To improve the knowledge within CCAMLR of vessels operating inside the Convention Area and recognising the need to control transhipment operations, CCAMLR requires Members to provide the details of vessel transhipments to the CCAMLR Secretariat at least 72 hours before transhipment is to occur. A vessel may also provide these details directly to the CCAMLR Secretariat. The required details include vessel information, the proposed time and position of transhipment and products to be transhipped.

To ensure vessels fishing in the Convention Area comply with conservation measures, CCAMLR implements a System of Inspection. CCAMLR’s System of Inspection was established in 1989 to support the comprehensive inspections of vessels by Contracting Parties. The System of Inspection provides for:

CCAMLR implements a range of measures to support the conservation and management of Antarctic marine living resources. These measures seek to minimise the impact harvesting activities may have on the sustainability of target species, on species taken incidentally as by-catch and on the marine ecosystems.

CCAMLR seeks to ensure compliance with conservation measures in force through a range of fisheries monitoring and compliance tools, including the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for Dissostichus spp. (toothfish).

CCAMLR implements a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to monitor the location and activities of fishing vessels that operate inside the Convention Area.

To participate in fishing activities inside the Convention Area, Members must issue a licence, permit or authorisation to their flagged vessels detailing the specific areas, species and time periods for which fishing is authorised.