CCAMLR

CCAMLR has made progress on addressing the recommendations from the 2008 Performance Review, but the process is still incomplete. ASOC has identified 14 incomplete recommendations that require further action from CCAMLR, SC-CAMLR, and other working groups. Most of these recommendations fall under the categories of Conservation and Management and Compliance and Enforcement, and are therefore critical items to implement. Fulfilment of all outstanding Performance Review recommendations will ensure CCAMLR’s continued leadership in the management of high-seas areas.

There are a number of steps that CCAMLR and its members can take to improve the governance and control of fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean and thereby enhance safety, ecosystem-based management and environmental protection. These include mandatory requirements for appropriate ice-strengthening and obtaining IMO numbers for all vessels, reports on all vessel incidents, and notification of Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) when entering or leaving Search and Rescue (SAR) areas. Additionally, it would be valuable for CCAMLR to encourage the IMO to include fishing vessels in the Polar Code at the earliest opportunity. CCAMLR Members should also support efforts to bring the new Cape Town Agreement, replacing the Torremolinos Protocol, into force, which would improve fishing vessel safety globally.

For several years, ASOC has been calling for improved management of Antarctic krill fisheries by establishing feedback management procedures, improving monitoring through a strengthened CEMP program, and requiring 100% scientific observer coverage on board krill vessels among other issues. In this paper, ASOC urges CCAMLR to implement further protective measures to prevent excessive concentration of krill fishing in coastal areas close to predator colonies in Area 48. This is of particular relevance since fishing has been concentrating heavily in coastal areas lately. ASOC also calls on CCAMLR to continue to work towards strengthening the CEMP program, requiring mandatory reporting on green weight estimation methods, and obtaining 100% observer coverage on the krill fishing fleet.

This paper summarises some key principles to consider in the designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Marine Reserves (MRs). These principles are derived from briefings produced by the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA), an ASOC member. These briefings discuss the duration of MPAs and MRs, the application of the precautionary principle to MPAs and MRs and the designation of MPAs and MRs in the context of climate change. Additionally, CCAMLR’s opportunity to create a strong conservation legacy for future generations is highlighted. The Ross Sea and East Antarctic proposals are consistent with the provisions and practices of the CAMLR Convention, and offer appropriate precautionary, permanent, large-scale protection while allowing commercial fisheries to continue in some areas. By designating MPAs at CCAMLR XXXII, Members will demonstrate the leadership, vision and good stewardship that are critical for the long-term sustainability of the oceans.

Цель данного документа – прояснить понятие «репрезентативности» в выделении морских охраняемых районов (МОР) и дать обзор дискуссий и соглашений, достигнутых на заседаниях АНТКОМ в отношении применимости этого понятия при создании репрезентативной системы МОР в Южном океане. В 2005 г. АНТКОМ поддержала рекомендации Научного комитета, отметившего, что репрезентативные районы, т.е. районы, «направленные на создание полной, адекватной и репрезентативной системы МОР для обеспечения долгосрочной экологической жизнеспособности морских систем, сохранения экологических процессов и систем и охраны антарктического морского биоразнообразия на всех уровнях», будут способствовать продвижению целей АНТКОМ.

Принцип репрезентативности позволяет отразить различия в определенных экосистемах или местообитаниях в определенном регионе внутри системы МОР. Ключевым элементом создания репрезентативной системы МОР является определение репрезентативных районов биоразнообразия с помощью биогеографического анализа в рамках процесса последовательного природоохранного планирования. Ценность биогеографического анализа для репрезентативных МОР в Южном океане нашла свое отражение в приверженности АНТКОМ принципу биорайонирования. Кроме того, данный анализ впоследствии стал основой всего процесса выделения МОР в АНТКОМ. Таким образом, АНТКОМ на протяжении последних десяти лет активно рассматривала и дорабатывала понятие «репрезентативности».

At the CCAMLR meeting in 2012, the Commission welcomed the offer of Germany to take the lead in developing a Weddell Sea MPA for consideration in 2014. Subsequently, the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection tasked the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research to compile and analyse scientific data for identifying areas which require particular protection in the Weddell Sea. Work under this project started mid-April 2013. This progress report is based on WG-EMM-13/22 which was submitted to WG-EMM 2013 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Germany intends to update the Scientific Committee on the actual state of our project, particularly on the main proceeds of a national data workshop held in Bremerhaven early September 2013. The main objectives of this document are (i) to propose the planning area of our evaluation study, (ii) to provide an update on the data situation, (iii) to draw attention to the forthcoming (early April 2014) international expert workshop on the planning of a Weddell Sea MPA.

A multi-year plan for research by Japan and South Africa aimed at yielding a tag-based assessment of the Dissostichus resource in statistical Subarea 48.6 was adopted in 2012 and formulated in CM 41-04. This paper presents a revised work plan for the South African contribution to the second year of this research in 2013/14 and is to be read in conjunction with WG-SAM-13/11.

The local densities of Champsocephalus gunnari  observed in the 2013 survey are compared with those observed in 1994-1997. A significant increase in densities across 24 sites previously sampled was found. The comparison of the length distribution functions suggests that the stock depletion in the early 1990’s was due to recruitment collapse, probably a consequence of overfishing.