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Achievements and Challenges
Ocean. During its history of just over thirty years, CCAMLR has set global benchmarks for ... operationalising an ecosystem approach to support the sustainable use of marine living resources. Achievements have ... decisions that take account of the impact on the ecosystem and the sustainability of fished resources ... rigorous scientific processes developed to support consideration of marine protected areas in the ...
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CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme
scientists 1 to participate in the work of the Scientific Committee and its working groups. The objective of ... order to help generate and sustain a sound basis of scientific expertise able to support the ... requirements of CCAMLR in the long term. Scholarships of up to A$30 000 are available to facilitate ... , and exceptionally, meetings of the Scientific Committee, over a period of two years. Scholarships are ...
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Relationship to the Antarctic Treaty System
The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) forms ... 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 ... . Article III Under Article III of the CAMLR Convention, Contracting Parties, whether or not they are ...
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Krill – biology, ecology and fishing
Krill Questions One of the outcomes of a 2014 ‘krill stakeholder’ workshop hosted by British ... questions were then refined into a smaller set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). In response to these ... FAQs, the Chair of the Scientific Committee, the Convener of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring ... Manager developed some 'Hopefully Useful Answers'. For each of these FAQs there are a range of ...
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Krill fisheries and sustainability
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Krill are small crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, and are ... superba, makes up an estimated biomass of around 379 000 000 tonnes 1, more than that of the global ... population of humans. Of this, over half is eaten by whales, seals, penguins, squid and fish each year, and ... is replaced through reproduction and subsequent growth of the krill population. Krill can live up to ...
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Chapter 4: Science
Recommendation Responsible body Activities to date Status Recommendation 5: On the basis of ... organisations, deliver an initial assessment of the status, trends and possible future trajectories of Antarctic ... marine living resources, and the interactions of fisheries with them. (paragraphs 30 to 32) Scientific ... of more specific questions. In the case of krill: 2018 ICED workshop (SC-CAMLR-XXXVII, paragraphs 9.5 ...
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Past and present conservation measures
, CCAMLR has implemented a range of rules and regulations to facilitate conservation of Antarctic marine ... living resources, alongside fishing activities. CCAMLR annually publishes the Schedule of Conservation ... Convention Area. Conservation Measures prior to 1989 were published in the Commission reports. Schedule of ... Conservation Measures in Force 2022/23 (5.75 MB) Schedule of Conservation Measures in Force 2021/22 (4.34 MB ...
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Bird Exclusion Devices for use in CCAMLR Longline Fisheries
Paragraph 9 of Conservation Measure 25-02 'Minimisation of the incidental mortality of ... seabirds in the course of longline fishing or longline fishing research in the Convention Area' ... ; requires the use of a 'device to discourage birds from accessing baits during the haul of longlines ... , based on the analysis of seabird by-catch on vessels with bird exclusion devices (BEDSs) of different ...
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History
of the world’s ocean area. It extends from the coast of the continent northwards to the Antarctic ... Polar Front, a physically and biologically distinct frontal zone where the cold water of the Southern ... Ocean encounters, and flows under, the warmer and more saline sub-Antarctic water of the Atlantic ... , Indian and Pacific Oceans. The position of the Antarctic Polar Front varies seasonally and geographically ...
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Decision-making
5.1.1 Efficiency of Commission meetings and Working Groups in addressing critical issues in a ... decision-making has worked for CCAMLR over a long period of time. This is very positive but, as for any ... between substantive issues and matters of implementation. While decisions possessing normative and ... regulatory effects must continue to be addressed on the basis of consensus, determining how such decisions ...
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