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Following the submission of a first draft Conservation Measure for establishing a MPA in the Weddell Sea (WSMPA) to CCAMLR 2016, Germany has carried out further work on the WSMPA proposal and the EU has submitted a revised CM proposal to CCAMLR 2018.

This document is based on similar documents submitted to WG SAM 2018 and the CCAMLR Workshop on Spatial Management (WS-SM-18). It intends to inform the Scientific Committee about the following revisions carried out to the WSMPA proposal, which would fall under the remit of, or might be of interest to participants at SC-CAMLR 2018:

1. Unifying the previously two separate WSMPA parts into one coherent WSMPA by closing the gap on the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula;
2. Adjustment of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subareas 48.6 and 48.5 because of further analyses and modelling of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish;
3. Establishment of scientific reference areas in Statistical Subarea 48.6 for monitoring the effects of harvesting on Antarctic marine living resources and for achieving the WSMPA specific objectives.
4. Changes to the WSMPA Management Plan and the WSMPA Research and Monitoring Plan, inter alia, by taking into account the outcome of the CCAMLR Workshop for the Development of a Dissostichus mawsoni Population Hypothesis for Area 48.

The document also informs SC-CAMLR about the advice given by SAM 2018 and WS-SM-18 as regards the establishment (number, location and size) of unfished scientific reference areas in the habitat for adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subarea 48.6 (see point 3 above). These reference areas could be used for comparative studies into the potential impacts of D. mawsoni fishing operations on the ecosystems and food webs, of which this species is a part.

This paper introduces a letter from INTERPOL to CCAMLR which briefs on the deployment of an investigative support team from INTERPOL which worked with the Mauritius Police Force collecting information from gillnets retrieved by the NGO Vessel Sam Simon. The letter presages a technical report being refined by INTERPOL which, once finalised, will be shared with CCAMLR.

Singapur ha solicitado a CCAMLR-XXXVII que considere concederle la condición de Parte no contratante (PNC) que coopera con la CCRVMA mediante su participación en el Sistema de Documentación de la Captura (SDC) de Dissostichus spp. 

Este documento presenta la segunda solicitud de Angola para la eliminación del Northern Warrior de la Lista de barcos de pesca INDNR-PNC, y su anexo contiene información adicional de apoyo para esta solicitud, que fue presentada por Angola en 2018 y que fue recibida dentro del plazo exigido por la MC 10-07. También se presenta un resumen de los antecedentes relativos a la inclusión del buque en la lista de barcos INDNR-PNC en 2016. Angola solicitó la eliminación del barco de la lista INDNR-PNC en CCAMLR-XXXVI; sin embargo, la Comisión consideró en aquel momento que se necesitaba más información y el barco permaneció en esa lista. El anexo de este documento contiene la información presentada en 2018 para que los participantes en la reunión, incluidos los observadores, puedan consultarla.

Following the submission of a first draft Conservation Measure for establishing a MPA in the Weddell Sea (WSMPA) to CCAMLR 2016, Germany has carried out further work on the WSMPA proposal and the EU has submitted a revised CM proposal to CCAMLR 2018.

This document is based on similar documents submitted to WG SAM 2018 and the CCAMLR Workshop on Spatial Management (WS-SM-18). It intends to inform the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment about the following revisions carried out to the WSMPA proposal, which would fall under the remit of, or might be of interest to participants at FSA 2018:

1. Unifying the previously two separate WSMPA parts into one coherent WSMPA by closing the gap on the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula;
2. Adjustment of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subareas 48.6 and 48.5 because of further analyses and modelling of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish;
3. Establishment of scientific reference areas in Statistical Subarea 48.6 for monitoring the effects of harvesting on Antarctic marine living resources and for achieving the WSMPA specific objectives.
4. Changes to the WSMPA Management Plan and the WSMPA Research and Monitoring Plan, inter alia, by taking into account the outcome of the CCAMLR Workshop for the Development of a Dissostichus mawsoni Population Hypothesis for Area 48.

The document also informs FSA about the advice given by SAM 2018 and WS-SM-18 as regards the establishment (number, location and size) of unfished scientific reference areas in the habitat for adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subarea 48.6 (see point 3 above). These reference areas could be used for comparative studies into the potential impacts of D. mawsoni fishing operations on the ecosystems and food webs, of which this species is a part.

The research of Dissostichus in Subarea 88.3 carried out by Chile in 1998, New Zealand in 2005, Russia in 2011 and 2012 and the Republic of Korea in 2017 and 2018. It was noted that no tagged fishes were recaptured during the previous research activities. Studies are planned to be conducted from January to March, as ice conditions permit. It is planned that the number of longline sets will be 60 in four Reserch Blocks. It is planned to complete the study for Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 88.3 within 3 years.

The four years of survey and observations of Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.2 on board the Ukrainian vessel SIMEIZ. Survey was conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the Scientific Committee and Commission. Obtained data will be used for the future biomass estimation of the target species and making decision for the possible future fishing on that fishing ground.