The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention)

The Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica and represents approximately 15 percent 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 Commission and the Scientific Committee cooperate with intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations for mutual benefit. Cooperation may be informal or, as appropriate, by formal agreement.

CCAMLR maintains mutually beneficial relations with a wide range of other multilateral organisations, industry associations and civil society. Article XXIII of the CAMLR Convention provides that:

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.

The Secretariat structure supports the vision, mission and goals of the CCAMLR Secretariat Strategic Plan (2023–2026) (159.52 KB).  The Secretariat has 26 staff distributed across five sections:

CCAMLR employs a variety of terms and expressions. Many of these are listed below to explain how they are generally applied in the work of CCAMLR¹.

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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.

Telephone: +61 3 6210 1111

Fax: +61 3 6224 8744

Street and postal address: 181 Macquarie Street, Hobart, 7000, Tasmania, Australia

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