposals, procedures for their notification, payment of ...
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Dispute settlement
of UNCLOS could be considered by CPs in a two-fold manner: As a benchmark that should be followed for ... an eventual amendment of Article XXV of the Convention. This could allow for compulsory procedures ... entailing binding decisions to be followed if no agreement can be reached. This implies the possibility of ... submission of a dispute to the ICJ, the ITLOS or an arbitral tribunal, if no agreement is reached or any ...
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Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA)
discussions on fish stock assessment should be to consider the report of the second meeting of the BIOMASS ... , in 1984, based on the findings of the BIOMASS report and other information on the status of fish ... stocks in the Antarctic, the Scientific Committee agreed to the following terms of reference for the ad ... hoc Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment: 1. To assess the status of fish stocks in the Convention ...
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Relationship to non-cooperating non-Contracting Parties
-Contracting Parties undermining the objectives of the Convention, as well as measures to deter such activities ... , as well as encouraging them to become Contracting Parties and Members of the Commission or to ... 6.3.1.1 CCAMLR may wish to ensure that the details of its engagement with third-party States in respect of ... Article X of the Convention are, on a regular basis, formally brought to the attention of FAO and any ...
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Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM)
WG-EMM first met in 1995 after the amalgamation of the Working Group on Krill (WG-Krill) and the ... Working Group on CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (WG-CEMP). The establishing terms of reference ... requested the group to: (i) Assess status of krill. (ii) Assess status and trends of dependent and related ... populations including identification of information required to evaluate predator/prey/fisheries interactions ...
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About CCAMLR
Conserving Antarctic marine life The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ... Resources (CCAMLR) was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving ... , a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem and a history of over-exploitation of several other ... of Antarctic marine ecosystems, CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach. This does ...
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Acceding States
Ten States have acceded to the Convention. The Status of the Convention is maintained by the ... Executive Director National Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 17 ... Ministry of Marine Resources PO Box 85 Avarua Rarotonga Cook Islands Email: p [dot] maru [at] mmr [dot] gov ... [dot] ck Finland Embassy of Finland 12 Darwin Avenue Yarralumla ACT 2600 Australia Email: sanomat [dot ...
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