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CAMLR Convention text
The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Article VIII Article IX Article X Article XI Article XII Article XIII Article XIV Article XV Article XVI Article XVII
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Convention Area
The Convention Area is described in the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (74.48 KB) as consisting of all waters bounded by the Antarctic Continent to the south, and to the north by a line starting at 50°S 50°W; thence due east to 30°E longitude; thence due north
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Commission
The Commission, established under Article VII of the CAMLR Convention, gives effect to the Convention’s objectives and principles set out in Article II. The Commission includes a Scientific Committee established by the CAMLR Convention. The Commission and the Scientific Committee can establish
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Members
Members of the Commission currently include 26 States and the European Union. The Status of the Convention is maintained by the Depositary, Australia. Contact details for CCAMLR Members are provided below. Argentina Mr Fausto Lopez Crozet National Director of Antarctic Foreign Policy Esmeralda 1212
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Acceding States
Ten States have acceded to the Convention. The Status of the Convention is maintained by the Depositary, Australia. Contact details for Acceding States is provided below. Bulgaria Prof. Yordan Staykov Executive Director National Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry of Agriculture and
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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
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History of the Convention
The CAMLR Convention is a multilateral response by Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties (ATCPs) to potential threats to Antarctic marine ecosystems occurring as a result of increased commercial interest in Antarctic fisheries resources, including krill. Drawing on the advice of the Scientific
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Membership
A CCAMLR Contracting Party is a State or a regional economic integration organisation, such as the European Union, which has committed to the Convention through ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Contracting Parties that are not Members of the Commission are called Acceding States.
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Acceding to the Convention
To accede to the Convention a State must meet the conditions set out in Article XXIX, paragraph 1, of the CAMLR Convention. Namely that the State is: …interested in research or harvesting activities in relation to the marine living resources to which this Convention applies A note verbale to the
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Becoming a Member
Applications for membership are limited to Contracting Parties that have acceded to the CAMLR Convention and are:...engaged in research or harvesting activities in relation to the marine living resources to which the Convention applies The Contracting Party must then notify the Depositary in the
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