Under Conservation Measure 41-01 (Annex C - Tagging Program for Dissostichus spp. in Exploratory Fisheries), the flag States of fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries are responsible for ensuring the tagging of Dissostichus spp., tag recovery and correct reporting. At CCAMLR XXVI (2007), “the Commission requested the Secretariat to annually prepare and submit a table for SCIC’s consideration containing data on individual Dissostichus spp. tagged and released, and the tagging rate reported by vessels operating in the exploratory fisheries” (CCAMLR-XXVI Report, paragraph 8.12). It is expected that the data will be made available to SCIC at this year’s meeting. Australia undertook an assessment of compliance with the CCAMLR tagging program based on information contained in the Fish Stock Assessment Report 2007 and discovered a high level of non-compliance. The lack of reliable information can affect stock assessments and therefore impact on the ability of the Commission to meet its objectives of conserving marine living resources. Australia considers that non-compliance with research obligations is a significant issue and should be considered further by the Commission, including adopting appropriate and proportionate mechanisms to ensure compliance.

Currently all Contracting Parties and non-Contracting Parties cooperating in the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) are using the electronic web-based format for reporting. Australia proposes to amend Conservation Measure 10-05 (CM10-05) to remove redundant provisions and provide clarification on electronic reporting.

Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing vessels are increasingly using gillnets as a fishing method to target toothfish in the Convention area. Estimating the impact of IUU fishing is hampered by a lack of data on the design, deployment, catch and bycatch rates of gill nets. This paper describes a gillnet found abandoned by Australian vessel patrolling BANZARE Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b), and the toothfish and bycatch found when a section of the gillnet was retrieved. Based on the amount of toothfish found in the 8 km long section of net retrieved, upwards of 29 tonnes of toothfish may be removed by a single vessel’s deployment of a 130 km long series of gillnets.

En CCAMLR-XXIX (2010) Australia presentó la ‘Propuesta de una medida de conservación general para implementar Áreas Marinas Protegidas en el Área de la Convención de la CRVMA antes de 2012, incluidas las disposiciones de ordenación que deberán ser incorporadas en las medidas de conservación que regularán el SRAMP en el futuro’ (CCAMLR-XXIX/38 Rev. 1). Este documento presenta una actualización de la propuesta presentada en CCAMLR XXIX e incorpora los comentarios recibidos de los Miembros en esa reunión y durante el período entre sesiones.
Al igual que en otras medidas generales, como la Medida de Conservación 41-01 (Medidas generales para las pesquerías exploratorias de Dissostichus spp. en el Área de la Convención), una medida general de conservación podría proporcionar un marco de acciones y requisitos comunes para la declaración, administración y ordenación de todas las áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) de la CCRVMA. El párrafo 1 del borrador de la medida general, que describe los objetivos que se desea alcanzar con el establecimiento de las AMP, se basa en el asesoramiento del Comité Científico aprobado en 2005, específicamente en el párrafo 3.54 de SC-CAMLR-XXIV.
Australia estima que la adopción de este proyecto de medida proporcionará una base sólida y transparente para establecer un sistema de AMP de la CCRVMA para el año 2012.