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About CCAMLR
Resources (CCAMLR) was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving ... Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources ... marine resources in the Southern Ocean. Ecosystem-based management Being responsible for the conservation ... not exclude harvesting as long as such harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner and takes ...
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Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA)
At its second meeting, in 1983, the Scientific Committee agreed that the starting point for ... Working Party on Antarctic Fish Biology (BIOMASS Report Series 12) during its meeting in 1984. Accordingly ... , 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 ...
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Second CCAMLR Performance Review
Performance Review in 2008 which resulted in wide-ranging recommendations that were taken up in the Commission ... and Scientific Committee (First CCAMLR Performance Review). In 2016, CCAMLR decided to undertake a ... conducted during the 2016/17 intersessional period. PR2 evaluated the following: Progress in implementing ... moving forward on PR1 recommendations that are under consideration or are work-in-progress. This ...
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Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
In the 1990’s IUU fishing for toothfish in the Convention Area was estimated to be over six times ... marine stocks had not recovered from overfishing in the 1970’s and identified that addressing IUU fishing ... was a critical need. Although it is believed that the level of IUU fishing in the Convention Area has ... detect possible or known IUU vessels in the Convention Area, through direct observation by their own ...
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Posters and other promotional material
how it operates. It is available in CCAMLR’s four official languages. This Identification Guide for ... MB) poster was produced in seven languages to emphasise that correct disposal of waste on vessels is ... essential to avoid impacts on Antarctic wildlife. It is available in English, French, Russian, Spanish ... Discard Poster (593.06 KB) was made in an effort to reduce the discard of skates. This guide is available ...
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Observer sampling requirements for Dissostichus spp.
1. Observer sampling requirements for Dissostichus spp. in longline fisheries based on the data ... collection plan described in WG-FSA-10/32 (SC-CAMLR-XXIX, Annex 8, paragraph 5.34; SC-CAMLR-XXIX, paragraph ... sampling requirements are listed in Annex 1 of the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation. 2 ... otolith samples and all Type II data. 5. All recaptured toothfish should be sampled as Type III in ...
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CCAMLR tagging program
protocols and tagging equipment to fishing vessels engaged in the program. This standardisation is an ... in order to verify the data for use in population estimates as well as to examine movement rates and ... proportion of tagged fish in the total population will be the same as the proportion of tagged fish that are ... recorded in catches. The population can then be estimated using the total catches, the number of fish ...
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Fishery Reports 2009
These Fishery Reports should be read in conjunction with the WG-FSA-09 Report (749.31 KB).The ... Fishery Reports for 2009 (Appendices E to S) were published in English only. APPENDIX E Fishery Report ... : Exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 48.6 (100.77 KB) APPENDIX F Fishery Report: Exploratory ... fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Division 58.4.1 (229.17 KB) APPENDIX G Fishery Report: Exploratory ...
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First CCAMLR Performance Review
with experience in relevant areas of science, fisheries management and legal matters. Report of the ... with its authors. The views and recommendations contained in the report do not necessarily reflect the ... views of the organisation, the Commission or its Members. Review responses At its meetings in 2008 and ... , SCAF and Scientific Committee) to address each of the recommendations in the Panel’s report. Addressing ...
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Fishery Reports 2010
These Fishery Reports should be read in conjunction with the WG-FSA-10 Report (731.26 KB). The ... Fishery Reports for 2010 (Appendices E to T) were published in English only. APPENDIX E Report on Bottom ... Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 48.6 (135.76 KB) APPENDIX G Fishery Report: Exploratory fishery for Dissostichus ... spp. in Division 58.4.1 (104.74 KB) APPENDIX H Fishery Report: Exploratory fishery for Dissostichus ...
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