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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 subsidiary bodies that are necessary for the performance of their functions.

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

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 above effect is to be submitted to:

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 form of a Diplomatic Note which describes the basis upon which it seeks to become a Member of the Commission and its willingness to accept conservation measures in force.