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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[I.D. 121306C] 

Office of Ocean Affairs; New 

Conservation and Management 

Measures and Resolutions for 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

Under the Auspices of CCAMLR 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Affairs, 

Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: At its Twenty-Fifth Meeting 

in Hobart, Tasmania, from October 23 to 

November 3, 2006, the Commission for 

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine 

Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which 

the United States is a member, adopted 

conservation and management measures 

and resolutions, pending countries’ 

approval, pertaining to fishing in the 

CCAMLR Convention Area. All the 

measures were agreed upon in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources. 

Measures adopted restrict overall 

catches of certain species of fish and 

crabs, restrict fishing in certain areas, 

specify implementation and inspection 

obligations supporting the Catch 

Documentation Scheme of Contracting 

Parties, and promote compliance with 

CCAMLR measures by non-Contracting 

Party vessels. This notice includes the 

full text of the conservation measures 

adopted at the Twenty-Fifth meeting of 

CCAMLR. For all of the conservation 

measures in force, see the CCAMLR 

Web site at www.ccamlr.org. This 

notice, therefore, together with the U.S. 

regulations referenced under the 

Supplementary Information, provides a 

comprehensive register of all current 

U.S. obligations under CCAMLR. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

the measures or desiring more 

information should submit written 

comments by February 28, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Gustavo A. Bisbal, Office of Ocean 

Affairs (OES/OA), Room 2665, 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20520; tel: 202–647–6927; fax: 202–647– 

1106; e-mail: bisbalga@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Individuals interested in CCAMLR 

should also see 15 CFR Chapter III— 

International Fishing and Related 

Activities, Part 300—International 

Fishing Regulations, Subpart A— 

General; Subpart B—High Seas 

Fisheries; and Subpart G—Antarctic 

Marine Living Resources, for other 

regulatory measures related to 

conservation and management in the 

CCAMLR Convention area. Subpart B 

notes the requirements for high seas 

fishing vessel licensing. Subparts A and 

G describe the process for regulating 

U.S. fishing in the CCAMLR 

Conventional area and contain the text 

of CCAMLR Conservation Measures that 

are not expected to change from year to 

year. The regulations in Subparts A and 

G include sections on: Purpose and 

scope; Definitions; Relationship to other 

treaties, conventions, laws and 

regulations; Procedure for according 

protection to CCAMLR Ecosystem 

Monitoring Program Sites; Scientific 

Research; Initiating a new fishery; 

Exploratory fisheries; Reporting and 

record keeping requirements; Vessel and 

gear identification; Gear disposal; Mesh 

Size; Harvesting permits; Import 

permits; Appointment of a designated 

representative; Prohibitions; Facilitation 

of enforcement and inspection; and 

Penalties. 

Review of existing conservation 

measures and resolutions: 

The Commission noted that the 

following conservation measures will 

lapse on 30 November 2006: 32–09 

(2005), 33–02 (2005), 33–03 (2005), 41– 

01 (2005), 41–02 (2005), 41–04 (2005), 

41–05 (2005), 41–06 (2005), 41–07 

(2005), 41–08 (2005), 41–09 (2005), 41– 

10 (2005), 41–11 (2005), 42–02 (2005), 

52–01 (2005), 52–02 (2005) and 61–01 

(2005). Conservation Measure 42–01 

(2005) will lapse on 14 November 2006. 

All of these conservation measures dealt 

with general fishery matters for the 

2005/06 season. 

The Commission agreed that 

Conservation Measure 25–01 (1996) and 

Resolution 24/XXIV be rescinded. 

The following conservation measures 

and resolutions will remain in force in 

2006/07: 

Compliance: 10–01 (1998) and 10–03 

(2005). 

General fishery matters: 22–01 (1986), 

22–02 (1984), 22–03 (1990), 23–01 

(2005), 23–02 (1993), 23–03 (1991), 23– 

04 (2000), 23–05 (2000), 23–06 (2005), 

24–01 (2005), 24–02 (2005), 25–02 

(2005) and 25–03 (2003). 

Fishery regulations: 31–01 (1986), 32– 

01 (2001), 32–02 (1998), 32–03 (1998), 

32–04 (1986), 32–05 (1986), 32–06 

(1985), 32–07 (1999), 32–08 (1997), 32– 

10 (2002), 32–11 (2002), 32–12 (1998), 

32–13 (2003), 32–14 (2003), 32–15 

(2003), 32–16 (2003), 32–17 (2003) and 

33–01 (1995). 

Protected areas: 91–01 (2004), 91–02 

(2004) and 91–03 (2004). 

Resolutions: 7/IX, 10/XII, 14/XIX, 15/ 

XXII, 16/XIX, 17/XX, 18/XXI, 19/XXI, 

20/XXII, 21/XXIII and 23/XXIII. 

The Commission revised the 

following conservation measures and 

resolution: 

Compliance: 10–02 (2004), 10–04 

(2005), 10–05 (2005), 10–06 (2005) and 

10–07 (2005). The Commission also 

revised the Text of the CCAMLR System 

of Inspection. 

General fishery matters: 21–01 (2002) 

and 21–02 (2005). 

Fishery regulations: 41–03 (2005), 51– 

01 (2002), 51–02 (2002) and 51–03 

(2002). 

Resolution: 22/XXV 

In addition, the Commission adopted 

24 new measures and one new 

resolution. 

For further information, see the 

CCAMLR web site at www.ccamlr.org 

under Publications for the Schedule of 

Conservation Measures in Force (2006/ 

2007), or contact the Commission at the 

CCAMLR Secretariat, P.O. Box 213, 

North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia. 

Tel: (61) 3–6210–1111). 

Conservation Measures and Resolutions 

Adopted at CCAMLR–XXV 

Conservation Measure 10–01 (1998) 1

Marking of fishing vessels and fishing 

gear 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following conservation measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

1. All Contracting Parties shall ensure 

that their fishing vessels licensed 2 in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

10–02 to operate in the Convention Area 

are marked in such a way that they can 

be readily identified in accordance with 

internationally recognised standards, 

such as the FAO Standard 

Specifications and Guidelines for the 

Marking and Identification of Fishing 

Vessels. 

2. Marker buoys and similar objects 

floating on the surface and intended to 

indicate the location of fixed or set 

fishing gear shall be clearly marked at 

all times with the letter(s) and/or 

numbers of the vessels to which they 

belong. 

1Except for waters adjacent to Kerguelen 

and Crozet Islands 2 Includes permitted 

Conservation Measure 10–02 (2006) 1 2

Licensing and inspection obligations of 

Contracting Parties with regard to 

their flag vessels operating in the 

Convention Area 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

1. Each Contracting Party shall 

prohibit fishing by its flag vessels in the 

Convention Area except pursuant to a 


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licence 3 that the Contracting Party has 

issued setting forth the specific areas, 

species and time periods for which such 

fishing is authorised and all other 

specific conditions to which the fishing 

is subject to give effect to CCAMLR 

conservation measures and 

requirements under the Convention. 

2. A Contracting Party may only issue 

such a licence to fish in the Convention 

Area to vessels flying its flag, if it is 

satisfied of its ability to exercise its 

responsibilities under the Convention 

and its conservation measures, by 

requiring from each vessel, inter alia, 

the following: 

(i) timely notification by the vessel to 

its Flag State of exit from and entry into 

any port; 

(ii) notification by the vessel to its 

Flag State of entry into the Convention 

Area and movement between areas, 

subareas/divisions; 

(iii) reporting by the vessel of catch 

data in accordance with CCAMLR 

requirements; 

(iv) reporting, where possible as set 

out in Annex 10–02/A by the vessel of 

sightings of fishing vessels 4 in the 

Convention Area; 

(v) operation of a VMS system on 

board the vessel in accordance with 

Conservation Measure. 

3. Each Contracting Party shall 

provide to the Secretariat within seven 

days of the issuance of each licence the 

following information about licences 

issued: 

• name of the vessel 

• time periods authorised for fishing 

(start and end dates) 

• area(s), subarea(s) or division(s) of 

fishing 

• species targeted 

• gear used. 

4. From 1 August 2005, each 

Contracting Party shall provide to the 

Secretariat within seven days of the 

issuance of each licence the following 

information about licences issued: 

(i) name of fishing vessel (any 

previous names if known) 5, registration 

number 6, IMO number (if issued), 

external markings and port of registry; 

(ii) the nature of the authorisation to 

fish granted by the Flag State, specifying 

time periods authorised for fishing (start 

and end dates), area(s) of fishing, 

species targeted and gear used; 

(iii) previous flag (if any) 5; 

(iv) international Radio Call Sign; 

(v) name and address of vessel’s 

owner(s), and any beneficial owner(s) if 

known; 

(vi) name and address of licence 

owner (if different from vessel 

owner(s)); 

(vii) type of vessel; 

(viii) where and when built; 

(ix) length (m); 

(x) colour photographs of the vessel 

which shall consist of: 

• one photograph not smaller than 12 

× 7 cm showing the starboard side of the 

vessel displaying its full overall length 

and complete structural features; 

• one photograph not smaller than 12 

× 7 cm showing the port side of the 

vessel displaying its full overall length 

and complete structural features; 

• one photograph not smaller than 12 

× 7 cm showing the stern taken directly 

from astern; 

(xi) where applicable, in accordance 

with Conservation Measure 10–04, 

details of the implementation of the 

tamper-proof requirements of the 

satellite monitoring device installed on 

board. 

5. From 1 August 2005, each 

Contracting Party shall, to the extent 

practicable, also provide to the 

Secretariat at the same time as 

submitting information in accordance 

with paragraph 4, the following 

additional information in respect to 

each fishing vessel licensed: 

(i) name and address of operator, if 

different from vessel owners; 

(ii) names and nationality of master 

and, where relevant, of fishing master; 

(iii) type of fishing method or 

methods; 

(iv) beam (m); 

(v) gross registered tonnage; 

(vi) vessel communication types and 

numbers (INMARSAT A, B and C 

numbers); 

(vii) normal crew complement; 

(viii) power of main engine or engines 

(kW); 

(ix) carrying capacity (tonnes), 

number of fish holds and their capacity 

(m3); 

(x) any other information in respect of 

each licensed vessel they consider 

appropriate (e.g. ice classification) for 

the purposes of the implementation of 

the conservation measures adopted by 

the Commission. 

6. Contracting Parties shall 

communicate without delay to the 

Secretariat any change to any of the 

information submitted in accordance 

with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. 

7. The Executive Secretary shall place 

a list of licensed vessels on the 

CCAMLR Web site. 

8. The licence or an authorised copy 

of the licence must be carried by the 

fishing vessel and must be available for 

inspection at any time by a designated 

CCAMLR inspector in the Convention 

Area. 

9. Each Contracting Party shall verify, 

through inspections of all of its fishing 

vessels at the Party’s departure and 

arrival ports, and where appropriate, in 

its Exclusive Economic Zone, their 

compliance with the conditions of the 

licence as described in paragraph 1 and 

with the CCAMLR conservation 

measures. In the event that there is 

evidence that the vessel has not fished 

in accordance with the conditions of its 

licence, the Contracting Party shall 

investigate the infringement and, if 

necessary, apply appropriate sanctions 

in accordance with its national 

legislation. 

10. Each Contracting Party shall 

include in its annual report pursuant to 

paragraph 12 of the CCAMLR System of 

Inspection, steps it has taken to 

implement and apply this conservation 

measure; and may include additional 

measures it may have taken in relation 

to its flag vessels to promote the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 3 Includes permit and authorisation. 

4 Including support vessels such as reefer 

vessels. 5 In respect of any vessel reflagged within 

the previous 12 months, any information on 

the details of the process of (reasons for) 

previous deregistration of the vessel from 

other registries, if known. 6National registry number. 

Annex 10–02/A 

Reporting of Vessel Sightings 

1. In the event that the master of a 

licensed fishing vessel sights a fishing 

vessel 4 within the Convention Area, the 

master shall document as much 

information as possible on each such 

sighting, including: 

(a) name and description of the vessel 

(b) vessel call sign 

(c) registration number and the 

Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel 

(d) Flag State of the vessel 

(e) photographs of the vessel to 

support the report 

(f) any other relevant information 

regarding the observed activities of the 

sighted vessel. 

2. The master shall forward a report 

containing the information referred to in 

paragraph 1 to their Flag State as soon 

as possible. The Flag State shall submit 

to the Secretariat any such reports that 

meet the criteria of paragraph 3 of 

Conservation Measure 10–06 or 

paragraph 8 of Conservation Measure 

10–07. 

3. The Secretariat shall use such 

reports for compiling estimates of IUU 

activities. 

Conservation Measure 10–03 (2005) 123

Port inspections of vessels carrying 

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(Species: toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

1. Contracting Parties shall undertake 

inspections of all fishing vessels 

carrying Dissostichus spp. which enter 

their ports. The inspection shall be for 

the purpose of determining that if the 

vessel carried out harvesting activities 

in the Convention Area, these activities 

were carried out in accordance with 

CCAMLR conservation measures, and 

that if it intends to land or tranship 

Dissostichus spp. the catch to be 

unloaded or transhipped is 

accompanied by a Dissostichus catch 

document required by Conservation 

Measure 10–05 and that the catch agrees 

with the information recorded on the 

document. 

2. To facilitate these inspections, 

Contracting Parties shall require vessels 

to provide advance notice of their entry 

into port and to convey a written 

declaration that they have not engaged 

in or supported illegal, unreported and 

unregulated (IUU) fishing in the 

Convention Area. The inspection shall 

be conducted within 48 hours of port 

entry and shall be carried out in an 

expeditious fashion. It shall impose no 

undue burdens on the vessel or its crew, 

and shall be guided by the relevant 

provisions of the CCAMLR System of 

Inspection. Vessels which either declare 

that they have been involved in IUU 

fishing or fail to make a declaration 

shall be denied port access, other than 

for emergency purposes. 

3. In the event that there is evidence 

that the vessel has fished in 

contravention of CCAMLR conservation 

measures, the catch shall not be landed 

or transhipped. The Contracting Party 

will inform the Flag State of the vessel 

of its inspection findings and will 

cooperate with the Flag State in taking 

such appropriate action as is required to 

investigate the alleged infringement 

and, if necessary, apply appropriate 

sanctions in accordance with national 

legislation. 

4. Contracting Parties shall promptly 

provide the Secretariat with a report on 

the outcome of each inspection 

conducted under this conservation 

measure. In respect of any vessels 

denied port access or permission to land 

or tranship Dissostichus spp., the 

Secretariat shall promptly convey such 

reports to all Contracting Parties and to 

all non-Contracting Parties cooperating 

with the Commission by participating in 

the Catch Documentation Scheme for 

Dissostichus spp. (CDS). 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

3Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. 

by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside 

the Convention Area. A by-catch shall be 

defined as no more than 5% of total catch of 

all species and no more than 50 tonnes for 

an entire fishing trip by a vessel. 

Conservation Measure 10–04 (2006) 

Automated satellite-linked Vessel 

Monitoring Systems (VMS) 

(Species: all except krill; Area: all; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Recognizing that in order to promote 

the objectives of the Convention and 

further improve compliance with the 

relevant conservation measures, 

Convinced that illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing 

compromises the objective of the 

Convention, 

Recalling that Contracting Parties are 

required to cooperate in taking 

appropriate action to deter any fishing 

activities which are not consistent with 

the objective of the Convention, 

Mindful of the rights and obligations 

of Flag States and Port States to promote 

the effectiveness of conservation 

measures, 

Wanting to reinforce the conservation 

measures already adopted by the 

Commission, 

Recognizing the obligations and 

responsibilities of Contracting Parties 

under the Catch Documentation Scheme 

for Dissostichus spp. (CDS), 

Recalling provisions as made under 

Article XXIV of the Convention, 

Committed to take steps, consistent 

with international law, to identify the 

origins of Dissostichus spp. entering the 

markets of Contracting Parties and to 

determine whether Dissostichus spp. 

harvested in the Convention Area that is 

imported into their territories was 

caught in a manner consistent with 

CCAMLR conservation measures, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. Each Contracting Party shall ensure 

that its fishing vessels, licensed 1 in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

10–02, are equipped with a satellitelinked vessel monitoring device 

allowing for the continuous reporting of 

their position in the Convention Area 

for the duration of the licence issued by 

the Flag State. The vessel monitoring 

device shall automatically communicate 

at least every four hours to a land-based 

fisheries monitoring centre (FMC) of the 

Flag State of the vessel the following 

data: 

(i) fishing vessel identification; 

(ii) the current geographical position 

(latitude and longitude) of the vessel, 

with a position error which shall be less 

than 500 m, with a confidence interval 

of 99%; and 

(iii) the date and time (expressed in 

UTC) of the fixing of the said position 

of the vessel. 

2. The implementation of vessel 

monitoring device(s) on vessels while 

participating only in a krill fishery is 

not currently required. 

3. Each Contracting Party as a Flag 

State shall ensure that the vessel 

monitoring device(s) on board its 

vessels are tamper proof, i.e. are of a 

type and configuration that prevent the 

input or output of false positions, and 

that are not capable of being overridden, whether manually, 

electronically or otherwise. To this end, 

the on-board satellite monitoring device 

must: 

(i) be located within a sealed unit; and 

(ii) be protected by official seals (or 

mechanisms) of a type that indicate 

whether the unit has been accessed or 

tampered with. 

4. In the event that a Contracting Party 

has information to suspect that an onboard vessel monitoring device does not 

meet the requirements of paragraph 3, or 

has been tampered with, it shall 

immediately notify the Secretariat and 

the vessel’s Flag State. 

5. Each Contracting Party shall ensure 

that its FMC receives Vessel Monitoring 

System (VMS) reports and messages, 

and that the FMC is equipped with 

computer hardware and software 

enabling automatic data processing and 

electronic data transmission. Each 

Contracting Party shall provide for 

backup and recovery procedures in case 

of system failures. 

6. Masters and owners/licensees of 

fishing vessels subject to VMS shall 

ensure that the vessel monitoring device 

on board their vessels within the 

Convention Area is at all times fully 

operational as per paragraph 1, and that 

the data are transmitted to the Flag 

State. Masters and owners/licensees 

shall in particular ensure that: 

(i) VMS reports and messages are not 

altered in any way; 

(ii) the antennae connected to the 

satellite monitoring device are not 

obstructed in any way; 

(iii) the power supply of the satellite 

monitoring device is not interrupted in 

any way; and 

(iv) the vessel monitoring device is 

not removed from the vessel. 

7. A vessel monitoring device shall be 

active within the Convention Area. It 

may, however, be switched off when the 

fishing vessel is in port for a period of 

more than one week, subject to prior 

notification to the Flag State, and if the 

Flag State so desires also to the 

Secretariat, and providing that the first 


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position report generated following the 

repowering (activating) shows that the 

fishing vessel has not changed position 

compared to the last report. 

8. In the event of a technical failure 

or non-functioning of the vessel 

monitoring device on board the fishing 

vessel, the master or the owner of the 

vessel, or their representative, shall 

communicate to the Flag State every six 

hours, and if the Flag State so desires 

also to the Secretariat, starting at the 

time that the failure or the nonfunctioning was detected or notified in 

accordance with paragraph 12, the upto-date geographical position of the 

vessel by electronic means (e-mail, 

facsimile, telex, telephone message, 

radio). 

9. Vessels with a defective vessel 

monitoring device shall take immediate 

steps to have the device repaired or 

replaced as soon as possible and, in any 

event, within two months. If the vessel 

during that time returns to port, it shall 

not be allowed by the Flag State to 

commence a further fishing trip in the 

Convention Area without having the 

defective device repaired or replaced. 

10. When the Flag State has not 

received for 12 hours data transmissions 

referred to in paragraphs 1 and 8, or has 

reasons to doubt the correctness of the 

data transmissions under paragraphs 1 

and 8, it shall as soon as possible notify 

the master or the owner or the 

representative thereof. If this situation 

occurs more than two times within a 

period of one year in respect to a 

particular vessel, the Flag State of the 

vessel shall investigate the matter, 

including having an authorised official 

check the device in question, in order to 

establish whether the equipment has 

been tampered with. The outcome of 

this investigation shall be forwarded to 

the CCAMLR Secretariat within 30 days 

of its completion. 

11.2 3Each Contracting Party shall 

forward VMS reports and messages 

received, pursuant to paragraph 1, to the 

CCAMLR Secretariat as soon as 

possible: 

(i) but not later than four hours after 

receipt for those exploratory longline 

fisheries subject to conservation 

measures adopted at CCAMLR–XXIII; or 

(ii) but not later than 10 working days 

following departure from the 

Convention Area for all other fisheries. 

12. With regard to paragraphs 8 and 

11(i), each Contracting Party shall, as 

soon as possible but no later than two 

working days following detection or 

notification of technical failure or nonfunctioning of the vessel monitoring 

device on board the fishing vessel, 

forward the geographical positions of 

the vessel to the Secretariat, or shall 

ensure that these positions are 

forwarded to the Secretariat by the 

master or the owner of the vessel, or 

their representative. 

13. Each Flag State shall ensure that 

VMS reports and messages transmitted 

by the Contracting Party or its fishing 

vessels to the CCAMLR Secretariat, are 

in a computer-readable form in the data 

exchange format set out in Annex 10–

04/A. 

14. Each Flag State shall in addition 

separately notify by e-mail or other 

means the CCAMLR Secretariat within 

24 hours of each entry to, exit from and 

movement between subareas and 

divisions of the Convention Area by 

each of its fishing vessels in the format 

outlined in Annex 10–04/A. When a 

vessel intends to enter a closed area, or 

an area for which it is not licensed to 

fish, the Flag State shall provide prior 

notification to the Secretariat of the 

vessel’s intentions. The Flag State may 

permit or direct that such notifications 

be provided by the vessel directly to the 

Secretariat. 

15. Without prejudice to its 

responsibilities as a Flag State, if the 

Contracting Party so desires, it shall 

ensure that each of its vessels 

communicates the reports referred to in 

paragraphs 11 and 14 in parallel to the 

CCAMLR Secretariat. 

16. Each Flag State shall notify the 

name, address, e-mail, telephone and 

facsimile numbers, as well as the 

address of electronic communication of 

the relevant authorities of their FMC to 

the CCAMLR Secretariat before 1 

January 2005 and thereafter any changes 

without delay. 

17. In the event that the CCAMLR 

Secretariat has not, for 48 consecutive 

hours, received the data transmissions 

referred to in paragraph 11(i), it shall 

promptly notify the Flag State of the 

vessel and require an explanation. The 

CCAMLR Secretariat shall promptly 

inform the Commission if the data 

transmissions at issue, or the Flag State 

explanation, are not received from the 

Contracting Party within a further five 

working days. 

18. If VMS data received by the 

Secretariat indicate the presence of a 

vessel in an area or subarea for which 

no license details have been provided 

by the Flag State to the Secretariat as 

required by Conservation Measure 10–

02, or in any area or subarea for which 

the Flag State or fishing vessel has not 

provided prior notification as required 

by paragraph 14, then the Secretariat 

shall notify the Flag State and require an 

explanation. The explanation shall be 

forwarded to the Secretariat for 

evaluation by the Commission at its 

next annual meeting. 

19. The CCAMLR Secretariat and all 

Parties receiving data shall treat all VMS 

reports and messages received under 

paragraph 11 or paragraphs 20, 21, 22 or 

23 in a confidential manner in 

accordance with the confidentiality 

rules established by the Commission as 

contained in Annex 10–04/B. Data from 

individual vessels shall be used for 

compliance purposes only, namely for: 

(i) active surveillance presence, and/ 

or inspections by a Contracting Party in 

a specified CCAMLR subarea or 

division; or 

(ii) the purposes of verifying the 

content of a Dissostichus Catch 

Document (DCD). 

20. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

place a list of vessels submitting VMS 

reports and messages pursuant to this 

conservation measure on a passwordprotected section of the CCAMLR Web 

site. This list shall be divided into 

subareas and divisions, without 

indicating the exact positions of vessels, 

and be updated when a vessel changes 

subarea or division. The list shall be 

posted daily by the Secretariat, 

establishing an electronic archive. 

21. VMS reports and messages 

(including vessel locations), for the 

purposes of paragraph 19(i) above, may 

be provided by the Secretariat to a 

Contracting Party other than the Flag 

State without the permission of the Flag 

State only during active surveillance, 

and/or inspection in accordance with 

the CCAMLR System of Inspection and 

subject to the time frames set out in 

paragraph 11. In this case, the 

Secretariat shall provide VMS reports 

and messages, including vessel 

locations over the previous 10 days, for 

vessels actually detected during 

surveillance, and/or inspection by a 

Contracting Party, and VMS reports and 

messages (including vessel locations) for 

all vessels within 100 n miles of that 

same location. The Flag State(s) 

concerned shall be provided by the 

Party conducting the active 

surveillance, and/or inspection, with a 

report including name of the vessel or 

aircraft on active surveillance, and/or 

inspection under the CCAMLR System 

of Inspection, and the full name(s) of the 

CCAMLR inspector(s) and their ID 

number(s). The Parties conducting the 

active surveillance, and/or inspection 

will make every reasonable effort to 

make this information available to the 

Flag State(s) as soon as possible. 

22. A Party may contact the 

Secretariat prior to conducting active 

surveillance, and/or inspection in 

accordance with the CCAMLR System of 

Inspection, in a given area and request 

VMS reports and messages (including 

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The Secretariat shall provide this 

information only with the permission of 

the Flag State for each of the vessels and 

according to the time frames set out in 

paragraph 11. On receipt of Flag State 

permission the Secretariat shall provide 

regular updates of positions to the 

Contracting Party for the duration of the 

active surveillance, and/or inspection in 

accordance with the CCAMLR System of 

Inspection. 

23. A Contracting Party may request 

actual VMS reports and messages 

(including vessel locations) from the 

Secretariat for a vessel when verifying 

the claims on a DCD. In this case the 

Secretariat shall provide that data only 

with Flag State permission. 

24. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

annually, before 30 September, report 

on the implementation of and 

compliance with this conservation 

measure to the Commission. 

1 Includes vessels licensed under French 

domestic law and vessels licensed under 

South African domestic law. 2This paragraph does not apply to vessels 

licensed under French domestic law in the 

EEZs surrounding Kerguelen and Crozet 

Islands. 3This paragraph does not apply to vessels 

licensed under South African domestic law 

in the EEZ surrounding Prince Edward 

Islands. 

ANNEX 10–04/A 

VMS DATA FORMAT

[’Position’, ‘Exit’ and ‘Entry’ Reports/Messages] 

Data element Field code Mandatory/ 

optional Remarks 

Start record .................................................... SR ............... M ................. System detail; indicates start of record. 

Address .......................................................... AD ............... M ................. Message detail; destination; ‘XCA’ for CCAMLR. 

Sequence number .......................................... SQ ............... M1 ................ Message detail; message serial number in current year. 

Type of message ........................................... TM2 ............. M ................. Message detail; message type, ‘POS’ as position report/ message 

to be communicated by VMS or other means by vessels with a 

defective satellite tracking device. 

Radio call sign ............................................... RC ............... M ................. Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel. 

Trip number .................................................... TN ............... O ................. Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year. 

Vessel name .................................................. NA ............... M ................. Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel. 

Contracting Party internal reference number IR ................ O ................. Vessel registration detail. Unique Contracting Party vessel number as ISO–3 Flag State code followed by number. 

External registration number .......................... XR ............... O ................. Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel. 

Latitude .......................................................... LA ................ M3 ................ Activity detail; position. 

Longitude ....................................................... LO ............... M3 ................ Activity detail; position. 

Latitude (decimal) .......................................... LT ................ M4 ................ Activity detail; position. 

Longitude (decimal) ....................................... LG ............... M4 ................ Activity detail; position. 

Date ................................................................ DA ............... M ................. Message detail; position date. 

Time ............................................................... TI ................. M ................. Message detail; position time in UTC. 

End of record ................................................. ER ............... M ................. System detail; indicates end of the record. 

1Optional in case of a VMS message. 

2Type of message shall be ‘ENT’ for the first VMS message from the Convention Area as detected by the FMC of the Contracting Party, or as 

directly submitted by the vessel.Type of message shall be ‘EXI’ for the first VMS message from outside the Convention Area as detected by the 

FMC of the Contracting Party or as directly submitted by the vessel, and the values for latitude and longitude are, in this type of message, optional. Type of message shall be ‘MAN’ for reports communicated by vessels with a defective satellite tracking device. 3 Mandatory for manual messages. 

4 Mandatory for VMS messages. 

FORMAT FOR INDIRECT FLAG STATE REPORTING VIA E-MAIL

Code Code definition Field contents Example Field contents explanation 

SR .......... Start record ............ No data ....... ...................... No data. 

AD .......... Address .................. XCA ............. XCA .................. XCA = CCAMLR. 

SQ .......... Sequence number XXX ............. 123 ................... Message sequence number. 

TM .......... Type of message ... POS ............ POS .................. POS = position report, ENT = entry report, EXI = exit report.

RC .......... Radio call sign ....... XXXXXX ...... AB1234 ............. Maximum of 8 characters. 

NA .......... Vessel name .......... XXXXXXXX Vessel Name .... Maximum of 30 characters. 

LT ........... Latitude .................. DD.ddd ........ ¥55.000 ........... +/¥numeral in GIS format. Must specify—for South and West, + for North 

and East. 

LG .......... Longitude ............... DDD.ddd ..... ¥020.000 ......... +/¥numeral in GIS format. 

DA .......... Record date ........... YYYYMMDD 20050114 ......... 8 characters only. 

TI ............ Record time ........... HHMM ......... 0120 ................. 4 characters only, using 24-hour time format. Do not use separators or include seconds. 

ER .......... End record ............. No data ....... ...................... No data. 

Sample string: 

//SR//AD/XCA//SQ/001//TM/POS//RC/ABCD//NA/Vessel Name//LT/-55.000//LG/-020.000//DA/20050114//TI/0120//ER//. 

Notes: 

• Three fields in Annex 10–04/A are optional. These are: 

TN (trip number) 

IR (Contracting Party internal reference number): Must start with the 3-character ISO country code, e.g. 

Argentina = ARGxxx 

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• Do not include seconds in the time fields. 

Annex 10–04/B 

Provisions on Secure and Confidential 

Treatment of Electronic Reports and 

Messages Transmitted Pursuant to 

Conservation Measure 10–04 

1. Field of Application. 

1.1 The provisions set out below 

shall apply to all VMS reports and 

messages transmitted and received 

pursuant to Conservation Measure 10–

04. 

2. General Provisions 

2.1 The CCAMLR Secretariat and the 

appropriate authorities of Contracting 

Parties transmitting and receiving VMS 

reports and messages shall take all 

necessary measures to comply with the 

security and confidentiality provisions 

set out in sections 3 and 4. 

2.2 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

inform all Contracting Parties of the 

measures taken in the Secretariat to 

comply with these security and 

confidentiality provisions. 

2.3 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

take all the necessary steps to ensure 

that the requirements pertaining to the 

deletion of VMS reports and messages 

handled by the Secretariat are complied 

with. 

2.4 Each Contracting Party shall 

guarantee the CCAMLR Secretariat the 

right to obtain as appropriate, the 

rectification of reports and messages or 

the erasure of VMS reports and 

messages, the processing of which does 

not comply with the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 10–04. 

3. Provisions on Confidentiality 

3.1 All requests for data must be 

made to the CCAMLR Secretariat in 

writing. Requests for data must be made 

by the main Commission Contact or an 

alternative contact nominated by the 

main Commission Contact of the 

Contracting Party concerned. The 

Secretariat shall only provide data to a 

secure e-mail address specified at the 

time of making a request for data. 

3.2 In cases where the CCAMLR 

Secretariat is required to seek the 

permission of the Flag State before 

releasing VMS reports and messages to 

another Party, the Flag State shall 

respond to the Secretariat as soon as 

possible but in any case within two 

working days. 

3.3 Where the Flag State chooses not 

to give permission for the release of 

VMS reports and messages, the Flag 

State shall, in each instance, provide a 

written report within 10 working days 

to the Commission outlining the reasons 

why it chooses not to permit data to be 

released. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

place any report so provided, or notice 

that no report was received, on a 

password-protected part of the CCAMLR 

Web site. 

3.4 VMS reports and messages shall 

only be released and used for the 

purposes stipulated in paragraph 18 of 

Conservation Measure 10–04. 

3.5 VMS reports and messages 

released pursuant to paragraphs 20, 21 

and 22 of Conservation Measure 10–04 

shall provide details of: name of vessel, 

date and time of position report, and 

latitude and longitude position at time 

of report. 

3.6 Regarding paragraph 21 each 

inspecting Contracting Party shall make 

available VMS reports and messages and 

positions derived therefrom only to 

their inspectors designated under the 

CCAMLR System of Inspection. VMS 

reports and messages shall be 

transmitted to their inspectors no more 

than 48 hours prior to entry into the 

CCAMLR, subarea or division where 

surveillance is to be conducted by the 

Contracting Party. Contracting Parties 

must ensure that VMS reports and 

messages are kept confidential by such 

inspectors. 

3.7 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall 

delete all the original VMS reports and 

messages referred to in section 1 from 

the database at the CCAMLR Secretariat 

by the end of the first calendar month 

following the third year in which the 

VMS reports and messages have 

originated. Thereafter the information 

related to the movement of the fishing 

vessels shall only be retained by the 

CCAMLR Secretariat after measures 

have been taken to ensure that the 

identity of the individual vessels can no 

longer be established. 

3.8 Contracting Parties may retain 

and store VMS reports and messages 

provided by the Secretariat for the 

purposes of active surveillance 

presence, and/or inspections, until 24 

hours after the vessels to which the 

reports and messages pertain have 

departed from the CCAMLR subarea or 

division. Departure is deemed to have 

been effected six hours after the 

transmission of the intention to exit 

from the CCAMLR subarea or division. 

4. Provisions on Security. 

4.1 Overview. 

4.1.1 Contracting Parties and the 

CCAMLR Secretariat shall ensure the 

secure treatment of VMS reports and 

messages in their respective electronic 

data processing facilities, in particular 

where the processing involves 

transmission over a network. 

Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR 

Secretariat must implement appropriate 

technical and organisational measures 

to protect reports and messages against 

accidental or unlawful destruction or 

accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised 

disclosure or access, and against all 

inappropriate forms of processing. 

4.1.2 The following security issues 

must be addressed from the outset: 

• System access control: The system 

has to withstand a break-in attempt from 

unauthorised persons. 

• Authenticity and data access 

control: 

The system has to be able to limit the 

access of authorised parties to a 

predefined set of data only. 

• Communication security: It shall be 

guaranteed that VMS reports and 

messages are securely communicated. 

• Data security:It has to be guaranteed 

that all VMS reports and messages that 

enter the system are securely stored for 

the required time and that they will not 

be tampered with. 

• Security procedures: Security 

procedures shall be designed addressing 

access to the system (both hardware and 

software), system administration and 

maintenance, backup and general usage 

of the system. 

4.1.3 Having regard to the state of 

the art and the cost of their 

implementation, such measures shall 

ensure a level of security appropriate to 

the risks represented by the processing 

of the reports and the messages. 

4.1.4 Security measures are 

described in more detail in the 

following paragraphs. 

4.2 System Access Control 

4.2.1 The following features are the 

mandatory requirements for the VMS 

installation located at the CCAMLR Data 

Centre: 

• A stringent password and 

authentication system: Each user of the 

system is assigned a unique user 

identification and associated password. 

Each time the user logs on to the system 

he/she has to provide the correct 

password. Even when successfully 

logged on the user only has access to 

those and only those functions and data 

that he/she is configured to have access 

to. Only a privileged user has access to 

all the data. 

• Physical access to the computer 

system is controlled. 

• Auditing: selective recording of 

events for analysis and detection of 

security breaches. 

• Time-based access control: access to 

the system can be specified in terms of 

times-of-day and days-of-week that each 

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• Terminal access control: specifying 

for each workstation which users are 

allowed to access. 

4.3 Authenticity and Data Access 

Security 

4.3.1 Communication between 

Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR 

Secretariat for the purpose of 

Conservation Measure 10–04 shall use 

secure Internet protocols SSL, DES or 

verified certificates obtained from the 

CCAMLR Secretariat. 

4.4 Data Security 

4.4.1 Access limitation to the data 

shall be secured via a flexible user 

identification and password 

mechanism. Each user shall be given 

access only to the data necessary for 

their task. 

4.5 Security Procedures 

4.5.1 Each Contracting Party and the 

CCAMLR Secretariat shall nominate a 

security system administrator. The 

security system administrator shall 

review the log files generated by the 

software for which they are responsible, 

properly maintain the system security 

for which they are responsible, restrict 

access to the system for which they are 

responsible as deemed needed and in 

the case of Contracting Parties, also act 

as a liaison with the Secretariat in order 

to solve security matters. 

Conservation Measure 10–05 (2006) 

Catch Documentation Scheme for 

Dissostichus spp. 

(Species: toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Concerned that illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing for 

Dissostichus spp. in the Convention 

Area threatens serious depletion of 

populations of Dissostichus spp., 

Aware that IUU fishing involves 

significant by-catch of some Antarctic 

species, including endangered albatross, 

Noting that IUU fishing is 

inconsistent with the objective of the 

Convention and undermines the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures, 

Underlining the responsibilities of 

Flag States to ensure that their vessels 

conduct their fishing activities in a 

responsible manner, 

Mindful of the rights and obligations 

of Port States to promote the 

effectiveness of regional fishery 

conservation measures, 

Aware that IUU fishing reflects the 

high value of, and resulting expansion 

in markets for and international trade 

in, Dissostichus spp., 

Recalling that Contracting Parties 

have agreed to introduce classification 

codes for Dissostichus spp. at a national 

level, 

Recognising that the implementation 

of a Catch Documentation Scheme for 

Dissostichus spp. (CDS) will provide the 

Commission with essential information 

necessary to provide the precautionary 

management objectives of the 

Convention, 

Committed to take steps, consistent 

with international law, to identify the 

origins of Dissostichus spp. entering the 

markets of Contracting Parties and to 

determine whether Dissostichus spp. 

harvested in the Convention Area that is 

imported into their territories was 

caught in a manner consistent with 

CCAMLR conservation measures, 

Wishing to reinforce the conservation 

measures already adopted by the 

Commission with respect to 

Dissostichus spp., 

Inviting non-Contracting Parties 

whose vessels fish for Dissostichus spp. 

to participate in the CDS, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. The following definitions are 

intended only for the purposes of the 

completion of CDS documents and shall 

be applied as stated regardless of 

whether such actions as landings, 

transhipments, imports, exports or reexports constitute the same under any 

CDS participant’s customs law or other 

domestic legislation: 

(i) Port State: The State that has 

control over a particular port area or free 

trade zone for the purposes of landing, 

transhipment, importing, exporting and 

re-exporting and whose authority serves 

as the authority for landing or 

transhipment certification. 

(ii) Landing: The initial transfer of 

catch in its harvested or processed form 

from a vessel to dockside or to another 

vessel in a port or free trade zone where 

the catch is certified by an authority of 

the Port State as landed. 

(iii) Export: Any movement of a catch 

in its harvested or processed form from 

territory under the control of the State 

or free trade zone of landing, or, where 

that State or free trade zone forms part 

of a customs union, any other member 

State of that customs union. 

(iv) Import: The physical entering or 

bringing of a catch into any part of the 

geographical territory under the control 

of a State, except where the catch is 

landed or transhipped within the 

definitions of ‘landing’ or 

‘transhipment’ in this conservation 

measure. 

(v) Re-export: Any movement of a 

catch in its harvested or processed form 

from territory under the control of a 

State, free trade zone, or member State 

of a customs union of import unless that 

State, free trade zone, or any member 

State of that customs union of import is 

the first place of import, in which case 

the movement is an export within the 

definition of ‘export’ in this 

conservation measure. 

(vi) Transhipment: The transfer of a 

catch in its harvested or processed form 

from a vessel to another vessel or means 

of transport, and, where such transfer 

takes place within the territory under 

the control of a Port State, for the 

purpose of effecting its removal from 

that State. For the avoidance of doubt, 

temporarily placing a catch on land or 

an artificial structure to facilitate such 

transfer shall not prevent the transfer 

from being a transhipment where the 

catch is not ‘landed’ within the 

definition of ‘landing’ in this 

conservation measure. 

2. Each Contracting Party shall take 

steps to identify the origin of 

Dissostichus spp. imported into or 

exported from its territories and to 

determine whether Dissostichus spp. 

harvested in the Convention Area that is 

imported into or exported from its 

territories was caught in a manner 

consistent with CCAMLR conservation 

measures. 

3. Each Contracting Party shall require 

that each master or authorised 

representative of its flag vessels 

authorised to engage in harvesting of 

Dissostichus eleginoides and/or 

Dissostichus mawsoni complete a 

Dissostichus catch document (DCD) for 

the catch landed or transhipped on each 

occasion that it lands or tranships 

Dissostichus spp. 

4. Each Contracting Party shall require 

that each landing of Dissostichus spp. at 

its ports and each transhipment of 

Dissostichus spp. to its vessels be 

accompanied by a completed DCD. The 

landing of Dissostichus spp. without a 

catch document is prohibited. 

5. Each Contracting Party shall, in 

accordance with their laws and 

regulations, require that their flag 

vessels which intend to harvest 

Dissostichus spp., including on the high 

seas outside the Convention Area, are 

provided with specific authorisation to 

do so. Each Contracting Party shall 

provide DCD forms to each of its flag 

vessels authorised to harvest 

Dissostichus spp. and only to those 

vessels. 

6. A non-Contracting Party seeking to 

cooperate with CCAMLR by 

participating in this scheme may issue 

DCD forms, in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraphs 8 

and 9, to any of its flag vessels that 

intend to harvest Dissostichus spp. 

7. The procedure regarding 

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implementation of the CDS by nonContracting Parties involved in the trade 

of Dissostichus spp. is set out in Annex 

10–05/C. 

8. The DCD shall include the 

following information: 

(i) the name, address, telephone and 

fax numbers of the issuing authority; 

(ii) the name, home port, national 

registry number and call sign of the 

vessel and, if issued, its IMO/Lloyd’s 

registration number; 

(iii) the reference number of the 

licence or permit, whichever is 

applicable, that is issued to the vessel; 

(iv) the weight of each Dissostichus 

species landed or transhipped by 

product type, and 

(a) by CCAMLR statistical subarea or 

division if caught in the Convention 

Area; and/or 

(b) by FAO statistical area, subarea or 

division if caught outside the 

Convention Area; 

(v) the dates within which the catch 

was taken; 

(vi) the date and the port at which the 

catch was landed or the date and the 

vessel, its flag and national registry 

number, to which the catch was 

transhipped; 

(vii) the name, address, telephone and 

fax numbers of the recipient(s) of the 

catch and the amount of each species 

and product type received. 

9. Procedures for completing DCDs in 

respect of vessels are set forth in 

paragraphs A1 to A10 of Annex 10–05/ 

A to this measure. The standard catch 

document is attached to the annex. 

10. Each Contracting Party shall 

require that each shipment of 

Dissostichus spp. imported into or 

exported from its territory be 

accompanied by the export-validated 

DCD(s) and, where appropriate, 

validated re-export document(s) that 

account for all the Dissostichus spp. 

contained in the shipment. The import, 

export or re-export of Dissostichus spp. 

without a catch document is prohibited. 

11. An export-validated DCD issued 

in respect of a vessel is one that: 

(i) includes all relevant information 

and signatures provided in accordance 

with paragraphs A1 to A11 of Annex 

10–05/A to this measure; 

(ii) includes a signed and stamped 

certification by a responsible official of 

the exporting State of the accuracy of 

the information contained in the 

document. 

12. Each Contracting Party shall 

ensure that its customs government 

authorities or other appropriate 

government officials request and 

examine the documentation of each 

shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported 

into or exported from its territory to 

verify that it includes the exportvalidated DCD(s) and, where 

appropriate, validated re-export 

document(s) that account for all the 

Dissostichus spp. contained in the 

shipment. These officials may also 

examine the content of any shipment to 

verify the information contained in the 

catch document or documents. 

13. If, as a result of an examination 

referred to in paragraph 12 above, a 

question arises regarding the 

information contained in a DCD or a reexport document, the exporting State 

whose government authority validated 

the document(s) and, as appropriate, the 

Flag State whose vessel completed the 

document are called on to cooperate 

with the importing State with a view to 

resolving such question. 

14. Each Contracting Party shall 

promptly provide by the most rapid 

electronic means, copies to the 

CCAMLR Secretariat of all exportvalidated DCDs and, where relevant, 

validated re-export documents that it 

issued from and received into its 

territory and shall submit annually to 

the Secretariat a summary list of 

documents issued from or received into 

its territory in respect of transhipments, 

landings, exports, re-exports and 

imports. The list shall include: 

document identification numbers; date 

of landing, export, re-export, import; 

weights landed, exported, re-exported or 

imported. 

15. Each Contracting Party, and any 

non-Contracting Party that issues DCDs 

in respect of its flag vessels in 

accordance with paragraph 6, shall 

inform the CCAMLR Secretariat of the 

government authority or authorities 

(including names, addresses, phone and 

fax numbers and e-mail addresses) 

responsible for issuing and validating 

DCDs. 

16. Notwithstanding the above, any 

Contracting Party, or any nonContracting Party participating in the 

CDS, may require additional verification 

of catch documents by Flag States by 

using, inter alia, VMS, in respect of 

catches 1 taken on the high seas outside 

the Convention Area, when landed at, 

imported into or exported from its 

territory. 

17. If, following an examination under 

paragraph 12, questions under 

paragraph 13 or requests for additional 

verification of documents under 

paragraph 16, it is determined, after 

consultation with the States concerned, 

that a catch document is invalid, the 

import, export or re-export of 

Dissostichus spp. being the subject of 

the document is prohibited. 

18. If a Contracting Party participating 

in the CDS has cause to sell or dispose 

of seized or confiscated Dissostichus 

spp., it may issue a Specially Validated 

Dissostichus Catch Document (SVDCD) 

specifying the reasons for that 

validation. The SVDCD shall include a 

statement describing the circumstances 

under which confiscated fish are 

moving in trade. To the extent 

practicable, Parties shall ensure that no 

financial benefit arising from the sale of 

seized or confiscated catch accrue to the 

perpetrators of IUU fishing. If a 

Contracting Party issues a SVDCD, it 

shall immediately report all such 

validations to the Secretariat for 

conveying to all Parties and, as 

appropriate, recording in trade statistics. 

19. A Contracting Party may transfer 

all or part of the proceeds from the sale 

of seized or confiscated Dissostichus 

spp. into the CDS Fund created by the 

Commission or into a national fund 

which promotes achievement of the 

objectives of the Convention. A 

Contracting Party may, consistent with 

its domestic legislation, decline to 

provide a market for toothfish offered 

for sale with a SVDCD by another State. 

Provisions concerning the uses of the 

CDS Fund are found in Annex 10–05/ 

B. 

1Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. 

by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside 

the Convention Area. A by-catch shall be 

defined as no more than 5% of total catch of 

all species and no more than 50 tonnes for 

an entire fishing trip by a vessel. 

Annex 10–05/A 

A1. Each Flag State shall ensure that 

each Dissostichus catch document form 

that it issues includes a specific 

identification number consisting of: 

(i) a four-digit number, consisting of 

the two-digit International Standards 

Organization (ISO) country code plus 

the last two digits of the year for which 

the form is issued; 

(ii) a three-digit sequence number 

(beginning with 001) to denote the order 

in which catch document forms are 

issued. 

It shall also enter on each 

Dissostichus catch document form the 

number as appropriate of the licence or 

permit issued to the vessel. 

A2. The master of a vessel which has 

been issued a Dissostichus catch 

document form or forms shall adhere to 

the following procedures prior to each 

landing or transhipment of Dissostichus 

spp.: 

(i) the master shall ensure that the 

information specified in paragraph 7 of 

this conservation measure is accurately 

recorded on the Dissostichus catch 

document form; 

(ii) if a landing or transhipment 

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the master shall record on the 

Dissostichus catch document form the 

total amount of the catch landed or 

transhipped by weight of each species; 

(iii) if a landing or transhipment 

includes catch of Dissostichus spp. 

taken from different statistical subareas 

and/or divisions, the master shall record 

on the Dissostichus catch document 

form the amount of the catch by weight 

of each species taken from each 

statistical subarea and/or division and 

indicating whether the catch was caught 

in an EEZ or on the high seas, as 

appropriate; 

(iv) the master shall convey to the 

Flag State of the vessel by the most 

rapid electronic means available, the 

Dissostichus catch document number, 

the dates within which the catch was 

taken, the species, processing type or 

types, the estimated weight to be landed 

and the area or areas of the catch, the 

date of landing or transhipment and the 

port and country of landing or vessel of 

transhipment and shall request from the 

Flag State, a Flag State confirmation 

number. 

A3. If, for catches 1 taken in the 

Convention Area or on the high seas 

outside the Convention Area, the Flag 

State verifies, by the use of a VMS (as 

described in paragraph 1 of 

Conservation Measure 10–04), the area 

fished and that the catch to be landed 

or transhipped as reported by its vessel 

is accurately recorded and taken in a 

manner consistent with its authorisation 

to fish, it shall convey a unique Flag 

State confirmation number to the 

vessel’s master by the most rapid 

electronic means available. The 

Dissostichus catch document will 

receive a confirmation number from the 

Flag State, only when it is convinced 

that the information submitted by the 

vessel fully satisfies the provisions of 

this conservation measure. 

A4. The master shall enter the Flag 

State confirmation number on the 

Dissostichus catch document form. 

A5. The master of a vessel that has 

been issued a Dissostichus catch 

document form or forms shall adhere to 

the following procedures immediately 

after each landing or transhipment of 

Dissostichus spp.: 

(i) in the case of a transhipment, the 

master shall confirm the transhipment 

obtaining the signature on the 

Dissostichus catch document of the 

master of the vessel to which the catch 

is being transferred; 

(ii) in the case of a landing, the master 

or authorised representative shall 

confirm the landing by obtaining a 

signed and stamped certification on the 

Dissostichus catch document by a 

responsible official of the Port State of 

landing or free trade zone who is acting 

under the direction of either the 

customs or fisheries authority of the 

Port State and is competent with regard 

to the validation of Dissostichus catch 

documents; 

(iii) in the case of a landing, the 

master or authorised representative 

shall also obtain the signature on the 

Dissostichus catch document of the 

individual that receives the catch at the 

port of landing or free trade zone; 

(iv) in the event that the catch is 

divided upon landing, the master or 

authorised representative shall present a 

copy of the Dissostichus catch 

document to each individual that 

receives a part of the catch at the port 

of landing or free trade zone, record on 

that copy of the catch document the 

amount and origin of the catch received 

by that individual and obtain the 

signature of that individual. 

A6. In respect of each landing or 

transhipment, the master or authorised 

representative shall immediately sign 

and convey by the most rapid electronic 

means available a copy, or, if the catch 

landed was divided, copies, of the 

signed Dissostichus catch document to 

the Flag State of the vessel and shall 

provide a copy of the relevant document 

to each recipient of the catch. 

A7. The Flag State of the vessel shall 

immediately convey by the most rapid 

electronic means available a copy or, if 

the catch was divided, copies, of the 

signed Dissostichus catch document to 

the CCAMLR Secretariat to be made 

available by the next working day to all 

Contracting Parties. 

A8. The master or authorised 

representative shall retain the original 

copies of the signed Dissostichus catch 

document(s) and return them to the Flag 

State no later than one month after the 

end of the fishing season. 

A9. The master of a vessel to which 

catch has been transhipped (receiving 

vessel) shall adhere to the following 

procedures immediately after each 

landing of such catch in order to 

complete each Dissostichus catch 

document received from transhipping 

vessels: 

(i) the master of the receiving vessel 

shall confirm the landing by obtaining 

a signed and stamped certification on 

the Dissostichus catch document by a 

responsible official of the Port State of 

landing or free trade zone who is acting 

under the direction of either the 

customs or fisheries authority of the 

Port State and is competent with regard 

to the validation of Dissostichus catch 

documents; 

(ii) the master of the receiving vessel 

shall also obtain the signature on the 

Dissostichus catch document of the 

individual that receives the catch at the 

port of landing or free trade; 

(iii) in the event that the catch is 

divided upon landing, the master of the 

receiving vessel shall present a copy of 

the Dissostichus catch document to each 

individual that receives a part of the 

catch at the port of landing or free trade 

zone, record on that copy of the catch 

document the amount and origin of the 

catch received by that individual and 

obtain the signature of that individual. 

A10. In respect of each landing of 

transhipped catch, the master or 

authorised representative of the 

receiving vessel shall immediately sign 

and convey by the most rapid electronic 

means available a copy of all the 

Dissostichus catch documents, or if the 

catch was divided, copies, of all the 

Dissostichus catch documents, to the 

Flag State(s) that issued the Dissostichus 

catch document, and shall provide a 

copy of the relevant document to each 

recipient of the catch. The Flag State of 

the receiving vessel shall immediately 

convey by the most rapid electronic 

means available a copy of the document 

to the CCAMLR Secretariat to be made 

available by the next working day to all 

Contracting Parties. 

A11. For each shipment of 

Dissostichus spp. to be exported from 

the country of landing, the exporter 

shall adhere to the following procedures 

to obtain the necessary export validation 

of the Dissostichus catch document(s) 

that account for all the Dissostichus spp. 

contained in the shipment: 

(i) the exporter shall enter on each 

Dissostichus catch document the 

amount of each Dissostichus spp. 

reported on the document that is 

contained in the shipment; 

(ii) the exporter shall enter on each 

Dissostichus catch document the name 

and address of the importer of the 

shipment and the point of import; 

(iii) the exporter shall enter on each 

Dissostichus catch document the 

exporter’s name and address, and shall 

sign the document; 

(iv) the exporter shall obtain a signed 

and stamped validation of the 

Dissostichus catch document (including 

the attachments if provided) by a 

responsible official of the exporting 

State. 

(v) the exporter shall indicate the 

transport details as appropriate: 

if by sea 

container(s) number(s) if appropriate, 

or 

vessel name, and 

bill of lading number, date and place 

of issue; 

if by air 

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place and date of issue; 

if by other means (ground 

transportation) 

truck registration number and 

nationality, 

railway transport number, date and 

place of issue. 

A12. In the case of re-export, the reexporter shall adhere to the following 

procedures to obtain the necessary reexport validation of the Dissostichus 

catch document(s) that account for all 

the Dissostichus spp. contained in the 

shipment: 

(i) the re-exporter shall supply details 

of the net weight of product of all 

species to be re-exported, together with 

the Dissostichus catch document 

number to which each species and 

product relates; 

(ii) the re-exporter shall supply the 

name and address of the importer of the 

shipment, the point of import and the 

name and address of the exporter; 

(iii) the re-exporter shall obtain a 

signed and stamped validation of the 

above details by the responsible official 

of the exporting State on the accuracy of 

information contained in the 

document(s); 

(iv) the re-exporter shall indicate the 

transport details as appropriate: 

if by sea 

container(s) number(s) if appropriate, 

or 

vessel name, and 

bill of lading number, date and place 

of issue; 

if by air 

flight number, airway bill number, 

place and date of issue; 

if by other means (ground 

transportation) 

truck registration number and 

nationality, 

railway transport number, date and 

place of issue. 

(v) the responsible official of the reexporting State shall immediately 

transmit by the most rapid electronic 

means a copy of the re-export document 

to the Secretariat to be made available 

next working day to all Contracting 

Parties. 

The standard form for re-export is 

attached to this annex. 

1Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. 

by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside 

the Convention Area. A by-catch shall be 

defined as no more than 5% of total catch of 

all species and no more than 50 tonnes for 

an entire fishing trip by a vessel. 

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Annex 10–05/B 

The Use of the CDS Fund 

B1. The purpose of the CDS Fund 

(‘the Fund’) is to enhance the capacity 

of the Commission in improving the 

effectiveness of the CDS and by this, 

and other means, to prevent, deter and 

eliminate IUU fishing in the Convention 

Area. 

B2. The Fund will be operated 

according to the following provisions: 

(i) The Fund shall be used for special 

projects, or special needs of the 

Secretariat if the Commission so 

decides, aimed at assisting the 

development and improving the 

effectiveness of the CDS. The Fund may 

also be used for special projects and 

other activities contributing to the 

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of IUU fishing in the Convention Area, 

and for other such purposes as the 

Commission may decide. 

(ii) The Fund shall be used primarily 

for projects conducted by the 

Secretariat, although the participation of 

Members in these projects is not 

precluded. While individual Member 

projects may be considered, this shall 

not replace the normal responsibilities 

of Members of the Commission. The 

Fund shall not be used for routine 

Secretariat activities. 

(iii) Proposals for special projects may 

be made by Members, by the 

Commission or the Scientific Committee 

and their subsidiary bodies, or by the 

Secretariat. Proposals shall be made to 

the Commission in writing and be 

accompanied by an explanation of the 

proposal and an itemised statement of 

estimated expenditure. 

(iv) The Commission will, at each 

annual meeting, designate six Members 

to serve on a Review Panel to review 

proposals made intersessionally and to 

make recommendations to the 

Commission on whether to fund special 

projects or special needs. The Review 

Panel will operate by e-mail 

intersessionally and meet during the 

first week of the Commission’s annual 

meeting. 

(v) The Commission shall review all 

proposals and decide on appropriate 

projects and funding as a standing 

agenda item at its annual meeting. 

(vi) The Fund may be used to assist 

Acceding States and non-Contracting 

Parties that wish to cooperate with 

CCAMLR and participate in the CDS, so 

long as this use is consistent with 

provisions (i) and (ii) above. Acceding 

States and non-Contracting Parties may 

submit proposals if the proposals are 

sponsored by, or in cooperation with, a 

Member. 

(vii) The Financial Regulations of the 

Commission shall apply to the Fund, 

except in so far as these provisions 

provide or the Commission decides 

otherwise. 

(viii) The Secretariat shall report to 

the annual meeting of the Commission 

on the activities of the Fund, including 

its income and expenditure. Annexed to 

the report shall be reports on the 

progress of each project being funded by 

the Fund, including details of the 

expenditure on each project. The report 

will be circulated to Members in 

advance of the annual meeting. 

(ix) Where an individual Member 

project is being funded according to 

provision (ii), that Member shall 

provide an annual report on the 

progress of the project, including details 

of the expenditure on the project. The 

report shall be submitted to the 

Secretariat in sufficient time to be 

circulated to Members in advance of the 

annual meeting. When the project is 

completed, that Member shall provide a 

final statement of account certified by 

an auditor acceptable to the 

Commission. 

(x) The Commission shall review all 

ongoing projects at its annual meeting as 

a standing agenda item and reserves the 

right, after notice, to cancel a project at 

any time should it decide that it is 

necessary. Such a decision shall be 

exceptional, and shall take into account 

progress made to date and likely 

progress in the future, and shall in any 

case be preceded by an invitation from 

the Commission to the project 

coordinator to present a case for 

continuation of funding. 

(xi) The Commission may modify 

these provisions at any time. 

Annex 10–05/C 

Procedure Regarding Cooperation With 

CCAMLR in the Implementation of the 

CDS by Non-Contracting Parties 

Involved in the Trade of Dissostichus 

Spp. 

C1. Each year, the Executive Secretary 

shall contact all non-Contracting Parties 

which are known to be involved in the 

trade with Dissostichus spp. to urge 

them to become a Contracting Party to 

CCAMLR or to attain the status of a nonContracting Party cooperating with 

CCAMLR by participating in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. (CDS) in accordance with the 

provisions of Conservation Measure 10–

05. In doing so, the Executive Secretary 

shall provide copies of this conservation 

measure and any related resolutions 

adopted by the Commission. 

C2. Any non-Contracting Party that 

seeks to be accorded the status of nonContracting Party cooperating with 

CCAMLR by participating in the CDS 

shall apply to the Executive Secretary 

requesting such status. Such requests 

must be received by the Executive 

Secretary no later than ninety (90) days 

in advance of an annual meeting of the 

CAMLR Commission in order to be 

considered at that meeting. 

C3. Any non-Contracting Party 

requesting the status of a nonContracting Party cooperating with 

CCAMLR by participating in the CDS 

shall fulfil the following requirements 

in order to have this status considered 

by the Commission: 

(i) Information requirements: 

(a) communicate the data required 

under the CDS. 

(ii) Compliance requirements: 

(a) implement all the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 10–05; 

(b) inform CCAMLR of all the 

measures taken to ensure compliance by 

its vessels used for the transhipments of 

Dissostichus spp. and its operators, 

including inter alia, and as appropriate, 

inspection at sea and in port, CDS 

implementation; 

(c) respond to alleged violations of 

CCAMLR measures by its vessels 

transhipping Dissostichus spp. and its 

operators, as determined by the 

appropriate bodies, and communicate to 

CCAMLR the actions taken against 

operators. 

C4. An applicant for the status of a 

non-Contracting Party cooperating with 

CCAMLR by participating in the CDS 

shall also: 

(i) confirm its commitment to 

implement Conservation Measure 10–

05; and 

(ii) inform the Commission of the 

measures it takes to ensure compliance 

by its operators with Conservation 

Measure 10–05. 

C5. The Standing Committee for 

Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) 

shall be responsible for reviewing 

requests for the status of nonContracting Party cooperating with 

CCAMLR by participating in the CDS 

and for recommending to the 

Commission whether the applicants 

should be granted such status. 

C6. Annually the Commission shall 

review the status granted to each nonContracting Party and may revoke this 

status if the non-Contracting Party 

concerned has not complied with the 

criteria for attaining such status 

established by this measure. 

Conservation Measure 10–06 (2006) 

Scheme to promote compliance by 

Contracting Party vessels with 

CCAMLR conservation measures 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Convinced that illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing 

compromises the objective of the 

Convention, 

Aware that a number of vessels 

registered to Parties and non-Parties are 

engaged in activities which diminish 

the effectiveness of CCAMLR 

conservation measures, 

Recalling that Contracting Parties are 

required to cooperate in taking 

appropriate action to deter any activities 

which are not consistent with the 

objective of the Convention, 

Resolved to reinforce its integrated 

administrative and political measures 

aimed at eliminating IUU fishing in the 

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hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX.2(i) of the Convention: 

1. At each annual meeting, the 

Commission will identify those 

Contracting Parties whose vessels have 

engaged in fishing activities in the 

Convention Area in a manner which has 

diminished the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures in 

force, and shall establish a list of such 

vessels (CP–IUU Vessel List), in 

accordance with the procedures and 

criteria set out hereafter. 

2. This identification shall be 

documented, inter alia, on reports 

relating to the application of 

Conservation Measure 10–03, trade 

information obtained on the basis of the 

implementation of Conservation 

Measure 10–05 and relevant trade 

statistics such as Food and Agriculture 

Organization of the United Nations 

(FAO) and other national or 

international verifiable statistics, as well 

as any other information obtained from 

Port States and/or gathered from the 

fishing grounds which is suitably 

documented. 

3. Where a Contracting Party obtains 

information that vessels flying the flag 

of another Contracting Party have 

engaged in activities set out in 

paragraph 5, it shall submit a report 

containing this information, within 30 

days of having become aware of it, to 

the Executive Secretary and the 

Contracting Party concerned. 

Contracting Parties shall indicate that 

the information is provided for the 

purposes of considering whether to 

include the vessel concerned in the CP–

IUU Vessel List under Conservation 

Measure 10–06. The Executive Secretary 

shall within one business day circulate 

the report to the other Contracting 

Parties and to non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. (CDS), and invite them to 

communicate any information available 

to them in respect of the vessels referred 

to above, including their ownership, 

operators and their trade activities. 

4. For the purposes of this 

conservation measure, the Contracting 

Parties are considered as having carried 

out fishing activities that have 

diminished the effectiveness of the 

conservation measures adopted by the 

Commission if: 

(i) the Parties do not ensure 

compliance by their vessels with the 

conservation measures adopted by the 

Commission and in force, in respect of 

the fisheries in which they participate 

that are placed under the competence of 

CCAMLR; 

(ii) their vessels are repeatedly 

included in the CP–IUU Vessel List. 

5. In order for a Contracting Party’s 

vessel to be included in the CP–IUU 

Vessel List there must be evidence, 

gathered in accordance with paragraphs 

2 and 3, that the vessel has: 

(i) engaged in fishing activities in the 

CCAMLR Convention Area without a 

licence issued in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 10–02, or in 

violation of the conditions under which 

such licence would have been issued in 

relation to authorised areas, species and 

time periods; or 

(ii) not recorded or not declared its 

catches made in the CCAMLR 

Convention Area in accordance with the 

reporting system applicable to the 

fisheries it engaged in, or made false 

declarations; or 

(iii) fished during closed fishing 

periods or in closed areas in 

contravention of CCAMLR conservation 

measures; or 

(iv) used prohibited gear in 

contravention of applicable CCAMLR 

conservation measures; or 

(v) transhipped or participated in 

joint fishing operations with, supported 

or re-supplied other vessels identified 

by CCAMLR as carrying out IUU fishing 

activities (i.e. vessels on the CP–IUU 

Vessel List or the NCP–IUU Vessel List 

established under Conservation Measure 

10–07); or 

(vi) failed to provide, when required 

under Conservation Measure 10–05, a 

valid catch document for Dissostichus 

spp.; or 

(vii) engaged in fishing activities in a 

manner that undermines the attainment 

of the objectives of the Convention in 

waters adjacent to islands within the 

area to which the Convention applies 

over which the existence of State 

sovereignty is recognised by all 

Contracting Parties, in the terms of the 

statement made by the Chairman on 19 

May 1980; or 

(viii) engaged in fishing activities 

contrary to any other CCAMLR 

conservation measures in a manner that 

undermines the attainment of the 

objectives of the Convention according 

to Article XXII of the Convention. 

Draft CP–IUU Vessel List 

6. The Executive Secretary shall, 

before 1 July of each year, draw up a 

draft list of Contracting Party vessels 

(the Draft CP–IUU Vessel List), listing 

all Contracting Party vessels that, on the 

basis of the information gathered in 

accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3, 

and any other information that the 

Executive Secretary might have 

obtained in relation thereto, and the 

criteria defined in paragraph 4, might be 

presumed to have engaged in any of the 

activities referred to in paragraph 5 

during the period beginning 30 days 

before the start of the previous CCAMLR 

annual meeting. The Draft CP–IUU 

Vessel List shall be distributed 

immediately to the Contracting Parties 

concerned. 

7. Contracting Parties whose vessels 

are included in the Draft CP–IUU Vessel 

List shall transmit their comments to the 

Executive Secretary before 1 September, 

including verifiable VMS data and other 

supporting information showing that the 

vessels listed have not engaged in the 

activities which led to their inclusion in 

the Draft CP–IUU Vessel List. 

Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List 

8. The Executive Secretary shall 

create a new list (‘the Provisional CP–

IUU Vessel List’) which shall comprise 

the Draft CP–IUU Vessel List and all 

information received pursuant to 

paragraph 7. Before 1 October, the 

Executive Secretary shall transmit the 

Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List, the CP–

IUU Vessel List agreed at the previous 

CCAMLR annual meeting, and any 

evidence or documented information 

received since that meeting regarding 

vessels on the Provisional CP–IUU 

Vessel List and CP–IUU Vessel List to 

all Contracting Parties and nonContracting Parties cooperating with the 

Commission by participating in the 

CDS. The Executive Secretary shall at 

the same time: 

(i) request non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS that, to the 

extent possible in accordance with their 

applicable laws and regulations, they do 

not register or de-register vessels that 

have been placed on the Provisional 

CP–IUU Vessel List until such time as 

the Commission has had the 

opportunity to consider the List and has 

made its determination; 

(ii) invite non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS to submit any 

evidence or documented information 

regarding vessels on the Provisional CP–

IUU Vessel List and CP–IUU Vessel List, 

at the latest 30 days before the start of 

the next CCAMLR annual meeting. 

Where the incident occurs within the 

month preceding the next CCAMLR 

annual meeting, evidence or 

documented information should be 

provided as soon as possible. 

9. Contracting Parties shall take all 

necessary measures, to the extent 

possible in accordance with their 

applicable laws and regulations, in 

order that: 

(i) they do not register or de-register 

vessels that have been placed on the 

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as the Commission has had the 

opportunity to examine the List and has 

made its determination; 

(ii) if they do de-register a vessel on 

the Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List they 

inform, where possible, the Executive 

Secretary of the proposed new Flag 

State of the vessel, whereupon the 

Executive Secretary shall inform that 

State that the vessel is on the 

Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List and 

urge that State not to register the vessel. 

Proposed and Final CP–IUU Vessel List 

10. Contracting Parties shall submit to 

the Executive Secretary any additional 

information which might be relevant for 

the establishment of the CP–IUU Vessel 

List within 30 days of having become 

aware of such information and at the 

latest 30 days before the start of the 

CCAMLR annual meeting. A report 

containing this information shall be 

submitted in the format set out in 

paragraph 16, and Contracting Parties 

shall indicate that the information is 

provided for the purposes of 

considering whether to include the 

vessel concerned in the CP–IUU Vessel 

List under Conservation Measure 10–06. 

The Secretariat shall collate all 

information received and, where this 

has not been provided in relation to a 

vessel, attempt to obtain the information 

in paragraphs 16(i) to (vii). 

11. The Executive Secretary shall 

circulate to Contracting Parties, at the 

latest 30 days before the start of the 

CCAMLR annual meeting, all evidence 

or documented information received 

under paragraphs 8 and 9, together with 

any other evidence or documented 

information received in terms of 

paragraphs 2 and 3. 

12. At each CCAMLR annual meeting, 

the Standing Committee on 

Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) 

shall, by consensus: 

(i) adopt a Proposed CP–IUU Vessel 

List, following consideration of the 

Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List and 

information and evidence circulated 

under paragraph 10. The Proposed CP–

IUU Vessel List shall be submitted to 

the Commission for approval; 

(ii) recommend to the Commission 

which, if any, vessels should be 

removed from the CP–IUU Vessel List 

adopted at the previous CCAMLR 

annual meeting, following consideration 

of that List and information and 

evidence circulated under paragraph 10. 

13. SCIC shall include a vessel on the 

Proposed CP–IUU Vessel List only if 

one or more of the criteria in paragraph 

5 have been satisfied. 

14. SCIC shall recommend that the 

Commission should remove a vessel 

from the CP–IUU Vessel List if the 

Contracting Party proves that: 

(i) the vessel did not take part in the 

activities described in paragraph 1 

which led to the inclusion of the vessel 

in the CP–IUU Vessel List; or 

(ii) it has taken effective action in 

response to the activities in question, 

including prosecution and imposition of 

sanctions of adequate severity; or 

(iii) the vessel has changed 

ownership, including beneficial 

ownership if known to be distinct from 

the registered ownership, and that the 

new owner can establish the previous 

owner no longer has any legal, financial, 

or real interests in the vessel, or 

exercises control over it and that the 

new owner has not participated in IUU 

fishing; or 

(iv) it has taken measures considered 

sufficient to ensure the granting of the 

right to the vessel to fly its flag will not 

result in IUU fishing. 

15. In order to facilitate the work of 

SCIC and the Commission, the 

Executive Secretary shall prepare a 

paper for each CCAMLR annual 

meeting, summarising and annexing all 

the information, evidence and 

comments submitted in respect of each 

vessel to be considered. 

16. The Draft CP–IUU Vessel List, 

Provisional CP–IUU Vessel List, 

Proposed CP–IUU Vessel List and the 

CP–IUU Vessel List shall contain the 

following details: 

(i) name of vessel and previous 

names, if any; 

(ii) flag of vessel and previous flags, 

if any; 

(iii) owner of vessel and previous 

owners, including beneficial owners, if 

any; 

(iv) operator of vessel and previous 

operators, if any; 

(v) call sign of vessel and previous 

call signs, if any; 

(vi) Lloyds/IMO number; 

(vii) photographs of the vessel, where 

available; 

(viii) date vessel was first included on 

the CP–IUU Vessel List; 

(ix) summary of activities which 

justify inclusion of the vessel on the 

List, together with references to all 

relevant documents informing of and 

evidencing those activities. 

17. On approval of the CP–IUU Vessel 

List, the Commission shall request 

Contracting Parties whose vessels 

appear thereon to take all necessary 

measures to address these activities, 

including if necessary, the withdrawal 

of the registration or of the fishing 

licences of these vessels, the 

nullification of the relevant catch 

documents and denial of further access 

to the CDS, and to inform the 

Commission of the measures taken in 

this respect. 

18. Contracting Parties shall take all 

necessary measures, subject to and in 

accordance with their applicable laws 

and regulations and international law, 

in order that: 

(i) the issuance of a licence to vessels 

on the CP–IUU Vessel List to fish in the 

Convention Area is prohibited; 

(ii) the issuance of a licence to vessels 

on the CP–IUU Vessel List to fish in 

waters under their fisheries jurisdiction 

is prohibited; 

(iii) fishing vessels, support vessels, 

refuel vessels, mother ships and cargo 

vessels flying their flag do not in any 

way, in the Convention Area, assist 

vessels on the CP–IUU Vessel List by 

participating in any transhipment or 

joint fishing operations, supporting or 

resupplying such vessels; 

(iv) vessels on the CP–IUU Vessel List 

should be denied access to ports unless 

for the purpose of enforcement action or 

for reasons of force majeure or for 

rendering assistance to vessels, or 

persons on those vessels, in danger or 

distress. Vessels allowed entry to port 

are to be inspected in accordance with 

relevant conservation measures; 

(v) where port access is granted to 

such vessels: 

(a) documentation and other 

information, including DCDs where 

relevant are examined, with a view to 

verifying the area in which the catch 

was taken; and where the origin cannot 

be adequately verified, the catch is 

detained or any landing or transhipment 

of the catch is refused; and 

(b) where possible 

i. in the event catch is found to be 

taken in contravention of CCAMLR 

conservation measures, catch is 

confiscated; 

ii. all support to such vessels, 

including non-emergency refueling, 

resupplying and repairs is prohibited. 

(vi) the chartering of vessels on the 

CP–IUU Vessel List is prohibited; 

(vii) granting of their flag to vessels on 

the CP–IUU Vessel List is refused; 

(viii) imports, exports and re-exports 

of Dissostichus spp. from vessels on the 

CP–IUU Vessel List are prohibited; 

(ix) ‘Export or Re-export Government 

Authority Validation’ is not certified 

when the shipment (of Dissostichus 

spp.) is declared to have been caught by 

any vessel on the CP–IUU Vessel List; 

(x) importers, transporters and other 

sectors concerned are encouraged to 

refrain from dealing with and from 

transhipping of fish caught by vessels 

on the CP–IUU Vessel List; 

(xi) any appropriate information 

which is suitably documented is 

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Executive Secretary, to be forwarded to 

Contracting Parties, and nonContracting Parties, entities or fishing 

entities cooperating with the 

Commission by participating in the 

CDS, with the aim of detecting, 

controling and preventing the 

importation or exportation of, and other 

trade-related activities relating to, 

catches from vessels on the CP–IUU 

Vessel List intended to circumvent this 

conservation measure. 

19. The Executive Secretary shall 

place the CP–IUU Vessel List approved 

by the Commission on the public 

section of the CCAMLR Web site. 

Furthermore, the Executive Secretary 

shall communicate the CP–IUU Vessel 

List to the FAO and appropriate regional 

fisheries organisations to enhance 

cooperation between CCAMLR and 

these organisations for the purposes of 

preventing, deterring and eliminating 

IUU fishing. 

20. The Executive Secretary shall 

circulate to non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS the CP–IUU 

Vessel List, together with the request 

that, to the extent possible in 

accordance with their applicable laws 

and regulations, they do not register 

vessels that have been placed on the List 

unless they are removed from the List 

by the Commission. 

21. If Contracting Parties obtain new 

or changed information for vessels on 

the CP–IUU Vessel List in relation to the 

details in paragraphs 16(i) to (vii), they 

shall notify the Executive Secretary who 

shall place a notification on the secure 

section of the CCAMLR Web site and 

advise all Contracting Parties of the 

notification. If there are no comments 

on the information within seven (7) 

days, the Executive Secretary will revise 

the CP–IUU Vessel List. 

22. Without prejudice to their rights 

to take proper action consistent with 

international law, Contracting Parties 

should not take any trade measures or 

other sanctions which are inconsistent 

with their international obligations 

against vessels using as the basis for the 

action the fact that the vessel or vessels 

have been included in the Draft CP–IUU 

Vessel List drawn up by the Executive 

Secretary, pursuant to paragraph 6. 

23. The Chair of the Commission shall 

request the Contracting Parties 

identified pursuant to paragraph 1 to 

take all necessary measures to avoid 

diminishing the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures 

resulting from their vessels’ activities, 

and to advise the Commission of actions 

taken in that regard. 

24. The Commission shall review, at 

subsequent CCAMLR annual meetings, 

as appropriate, action taken by those 

Contracting Parties to which requests 

have been made pursuant to paragraph 

23, and identify those which have not 

rectified their activities. 

25. The Commission shall decide 

appropriate measures to be taken in 

respect to Dissostichus spp. so as to 

address these issues with those 

identified Contracting Parties. In this 

respect, Contracting Parties may 

cooperate to adopt appropriate 

multilaterally agreed trade-related 

measures, consistent with their 

obligations as members of the World 

Trade Organization, that may be 

necessary to prevent, deter and 

eliminate the IUU activities identified 

by the Commission. Multilateral traderelated measures may be used to 

support cooperative efforts to ensure 

that trade in Dissostichus spp. and its 

products does not in any way encourage 

IUU fishing or otherwise diminish the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR’s conservation 

measures which are consistent with the 

United Nations Convention on the Law 

of the Sea 1982. 

Conservation Measure 10–07 (2006) 

Scheme to promote compliance by nonContracting Party vessels with 

CCAMLR conservation measures 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Convinced that illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing 

compromises the objective of the 

Convention, 

Aware that a significant number of 

vessels registered to non-Contracting 

Parties are engaged in activities which 

diminish the effectiveness of CCAMLR 

conservation measures, 

Recalling that Contracting Parties are 

required to cooperate in taking 

appropriate action to deter any activities 

which are not consistent with the 

objective of the Convention, 

Resolved to reinforce its integrated 

administrative and political measures 

aimed at eliminating IUU fishing in the 

Convention Area, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX.2(i) of the Convention: 

1. The Contracting Parties request 

non-Contracting Parties to cooperate 

fully with the Commission with a view 

to ensuring that the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures is not 

undermined. 

2. At each annual meeting the 

Commission shall identify those nonContracting Parties whose vessels are 

engaged in IUU fishing activities in the 

Convention Area that threaten to 

undermine the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures, and 

shall establish a list of such vessels 

(NCP–IUU Vessel List), in accordance 

with the procedures and criteria set out 

hereafter. 

3. This identification shall be 

documented, inter alia, on reports 

relating to the application of 

Conservation Measure 10–03, trade 

information obtained on the basis of the 

implementation of Conservation 

Measure 10–05 and relevant trade 

statistics such as Food and Agriculture 

Organization of the United Nations 

(FAO) and other national or 

international verifiable statistics, as well 

as any other information obtained from 

Port States and/or gathered from the 

fishing grounds which is suitably 

documented. 

4. A non-Contracting Party vessel 

which has been sighted engaging in 

fishing activities in the Convention Area 

or which has been denied port access, 

landing or transhipment in accordance 

with Conservation Measure 10–03 is 

presumed to be undermining the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures. In the case of any 

transhipment activities involving a 

sighted non-Contracting Party vessel 

inside or outside the Convention Area, 

the presumption of undermining the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures applies to any other nonContracting Party vessel which has 

engaged in such activities with that 

vessel. 

5. When a non-Contracting Party 

vessel referred to in paragraph 4 enters 

a port of any Contracting Party, it shall 

be inspected by authorised Contracting 

Party officials in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 10–03 and shall 

not be allowed to land or tranship any 

fish species subject to CCAMLR 

conservation measures it might be 

holding on board unless the vessel 

establishes that the fish were caught in 

compliance with all relevant CCAMLR 

conservation measures and 

requirements under this Convention. 

6. A Contracting Party which sights a 

non-Contracting Party vessel engaging 

in fishing activities in the Convention 

Area or denies a non-Contracting Party 

port access, landing or transhipment 

under paragraph 5 shall attempt to 

inform the vessel that it is presumed to 

be undermining the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures, and 

that this information will be distributed 

to the Executive Secretary, all 

Contracting Parties and the Flag State of 

the vessel. 

7. Information regarding such 

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result of all inspections conducted in 

the ports of Contracting Parties, and any 

subsequent action shall be transmitted 

within one business day to the 

Commission in accordance with Article 

XXII of the Convention. The Executive 

Secretary shall transmit this information 

to all Contracting Parties, within one 

business day of receiving it, and to the 

Flag State of the vessel concerned as 

soon as possible and to appropriate 

regional fisheries organisations. At this 

time, the Executive Secretary shall, in 

consultation with the Chair of the 

Commission, request the Flag State 

concerned that, where appropriate, 

measures be taken in accordance with 

its applicable laws and regulations to 

ensure that the vessel desists from any 

activities that undermine the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures, and that the Flag State report 

back to CCAMLR on the results of such 

enquiries and/or on the measures it has 

taken in respect of the vessel. The other 

Contracting Parties and non-Contracting 

Parties cooperating with the 

Commission by participating in the 

Catch Documentation Scheme for 

Dissostichus spp. (CDS) shall be invited 

to communicate any information 

available to them in respect of the 

vessels referred to above, including their 

ownership, operators and their trade 

activities. 

8. Where a Contracting Party obtains 

information that a non-Contracting Party 

vessel has engaged in activities set out 

in paragraph 9, it shall submit a report 

containing this information, within 30 

days of having become aware of it, to 

the Executive Secretary (including 

where such information has already 

been transmitted under paragraph 7). 

Contracting Parties shall indicate that 

the information is provided for the 

purposes of considering whether to 

include the vessel concerned in the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List under 

Conservation Measure 10–07. In 

addition, the Contracting Party may also 

submit the report directly to the nonContracting Party concerned. The 

Executive Secretary shall promptly 

forward the information to the nonContracting Party concerned, indicating 

that it has been provided for the 

purposes of considering whether to 

include the vessel concerned in the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List under 

Conservation Measure 10–07. The 

Executive Secretary shall request that 

the Flag State take action to prevent the 

vessel undertaking any activities that 

undermine the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures and 

that the Flag State report back to 

CCAMLR on the measures it has taken 

in respect of the vessel concerned. The 

Executive Secretary shall circulate the 

information and any report from the 

Flag State to all other Contracting 

Parties as soon as possible. 

9. In order for a non-Contracting 

Party’s vessel to be included in the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List, there must be 

evidence, gathered in accordance with 

paragraphs 3 and 8, that the vessel has: 

(i) been sighted engaging in fishing 

activities in the CCAMLR Convention 

Area; or 

(ii) been denied port access, landing 

or transhipment in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 10–03; or 

(iii) transhipped or participated in 

joint fishing operations with, supported 

or resupplied other vessels identified by 

CCAMLR as carrying out IUU fishing 

activities (i.e. vessels on the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List or the CP–IUU Vessel List 

established under Conservation Measure 

10–06); or 

(iv) failed to provide, when required 

under Conservation Measure 10–05, a 

valid catch document for Dissostichus 

spp.; or 

(v) engaged in fishing activities in a 

manner that undermines the attainment 

of the objectives of the Convention in 

waters adjacent to islands within the 

area to which the Convention applies 

over which the existence of State 

sovereignty is recognised by all 

Contracting Parties, in the terms of the 

statement made by the Chairman on 19 

May 1980; or 

(vi) engaged in fishing activities 

contrary to any other CCAMLR 

conservation measures in a manner that 

undermines the attainment of the 

objectives of the Convention according 

to Article XXII of the Convention. 

Draft NCP–IUU Vessel List 

10. The Executive Secretary shall, 

before 1 July of each year, draw up a 

draft list (‘the Draft NCP–IUU Vessel 

List’), listing all non-Contracting Party 

vessels that, on the basis of the 

information gathered in accordance 

with paragraphs 3 and 8 and any other 

information that the Executive Secretary 

might have obtained in relation thereto, 

might be presumed to have engaged in 

any of the activities referred to in 

paragraph 9 during the period beginning 

30 days before the start of the previous 

CCAMLR annual meeting. The Draft 

NCP–IUU Vessel List shall be 

distributed immediately to the nonContracting Parties concerned and to all 

Contracting Parties. 

11. The Executive Secretary shall 

invite non-Contracting Parties whose 

vessels are included in the Draft NCP–

IUU Vessel List to transmit their 

comments to the Executive Secretary 

before 1 September, including verifiable 

VMS data and other supporting 

information showing that the vessels 

listed have not engaged in the activities 

which led to their inclusion in the Draft 

NCP–IUU Vessel List. 

Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List 

12. The Executive Secretary shall 

create a new list (‘the Provisional NCP–

IUU Vessel List’) which shall comprise 

the Draft NCP–IUU Vessel List and all 

information received pursuant to 

paragraph 11. Before 1 October, the 

Executive Secretary shall transmit the 

Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List, the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List agreed at the 

previous CCAMLR annual meeting, and 

any evidence or documented 

information received since that meeting 

regarding vessels on the Provisional 

NCP–IUU Vessel List or the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List to all Contracting Parties and 

non-Contracting Parties cooperating 

with the Commission by participating in 

the CDS. The Executive Secretary shall 

at the same time: 

(i) request non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS that, to the 

extent possible in accordance with their 

applicable laws and regulations, they do 

not register or de-register vessels that 

have been placed on the List until such 

time as the Commission has had the 

opportunity to consider the List and has 

made its determination; 

(ii) invite non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS to submit any 

evidence or documented information 

regarding vessels on the Provisional 

NCP–IUU Vessel List and NCP–IUU 

Vessel List, at the latest 30 days before 

the start of the next CCAMLR annual 

meeting. Where the incident occurs 

within the month preceding the next 

CCAMLR annual meeting, evidence or 

documented information should be 

provided as soon as possible; 

(iii) transmit the Provisional NCP–

IUU Vessel List and any evidence or 

documented information received 

regarding vessels on that List to all nonContracting Parties whose vessels are 

included in the List and who are not 

non-Contracting Parties cooperating 

with the Commission by participating in 

the CDS. 

13. Contracting Parties shall take all 

necessary measures, to the extent 

possible in accordance with their 

applicable laws and regulations, in 

order that: 

(i) they do not register vessels that 

have been placed on the Provisional 

NCP–IUU Vessel List until such time as 

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opportunity to examine the List and has 

made its determination; 

(ii) if they do de-register a vessel on 

the Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List 

they inform, where possible, the 

Executive Secretary of the proposed 

new Flag State of the vessel, whereupon 

the Executive Secretary shall inform 

that State that the vessel is on the 

Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List and 

urge that State not to register the vessel. 

Proposed and Final NCP–IUU Vessel 

List 

14. Contracting Parties shall submit to 

the Executive Secretary any additional 

information which might be relevant for 

the establishment of the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List within 30 days of having 

become aware of such information and 

at the latest 30 days before the start of 

the CCAMLR annual meeting. A report 

containing this information shall be 

submitted in the format set out in 

paragraph 20, and Contracting Parties 

shall indicate that the information is 

provided for the purposes of 

considering whether to include the 

vessel concerned in the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List under Conservation Measure 

10–07. The Executive Secretary shall 

collate all information received and, 

where this has not been provided in 

relation to a vessel, attempt to obtain the 

information in paragraphs 20(i) to (vii). 

15. The Executive Secretary shall 

circulate to Contracting Parties, at the 

latest 30 days before the start of the 

CCAMLR annual meeting, all evidence 

or documented information received 

under paragraphs 12 and 13, together 

with any other evidence or documented 

information received in terms of 

paragraphs 3 and 8. 

16. At each CCAMLR annual meeting, 

the Standing Committee on 

Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) 

shall, by consensus: 

(i) adopt a Proposed NCP–IUU Vessel 

List, following consideration of the 

Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List and 

information and evidence circulated 

under paragraph 14. The Proposed 

NCP–IUU Vessel List shall be submitted 

to the Commission for approval; 

(ii) recommend to the Commission 

which, if any, vessels should be 

removed from the NCP–IUU Vessel List 

adopted at the previous CCAMLR 

annual meeting, following consideration 

of that List and information and 

evidence circulated under paragraph 14. 

17. SCIC shall include a vessel on the 

Proposed NCP–IUU Vessel List only if 

one or more of the criteria in paragraph 

9 have been satisfied. 

18. SCIC shall recommend that the 

Commission should remove a vessel 

from the NCP–IUU Vessel List if the 

non-Contracting Party proves that: 

(i) the vessel did not take part in the 

activities described in paragraph 9 

which led to the inclusion of the vessel 

in the NCP–IUU Vessel List; or 

(ii) it has taken effective action in 

response to the activities in question, 

including prosecution and imposition of 

sanctions of adequate severity; or 

(iii) the vessel has changed ownership 

including beneficial ownership if 

known to be distinct from the registered 

ownership and that the new owner can 

establish the previous owner no longer 

has any legal, financial, or real interests 

in the vessel, or exercises control over 

it and that the new owner has not 

participated in IUU fishing; or 

(iv) it has taken measures considered 

sufficient to ensure the granting of the 

right to the vessel to fly its flag will not 

result in IUU fishing. 

19. In order to facilitate the work of 

SCIC and the Commission, the 

Executive Secretary shall prepare a 

paper for each CCAMLR annual 

meeting, summarising and annexing all 

the information, evidence and 

comments submitted in respect of each 

vessel to be considered. 

20. The Draft NCP–IUU Vessel List, 

Provisional NCP–IUU Vessel List, 

Proposed NCP–IUU Vessel List and the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List shall contain the 

following details: 

(i) name of vessel and previous 

names, if any; 

(ii) flag of vessel and previous flags, 

if any; 

(iii) owner of vessel and previous 

owners including beneficial owners, if 

any; 

(iv) operator of vessel and previous 

operators, if any; 

(v) call sign of vessel and previous 

call signs, if any; 

(vi) Lloyds/IMO number; 

(vii) photographs of the vessel, where 

available; 

(viii) date vessel was first included on 

the NCP–IUU Vessel List; 

(ix) summary of activities which 

justify inclusion of the vessel in the List, 

together with references to all relevant 

documents informing of and evidencing 

those activities. 

21. On approval of the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List, the Commission shall 

request non-Contracting Parties whose 

vessels appear thereon to take all 

necessary measures to address these 

activities, including if necessary, the 

withdrawal of the registration or of the 

fishing licences of these vessels, the 

nullification of the relevant catch 

documents and denial of further access 

to the CDS, and to inform the 

Commission of the measures taken in 

this respect. 

22. Contracting Parties shall take all 

necessary measures, subject to and in 

accordance with their applicable laws 

and regulations and international law, 

in order that: 

(i) the issuance of a licence to vessels 

on the NCP–IUU Vessel List to fish in 

waters under their fisheries jurisdiction 

is prohibited; 

(ii) fishing vessels, support vessels, 

refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo 

vessels flying their flag do not in any 

way assist vessels on the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List by participating in any 

transhipment or joint fishing operations, 

supporting or resupplying such vessels; 

(iii) vessels on the NCP–IUU Vessel 

List should be denied access to ports 

unless for the purpose of enforcement 

action or for reasons of force majeure or 

for rendering assistance to vessels, or 

persons on those vessels, in danger or 

distress. Vessels allowed entry to port 

are to be inspected in accordance with 

relevant conservation measures; 

(iv) where port access is granted to 

such vessels: 

(a) documentation and other 

information, including DCDs where 

relevant are examined, with a view to 

verifying the area in which the catch 

was taken; and where the origin cannot 

be adequately verified, the catch is 

detained or any landing or transhipment 

of the catch is refused; and 

(b) where possible 

i. in the event catch is found to be 

taken in contravention of CCAMLR 

conservation measures, catch is 

confiscated; 

ii. all support to such vessels, 

including non-emergency refuelling, 

resupplying and repairs is prohibited. 

(v) the chartering of vessels on the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List is prohibited; 

(vi) granting of their flag to vessels on 

the NCP–IUU Vessel List is refused; 

(vii) imports, exports and re-exports 

of Dissostichus spp. from vessels on the 

NCP–IUU Vessel List are prohibited; 

(viii) ‘Export or Re-export 

Government Authority Validation’ is not 

certified when the shipment (of 

Dissostichus spp.) is declared to have 

been caught by any vessel on the NCP–

IUU Vessel List; 

(ix) importers, transporters and other 

sectors concerned are encouraged to 

refrain from dealing with and from 

transhipping of fish caught by vessels 

on the NCP–IUU Vessel List; 

(x) any appropriate information which 

is suitably documented is collected and 

submitted to the Executive Secretary, to 

be forwarded to Contracting Parties and 

non-Contracting Parties, entities or 

fishing entities cooperating with the 

Commission by participating in the 

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controlling and preventing the 

importation or exportation of, and other 

trade-related activities relating to, 

catches from vessels on the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List intended to circumvent this 

conservation measure. 

23. The Executive Secretary shall 

place the NCP–IUU Vessel List 

approved by the Commission on the 

public section of the CCAMLR Web site. 

Furthermore, the Executive Secretary 

shall communicate the NCP–IUU Vessel 

List to the FAO and appropriate regional 

fisheries organisations to enhance 

cooperation between CCAMLR and 

these organisations for the purposes of 

preventing, deterring and eliminating 

IUU fishing. 

24. The Executive Secretary shall 

circulate to non-Contracting Parties 

cooperating with the Commission by 

participating in the CDS the NCP–IUU 

Vessel List, together with the request 

that, to the extent possible in 

accordance with their applicable laws 

and regulations, they do not register 

vessels that have been placed on the List 

unless they are removed from the List 

by the Commission. 

25. If Contracting Parties obtain new 

or changed information for vessels on 

the NCP–IUU Vessel List in relation to 

the details in paragraphs 20(i) to (vii), 

they shall notify the Executive Secretary 

who shall place a notification on the 

secure section of the CCAMLR Web site 

and advise all Contracting Parties and 

the non-Contracting Party concerned of 

the notification. If there are no 

comments on the information within 

seven (7) days, the Executive Secretary 

will revise the NCP–IUU Vessel List. 

26. Without prejudice to their rights 

to take proper action consistent with 

international law, Contracting Parties 

should not take any trade measures or 

other sanctions which are inconsistent 

with their international obligations 

against vessels using as the basis for the 

action the fact that the vessel or vessels 

have been included in the Draft NCP–

IUU Vessel List drawn up by the 

Executive Secretary, pursuant to 

paragraph 10. 

27. The Chair of the Commission shall 

request the non-Contracting Parties 

identified pursuant to paragraph 1 to 

take all necessary measures to avoid 

diminishing the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR conservation measures 

resulting from their vessels’ activities, 

including if necessary withdrawal of a 

vessel’s registration or fishing licence, 

nullification of the relevant CDS 

documents and denial of further access 

to the CDS, and to advise the 

Commission of actions taken in that 

regard. 

28. Contracting Parties shall jointly 

and/or individually request nonContracting Parties identified pursuant 

to paragraph 2 to cooperate fully with 

the Commission in order to avoid 

diminishing the effectiveness of 

conservation measures adopted by the 

Commission. 

29. The Commission shall review, at 

subsequent CCAMLR annual meetings, 

as appropriate, action taken by those 

non-Contracting Parties to which 

requests have been made pursuant to 

paragraph 26, and identify those which 

have not rectified their activities. 

30. The Commission shall decide 

appropriate measures to be taken in 

respect to Dissostichus spp. so as to 

address these issues with those 

identified non-Contracting Parties. In 

this respect, Contracting Parties may 

cooperate to adopt appropriate 

multilaterally agreed trade-related 

measures, consistent with their 

obligations as members of the World 

Trade Organization, that may be 

necessary to prevent, deter and 

eliminate the IUU activities identified 

by the Commission. Multilateral traderelated measures may be used to 

support cooperative efforts to ensure 

that trade in Dissostichus spp. and its 

products does not in any way encourage 

IUU fishing or otherwise diminish the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR’s conservation 

measures which are consistent with the 

United Nations Convention on the Law 

of the Sea 1982. 

Conservation Measure 10–08 (2006) 

Scheme to promote compliance by 

Contracting Party nationals with 

CCAMLR conservation measures 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Convinced that illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing 

compromises the objectives of the 

Convention, 

Concerned that some Flag States do 

not comply with their obligations 

regarding jurisdiction and control 

according to international law in respect 

of fishing vessels entitled to fly their 

flag that carry out their activities in the 

Convention Area, and that as a result 

these vessels are not under the effective 

control of such Flag States, 

Aware that the lack of effective 

control facilitates fishing by these 

vessels in the Convention Area in a 

manner that undermines the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 

measures, and can lead to illegal, 

unreported and unregulated (IUU) 

catches of fish and unacceptable levels 

of incidental mortality of seabirds, 

Concerned that vessels that carry out 

activities in the Convention Area which 

do not comply with the CCAMLR 

conservation measures are benefiting 

from the support provided by persons 

subject to the jurisdiction of Contracting 

Parties, including through participation 

in transhipment, transport and trade of 

illegally harvested catches or 

engagement on board or in the 

management of these vessels, 

Noting that the FAO International 

Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and 

Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 

Unregulated Fishing calls on States to 

take measures to discourage nationals 

subject to their jurisdiction from 

supporting and engaging in any activity 

that undermines the effectiveness of 

international conservation and 

management measures, 

Recalling that Contracting Parties 

should cooperate in taking appropriate 

action to deter any activities which are 

not consistent with the objective of the 

Convention, 

Resolved to reinforce its integrated 

administrative and political measures 

aimed at eliminating IUU fishing in the 

Convention Area, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX.2(i) of the Convention: 

1. Without prejudice to the primacy of 

the responsibility of the Flag State, the 

Contracting Parties shall take 

appropriate measures, subject to and in 

accordance with their applicable laws 

and regulations: 

(i) to verify if any natural or legal 

persons subject to their jurisdiction are 

engaged in the activities described in 

paragraphs 5(i) to (viii) of Conservation 

Measure 10–06 and 9(i) to (vi) of 

Conservation Measure 10–07; 

(ii) take appropriate action in 

response to any verified activities 

referred to in paragraph 1(i); and 

(iii) cooperate for the purpose of 

implementing the measures and actions 

referred to in paragraph 1(i). To this 

end, relevant agencies of Contracting 

Parties should cooperate to implement 

CCAMLR conservation measures and 

Contracting Parties shall seek 

cooperation by industries within their 

jurisdiction. 

2. To assist with the implementation 

of this conservation measure, 

Contracting Parties shall submit reports 

to the CCAMLR Secretariat and the 

Contracting Parties and non-Contracting 

Parties cooperating with CCAMLR for 

the purpose of implementing the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. on the actions and measures taken 

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3. These provisions shall be 

applicable from 1 July 2008. Contracting 

Parties may voluntarily decide to 

implement these provisions prior to this 

date. 

Conservation Measure 21–01 (2006) 1 2

Notification that Members are 

considering initiating a new fishery 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Recognising that in the past, Antarctic 

fisheries have been initiated in the 

Convention Area before sufficient 

information was available upon which 

to base management advice, 

Noting that in recent years new 

fisheries have started without adequate 

information being available to evaluate 

either the fishery potential or the 

possible impacts on the target stocks or 

species dependent on them, 

Believing that without prior 

notification of a new fishery, the 

Commission is unable to fulfill its 

function under Article IX, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. A new fishery, for the purposes of 

this conservation measure, is a fishery 

on a species using a particular fishing 

method in a statistical subarea for 

which: 

(i) information on distribution, 

abundance, demography, potential yield 

and stock identity from comprehensive 

research/surveys or exploratory fishing 

have not been submitted to CCAMLR; or 

(ii) catch and effort data have never 

been submitted to CCAMLR; or 

(iii) catch and effort data from the two 

most recent seasons in which fishing 

occurred have not been submitted to 

CCAMLR. 

2. In addition to those fisheries 

identified according to paragraph 1, the 

use of fishing methods in high-seas 

areas of the Convention Area as 

specified in Annex 21–01/A will 

constitute new fisheries and will require 

approval of the Commission for specific 

areas before proceeding. 

3. A Member intending to develop a 

new fishery shall notify the Commission 

not less than three months in advance 

of the next regular meeting of the 

Commission, where the matter shall be 

considered. The Member shall not 

initiate a new fishery pending the 

process specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 

below. 

4. The notification shall be 

accompanied by as much of the 

following information as the Member is 

able to provide: 

(i) the nature of the proposed fishery 

including target species, methods of 

fishing, proposed region and any 

minimum level of catches that would be 

required to develop a viable fishery; 

(ii) biological information from 

comprehensive research/survey cruises, 

such as distribution, abundance, 

demographic data and information on 

stock identity; 

(iii) details of dependent and 

associated species and the likelihood of 

them being affected by the proposed 

fishery; 

(iv) information from other fisheries 

in the region or similar fisheries 

elsewhere that may assist in the 

valuation of potential yield; 

(v) if the proposed fishery will be 

undertaken using bottom trawl gear, 

information on the known and 

anticipated impacts of this gear on 

vulnerable marine ecosystems, 

including benthos and benthic 

communities. 

5. New fisheries shall be open only to 

those vessels that are equipped and 

configured so that they can comply with 

all relevant conservation measures. A 

vessel with a confirmed involvement in 

illegal, unreported or unregulated 

fishing in respect of Conservation 

Measures 10–06 and 10–07 shall not be 

permitted to participate in new 

fisheries. 

6. The information provided in 

accordance with paragraph 4, together 

with any other relevant information, 

shall be considered by the Scientific 

Committee, which shall then advise the 

Commission. 

7. After its review of the information 

on the proposed new fishery, taking full 

account of the recommendations and 

the advice of the Scientific Committee, 

the Commission may then take such 

action as it deems necessary. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Annex 21–01/A 

Additional Fishing Methods 

Bottom trawling in high-seas areas of 

the Convention Area. 

Conservation Measure 21–02 (2006) 1 2

Exploratory fisheries 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Recognising that in the past, some 

Antarctic fisheries had been initiated 

and subsequently expanded in the 

Convention Area before sufficient 

information was available upon which 

to base management advice, 

Agreeing that exploratory fishing 

should not be allowed to expand faster 

than the acquisition of information 

necessary to ensure that the fishery can 

and will be conducted in accordance 

with the principles set forth in Article 

II, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. For the purposes of this 

conservation measure, exploratory 

fisheries are defined as follows: 

(i) an exploratory fishery shall be 

defined as a fishery that was previously 

classified as a ‘new fishery’, as defined 

by Conservation Measure 21–01; 

(ii) an exploratory fishery shall 

continue to be classified as such until 

sufficient information is available: 

(a) to evaluate the distribution, 

abundance, and demography of the 

target species, leading to an estimate of 

the fishery’s potential yield; 

(b) to review the fishery’s potential 

impacts on dependent and related 

species; 

(c) to allow the Scientific Committee 

to formulate and provide advice to the 

Commission on appropriate harvest 

catch levels, as well as effort levels and 

fishing gear, where appropriate. 

2. To ensure that adequate 

information is made available to the 

Scientific Committee for evaluation, 

during the period when a fishery is 

classified as exploratory, the Scientific 

Committee shall develop (and update 

annually as appropriate) a Data 

Collection Plan, which should include 

research proposals, as appropriate. This 

shall identify the data needed and 

describe any operational research 

actions necessary to obtain the relevant 

data from the exploratory fishery to 

enable an assessment of the stock to be 

made. 

3. The Data Collection Plan shall 

include, where appropriate: 

(i) a description of the catch, effort, 

and related biological, ecological, and 

environmental data required to 

undertake the evaluations described in 

paragraph 1(ii), and the date by which 

such data are to be reported annually to 

CCAMLR; 

(ii) a plan for directing fishing effort 

during the exploratory phase to permit 

the acquisition of relevant data to 

evaluate the fishery potential and the 

ecological relationships among 

harvested, dependent and related 

populations and the likelihood of 

adverse impacts; 

(iii) where appropriate, a plan for the 

acquisition of any other research data by 

fishing vessels, including activities that 

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scientific observers and the vessel, as 

may be required for the Scientific 

Committee to evaluate the fishery 

potential and the ecological 

relationships among harvested, 

dependent and related populations and 

the likelihood of adverse impacts; 

(iv) an evaluation of the time-scales 

involved in determining the responses 

of harvested, dependent and related 

populations to fishing activities. 

4. The Commission shall annually 

determine a precautionary catch limit at 

a level not substantially above that 

necessary to obtain the information 

specified in the Data Collection Plan 

and required to undertake the 

evaluations described in paragraph 1(ii). 

5. Any Member proposing to 

participate in an exploratory fishery 

shall: 

(i) notify its intention to the 

Commission not less than three months 

in advance of the next regular meeting 

of the Commission. This notification 

shall include the information prescribed 

in paragraph 4 of Conservation Measure 

10–02 in respect of vessels proposing to 

participate in the fishery, with the 

exception that the notification shall not 

be required to specify the information 

referred to in subparagraph 4(ii) of 

Conservation Measure 10–02. Members 

shall, to the extent practicable, also 

provide in their notification the 

additional information detailed in 

paragraph 5 of Conservation Measure 

10–02 in respect to each fishing vessel 

notified. Members are not hereby 

exempted from their obligations under 

Conservation Measure 10–02 to submit 

any necessary updates to vessel and 

licence details within the deadline 

established therein as of issuance of the 

licence to the vessel concerned; 

(ii) prepare and submit to CCAMLR 

by a specified date a Fishery Operations 

Plan for the fishing season, for review 

by the Scientific Committee and the 

Commission. The Fishery Operations 

Plan shall include as much of the 

following information as the Member is 

able to provide, so as to assist the 

Scientific Committee in its preparation 

of the Data Collection Plan: 

(a) the nature of the exploratory 

fishery, including target species, 

methods of fishing, proposed region and 

maximum catch levels proposed for the 

forthcoming season; 

(b) biological information on the 

target species from comprehensive 

research/survey cruises, such as 

distribution, abundance, demographic 

data, and information on stock identity; 

(c) details of dependent and related 

species and the likelihood of their being 

affected by the proposed fishery; 

(d) information from other fisheries in 

the region or similar fisheries elsewhere 

that may assist in the evaluation of 

potential yield; 

(e) if the proposed fishery will be 

undertaken using bottom trawl gear, 

information on the known and 

anticipated impacts of this gear on 

vulnerable marine ecosystems, 

including benthos and benthic 

communities. 

(iii) provide a commitment, in its 

proposal, to implement any Data 

Collection Plan developed by the 

Scientific Committee for the fishery. 

6. On the basis of the information 

submitted in accordance with paragraph 

5, and taking into account the advice 

and evaluation provided by the 

Scientific Committee and the Standing 

Committee on Implementation and 

Compliance (SCIC), the Commission 

shall annually consider adoption of 

relevant conservation measures for each 

exploratory fishery. 

7. The Commission shall not consider 

a notification by a Member unless the 

information required by paragraph 5 has 

been submitted by the due date. 

8. Notwithstanding paragraph 7, 

Members shall be entitled under 

Conservation Measure 10–02 to 

authorise participation in an exploratory 

fishery by a vessel other than that 

identified by the Commission in 

accordance with paragraph 5 if the 

notified vessel is prevented from 

participation due to legitimate 

operational or force majeure reasons. In 

such circumstances the Member 

concerned shall immediately inform the 

Secretariat thereof providing: 

(i) full details of the intended 

replacement vessel(s) as prescribed in 

subparagraph 5(i); 

(ii) a comprehensive account of the 

reasons justifying the replacement and 

any relevant supporting evidence or 

references. The Secretariat shall 

immediately circulate this information 

to all Members. 

9. Members whose vessels participate 

in exploratory fisheries in accordance 

with paragraphs 5 and/or 8 shall: 

(i) ensure that their vessels are 

equipped and configured so that they 

can comply with all relevant 

conservation measures; 

(ii) ensure that each vessel carries a 

CCAMLR-designated scientific observer 

to collect data in accordance with the 

Data Collection Plan, and to assist in 

collecting biological and other relevant 

data; 

(iii) annually (by the specified date) 

submit to CCAMLR the data specified 

by the Data Collection Plan; 

(iv) be prohibited from continuing 

participation in the relevant exploratory 

fishing if the data specified in the Data 

Collection Plan have not been submitted 

to CCAMLR for the most recent season 

in which fishing occurred, until the 

relevant data have been submitted to 

CCAMLR and the Scientific Committee 

has been allowed an opportunity to 

review the data. 

10. A vessel on either of the IUU 

Vessel Lists established under 

Conservation Measures 10–06 and 10–

07 shall not be permitted to participate 

in exploratory fisheries. 

11. Notifications for exploratory 

fisheries pursuant to the provisions 

above shall be subject to an 

administrative cost-recovery scheme 

and shall therefore be accompanied by 

a payment per vessel, the amount and 

refundable component of which shall be 

decided by the Commission, as well as 

the conditions and modalities according 

to which such payment shall be made. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Conservation Measure 21–03 (2006) 1 2

Notifications of intent to participate in 

a krill fishery 

(Species: krill; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: trawl) 

All Contracting Parties intending to 

fish for krill in the Convention Area 

shall notify the Secretariat of their 

intent not less than four (4) months in 

advance of the regular annual meeting 

of the Commission, immediately prior to 

the season in which they intend to fish, 

using the pro forma in Annex 21–03/A. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

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Conservation Measure 22–01 (1986) 

Regulation on mesh size measurement 

(this conservation measure 

supplements Conservation Measure 

22–02) 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

trawl) 

Article 1 

Description of Gauges 

1. Gauges to be used for determining 

mesh sizes shall be 2 mm thick, flat, of 

durable material and capable of 

retaining their shape. They shall have 

either a series of parallel-edged sides 

connected by intermediate tapering 

edges with a taper of one to eight on 

each side, or only tapering edges with 

the taper defined above. They shall have 

a hole at the narrowest extremity. 

2. Each gauge shall be inscribed on its 

face with the width in millimeters both 

on the parallelπsided section, if any, 

and on the tapering section. In the case 

of the latter the width shall be inscribed 

every 1 mm interval and the indication 

of the width shall appear at regular 

intervals. 

Article 2 

Use of the Gauge 

1. The net shall be stretched in the 

direction of the long diagonal of the 

meshes. 

2. A gauge as described in Article 1 

shall be inserted by its narrowest 

extremity into the mesh opening in a 

direction perpendicular to the plane of 

the net. 

3. The gauge shall be inserted into the 

mesh opening either with a manual 

force or using a weight or dynamometer, 

until it is stopped at the tapering edges 

by the resistance of the mesh. 

Article 3 

Selection of Meshes to be Measured 

1. Meshes to be measured shall form 

a series of 20 consecutive meshes 

chosen in the direction of the long axis 

of the net. 

2. Meshes less than 50 cm from 

lacings, ropes or codline shall not be 

measured. This distance shall be 

measured perpendicular to the lacings, 

ropes or codline with the net stretched 

in the direction of that measurement. 

Nor shall any mesh be measured which 

has been mended or broken or has 

attachments to the net fixed at that 

mesh. 

3. By way of derogation from 

paragraph 1, the meshes to be measured 

need not be consecutive if the 

application of paragraph 2 prevents it. 

4. Nets shall be measured only when 

wet and unfrozen. 

Article 4 

Measurement of Each Mesh 

The size of each mesh shall be the 

width of the gauge at the point where 

the gauge is stopped, when using this 

gauge in accordance with Article 2. 

Article 5 

Determination of the Mesh Size of the 

Net 

1. The mesh size of the net shall be 

the arithmetical mean in millimetres of 

the measurements of the total number of 

meshes selected and measured as 

provided for in Articles 3 and 4, the 

arithmetical mean being rounded up to 

the next millimetre. 

2. The total number of meshes to be 

measured is provided for in Article 6. 

Article 6 

Sequence of Inspection Procedure 

1. The inspector shall measure one 

series of 20 meshes, selected in 

accordance with Article 3, inserting the 

gauge manually without using a weight 

or dynamometer. The mesh size of the 

net shall then be determined in 

accordance with Article 5. 

If the calculation of the mesh size 

shows that the mesh size does not 

appear to comply with the rules in 

force, then two additional series of 20 

meshes selected in accordance with 

Article 3 shall be measured. The mesh 

size shall then be recalculated in 

accordance with Article 5, taking into 

account the 60 meshes already 

measured. Without prejudice to 

paragraph 2, this shall be the mesh size 

of the net. 

2. If the captain of the vessel contests 

the mesh size determined in accordance 

with paragraph 1, such measurement 

will not be considered for the 

determination of the mesh size and the 

net shall be remeasured. 

A weight or dynamometer attached to 

the gauge shall be used for 

remeasurement. 

The choice of weight or dynamometer 

shall be at the discretion of the 

inspector. 

The weight shall be fixed to the hole 

in the narrowest extremity of the gauge 

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either be fixed to the hole in the 

narrowest extremity of the gauge or be 

applied at the largest extremity of the 

gauge. 

The accuracy of the weight or 

dynamometer shall be certified by the 

appropriate national authority. 

For nets of a mesh size of 35 mm or 

less as determined in accordance with 

paragraph 1, a force of 19.61 newtons 

(equivalent to a mass of 2 kilograms) 

shall be applied and for other nets, a 

force of 49.03 newtons (equivalent to a 

mass of 5 kilograms). 

For the purposes of determining the 

mesh size in accordance with Article 5 

when using a weight or dynamometer, 

one series of 20 meshes only shall be 

measured. 

Conservation Measure 22–02 (1984) 

Mesh size (as amended in accordance 

with Conservation Measure 22–03) 

(Species: toothfish, target demersal; 

Area: all; Season: all; Gear: trawl) 

1. The use of pelagic and bottom 

trawls having the mesh size in any part 

of a trawl less than indicated is 

prohibited for any directed fishery for: 

Notothenia rossii, Dissostichus 

eleginoides: 120 mm. 

Gobionotothen gibberifrons, 

Notothenia kempi, Lepidonotothen 

squamifrons: 80 mm. 

2. It is prohibited to use any means or 

device which would obstruct or 

diminish the size of the meshes. 

3. This conservation measure does not 

apply to fishing conducted for scientific 

research purposes. 

4. This measure will apply as of 1 

September 1985. 

Conservation Measure 22–03 (1990) 1

Mesh size for Champsocephalus 

gunnari 

(Species: icefish; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: trawl) 

1. The use of pelagic and bottom 

trawls having the mesh size in any part 

of a trawl less than 90 mm is prohibited 

for any directed fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari. 

2. The mesh size specified above is 

defined in accordance with the 

regulations on mesh size measurement, 

Conservation Measure 22–01 (1986). 

3. It is prohibited to use any means or 

device which would obstruct or 

diminish the size of the meshes. 

4. This conservation measure does not 

apply to fishing conducted for scientific 

research purposes. 

5. This measure will apply as of 1 

November 1991. 

6. Conservation Measure 22–02 is 

amended accordingly. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 

Conservation Measure 22–04 (2006) 

Interim prohibition of deep-sea 

gillnetting 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

gillnet) 

The Commission, 

Concerned that there have been 

sightings of illegal, unreported and 

unregulated (IUU) vessels fishing in the 

Convention Area using gillnetting, 

Also concerned that deep-sea 

gillnetting in the Convention Area and 

the associated ghost-fishing by lost or 

discarded nets has serious detrimental 

effects on the marine environment and 

many species of marine living resources, 

Aware of the large quantities of nontarget species, especially sharks and 

rays, that are killed by deep-sea 

gillnetting, and greatly concerned by the 

impacts on their populations, 

Desiring to clearly indicate to the 

international community that the 

Commission considers deep-sea 

gillnetting to be a potentially destructive 

fishing method, and a practice which 

may undermine the ability of the 

Commission to achieve its conservation 

objective, 

Noting that any application in respect 

of scientific research is subject to the 

requirements of Conservation Measure 

24–01, 

hereby adopts the following 

conservation measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. The use of gillnets 1 in the 

Convention Area, for purposes other 

than scientific research, is prohibited 

until such time as the Scientific 

Committee has investigated and 

reported on the potential impacts of this 

gear and the Commission has agreed on 

the basis of advice from the Scientific 

Committee that such a method may be 

used in the Convention Area. 

2. The use of gillnets for scientific 

research in waters shallower than 100 

metres shall be permitted subject to the 

requirements of Conservation Measure 

24–01. 

3. Proposals for the use of gillnets for 

scientific research in waters deeper than 

100 metres shall be notified in advance 

to the Scientific Committee and be 

approved by the Commission before 

such research can commence. 

4. Any vessel seeking to transit the 

Convention Area carrying gillnets must 

give advance notice of its intent, 

including the expected dates of its 

passage through the Convention Area, to 

the Secretariat. Any vessel in possession 

of gillnets within the Convention Area 

which has not given such advance 

notice shall be in breach of this 

conservation measure. 

1 Gillnets are strings of single, double or 

triple netting walls, vertical, near the surface, 

in midwater or on the bottom, in which fish 

will gill, entangle or enmesh. Gillnets have 

floats on the upper line (headrope) and, in 

general, weights on the ground-line 

(footrope). Gillnets consist of single or, less 

commonly, double or triple netting (known 

as ‘trammel net’) mounted together on the 

same frame ropes. Several types of nets may 

be combined in one gear (for example, 

trammel net combined with gillnet). These 

nets can be used either alone or, as is more 

usual, in large numbers placed in line (‘fleets’

of nets). The gear can be set, anchored to the 

bottom or left drifting, free or connected with 

the vessel. 

Conservation Measure 22–05 (2006) 

Interim restrictions on the use of bottom 

trawling gear in high-seas areas of the 

Convention Area for the fishing 

seasons 2006/07 and 2007/08 

(Species: all; Area: high seas; Season: 

2006/07, 2007/08; Gear: bottom trawl) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following conservation measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

1. The use of bottom trawling gear in 

the high-seas areas of the Convention 

Area is restricted to areas for which the 

Commission has conservation measures 

in force for bottom trawling gear. 

2. In 2007, the Scientific Committee 

shall review the use of bottom trawling 

gear in high-seas areas of the 

Convention Area, including with 

respect to relevant criteria for 

determining what constitutes significant 

harm to benthos and benthic 

communities. 

3. This conservation measure does not 

apply to the use of bottom trawling gear 

in conducting scientific research in the 

Convention Area. 

4. This conservation measure shall be 

reviewed by the Commission in 2007 

based on the best scientific evidence 

available. 

Conservation Measure 23–01 (2005) 

Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting 

System 

(Species: all; Area: various; Season: all; 

Gear: various) 

This conservation measure is adopted 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 31–01 where appropriate: 

1. For the purposes of this Catch and 

Effort Reporting System the calendar 

month shall be divided into six 

reporting periods, viz: day 1 to day 5, 

day 6 to day 10, day 11 to day 15, day 

16 to day 20, day 21 to day 25 and day 

26 to the last day of the month. These 

reporting periods are hereinafter 

referred to as periods A, B, C, D, E and 

F. 

2. At the end of each reporting period, 

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each of its vessels its total catch of all 

species, including by-catch species, and 

total days and hours fished for that 

period and shall, by facsimile or e-mail, 

transmit the aggregated catch and days 

and hours fished for its vessels. The 

catch and effort data shall reach the 

Executive Secretary not later than two 

(2) working days after the end of the 

reporting period. In the case of longline 

fisheries, the number of hooks shall also 

be reported. In the case of pot fisheries, 

the number of pots shall also be 

reported. 

3. A report must be submitted by 

every Contracting Party taking part in 

the fishery for each reporting period for 

the duration of the fishery even if no 

catches are taken. A Contracting Party 

may authorise each of its vessels to 

report directly to the Secretariat. 

4. Such reports shall specify the 

month and reporting period (A, B, C, D, 

E or F) to which each report refers. 

5. Immediately after the deadline has 

passed for receipt of the reports for each 

period, the Executive Secretary shall 

notify all Contracting Parties engaged in 

fishing activities in the area, of the total 

catch taken during the reporting period, 

the total aggregate catch for the season 

to date together with an estimate of the 

date upon which the total allowable 

catch is likely to be reached for that 

season. In the case of exploratory 

fisheries, the Executive Secretary shall 

also notify the total aggregate catch for 

the season to date in each small-scale 

research unit (SSRU) together with an 

estimate of the date upon which the 

total allowable catch is likely to be 

reached in each SSRU for that season. 

Estimates shall be based on a projection 

forward of the trend in daily catch rates, 

obtained using linear regression 

techniques from a number of the most 

recent catch reports. 

6. At the end of every six reporting 

periods, the Executive Secretary shall 

inform all Contracting Parties of the 

total catch taken during the six most 

recent reporting periods, the total 

aggregate catch for the season to date 

together with an estimate of the date 

upon which the total allowable catch is 

likely to be reached for that season. 

7. If the estimated date of completion 

of the total allowable catch is within 

five days of the date on which the 

Secretariat received the report of the 

catches, the Executive Secretary shall 

inform all Contracting Parties that the 

fishery will close on that estimated day 

or on the day on which the report was 

received, whichever is the later. In the 

case of exploratory fisheries, if the 

estimated date of completion of the 

catch in any SSRU is within five days 

of the day on which the Secretariat 

received the report of catches, the 

Executive Secretary shall additionally 

inform all Contracting Parties, and their 

relevant fishing vessels if so authorised, 

that fishing in that SSRU will be 

prohibited from that calculated day, or 

on the day on which the report was 

received, whichever is the later. 

8. Should a Contracting Party, or 

where a vessel is authorised to report 

directly to the Secretariat, the vessel, 

fail to transmit a report to the Executive 

Secretary in the appropriate form by the 

deadline specified in paragraph 2, the 

Executive Secretary shall issue a 

reminder to the Contracting Party. If at 

the end of a further two five-day 

periods, or, in the case of exploratory 

fisheries, a further one five-day period, 

those data have still not been provided, 

the Executive Secretary shall notify all 

Contracting Parties of the closure of the 

fishery to the vessel which has failed to 

supply the data as required and the 

Contracting Party concerned shall 

require the vessel to cease fishing. If the 

Executive Secretary is notified by the 

Contracting Party that the failure of the 

vessel to report is due to technical 

difficulties, the vessel may resume 

fishing once the report or explanation 

concerning the failure has been 

submitted. 

Conservation Measure 23–02 (1993) 

Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting 

System 

(Species: all; Area: various; Season: all; 

Gear: various) 

This conservation measure is adopted 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 31–01 where appropriate: 

1. For the purposes of this Catch and 

Effort Reporting System the calendar 

month shall be divided into three 

reporting periods, viz: day 1 to day 10, 

day 11 day 20, day 21 to the last day of 

the month. These reporting periods are 

hereinafter referred to as periods A, B, 

and C. 

2. At the end of each reporting period, 

each Contracting Party shall obtain from 

each of its vessels its total catch and 

total days and hours fished for that 

period and shall, by cable, telex or 

facsimile, transmit the aggregated catch 

and days and hours fished for its vessels 

so as to reach the Executive Secretary 

not later than the end of the next 

reporting period. In the case of longline 

fisheries, the number of hooks shall also 

be reported. 

3. A report must be submitted by 

every Contracting Party taking part in 

the fishery for each reporting period for 

the duration of the fishery even if no 

catches are taken. 

4. The retained catch of all species 

and by-catch species, must be reported. 

5. Such reports shall specify the 

month and reporting period (A, B and 

C) to which each report refers. 

6. Immediately after the deadline has 

passed for receipt of the reports for each 

period, the Executive Secretary shall 

notify all Contracting Parties engaged in 

fishing activities in the area, of the total 

catch taken during the reporting period, 

the total aggregate catch for the season 

to date together with an estimate of the 

date upon which the total allowable 

catch is likely to be reached for that 

season. The estimate shall be based on 

a projection forward of the trend in 

daily catch rates, obtained using linear 

regression techniques from a number of 

the most recent catch reports. 

7. At the end of every three reporting 

periods, the Executive Secretary shall 

inform all Contracting Parties of the 

total catch taken during the three most 

recent reporting periods, the total 

aggregate catch for the season to date 

together with an estimate of the date 

upon which the total allowable catch is 

likely to be reached for that season. 

8. If the estimated date of completion 

of the TAC is within ten days of the date 

on which the Secretariat received the 

report of the catches, the Executive 

Secretary shall inform all Contracting 

Parties that the fishery will close on that 

estimated day or on the day on which 

the report was received, whichever is 

the later. 

Conservation Measure 23–03 (1991) 

Monthly Catch and Effort Reporting 

System 

(Species: all; Area: various; Season: all; 

Gear: various) 

This conservation measure is adopted 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 31–01 where appropriate: 

1. For the purposes of this Catch and 

Effort Reporting System the reporting 

period shall be defined as one calendar 

month. 

2. At the end of each reporting period, 

each Contracting Party shall obtain from 

each of its vessels its total catch and 

total days and hours fished for that 

period and shall, by cable or telex, 

transmit the aggregated catch and days 

and hours fished for its vessels so as to 

reach the Executive Secretary not later 

than the end of the next reporting 

period. 

3. Such reports shall specify the 

month to which each report refers. 

4. Immediately after the deadline has 

passed for receipt of the reports for each 

period, the Executive Secretary shall 

notify all Contracting Parties of the total 

catch taken during the reporting period, 

the total aggregate catch for the season 

to date together with an estimate of the 

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catch is likely to be reached for that 

season. The estimate shall be based on 

a projection forward of the trend in 

daily catch rates, obtained using linear 

regression techniques from a number of 

the most recent catch reports. 

5. In the case of finfish, if the 

estimated date of completion of the TAC 

is within one reporting period of the 

date on which the Secretariat received 

the report of the catches, the Executive 

Secretary shall inform all Contracting 

Parties that the fishery will close on that 

estimated day or on the day on which 

the report was received, whichever is 

the later. 

Conservation Measure 23–04 (2000) 1 2

Monthly Fine-Scale Catch and Effort 

Data Reporting System for Trawl, 

Longline and Pot Fisheries 

(Species: all except krill; Area: all; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following conservation measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01, where appropriate. 

This conservation measure is invoked 

by the conservation measures to which 

it is attached. 

1. Specification of ‘target species’ and 

‘by-catch species’ referred to in this 

conservation measure shall be made in 

the conservation measure to which it is 

attached. 

2. At the end of each month each 

Contracting Party shall obtain from each 

of its vessels the data required to 

complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch 

and effort data form (trawl fisheries 

Form C1, longline fisheries Form C2, or 

pot fisheries Form C5). It shall transmit 

those data in the specified format to the 

Executive Secretary not later than the 

end of the following month. 

3. The catch of all target and by-catch 

species must be reported by species. 

4. The numbers of seabirds and 

marine mammals of each species caught 

and released or killed must be reported. 

5. Should a Contracting Party fail to 

transmit the fine-scale catch and effort 

data to the Executive Secretary in the 

appropriate form by the deadline 

specified in paragraph 2, the Executive 

Secretary shall issue a reminder to the 

Contracting Party. If at the end of a 

further two months those data have still 

not been provided, the Executive 

Secretary shall notify all Contracting 

Parties of the closure of the fishery to 

vessels of the Contracting Party which 

has failed to supply the data as required. 

1 Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2 Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Conservation Measure 23–05 (2000)1 2

Monthly Fine-Scale Biological Data 

Reporting System for Trawl, Longline 

and Pot Fisheries 

(Species: all except krill; Area: all; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following conservation measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01, where appropriate. 

This conservation measure is invoked 

by the conservation measures to which 

it is attached. 

1. Specification of ‘target species’ and 

‘by-catch species’ referred to in this 

conservation measure shall be made in 

the conservation measure to which it is 

attached. 

2. At the end of each month each 

Contracting Party shall obtain from each 

of its vessels representative samples of 

length composition measurements of the 

target species and by-catch species from 

the fishery (Form B2). It shall transmit 

those data in the specified form to the 

Executive Secretary not later than the 

end of the following month. 

3. For the purpose of implementing 

this conservation measure: 

(i) length measurements of fish should 

be of total length to the nearest 

centimetre below; 

(ii) a representative sample of length 

composition should be taken from each 

single fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5° 

latitude by 1° longitude) in which 

fishing occurs. In the event that the 

vessel moves from one fine-scale grid 

rectangle to another during the course of 

a month, then a separate length 

composition should be submitted for 

each fine-scale grid rectangle. 

4. Should a Contracting Party fail to 

transmit the fine-scale length 

composition data to the Executive 

Secretary in the appropriate form by the 

deadline specified in paragraph 2, the 

Executive Secretary shall issue a 

reminder to the Contracting Party. If at 

the end of a further two months those 

data have still not been provided, the 

Executive Secretary shall notify all 

Contracting Parties of the closure of the 

fishery to vessels of the Contracting 

Party which has failed to supply the 

data as required. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2 Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Conservation Measure 23–06 (2005) 

Data Reporting System for Krill 

Fisheries 

(Species: krill; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: all) 

1. This conservation measure is 

invoked by the conservation measures 

to which it is attached. 

2. Catches shall be reported in 

accordance with the monthly catch and 

effort reporting system set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–03 according 

to the statistical areas, subareas, 

divisions or any other area or unit 

specified with catch limits in 

Conservation Measures 51–01, 51–02 

and 51–03. 

3. At the end of each fishing season 

each Contracting Party shall obtain from 

each of its vessels the haul-by-haul data 

required to complete the CCAMLR finescale catch and effort data form (trawl 

fisheries Form C1). It shall transmit 

those data in the specified format to the 

Executive Secretary not later than 1 

April of the following year. 

Conservation Measure 24–01 (2005)1 2

The application of conservation 

measures to scientific research 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

This conservation measure governs 

the application of conservation 

measures to scientific research and is 

adopted in accordance with Article IX 

of the Convention. 

1. General application: 

(a) Catches taken by any vessel for 

research purposes will be considered as 

part of any catch limits in force for each 

species taken unless the catch limit in 

an area3 is set at zero. 

(b) In the event of research being 

undertaken in an area3 with a zero catch 

limit, then the catches adopted under 

paragraphs 2 or 3 below shall be 

considered to be the catch limit for the 

season in that area. When such an area 

sits within a group of areas to which an 

overall catch limit applies, that overall 

catch limit shall not be exceeded 

including any catch taken for research 

purposes. 

2. Application to Members taking less 

than 50 tonnes of finfish in a season 

including no more than the amounts 

specified for finfish taxa in Annex 24–

01/B and less than 0.1% of a given catch 

limit for non-finfish taxa indicated in 

Annex 24–01/B: 

(a) Any Member planning to use a 

vessel or vessels for research purposes 

when the estimated seasonal catch is as 

above shall notify the Secretariat of the 

Commission which in turn will notify 

all Members immediately, according to 

the format provided in Annex 24–01/A. 

(b) Vessels to which the provisions of 

paragraph 2(a) above apply, shall be 

exempt from conservation measures 

relating to mesh size regulations, 

prohibition of types of gear, closed 

areas, fishing seasons and size limits, 

and reporting system requirements other 

than those specified in paragraph 4 

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3. Application to Members taking 

more than 50 tonnes of finfish or more 

than the amounts specified for finfish 

taxa in Annex 24–01/B or more than 

0.1% of a given catch limit for nonfinfish taxa indicated in Annex 24–01/ 

B: 

(a) Any Member planning to use any 

type of vessel or vessels to conduct 

fishing for research purposes when the 

estimated seasonal catch is as above, 

shall notify the Commission and 

provide the opportunity for other 

Members to review and comment on its 

research plan. The plan shall be 

provided to the Secretariat for 

distribution to Members at least six 

months in advance of the planned 

starting date for the research. In the 

event of any request for a review of such 

plan being lodged within two months of 

its circulation, the Executive Secretary 

shall notify all Members and submit the 

plan to the Scientific Committee for 

review. Based on the submitted research 

plan and any advice provided by the 

appropriate working group, the 

Scientific Committee will provide 

advice to the Commission where the 

review process will be concluded. Until 

the review process is complete the 

planned fishing for research purposes 

shall not proceed. 

(b) Research plans shall be reported in 

accordance with the standardised 

guidelines and formats adopted by the 

Scientific Committee, given in Annex 

24–01/A. 

4. Reporting requirements for these 

research activities are: 

(a) The CCAMLR within-season fiveday reporting system shall apply. 

(b) All research catches shall be 

reported to CCAMLR as part of the 

annual STATLANT returns. 

(c) A summary of the results of any 

research subject to the above provisions 

shall be provided to the Secretariat 

within 180 days of the completion of the 

research fishing. A full report shall be 

provided within 12 months. 

(d) Catch, effort and biological data 

resulting from research fishing should 

be reported to the Secretariat according 

to the haul-by-haul reporting format for 

research vessels (C4). 

1 Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2 Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 3 Any management area including subarea, 

division or SSRU, whichever is designated as 

a zero catch limit. 

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Conservation measure 24–02 (2005) 

Longline weighting for seabird 

conservation 

(Species: seabirds; Area: selected; 

Season: all; Gear: longline) 

In respect of fisheries in Statistical 

Subareas 48.6, 88.1 and 88.2 and 

Statistical Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 

58.4.3a, 58.4.3b and 58.5.2, paragraph 4 

of Conservation Measure 25–02 shall 

not apply only where a vessel can 

demonstrate its ability to fully comply 

with one of the following protocols. 

Protocol A (for vessels monitoring 

longline sink rate with Time-Depth 

Recorders (TDRs) and using longlines to 

which weights are manually attached): 

A1. Prior to entry into force of the 

licence for this fishery and once per 

fishing season prior to entering the 

Convention Area, the vessel shall, under 

observation by a scientific observer: 

(i) set a minimum of two longlines 

with a minimum of four TDRs on the 

middle one-third of each longline, 

where: 

(a) for vessels using the auto longline 

system, each longline shall be at least 

6,000 m in length; 

(b) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

at least 16,000 m in length; 

(c) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, with longlines less 

than 16,000 m in length, each longline 

shall be of the maximum length to be 

used by the vessel in the Convention 

Area; 

(d) for vessels using a longline system 

other than an autoline or Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

of the maximum length to be used by 

the vessel in the Convention Area. 

(ii) randomise TDR placement on the 

longline, noting that all tests should be 

applied midway between weights; 

(iii) calculate an individual sink rate 

for each TDR when returned to the 

vessel, where: 

(a) the sink rate shall be measured as 

an average of the time taken for the 

longline to sink from the surface (0 m) 

to 15 m; 

(b) this sink rate shall be at a 

minimum rate of 0.3 m/s; 

(iv) if the minimum sink rate is not 

achieved at all eight sample points (four 

tests on two longlines), continue the 

testing until such time as a total of eight 

tests with a minimum sink rate of 

0.3 m/s are recorded; 

(v) all equipment and fishing gear 

used in the tests is to be to the same 

specifications as that to be used in the 

Convention Area. 

A2. During fishing, for a vessel to be 

allowed to maintain the exemption to 

night-time setting requirements 

(paragraph 4 of Conservation Measure 

25–02), regular longline sink monitoring 

shall be undertaken by the CCAMLR 

scientific observer. The vessel shall 

cooperate with the CCAMLR observer 

who shall: 

(i) attempt to conduct a TDR test on 

one longline set every twenty-four hour 

period; 

(ii) every seven days place at least 

four TDRs on a single longline to 

determine any sink rate variation along 

the longline; 

(iii) randomise TDR placement on the 

longline, noting that all tests should be 

applied halfway between weights; 

(iv) calculate an individual longline 

sink rate for each TDR when returned to 

the vessel; 

(v) measure the longline sink rate as 

an average of the time taken for the 

longline to sink from the surface (0 m) 

to 15 m. 

A3. The vessel shall: 

(i) ensure that all longlines are 

weighted to achieve a minimum 

longline sink rate of 0.3 m/s at all times 

whilst operating under this exemption; 

(ii) report daily to its national agency 

on the achievement of this target whilst 

operating under this exemption; 

(iii) ensure that data collected from 

longline sink rate tests prior to entering 

the Convention Area and longline sink 

rate monitoring during fishing are 

recorded in the CCAMLR-approved 

format 1 and submitted to the relevant 

national agency and CCAMLR Data 

Manager within two months of the 

vessel departing a fishery to which this 

measure applies. 

Protocol B (for vessels monitoring 

longline sink rate with bottle tests and 

using longlines to which weights are 

manually attached): 

B1. Prior to entry into force of the 

licence for this fishery and once per 

fishing season prior to entering the 

Convention Area, the vessel shall, under 

observation by a scientific observer: 

(i) set a minimum of two longlines 

with a minimum of four bottle tests (see 

paragraphs B5 to B9) on the middle onethird of each longline, where: 

(a) for vessels using the auto longline 

system, each longline shall be at least 

6,000 m in length; 

(b) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

at least 16,000 m in length; 

(c) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, with longlines less 

than 16,000 m in length, each longline 

shall be of the maximum length to be 

used by the vessel in the Convention 

Area; 

(d) for vessels using a longline system 

other than an autoline or Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

of the maximum length to be used by 

the vessel in the Convention Area; 

(ii) randomise bottle test placement 

on the longline, noting that all tests 

should be applied midway between 

weights; 

(iii) calculate an individual sink rate 

for each bottle test at the time of the test, 

where: 

(a) the sink rate shall be measured as 

the time taken for the longline to sink 

from the surface (0 m) to 10 m; 

(b) this sink rate shall be at a 

minimum rate of 0.3 m/s; 

(iv) if the minimum sink rate is not 

achieved at all eight sample points (four 

tests on two longlines), continue the 

testing until such time as a total of eight 

tests with a minimum sink rate of 

0.3 m/s are recorded; 

(v) all equipment and fishing gear 

used in the tests is to be to the same 

specifications as that to be used in the 

Convention Area. 

B2. During fishing, for a vessel to be 

allowed to maintain the exemption to 

night-time setting requirements 

(paragraph 4 of Conservation Measure 

25–02), regular longline sink rate 

monitoring shall be undertaken by the 

CCAMLR scientific observer. The vessel 

shall cooperate with the CCAMLR 

observer who shall: 

(i) attempt to conduct a bottle test on 

one longline set every twenty-four hour 

period; 

(ii) every seven days conduct at least 

four bottle tests on a single longline to 

determine any sink rate variation along 

the longline; 

(iii) randomise bottle test placement 

on the longline, noting that all tests 

should be applied halfway between 

weights; 

(iv) calculate an individual longline 

sink rate for each bottle test at the time 

of the test; 

(v) measure the longline sink rate as 

the time taken for the longline to sink 

from the surface (0 m) to 10 m. 

B3. The vessel shall: 

(i) ensure that all longlines are 

weighted to achieve a minimum 

longline sink rate of 0.3 m/s at all times 

whilst operating under this exemption; 

(ii) report daily to its national agency 

on the achievement of this target whilst 

operating under this exemption; 

(iii) ensure that data collected from 

longline sink rate tests prior to entering 

the Convention Area and longline sink 

rate monitoring during fishing are 

recorded in the CCAMLR-approved 

format 1 and submitted to the relevant 

national agency and CCAMLR Data 

Manager within two months of the 

vessel departing a fishery to which this 

measure applies. 

B4. A bottle test is to be conducted as 

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B5. 10 m of 2 mm multifilament nylon 

snood twine, or equivalent, is securely 

attached to the neck of a 500–1,000 ml 

plastic bottle 2 with a longline clip 

attached to the other end. The length 

measurement is taken from the 

attachment point (terminal end of the 

clip) to the neck of the bottle, and 

should be checked by the observer every 

few days. 

B6. Reflective tape should be wrapped 

around the bottle to allow it to be 

observed in low light conditions and at 

night. 

Test 

B7. The bottle is emptied of water, the 

stopper is left open and the twine is 

wrapped around the body of the bottle 

for setting. The bottle with the encircled 

twine is attached to the longline,3

midway between weights (the 

attachment point). 

B8. The observer records the time at 

which the attachment point enters the 

water as t1 in seconds. The time at 

which the bottle is observed to be 

pulled completely under is recorded as 

t2 in seconds.4 The result of the test is 

calculated as follows: 

Longline sink rate = 10 / (t2 ¥ t1). 

B9. The result should be equal to or 

greater than 0.3 m/s. These data are to 

be recorded in the space provided in the 

electronic observer logbook. 

Protocol C (for vessels monitoring 

longline sink rate with either (TDR) or 

bottle tests, and using internally 

weighted longlines with integrated 

weight of at least 50 g/m and designed 

to sink instantly with a linear profile at 

greater than 0.2 m/s with no external 

weights attached): 

C1. Prior to entry into force of the 

licence for this fishery and once per 

fishing season prior to entering the 

Convention Area, the vessel shall, under 

observation by a scientific observer: 

(i) set a minimum of two longlines 

with either a minimum of four TDRs, or 

a minimum of four bottle tests (see 

paragraphs B5 to B9) on the middle onethird of each longline, where: 

(a) for vessels using the auto longline 

system, each longline shall be at least 

6,000 m in length; 

(b) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

at least 16,000 m in length; 

(c) for vessels using the Spanish 

longline system, with longlines less 

than 16,000 m in length, each longline 

shall be of the maximum length to be 

used by the vessel in the Convention 

Area; 

(d) for vessels using a longline system 

other than an autoline or Spanish 

longline system, each longline shall be 

of the maximum length to be used by 

the vessel in the Convention Area; 

(ii) randomise TDR or bottle test 

placement on the longline; 

(iii) calculate an individual sink rate 

for each TDR when returned to the 

vessel, or for each bottle test at the time 

of the test, where: 

(a) the sink rate shall be measured as 

an average of the time taken for the 

longline to sink from the surface (0 m) 

to 15 m for TDRs and the time taken for 

the longline to sink from the surface 

(0 m) to 10 m for bottle tests; 

(b) this sink rate shall be at a 

minimum rate of 0.2 m/s; 

(iv) if the minimum sink rate is not 

achieved at all eight sample points (four 

tests on two longlines), continue the 

testing until such time as a total of eight 

tests with a minimum sink rate of 0.2 

m/s are recorded; 

(v) all equipment and fishing gear 

used in the tests is to be to the same 

specifications as that to be used in the 

Convention Area. 

C2. During fishing, for a vessel to be 

allowed to maintain the exemption to 

night-time setting requirements 

(paragraph 4 of Conservation Measure 

25–02), regular longline sink rate 

monitoring shall be undertaken by the 

CCAMLR scientific observer. The vessel 

shall cooperate with the CCAMLR 

observer who shall: 

(i) attempt to conduct a TDR or bottle 

test on one longline set every twentyfour hour period; 

(ii) every seven days conduct at least 

four TDR or bottle tests on a single 

longline to determine any sink rate 

variation along the longline; 

(iii) randomise TDR or bottle test 

placement on the longline; 

(iv) calculate an individual longline 

sink rate for each TDR when returned to 

the vessel or each bottle test at the time 

of the test; 

(v) measure the longline sink rate for 

bottle tests as the time taken for the 

longline to sink from the surface (0 m) 

to 10 m, or for TDRs the average of the 

time taken for the longline to sink from 

the surface (0 m) to 15 m. 

C3. The vessel shall: 

(i) ensure that all longlines are set so 

as to achieve a minimum longline sink 

rate of 0.2 m/s at all times whilst 

operating under this exemption; 

(ii) report daily to its national agency 

on the achievement of this target whilst 

operating under this exemption; 

(iii) ensure that data collected from 

longline sink rate tests prior to entering 

the Convention Area and longline sink 

rate monitoring during fishing are 

recorded in the CCAMLR-approved 

format 1 and submitted to the relevant 

national agency and CCAMLR Data 

Manager within two months of the 

vessel departing a fishery to which this 

measure applies. 

1 Included in the scientific observer 

electronic logbook. 2 A plastic water bottle that has a ‘stopper’

is needed. The stopper of the bottle is left 

open so that the bottle will fill with water 

after being pulled under water. This allows 

the plastic bottle to be re-used rather than 

being crushed by water pressure. 3 On autolines attach to the backbone; on 

the Spanish longline system attach to the 

hookline. 4 Binoculars will make this process easier 

to view, especially in foul weather. 

Conservation Measure 25–02 (2005) 1 2

Minimisation of the incidental mortality 

of seabirds in the course of longline 

fishing or longline fishing research in 

the Convention Area 

(Species: seabirds; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: longline) 

The Commission, 

Noting the need to reduce the 

incidental mortality of seabirds during 

longline fishing by minimising their 

attraction to fishing vessels and by 

preventing them from attempting to 

seize baited hooks, particularly during 

the period when the lines are set, 

Recognising that in certain subareas 

and divisions of the Convention Area 

there is also a high risk that seabirds 

will be caught during line hauling, 

Adopts the following measures to 

reduce the possibility of incidental 

mortality of seabirds during longline 

fishing. 

1. Fishing operations shall be 

conducted in such a way that 

hooklines 3 sink beyond the reach of 

seabirds as soon as possible after they 

are put in the water. 

2. Vessels using autoline systems 

should add weights to the hookline or 

use integrated weight hooklines while 

deploying longlines. Integrated weight 

(IW) longlines of a minimum of 50 g/m 

or attachment to non-IW longlines of 5 

kg weights at 50 to 60 m intervals are 

recommended. 

3. Vessels using the Spanish method 

of longline fishing should release 

weights before line tension occurs; 

weights of at least 8.5 kg mass shall be 

used, spaced at intervals of no more 

than 40 m, or weights of at least 6 kg 

mass shall be used, spaced at intervals 

of no more than 20 m. 

4. Longlines shall be set at night only 

(i.e., during the hours of darkness 

between the times of nautical 

twilight 4 5. During longline fishing at 

night, only the minimum ship’s lights 

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5. The dumping of offal is prohibited 

while longlines are being set. The 

dumping of offal during the haul shall 

be avoided. Any such discharge shall 

take place only on the opposite side of 

the vessel to that where longlines are 

hauled. For vessels or fisheries where 

there is not a requirement to retain offal 

on board the vessel, a system shall be 

implemented to remove fish hooks from 

offal and fish heads prior to discharge. 

6. Vessels which are so configured 

that they lack on-board processing 

facilities or adequate capacity to retain 

offal on board, or the ability to discharge 

offal on the opposite side of the vessel 

to that where longlines are hauled, shall 

not be authorised to fish in the 

Convention Area. 

7. A streamer line shall be deployed 

during longline setting to deter birds 

from approaching the hookline. 

Specifications of the streamer line and 

its method of deployment are given in 

the appendix to this measure. 

8. A device designed to discourage 

birds from accessing baits during the 

haul of longlines shall be employed in 

those areas defined by CCAMLR as 

average-to-high or high (Level of Risk 4 

or 5) in terms of risk of seabird by-catch. 

These areas are currently Statistical 

Subareas 48.3, 58.6 and 58.7 and 

Statistical Divisions 58.5.1 and 58.5.2. 

9. Every effort should be made to 

ensure that birds captured alive during 

longlining are released alive and that 

wherever possible hooks are removed 

without jeopardising the life of the bird 

concerned. 

10. Other variations in the design of 

mitigation measures may be tested on 

vessels carrying two observers, at least 

one appointed in accordance with the 

CCAMLR Scheme of International 

Scientific Observation, providing that 

all other elements of this conservation 

measure are complied with.6 Full 

proposals for any such testing must be 

notified to the Working Group on Fish 

Stock Assessment (WG–FSA) in 

advance of the fishing season in which 

the trials are proposed to be conducted. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 3Hookline is defined as the groundline or 

mainline to which the baited hooks are 

attached by snoods. 4The exact times of nautical twilight are 

set forth in the Nautical Almanac tables for 

the relevant latitude, local time and date. A 

copy of the algorithm for calculating these 

times is available from the CCAMLR 

Secretariat. All times, whether for ship 

operations or observer reporting, shall be 

referenced to GMT. 5Wherever possible, setting of lines should 

be completed at least three hours before 

sunrise (to reduce loss of bait to/catches of 

white-chinned petrels). 6The mitigation measures under test 

should be constructed and operated taking 

full account of the principles set out in WG–

FSA–03/22 (the published version of which 

is available from the CCAMLR Secretariat 

and Web site); testing should be carried out 

independently of actual commercial fishing 

and in a manner consistent with the spirit of 

Conservation Measure 21–02. 

Appendix to Conservation Measure 25–

02 

1. The aerial extent of the streamer line, 

which is the part of the line supporting the 

streamers, is the effective seabird deterrent 

component of a streamer line. Vessels are 

encouraged to optimise the aerial extent and 

ensure that it protects the hookline as far 

astern of the vessel as possible, even in 

crosswinds. 

2. The streamer line shall be attached to 

the vessel such that it is suspended from a 

point a minimum of 7 m above the water at 

the stern on the windward side of the point 

where the hookline enters the water. 

3. The streamer line shall be a minimum 

of 150 m in length and include an object 

towed at the seaward end to create tension 

to maximise aerial coverage. The object 

towed should be maintained directly behind 

the attachment point to the vessel such that 

in crosswinds the aerial extent of the 

streamer line is over the hookline. 

4. Branched streamers, each comprising 

two strands of a minimum of 3 mm diameter 

brightly coloured plastic tubing 7 or cord, 

shall be attached no more than 5 m apart 

commencing 5 m from the point of 

attachment of the streamer line to the vessel 

and thereafter along the aerial extent of the 

line. Streamer length shall range between 

minimums of 6.5 m from the stern to 1 m for 

the seaward end. When a streamer line is 

fully deployed, the branched streamers 

should reach the sea surface in the absence 

of wind and swell. Swivels or a similar 

device should be placed in the streamer line 

in such a way as to prevent streamers being 

twisted around the streamer line. Each 

branched streamer may also have a swivel or 

other device at its attachment point to the 

streamer line to prevent fouling of individual 

streamers. 

5. Vessels are encouraged to deploy a 

second streamer line such that streamer lines 

are towed from the point of attachment each 

side of the hookline. The leeward streamer 

line should be of similar specifications (in 

order to avoid entanglement the leeward 

streamer line may need to be shorter) and 

deployed from the leeward side of the 

hookline. 

7Plastic tubing should be of a type that is 

manufactured to be protected from ultraviolet 

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Conservation Measure 25–03 (2003) 1

Minimisation of the incidental mortality 

of seabirds and marine mammals in 

the course of trawl fishing in the 

Convention Area 

(Species: seabirds, marine mammals; 

Area: all; Season: all; Gear: trawl) 

The Commission, 

Noting the need to reduce the 

incidental mortality of or injury to 

seabirds and marine mammals from 

fishing operations, 

Adopts the following measures to 

reduce the incidental mortality of or 

injury to seabirds and marine mammals 

during trawl fishing. 

1. The use of net monitor cables on vessels 

in the CCAMLR Convention Area is 

prohibited. 

2. Vessels operating within the Convention 

Area should at all times arrange the location 

and level of lighting so as to minimise 

illumination directed out from the vessel, 

consistent with the safe operation of the 

vessel. 

3. The discharge of offal shall be prohibited 

during the shooting and hauling of trawl 

gear. 

4. Nets should be cleaned prior to shooting 

to remove items that might attract birds. 

5. Vessels should adopt shooting and 

hauling procedures that minimise the time 

that the net is lying on the surface of the 

water with the meshes slack. Net 

maintenance should, to the extent possible, 

not be carried out with the net in the water. 

6. Vessels should be encouraged to develop 

gear configurations that will minimise the 

chance of birds encountering the parts of the 

net to which they are most vulnerable. This 

could include increasing the weighting or 

decreasing the buoyancy of the net so that it 

sinks faster, or placing coloured streamers or 

other devices over particular areas of the net 

where the mesh sizes create a particular 

danger to birds. 1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 

Conservation Measure 26–01 (2006)1 2

General environmental protection 

during fishing 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Concerned that certain activities 

associated with fishing may affect the 

Antarctic marine environment and that 

these activities have played a notable 

role in CCAMLR’s efforts to minimise 

incidental mortality of non-target 

species such as seabirds and seals, 

Noting that previous CCAMLR 

recommendations, and the provisions of 

the MARPOL 73/78 Convention and its 

Annexes, prohibit the disposal of all 

plastics at sea, in the CCAMLR 

Convention Area, 

Noting various provisions of the 

Protocol on Environmental Protection to 

the Antarctic Treaty in particular its 

Annexes as well as related 

Recommendations and Measures of the 

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, 

Recollecting that for many years 

advice from the Scientific Committee 

has indicated that significant numbers 

of Antarctic fur seals have been 

entangled and killed in plastic 

packaging bands in the Convention 

Area, 

Noting the recommendations of 

CCAMLR and the provisions of the 

MARPOL Convention and its Annexes 

which prohibit the jettisoning of all 

plastics at sea and that entanglement of 

fur seals is still continuing, 

Recognising that the bait boxes used 

on fishing vessels in particular and 

other packages in general need not be 

secured by plastic packaging bands 

because suitable alternatives exist, 

Adopts the following Conservation 

Measure to minimise possible effects on 

the marine environment arising from 

fishing-related activities in the context 

of mitigating incidental mortality of 

non-target species and protecting the 

marine environment in accordance with 

Article IX of the Convention. 

Disposal of Plastic Packaging Bands 

1. The use on fishing vessels of plastic 

packaging bands to secure bait boxes 

shall be prohibited. 

2. The use of other plastic packaging 

bands for other purposes on fishing 

vessels which do not use on-board 

incinerators (closed systems) shall be 

prohibited. 

3. Any packaging bands, once 

removed from packages, shall be cut, so 

that they do not form a continuous loop 

and at the earliest opportunity burned 

in the on-board incinerator. 

4. Any plastic residue shall be stored 

on board the vessel until reaching port 

and in no case discarded at sea. 

Prohibition of Discharge in HighLatitude Fisheries 

5. Vessels fishing south of 60°S shall 

be prohibited from dumping or 

discharging: 

(i) Oil or fuel products or oily 

residues into the sea, except as 

permitted under Annex I of MARPOL 

73/78; 

(ii) Garbage; 

(iii) Food wastes not capable of 

passing through a screen with openings 

no greater than 25 mm; 

(iv) Poultry or parts (including egg 

shells); 

(v) Sewage within 12 n miles of land 

or ice shelves, or sewage while the ship 

is travelling at a speed of less than 4 

knots; 

(vi) Offal; or 

(vii) Incineration ash. 

Translocation of Poultry 

6. Live poultry or other living birds 

shall not be brought into areas south of 

60°S, and any dressed poultry not 

consumed shall be removed from those 

areas. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Conservation Measure 31–01 (1986) 

Regulation of fishing around South 

Georgia (Statistical Subarea 48.3) 

(Species: target; Area: 48.3; Season: all; 

Gear: all) 

Without prejudice to other 

Conservation Measures adopted by the 

Commission, for species upon which 

fisheries are permitted around South 

Georgia (Statistical Subarea 48.3), the 

Commission shall, at its 1987 Meeting, 

adopt limitations on catch, or equivalent 

measures, binding for the 1987/88 

season. 

Such limitations of catch or 

equivalent measures shall be based 

upon the advice of the Scientific 

Committee, taking into account any data 

resulting from fishery surveys around 

South Georgia. 

For each fishing season after 1987/88, 

the Commission shall establish such 

limitations or other measures, as 

necessary, around South Georgia on a 

similar basis at the meeting of the 

Commission immediately preceding that 

season. 

Conservation Measure 32–01 (2001) 

Fishing seasons 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

The fishing season for all Convention 

Area species is 1 December to 30 

November of the following year, unless 

otherwise set in specific Conservation 

Measures. 

Conservation Measure 32–02 (1998) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

finfish in Statistical Subarea 48.1 

(Species: target finfish; Area: 48.1; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

Taking of finfish, other than for 

scientific research purposes, is 

prohibited in Statistical Subarea 48.1 

from 7 November 1998 until at least 

such time that a survey of stock biomass 

is carried out, its results reported to and 

analysed by the Working Group on Fish 

Stock Assessment and a decision that 


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the fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–03 (1998) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

finfish in Statistical Subarea 48.2 

(Species: target finfish; Area: 48.2; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

Taking of finfish, other than for 

scientific research purposes, is 

prohibited in Statistical Subarea48.2 

from 7 November 1998 until at least 

such time that a survey of stock biomass 

is carried out, its results reported to and 

analysed by the Working Group on Fish 

Stock Assessment and a decision that 

the fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–04 (1986) 1

Prohibition of directed fishery on 

Notothenia rossii in the Peninsula 

area (Statistical Subarea 48.1) 

(Species: rockcod; Area: 48.1; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

Directed fishing on Notothenia rossii 

in the Peninsula area (Statistical Area 

48.1) is prohibited. 

By-catches of Notothenia rossii in 

fisheries directed to other species shall 

be kept to the level allowing the 

optimum recruitment to the stock. 

1This Conservation Measure remains in 

force, but is currently encompassed within 

the provisions in Conservation Measure 32–

02. 

Conservation Measure 32–05 (1986) 1

Prohibition of directed fishery on 

Notothenia rossii around South 

Orkneys (Statistical Subarea 48.2) 

(Species: rockcod; Area: 48.2; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

Directed fishing on Notothenia rossii 

around South Orkneys (Statistical 

Subarea 48.2) is prohibited. 

By-catches of Notothenia rossii in 

fisheries directed to other species shall 

be kept to the level allowing the 

optimum recruitment to the stock. 

1This Conservation Measure remains in 

force, but is currently encompassed within 

the provisions in Conservation Measure 32–

03. 

Conservation Measure 32–06 (1985) 

Prohibition of directed fishery on 

Notothenia rossii around South 

Georgia (Statistical Subarea 48.3) 

(Species: rockcod; Area: 48.3; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

1. Directed fishing on Notothenia 

rossii around South Georgia (Statistical 

Subarea 48.3) is prohibited. 

2. By-catches of Notothenia rossii in 

fisheries directed to other species shall 

be kept to the level allowing the 

optimum recruitment to the stock. 

Conservation Measure 32–07 (1999) 

Prohibition of directed fishery on 

Gobionotothen gibberifrons, 

Chaenocephalus aceratus, 

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, 

Lepidonotothen squamifrons and 

Patagonotothen guntheri in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 

(Species: target demersal; Area: 48.3; 

Season: all; Gear: trawl) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01: 

Directed fishing on Gobionotothen 

gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus aceratus, 

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, 

Lepidonotothen squamifrons and 

Patagonotothen guntheri in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 is prohibited until a 

decision that the fishery be reopened is 

made by the Commission based on the 

advice of the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–08 (1997) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Lepidonotothen squamifrons in 

Statistical Division 58.4.4 (Ob and 

Lena Banks) 

(Species: rockcod; Area: 58.4.4; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Directed fishing for Lepidonotothen 

squamifrons, other than for scientific 

research purposes, is prohibited in 

Statistical Division 58.4.4 from 8 

November 1997 until at least such time 

that a survey of stock biomass is carried 

out, its results reported to and analysed 

by the Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment and a decision that the 

fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–09 (2006) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus spp. except in 

accordance with specific 

Conservation Measures in the 2006/07 

season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 48.5; Season: 

2006/07; Gear: all) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Article IX of the 

Convention: 

Directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. 

in Statistical Subarea 48.5 is prohibited 

from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 

2007. 

Conservation Measure 32–10 (2002) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Division 58.4.4 outside areas of 

national jurisdiction 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.4.4; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus spp., other 

than for scientific research purposes in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

24–01, is prohibited in Statistical 

Division 58.4.4 from 1 December 2002. 

This prohibition shall apply until at 

least such time that a survey of the 

Dissostichus spp. stock in this division 

is carried out, its results reported to and 

analysed by the Working Group on Fish 

Stock Assessment and a decision that 

the fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–11 (2002) 1 2

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 58.6 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.6; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus eleginoides, 

other than for scientific research 

purposes in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 24–01, is 

prohibited in Statistical Subarea 58.6 

from 1 December 2002. This prohibition 

shall apply until at least such time that 

a survey of the Dissostichus eleginoides 

stock in this subarea is carried out, its 

results reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment and a decision that the 

fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Crozet 

Islands. 

Conservation Measure 32–12 (1998) 1

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 58.7 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.7; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus eleginoides, 

other than for scientific research 

purposes in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 24–01, is 

prohibited in Statistical Subarea 58.7 

from 7 November 1998. This prohibition 

shall apply until at least such time that 

a survey of the Dissostichus eleginoides 

stock in this subarea is carried out, its 

results reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment and a decision that the 


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fishery be reopened is made by the 

Commission based on the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 

Conservation Measure 32–13 (2003) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Division 58.5.1 outside areas of 

national jurisdiction 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.5.1; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus eleginoides, 

other than for scientific research 

purposes in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 24–01, is 

prohibited in Statistical Division 58.5.1 

outside areas of national jurisdiction 

from 1 December 2003. This prohibition 

shall apply until at least such time that 

a survey of the Dissostichus eleginoides 

stock in this division is carried out, its 

results reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG-FSA) and a decision 

that the fishery be reopened is made by 

the Commission based on the advice of 

the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–14 (2003) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 east of 79°20′E and 

outside the EEZ to the west of 79°20′E 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus eleginoides, 

other than for scientific research 

purposes in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 24–01, is 

prohibited in Statistical Division 58.5.2 

east of 79°20′E and outside the EEZ to 

the west of 79°20′E from 1 December 

2003. This prohibition shall apply until 

at least such time that a survey of the 

Dissostichus eleginoides stock in this 

division is carried out, its results 

reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG-FSA) and a decision 

that the fishery be reopened is made by 

the Commission based on the advice of 

the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–15 (2003) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Subarea 88.2 north of 65°S 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 88.2; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus spp., other 

than for scientific research purposes in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

24–01, is prohibited in Statistical 

Subarea 88.2 north of 65°S from 1 

December 2003. This prohibition shall 

apply until at least such time that a 

survey of the Dissostichus spp. stock in 

this subarea is carried out, its results 

reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG–FSA) and a decision 

that the fishery be reopened is made by 

the Commission based on the advice of 

the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–16 (2003) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Subarea 88.3 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 88.3; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Dissostichus spp., other 

than for scientific research purposes in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

24–01, is prohibited in Statistical 

Subarea 88.3 from 1 December 2003. 

This prohibition shall apply until at 

least such time that a survey of the 

Dissostichus spp. stock in this subarea 

is carried out, its results reported to and 

analysed by the Working Group on Fish 

Stock Assessment (WG–FSA) and a 

decision that the fishery be reopened is 

made by the Commission based on the 

advice of the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 32–17 (2003) 

Prohibition of directed fishing for 

Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 

(Species: lanternfish; Area: 48.3; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

Taking of Electrona carlsbergi, other 

than for scientific research purposes in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

24–01, is prohibited in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 from 1 December 2003. 

This prohibition shall apply until at 

least such time that a survey of the 

Electrona carlsbergi stock in this 

subarea is carried out, its results 

reported to and analysed by the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG–FSA) and a decision 

that the fishery be reopened is made by 

the Commission based on the advice of 

the Scientific Committee; or a research 

plan for an exploratory fishery is 

submitted and approved by the 

Scientific Committee consistent with 

Conservation Measure 24–01. 

Conservation Measure 32–18 (2006) 

Conservation of sharks 

(Species: sharks; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Recalling the aims of the Convention, 

and particularly its Article IX, 

Recognising that the Food and 

Agriculture Organization of the United 

Nations (FAO), in its International Plan 

of Action for the Conservation and 

Management of Sharks, requests that 

States, within the framework of their 

respective competencies and consistent 

with international law, should strive to 

cooperate through regional fisheries 

management organisations with a view 

to ensuring the sustainability of shark 

stocks, 

Mindful of the fact that a large number 

of sharks are caught in fisheries 

operating within the Convention Area 

and that such catch may be 

unsustainable, 

Bearing in mind, furthermore, that, 

pending the collection of information on 

the status of shark stocks, it would be 

appropriate to restrict and, if possible, 

to reduce removals from these stocks, 

Recognising the need to collect data 

on catches, discards and trade in order 

to manage and conserve sharks, hereby 

adopts the following Conservation 

Measure, in accordance with Article IX 

of the Convention: 

1. Directed fishing on shark species in 

the Convention Area, for purposes other 

than scientific research, is prohibited. 

This prohibition shall apply until such 

time as the Scientific Committee has 

investigated and reported on the 

potential impacts of this fishing activity 

and the Commission has agreed on the 

basis of advice from the Scientific 

Committee that such fishing may occur 

in the Convention Area. 

2. Any by-catch of shark, especially 

juveniles and gravid females, taken 

accidentally in other fisheries, shall, as 

far as possible, be released alive. 

Conservation Measure 33–01 (1995) 

Limitation of the by-catch of 

Gobionotothen gibberifrons, 

Chaenocephalus aceratus, 

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, 

Notothenia rossii and Lepidonotothen 

squamifrons in Statistical Subarea 

48.3 

(Species: bycatch; Area: 48.3; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

This Conservation Measure is adopted 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 31–01: In any directed fishery 

in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in any fishing 

season, the by-catch of Gobionotothen 

gibberifrons shall not exceed 1,470 

tonnes; the by-catch of Chaenocephalus 

aceratus shall not exceed 2,200 tonnes; 

and the by-catch of Pseudochaenichthys 

georgianus, Notothenia rossii and 

Lepidonotothen squamifrons shall not 

exceed 300 tonnes each. These limits 

shall be kept under review by the 

Commission taking into account the 

advice of the Scientific Committee. 

Conservation Measure 33–02 (2006) 

Limitation of by-catch in Statistical 

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(Species: by-catch; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 

2006/07; Gear: all) 

1. There shall be no directed fishing 

for any species other than Dissostichus 

eleginoides and Champsocephalus 

gunnari in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in 

the 2006/07 fishing season. 

2. In directed fisheries in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 in the 2006/07 season, 

the by-catch of Channichthys 

rhinoceratus shall not exceed 150 

tonnes, the by-catch of Lepidonotothen 

squamifrons shall not exceed 80 tonnes, 

the by-catch of Macrourus spp. shall not 

exceed 360 tonnes and the by-catch of 

skates and rays shall not exceed 120 

tonnes. For the purposes of this 

measure, ‘Macrourus spp.’ and ‘skates 

and rays’ should each be counted as a 

single species. 

3. The by-catch of any fish species not 

mentioned in paragraph 2, and for 

which there is no other catch limit in 

force, shall not exceed 50 tonnes in 

Statistical Division 58.5.2. 

4. If, in the course of a directed 

fishery, the by-catch in any one haul of 

Channichthys rhinoceratus, 

Lepidonotothen squamifrons, 

Macrourus spp., Somniosus spp. or 

skates and rays is equal to, or greater 

than 2 tonnes, then the fishing vessel 

shall not fish using that method of 

fishing at any point within 5 n miles 1

of the location where the by-catch 

exceeded 2-tonnes for a period of at 

least five days 2. The location where the 

by-catch exceeded 2-tonnes is defined 

as the path 3 followed by the fishing 

vessel. 

5. If, in the course of a directed 

fishery, the by-catch in any one haul of 

any other by-catch species for which bycatch limitations apply under this 

Conservation Measure is equal to, or 

greater than 1 tonne, then the fishing 

vessel shall not fish using that method 

of fishing at any point within 5 n miles 1

of the location where the by-catch 

exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least 

five days 2. The location where the bycatch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the 

path 3 followed by the fishing vessel. 

1This provision concerning the minimum 

distance separating fishing locations is 

adopted pending the adoption of a more 

appropriate definition of a fishing location by 

the Commission. 2The specified period is adopted in 

accordance with the reporting period 

specified in Conservation Measure 23–01, 

pending the adoption of a more appropriate 

period by the Commission. 3For a trawl the path is defined from the 

point at which the fishing gear was first 

deployed from the fishing vessel to the point 

at which the fishing gear was retrieved by the 

fishing vessel. For a longline or a pot, the 

path is defined from the point at which the 

first anchor of a set was deployed to the point 

at which the last anchor of that set was 

deployed. 

Conservation Measure 33–03 (2006) 1 2

Limitation of by-catch in new and 

exploratory fisheries in the 2006/07 

season 

(Species: by-catch; Area: various; 

Season: 2006/07; Gear: all) 

1. This Conservation Measure applies 

to new and exploratory fisheries in all 

areas containing small-scale research 

units (SSRUs) in the 2006/07 season, 

except where specific by-catch 

Conservation Measures apply. 

2. The catch limits for all by-catch 

species are set out in Annex 33–03/A. 

Within these catch limits, the total catch 

of by-catch species in any SSRU or 

combination of SSRUs as defined in 

relevant Conservation Measures shall 

not exceed the following limits: 

• Skates and rays 5% of the catch 

limit of Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes 

whichever is greater; 

• Macrourus spp. 16% of the catch 

limit for Dissostichus spp. or 20 tonnes, 

whichever is greater; 

• All other species combined 20 

tonnes. 

3. For the purposes of this measure 

‘Macrourus spp.’ and ‘skates and rays’

should each be counted as a single 

species. 

4. If the by-catch of any one species 

is equal to or greater than 1 tonne in any 

one haul or set, then the fishing vessel 

shall move to another location at least 

5 n miles 3 distant. The fishing vessel 

shall not return to any point within 5 n 

miles of the location where the by-catch 

exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least 

five days 4. The location where the bycatch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the 

path 5 followed by the fishing vessel. 

5. If the catch of Macrourus spp. taken 

by a single vessel in any two 10-day 

periods 6 in a single SSRU exceeds 16% 

of the catch of Dissostichus spp. by that 

vessel in that SSRU in those periods, the 

vessel shall cease fishing in that SSRU 

for the remainder of the season. 

1Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 3This provision concerning the minimum 

distance separating fishing locations is 

adopted pending the adoption of a more 

appropriate definition of a fishing location by 

the Commission. 4The specified period is adopted in 

accordance with the reporting period 

specified in Conservation Measure 23–01, 

pending the adoption of a more appropriate 

period by the Commission. 5For a trawl the path is defined from the 

point at which the fishing gear was first 

deployed from the fishing vessel to the point 

at which the fishing gear was retrieved by the 

fishing vessel. For a longline the path is 

defined from the point at which the first 

anchor of a set was deployed to the point at 

which the last anchor of that set was 

deployed. 6A 10-day period is defined as day 1 to day 

10, day 11 to day 20, or day 21 to the last 

day of the month. 

Annex 33–03/A 

TABLE 1.—BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN 2006/07 

Subarea/ 

division Region 

Dissostichus 

spp. catch 

limit (tonnes 

per region) 

Skates and 

rays (tonnes 

per region) 

By-catch 

catch limit 

Macrourus 

spp. (tonnes 

per region) 

Other species (tonnes 

per SSRU) 

48.6 .......... north of 60° S ............................................................................................ 455 50 73 20 

south of 60° S ........................................................................................... 455 50 73 20 

58.4.1 ....... whole division ............................................................................................ 600 50 96 20 

58.4.2 ....... whole division ............................................................................................ 780 50 124 20 

58.4.3a ..... whole division ............................................................................................ 250 50 26 20 

58.4.3b ..... whole division ............................................................................................ 300 50 159 20 

88.1 .......... whole subarea ........................................................................................... 3032 152 485 20 

88.2 .......... south of 65° S ........................................................................................... 547 50 88 20 

Region: As defined in column 2 of this table. 


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Rules for catch limits for by-catch 

species: 

Skates and rays: 5% of the catch limit 

for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, 

which ever is greatest (SC–CAMLR–XXI, 

paragraph 5.76). 

Macrourus spp.: 16% of the catch 

limit for Dissostichus spp., except in 

Divisions 58.4.3a and 58.4.3b (SC–

CAMLR–XXII, paragraph 4.207). 

Other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU. 

Conservation Measure 41–01 

(2006) 1 thnsp;2

General measures for exploratory 

fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the 

Convention Area in the 2006/07 

season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: various; 

Season: 2006/07; Gear: longline, 

trawl) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure: 

1. This Conservation Measure applies 

to exploratory fisheries using the trawl 

or longline methods except for such 

fisheries where the Commission has 

given specific exemptions to the extent 

of those exemptions. In trawl fisheries, 

a haul comprises a single deployment of 

the trawl net. In longline fisheries, a 

haul comprises the setting of one or 

more lines in a single location. 

2. Fishing should take place over as 

large a geographical and bathymetric 

range as possible to obtain the 

information necessary to determine 

fishery potential and to avoid overconcentration of catch and effort. To 

this end, fishing in any small-scale 

research unit (SSRU) shall cease when 

the reported catch reaches the specified 

catch limit 3 and that SSRU shall be 

closed to fishing for the remainder of 

the season. 

3. In order to give effect to paragraph 

2 above: 

(i) The precise geographic position of 

a haul in trawl fisheries will be 

determined by the mid-point of the path 

between the start-point and end-point of 

the haul for the purposes of catch and 

effort reporting; 

(ii) The precise geographic position of 

a haul/set in longline fisheries will be 

determined by the centre-point of the 

line or lines deployed for the purposes 

of catch and effort reporting; 

(iii) The vessel will be deemed to be 

fishing in any SSRU from the beginning 

of the setting process until the 

completion of the hauling of all lines; 

(iv) Catch and effort information for 

each species by SSRU shall be reported 

to the Executive Secretary every five 

days using the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(v) The Secretariat shall notify 

Contracting Parties participating in 

these fisheries when the total catch for 

Dissostichus eleginoides and 

Dissostichus mawsoni combined in any 

SSRU is likely to reach the specified 

catch limit, and of the closure of that 

SSRU when that limit is reached. Upon 

such notification from the Secretariat, 

all fishing gear shall be hauled 

immediately. No part of a trawl path 

may lie within a closed SSRU and no 

part of a longline may be set within a 

closed SSRU. 

4. The by-catch in each exploratory 

fishery shall be regulated as in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

5. The total number and weight of 

Dissostichus eleginoides and 

Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, 

including those with the ‘jellymeat’

condition, shall be reported. 

6. Each vessel participating in the 

exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus 

spp. during the 2006/07 season shall 

have one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing season. 

7. The Data Collection Plan (Annex 

41–01/A), Research Plan (Annex 41–01/ 

B) and Tagging Program (Annex 41–01/ 

C) shall be implemented. Data collected 

pursuant to the Data Collection and 

Research Plans for the period up to 31 

August 2007 shall be reported to 

CCAMLR by 30 September 2007 so that 

the data will be available to the meeting 

of the Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG–FSA) in 2007. Such 

data taken after 31 August 2007 shall be 

reported to CCAMLR not later than 

three months after the closure of the 

fishery, but, where possible, submitted 

in time for the consideration of WG–

FSA. 

8. Members who choose not to 

participate in the fishery prior to the 

commencement of the fishery shall 

inform the Secretariat of changes in 

their plans no later than one month 

before the start of the fishery. If, for 

whatever reason, Members are unable to 

participate in the fishery, they shall 

inform the Secretariat no later than one 

week after finding that they cannot 

participate. The Secretariat will inform 

all Contracting Parties immediately after 

such notification is received. 1 Except for waters adjacent to the 

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands. 2 Except for waters adjacent to the Prince 

Edward Islands. 3 Unless otherwise specified, the catch 

limit for Dissostichus spp. shall be 100 

tonnes in any SSRU except in respect of 

Subarea 88.2. 

Annex 41–01/A 

Data Collection Plan for Exploratory 

Fisheries 

1. All vessels will comply with the 

Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting 

System (Conservation Measure 23–01) 

and Monthly Fine-scale Catch, Effort 

and Biological Data Reporting Systems 

(Conservation Measures 23–04 and 23–

05). 

2. All data required by the CCAMLR 

Scientific Observers Manual for finfish 

fisheries will be collected. These 

include: 

(i) Position, date and depth at the start 

and end of every haul; 

(ii) Haul-by-haul catch and catch per 

effort by species; 

(iii) Haul-by-haul length frequency of 

common species; 

(iv) Sex and gonad state of common 

species; 

(v) Diet and stomach fullness; 

(vi) Scales and/or otoliths for age 

determination; 

(vii) Number and mass by species of 

by-catch of fish and other organisms; 

(viii) Observation on occurrence and 

incidental mortality of seabirds and 

mammals in relation to fishing 

operations. 

3. Data specific to longline fisheries 

will be collected. These include: 

(i) Position and sea depth at each end 

of every line in a haul; 

(ii) Setting, soak and hauling times; 

(iii) Number and species of fish lost 

at surface; 

(iv) Number of hooks set; 

(v) Bait type; 

(vi) Baiting success (%); 

(vii) Hook type; 

(viii) Sea and cloud conditions and 

phase of the moon at the time of setting 

the lines. 

Annex 41–01/B 

Research Plan for Exploratory Fisheries 

1. Activities under this research plan 

shall not be exempted from any 

Conservation Measure in force. 

2. This plan applies to all small-scale 

research units (SSRUs) as defined in 

Table 1 and Figure 1. 

3. Except when fishing in Statistical 

Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 (see paragraph 

5), any vessel undertaking prospecting 

or commercial fishing in any SSRU 

must undertake the following research 

activities: 

(i) On first entry into an SSRU, the 

first 10 hauls, designated ‘first series’, 

whether by trawl or longline, shall be 

designated ‘research hauls’ and must 

satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 

4. 

(ii) The next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of 

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level is achieved first, or 10 tonnes of 

catch for trawling, are designated the 

‘second series’. Hauls in the second 

series can, at the discretion of the 

master, be fished as part of normal 

exploratory fishing. However, provided 

they satisfy the requirements of 

paragraph 4, these hauls can also be 

designated as research hauls. 

(iii) On completion of the first and 

second series of hauls, if the master 

wishes to continue to fish within the 

SSRU, the vessel must undertake a 

‘third series’ which will result in a total 

of 20 research hauls being made in all 

three series. The third series of hauls 

shall be completed during the same visit 

as the first and second series in an 

SSRU. 

(iv) On completion of 20 research 

hauls the vessel may continue to fish 

within the SSRU. 

4. To be designated as a research haul: 

(i) Each research haul must be 

separated by not less than 5 n miles 

from any other research haul, distance 

to be measured from the geographical 

mid-point of each research haul; 

(ii) Each haul shall comprise: for 

longlines, at least 3,500 hooks and no 

more than 10,000 hooks; this may 

comprise a number of separate lines set 

in the same location; for trawls, at least 

30 minutes effective fishing time as 

defined in the Draft Manual for Bottom 

Trawl Surveys in the Convention Area 

(SC–CAMLR–XI, Annex 5, Appendix H, 

Attachment E, paragraph 4); 

(iii) Each haul of a longline shall have 

a soak time of not less than six hours, 

measured from the time of completion 

of the setting process to the beginning 

of the hauling process. 

5. In the exploratory fisheries in 

Subareas 88.1 and 88.2, all data 

specified in the Data Collection Plan 

(Annex 41–01/A) of this Conservation 

Measure shall be collected for every 

haul; all fish of each Dissostichus 

species in a haul (up to a maximum of 

35 fish) are to be measured and 

randomly sampled for biological studies 

(paragraphs 2(iv) to (vi) of Annex 41–

01/A). 

6. In all other exploratory fisheries, all 

data specified in the Data Collection 

Plan (Annex 41–01/A) of this 

Conservation Measure shall be collected 

for every research haul; in particular, all 

fish in a research haul up to 100 fish are 

to be measured and at least 30 fish 

sampled for biological studies 

(paragraphs 2(iv) to (vi) of Annex 41–

01/A). Where more than 100 fish are 

caught, a method for randomly 

subsampling the fish should be applied. 

TABLE 1.—DESCRIPTION OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUS) 

[see also Figure 1] 

Region SSRU Boundary line 

48.6 .......... A From 50° S 20° W, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S. 

B From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S. 

C From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S. 

D From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S. 

E From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S. 

F From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S. 

58.4.1 ....... A From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S. 

B From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 

86° E, due north to 60° S. 

C From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S. 

D From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S. 

E From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S. 

F From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S. 

G From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S. 

H From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S. 

58.4.2 ....... A From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S. 

B From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S. 

C From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S. 

D From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S. 

E From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10’E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast 

to 70° E, due north to 62° S. 

58.4.3a ..... A Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73° 10’E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S. 

58.4.3b ..... A Whole division, from 56° S 73° 10’E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 

73° 10’E, due north to 56° S. 

58.4.4 ....... A From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S. 

B From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S. 

C From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S. 

D Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° 

S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S. 

58.6 .......... A From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S. 

B From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S. 

C From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S. 

D From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S. 

58.7 .......... A From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S. 

88.1 .......... A From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S. 

B From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66° 40’S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S. 

C From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40’S, due west to 179° 

E, due north to 60° S. 

D From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S. 

E From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30’S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S. 

F From 68° 30’S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30’S. 

G From 66° 40’S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50’E, due south to 70° 50’S, due west 

to 170° E, due north to 66° 40’S. 

H From 70° 50’S 170° E, due east to 178° 50’E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, 

due north to 70° 50’S. 


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TABLE 1.—DESCRIPTION OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUS)—Continued 

[see also Figure 1] 

Region SSRU Boundary line 

I From 70° S 178° 50’E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50’E, due north to 70° S. 

J From 73° S at coast near 169° 30’E, due east to 178° 50’E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast 

to 73° S. 

K From 73° S 178° 50’E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50’E, due north to 73° S. 

L From 76° S 178° 50’E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50’E, due north to 76° S. 

88.2 .......... A From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S. 

B From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S. 

C From 60° S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 60° S. 

D From 60° S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 60° S. 

E From 60° S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 60° S. 

F From 60° S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 60° S. 

G From 60° S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 60° S. 

88.3 .......... A From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S. 

B From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S. 

C From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S. 

D From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S. 

Annex 41–01/C 

Tagging Program for Dissostichus SPP. 

in Exploratory Fisheries 

1. The responsibility for ensuring 

tagging, tag recovery and correct 

reporting shall lie with the Flag State of 

the fishing vessel. The fishing vessel 

shall cooperate with the CCAMLR 

scientific observer in undertaking the 

tagging program. 

2. This program shall apply in each 

exploratory longline fishery, and any 

vessel that participates in more then one 

exploratory fishery shall apply the 

following in each exploratory fishery in 

which that vessel fishes: 

(i) Each longline vessel shall tag and 

release Dissostichus spp. at a rate 

specified in the Conservation Measure 

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according to the CCAMLR Tagging 

Protocol1. Vessels shall only 

discontinue tagging after they have 

tagged 500 toothfish, or if they leave the 

fishery having tagged toothfish at the 

specified rate. 

(ii) The program shall target toothfish 

of all sizes in order to meet the tagging 

requirement, only toothfish that are in 

good condition shall be tagged and the 

availability of these fish shall be 

reported by the observer. All released 

toothfish must be double-tagged and 

releases should cover as broad a 

geographical area as possible. In regions 

where both species occur, the tagging 

rate shall to the extent practicable be in 

proportion to the species and sizes of 

Dissostichus spp. present in the catches. 

(iii) All tags shall be clearly imprinted 

with a unique serial number and a 

return address so that the origin of tags 

can be traced in the case of recapture of 

the tagged toothfish1. From 1 September 

2007, all tags for use in exploratory 

fisheries shall be sourced from the 

Secretariat. 

(iv) Recaptured tagged fish (i.e. fish 

caught that have a previously inserted 

tag) shall not be re-released, even if at 

liberty for only a short period. 

(v) All recaptured tagged fish should 

be biologically sampled (length, weight, 

sex, gonad stage), an electronic timestamped photograph taken of the fish 

and tag2, the otoliths recovered and the 

tag removed. 

3. Toothfish that are tagged and 

released shall not be counted against the 

catch limits. 

4. All relevant tag data and any data 

recording tag recaptures shall be 

reported electronically in the CCAMLR 

format1 to the Executive Secretary (i) by 

the vessel every month along with its 

monthly fine-scale catch and effort (C2) 

data, and (ii) by the observer as part of 

the data reporting requirements for 

observer data1. 

5. All relevant tag data, any data 

recording tag recaptures, and specimens 

(tags and otoliths) from recaptures shall 

also be reported electronically in the 

CCAMLR format1 to the relevant 

regional tag data repository as detailed 

in the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol 

(available at www.ccamlr.org). 

1 In accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging 

Protocol for exploratory fisheries which is 

available from the Secretariat and included 

in the scientific observer logbook forms. 2 For a single trial year (2006/07) observers 

should take a time-stamped photographic 

record of all tags recovered and forward these 

photographs to the Secretariat. 

Conservation Measure 41–02 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 

in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 48.3; Season: 

2006/07; Gear: longline, pot) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01: 

Access 1. The fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 

shall be conducted by vessels using 

longlines and pots only. 

2. For the purpose of this fishery, the 

area open to the fishery is defined as 

that portion of Statistical Subarea 48.3 

that lies within the area bounded by 

latitudes 52°30′S and 56°0′S and by 

longitudes 33°30′W and 48°0′W. 

3. A map illustrating the area defined 

by paragraph 2 is appended to this 

Conservation Measure (Annex 41–02/ 

A). The portion of Statistical Subarea 

48.3 outside that defined above shall be 

closed to directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in the 2006/07 

season. 

Catch Limit 4. The total catch of 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 season shall 

be limited to 3–554 tonnes. The catch 

limit shall be further subdivided 

between the Management Areas shown 

in Annex 41–02/A as follows: 

Management Area A: 0 tonnes 

Management Area B: 1,066 tonnes 

Management Area C: 2,488 tonnes 

Season 5. For the purpose of the 

longline fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3, 

the 2006/07 season is defined as the 

period from 1 May to 31 August 2007, 

or until the catch limit is reached, 

whichever is sooner. For the purpose of 

the pot fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3, 

the 2006/07 season is defined as the 

period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007, or until the catch limit 

is reached, whichever is sooner. The 

season for longline fishing operations 

may be extended to 14 September 2007 

for any vessel which has demonstrated 

full compliance with Conservation 

Measure 25–02 in the 2005/06 season. 

This extension to the season shall also 

be subject to a catch limit of three (3) 

seabirds per vessel. If three seabirds are 

caught during the season extension, 

fishing shall cease immediately for that 

vessel. 

By-catch 6. The by-catch of crab in 

any pot fishery undertaken shall be 

counted against the catch limit in the 

crab fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3. 

7. The by-catch of finfish in the 

fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 

season shall not exceed 177 tonnes for 

skates and rays and 177 tonnes for 

Macrourus spp. For the purpose of these 

by-catch limits, ‘‘Macrourus spp.’’ and 

‘‘skates and rays’ shall each be counted 

as a single species. 

8. If the by-catch of any one species 

is equal to or greater than 1 tonne in any 

one haul or set, then the fishing vessel 

shall move to another location at least 

5 n miles1 distant. The fishing vessel 

shall not return to any point within 5 n 

miles of the location where the by-catch 

exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least 

five days2. The location where the bycatch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the 

path3 followed by the fishing vessel. 

Mitigation 9. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–02 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of 

fishing. 

Observers 10. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

11. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

12. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus eleginoides and 

by-catch species are defined as any 

species other than Dissostichus 

eleginoides. 

13. The total number and weight of 

Dissostichus eleginoides discarded, 

including those with the ‘jellymeat’

condition, shall be reported. These fish 

will count towards the total allowable 

catch. 

Data: Biological 

14. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research Fishing 

15. Research fishing under the 

provisions of Conservation Measure 24–

01 shall be limited to 10 tonnes of catch 

and to one vessel in Management Area 


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A shown in the map in Annex 41–02/ 

A during the 2006/07 season. 

16. Catches of Dissostichus 

eleginoides taken under the provisions 

of Conservation Measure 24–01 in the 

area of the fishery defined in this 

Conservation Measure shall be 

considered as part of the catch limit. 

Environmental Protection 

17. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

1This provision concerning the minimum 

distance separating fishing locations is 

adopted pending the adoption of a more 

appropriate definition of a fishing location by 

the Commission. 

2The specified period is adopted in 

accordance with the reporting period 

specified in Conservation Measure 23–01, 

pending the adoption of a more appropriate 

period by the Commission. 3For a longline or a pot, the path is defined 

from the point at which the first anchor of 

a set was deployed to the point at which the 

last anchor of that set was deployed. 

Conservation Measure 41–03 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4 in 

the 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08 

fishing seasons 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 48.4; Season: 

2005/06–2007/08; Gear: longline) 

Access 1. Directed fishing shall be 

by longlines only. The use of all other 

methods of directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 48.4 shall be prohibited. 

2. For the purpose of this fishery, the 

area open to fishing is defined as that 

portion of Statistical Subarea 48.4 that 

lies within the area bounded by 

latitudes 55°30′ S and 57°20′ S and by 

longitudes 25°30′ W and 29°30′ W. 

3. A map illustrating the area defined 

by paragraph 2 is appended to this 

Conservation Measure (Annex 41–03/ 

A). The portion of Statistical Subarea 

48.4 outside that defined above shall be 

closed to directed fishing for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in the 2005/06, 

2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons. 

Catch Limit 4. The total catch of 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 48.4 shall be limited to 100 

tonnes per season. 

5. Taking of Dissostichus mawsoni, 

other than for scientific research 

purposes, is prohibited. 

Season 6. For the purposes of the 

fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 

Statistical Subarea 48.4, the fishing 

season shall be 1 April to 30 September, 

or until the catch limit for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4 is 

reached, whichever is sooner. 

Mitigation 7. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–02 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of 

fishing. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Subarea 48.4 shall have at least one 

scientific observer appointed in 

accordance with the ccamlr Scheme of 

International Scientific Observation, on 

board throughout all fishing activities 

within the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

9. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure, the 

following shall apply: 

(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure-23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Data Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Data shall 

be reported on a haul–by–haul basis. 

For the purposes of Conservation 

Measure 23–04, the target species is 

Dissostichus eleginoides, and ‘by-catch 

species’ are defined as any species other 

than Dissostichus eleginoides. 


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Data: Biological 

10. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05 shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the Scheme of 

International Scientific Observation. 

Tagging Program 

11. Each vessel taking part in the 

fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 

Statistical Subarea 48.4 shall undertake 

a tagging program in accordance with 

the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. The 

following additional provisions shall 

apply: 

(i) fish should be tagged at an average 

rate of five fish per tonne of green 

weight catch throughout the season; 

(ii) fish should be tagged that have 

been caught across as broad a range of 

depths within the designated area as 

practicable; 

(iii) fish of a range of total lengths 

should be tagged, concentrating in 

particular on animals in the vulnerable 

size range (6501–000 mm). 

Environmental Protection 

12. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

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Conservation Measure 41–04 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Subarea 48.6 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 48.6; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissosichus 

spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.6 shall be 

limited to the exploratory longline 

fishery by Japan, Republic of Korea, 

New Zealand and Norway. The fishery 

shall be conducted by Japanese, Korean, 

New Zealand and Norwegian flagged 

vessels using longlines only. No more 

than one vessel per country shall fish at 

any one time. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

48.6 in the 2006/07 season shall not 

exceed a precautionary catch limit of 

455 tonnes north of 60 ° S and 455 

tonnes south of 60° S. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

48.6, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007. 

By-Catch 4. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 5. The exploratory 

longline fishery for Dissosichus spp. in 

Statistical Subarea 48.6 shall be carried 

out in accordance with the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 25–02, except 

paragraph 4 (night setting), which shall 

not apply as long as the requirements of 

Conservation Measure 24–02 are met.1

6. Any vessel catching a total of three 

(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to 

night setting in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02. 

Observers 7. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery shall have at 

least two scientific observers, one of 

whom shall be an observer appointed in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation, 

on board throughout all fishing 

activities within the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

8. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

9. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissosichus spp. and by–catch 

species are defined as any species other 

than Dissosichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

10. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 11. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery–based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. 

12. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least one fish per tonne green 

weight caught. 

Environmental Protection 

13. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

14. There shall be no offal discharge 

in this fishery. 

1The Japanese-flagged vessel Shinsei Maru 

No. 3 is exempted from the requirement to 

conduct longline sink rate tests outside the 

Convention Area when fishing at the end of 

the 2005/06 season and into the 2006/07 

season, provided that the vessel conducted 

regular longline sink rate testing in 2005/06. 

Conservation Measure 41–05 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical 

Division 58.4.2 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.4.2; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02, and notes that this measure 

would be for one year and that data 

arising from these activities would be 

reviewed by the Scientific Committee: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissosichus 

spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall 

be limited to the exploratory longline 

fishery by Australia, Republic of Korea, 

Namibia, New Zealand, Spain and 

Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted 

by one (1) Australian, three (3) Korean, 

one (1) Namibian, two (2) New Zealand, 

one (1) Spanish and one (1) Uruguayan 

flagged vessels using longlines only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical Division 

58.4.2 in the 2006/07 season shall not 

exceed a precautionary catch limit of 

780 tonnes, of which no more than 260 

tonnes shall be taken in any one of the 

five small-scale research units (SSRUs) 

as detailed in Annex B of Conservation 

Measure 41–01. 

3. Catch limits for each of the SSRUs 

for Statistical Division 58.4.2, shall be as 

follows: A — 260 tonnes; B — 0 tonnes; 

C — 260 tonnes; D — 0 tonnes; E — 260 

tonnes. 

Season 4. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical Division 

58.4.2, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007. 

Fishing Operations 

5. The exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissosichus spp. in Statistical Division 

58.4.2 shall be carried out in accordance 

with the provisions of Conservation 

Measure 41–01, except paragraph 6. 

6. Fishing will be prohibited in 

depths less than 550 m in order to 

protect benthic communities. 

By-Catch 7. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 8. The exploratory 

longline fishery for Dissosichus spp. in 

Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall be 

carried out in accordance with the 

provisions of Conservation Measure 25–

02, except paragraph 4 (night setting) 

shall not apply, providing that vessels 

comply with Conservation Measure 24–

02. 

9. Any vessel catching a total of three 

(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to 

night setting in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02. 

Observers 10. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery shall have at 

least two scientific observers, one of 

whom shall be an observer appointed in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation, 

on board throughout all fishing 

activities within the fishing period. 

Research 11. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery–based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. 

12. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least three fish per tonne green 

weight caught. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

13. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

14. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 


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species is Dissosichus spp. and by–catch 

species are defined as any species other 

than Dissosichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

15. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

16. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 41–06 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction in the 

2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.4.3a; 

Season: 2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus 

spp. on Elan Bank (Statistical Division 

58.4.3a) outside areas of national 

jurisdiction shall be limited to the 

exploratory fishery by Japan, Republic 

of Korea and Spain. The fishery shall be 

conducted by Japanese, Korean and 

Spanish flagged vessels using longlines 

only. No more than one vessel per 

country shall fish at any one time. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction in the 

2006/07 season shall not exceed a 

precautionary catch limit of 250 tonnes. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction, the 2006/ 

07 season is defined as the period from 

1 May to 31 August 2007, or until the 

catch limit is reached, whichever is 

sooner. 

By-Catch 4. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 5. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–02 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of 

fishing. 

6. The fishery on Elan Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction, may take 

place outside the prescribed season 

(paragraph 3) provided that, prior to 

entry into force of the licence and prior 

to entering the Convention Area, each 

vessel shall demonstrate its capacity to 

comply with longline weighting as 

approved by the Scientific Committee 

and described in Conservation Measure 

24–02 and such data shall be reported 

to the Secretariat immediately. 

7. Should a total of three (3) seabirds 

be caught by a vessel outside the normal 

season (defined in paragraph 3), the 

vessel shall cease fishing immediately 

and shall not be permitted to fish 

outside the normal fishing season for 

the remainder of the 2006/07 fishing 

season. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

9. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

10. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus spp. and by–

catch species are defined as any species 

other than Dissostichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

11. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 12. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery–based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. 

13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least one fish per tonne green 

weight caught. 

Environmental Protection 

14. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 41–07 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction in the 

2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.4.3b; 

Season: 2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus 

spp. on BANZARE Bank (Statistical 

Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of 

national jurisdiction shall be limited to 

the exploratory fishery by Australia, 

Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, 

Spain and Uruguay. The fishery shall be 

conducted by Australian, Japanese, 

Korean, Namibian, Spanish and 

Uruguayan flagged vessels using 

longlines only. No more than one vessel 

per country shall fish at any one time. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction in the 

2006/07 season shall not exceed a 

precautionary catch limit of 300 tonnes. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction, the 2006/ 

07 season is defined as the period from 

1 May to 31 August 2007, or until the 

catch limit is reached, whichever is 

sooner. 

By-Catch 4. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 5. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–02 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of 

fishing. 

6. The fishery on BANZARE Bank 

(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside 

areas of national jurisdiction, may take 

place outside the prescribed season 

(paragraph 3) provided that, prior to 

entry into force of the licence and prior 

to entering the Convention Area, each 

vessel shall demonstrate its capacity to 

comply with experimental lineweighting trials as approved by the 

Scientific Committee and described in 

Conservation Measure 24–02 and such 

data shall be reported to the Secretariat 

immediately. 

7. Should a total of three (3) seabirds 

be caught by a vessel outside the normal 

season (defined in paragraph 3), the 

vessel shall cease fishing immediately 

and shall not be permitted to fish 

outside the normal fishing season for 

the remainder of the 2006/07 fishing 

season. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 


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Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

9. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

10. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus spp. and by–

catch species are defined as any species 

other than Dissostichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

11. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 12. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery-based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. 

13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least one fish per tonne green 

weight caught. 

Environmental Protection 

14. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 41–08 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Division 

58.5.2 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: various) 

Access 1. The fishery for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 shall be conducted by 

vessels using trawls, pots or longlines 

only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 in the 2006/07 season 

shall be limited to 2,427 tonnes west of 

79°20′E. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

trawl and pot fisheries for Dissostichus 

eleginoides in Statistical Division 

58.5.2, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007, or until the catch limit 

is reached, whichever is sooner. For the 

purpose of the longline fishery for 

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2, the 2006/07 season is 

defined as the period from 1 May to 31 

August 2007, or until the catch limit is 

reached, whichever is sooner. The 

season for longline fishing operations 

may be extended from 15 April to 30 

April and 1 September to 30 September 

2007 for any vessel which has 

demonstrated full compliance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02 in the 

2005/06 season. These extensions to the 

season will also be subject to a total 

catch limit of three (3) seabirds per 

vessel. If three seabirds are caught 

during the season extension, fishing 

throughout the season extensions shall 

cease immediately for that vessel. 

By-Catch 4. Fishing shall cease if the 

by-catch of any species reaches its bycatch limit as set out in Conservation 

Measure 33–02. 

Mitigation 5. The operation of the 

trawl fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–03 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds and mammals 

through the course of fishing. The 

operation of the longline fishery shall be 

carried out in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02, except 

paragraph 4 (night setting) shall not 

apply for vessels using integrated 

weighted lines (IWLs) during the period 

1 May to 30 September. Such vessels 

may deploy IWL gear during daylight 

hours if, prior to entry into force of the 

licence and prior to entering the 

Convention Area, each vessel shall 

demonstrate its capacity to comply with 

experimental line-weighting trials as 

approved by the Scientific Committee 

and described in Conservation Measure 

24–02. During the period 15 April to 30 

April, vessels shall use IWL gear and in 

a manner that ensures lines are set and 

hauled sequentially, in conjunction 

with night setting and paired streamer 

lines. 

Observers 6. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer, and may 

include one appointed in accordance 

with the CCAMLR Scheme of 

International Scientific Observation, on 

board throughout all fishing activities 

within the fishing period, with the 

exception of the period 15 April to 30 

April when two scientific observers 

shall be carried. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

7. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure, the 

following shall apply: 

(i) the Ten-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in Annex 41–

08/A; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Annex 41–08/A. Fine-scale data shall be 

submitted on a haul-by-haul basis. 

8. For the purpose of Annex 41–08/A, 

the target species is Dissostichus 

eleginoides and by-catch species are 

defined as any species other than 

Dissostichus eleginoides. 

9. The total number and weight of 

Dissostichus eleginoides discarded, 

including those with the ‘jellymeat’

condition, shall be reported. These fish 

will count towards the total allowable 

catch. 

Data: Biological 

10. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Annex 41–08/A, shall be 

collected and recorded. Such data shall 

be reported in accordance with the 

CCAMLR Scheme of International 

Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

11. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Annex 41–08/A 

Data Reporting System 

A ten-day catch and effort reporting 

system shall be implemented: 

(i) for the purpose of implementing 

this system, the calendar month shall be 

divided into three reporting periods, 

viz: day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20 

and day 21 to the last day of the month. 

The reporting periods are hereafter 

referred to as periods A, B and C; 

(ii) at the end of each reporting 

period, each Contracting Party 

participating in the fishery shall obtain 

from each of its vessels information on 

total catch and total days and hours 

fished for that period and shall, by 

cable, telex, facsimile or electronic 

transmission, transmit the aggregated 

catch and days and hours fished for its 

vessels so as to reach the Executive 

Secretary no later than the end of the 

next reporting period; 

(iii) a report must be submitted by 

every Contracting Party taking part in 

the fishery for each reporting period for 

the duration of the fishery, even if no 

catches are taken; 

(iv) the catch of Dissostichus 

eleginoides and of all by-catch species 

must be reported; 

(v) such reports shall specify the 

month and reporting period (A, B and 

C) to which each report refers; 

(vi) immediately after the deadline 

has passed for receipt of the reports for 

each period, the Executive Secretary 

shall notify all Contracting Parties 

engaged in fishing activities in the 

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the reporting period and the total 

aggregate catch for the season to date; 

(vii) at the end of every three 

reporting periods, the Executive 

Secretary shall inform all Contracting 

Parties of the total catch taken during 

the three most recent reporting periods 

and the total aggregate catch for the 

season to date. 

A fine-scale catch, effort and 

biological data reporting system shall be 

implemented: 

(i) the scientific observer(s) aboard 

each vessel shall collect the data 

required to complete the CCAMLR finescale catch and effort data form C1 for 

trawl fishing, form C2 for longline 

fishing, or form C5 for pot fishing, latest 

versions. These data shall be submitted 

to the CCAMLR Secretariat not later 

than one month after the vessel returns 

to port; 

(ii) the catch of Dissostichus 

eleginoides and of all by-catch species 

must be reported; 

(iii) the numbers of seabirds and 

marine mammals of each species caught 

and released or killed must be reported; 

(iv) the scientific observer(s) aboard 

each vessel shall collect data on the 

length composition from representative 

samples of Dissostichus eleginoides and 

by-catch species: 

(a) length measurements shall be to 

the nearest centimetre below; 

(b) representative samples of length 

composition shall be taken from each 

fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5° latitude by 

1° longitude) fished in each calendar 

month; 

(v) the above data shall be submitted 

to the CCAMLR Secretariat not later 

than one month after the vessel returns 

to port. 

Conservation Measure 41–09 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Subarea 88.1 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 88.1; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus 

spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be 

limited to the exploratory longline 

fishery by Argentina, Republic of Korea, 

New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South 

Africa, Spain, UK and Uruguay. The 

fishery shall be conducted by a 

maximum in the season of two (2) 

Argentine, three (3) Korean, four (4) 

New Zealand, one (1) Norwegian, two 

(2) Russian, one (1) South African, one 

(1) Spanish, two (2) UK and five (5) 

Uruguayan flagged vessels using 

longlines only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.1 in the 2006/07 season shall not 

exceed a precautionary catch limit of 

3,032 tonnes applied as follows: 

SSRU A—0 tonnes 

SSRUs B, C and G—356 tonnes total 

SSRU D—0 tonnes 

SSRU E—0 tonnes 

SSRU F—0 tonnes 

SSRUs H, I and K—1,936 tonnes total 

SSRU J —564 tonnes 

SSRU L—176 tonnes. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.1, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 31 

August 2007. 

Fishing Operations 

4. The exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.1 shall be carried out in accordance 

with the provisions of Conservation 

Measure 41–01, except paragraph 6. 

By-Catch 5. The total by-catch in 

Statistical Subarea 88.1 in the 2006/07 

season shall not exceed a precautionary 

catch limit of 152 tonnes of skates and 

rays, and 485 tonnes of Macrourus spp. 

Within these total by-catch limits, 

individual limits will apply as follows: 

SSRU A—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRUs B, C and G total—50 tonnes of 

skates and rays, 57 tonnes of 

Macrourus spp., 60 tonnes of other 

species 

SSRU D—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRU E—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRU F—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRUs H, I and K total—97 tonnes of 

skates and rays, 310 tonnes of 

Macrourus spp., 60 tonnes of other 

species 

SSRU J—50 tonnes of skates and rays, 

90 tonnes of Macrourus spp., 20 

tonnes of other species 

SSRU L—50 tonnes of skates and rays, 

28 tonnes of Macrourus spp., 20 

tonnes of other species. 

The by-catch in this fishery shall be 

regulated as set out in Conservation 

Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 6. The exploratory 

longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 

Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be carried 

out in accordance with the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 25–02, except 

paragraph 4 (night setting), which shall 

not apply as long as the requirements of 

Conservation Measure 24–02 are met. 

7. Any vessel catching a total of three 

(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to 

night setting in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery shall have at 

least two scientific observers, one of 

whom shall be an observer appointed in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation, 

on board throughout all fishing 

activities within the fishing period. 

VMS 9. Each vessel participating in 

this exploratory longline fishery shall be 

required to operate a VMS at all times, 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 10–04. 

CDS 10. Each vessel participating in 

this exploratory longline fishery shall be 

required to participate in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp., in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 10–05. 

Research 11. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery-based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. The setting of 

research hauls (Conservation Measure 

41–01, Annex B, paragraphs 3 and 4) is 

not required. 

12. Research fishing under 

Conservation Measure 24–01 shall be 

limited to 10 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. 

green weight and a single vessel in each 

of SSRUs A, D, E and F during the 2006/ 

07 season. Catches of Dissostichus spp. 

taken in SSRUs A, D, E and F under the 

provisions of Conservation Measure 24–

01 shall not be considered as part of the 

catch limit for Statistical Subarea 88.1. 

13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least one fish per tonne green 

weight caught in each SSRU, except in 

SSRUs A, D, E and F where, under the 

10-tonne research fishing limit, 

toothfish shall be tagged at a rate of at 

least three fish per tonne green weight 

caught. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

14. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

15. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus spp. and bycatch species are defined as any species 

other than Dissostichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

16. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 


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accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

17. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Additional Elements 

18. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in 

Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be 

prohibited within 10 n miles of the 

coast of the Balleny Islands. 

Conservation Measure 41–10 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Subarea 88.2 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 88.2; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus 

spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall be 

limited to the exploratory longline 

fishery by Argentina, New Zealand, 

Norway, Russia, Spain, UK and 

Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted 

by a maximum in the season of two (2) 

Argentine, four (4) New Zealand, one (1) 

Norwegian, two (2) Russian, one (1) 

Spanish, two (2) UK and four (4) 

Uruguayan flagged vessels using 

longlines only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.2 south of 65°S in the 2006/07 season 

shall not exceed a precautionary catch 

limit of 547 tonnes applied as follows: 

SSRU A—0 tonnes 

SSRU B—0 tonnes 

SSRUs C, D, F and G—206 tonnes total 

SSRU E—341 tonnes. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.2, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 31 

August 2007. 

4. The exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 

88.2 shall be carried out in accordance 

with the provisions of Conservation 

Measure 41–01, except paragraph 6. 

By-Catch 5. The total by-catch in 

Statistical Subarea 88.2 in the 2006/07 

season shall not exceed a precautionary 

catch limit of 50 tonnes of skates and 

rays, and 88 tonnes of Macrourus spp. 

Within these total by-catch limits, 

individual limits will apply as follows: 

SSRU A—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRU B—0 tonnes of any species 

SSRUs C, D, F, G—50 tonnes of skates 

and rays, 33 tonnes of Macrourus 

spp., 20 tonnes of other species in any 

SSRU 

SSRU E—50 tonnes of skates and rays, 

55 tonnes of Macrourus spp., 20 

tonnes of other species. 

The by-catch in this fishery shall be 

regulated as set out in Conservation 

Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 6. The exploratory 

longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 

Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall be carried 

out in accordance with the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 25–02, except 

paragraph 4 (night setting), which shall 

not apply as long as the requirements of 

Conservation Measure 24–02 are met. 

7. Any vessel catching a total of three 

(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to 

night setting in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery shall have at 

least two scientific observers, one of 

whom shall be an observer appointed in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation, 

on board throughout all fishing 

activities within the fishing period. 

VMS 9. Each vessel participating in 

this exploratory longline fishery shall be 

required to operate a VMS at all times, 

in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 10–04. 

CDS 10. Each vessel participating in 

this exploratory longline fishery shall be 

required to participate in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp., in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 10–05. 

Research 11. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery-based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. The setting of 

research hauls (Conservation Measure 

41–01, Annex B, paragraphs 3 and 4) is 

not required. 

12. Research fishing under 

Conservation Measure 24–01 shall be 

limited to 10 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. 

green weight and a single vessel in each 

of SSRUs A and B during the 2006/07 

season. Catches of Dissostichus spp. 

taken under the provisions of 

Conservation Measure 24–01 shall not 

be considered as part of the catch limit 

for Subarea 88.2. 

13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least one fish per tonne green 

weight caught in each SSRU, except in 

SSRUs A and B where, under the 10- 

tonne research fishing limit, toothfish 

shall be tagged at a rate of at least three 

fish per tonne green weight caught. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

14. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

15. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus spp. and bycatch species are defined as any species 

other than Dissostichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

16. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

17. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 41–11 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 

Division 58.4.1 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: toothfish; Area: 58.4.1; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: longline) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

21–02, and notes that this measure 

would be for one year and that data 

arising from these activities would be 

reviewed by the Scientific Committee: 

Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus 

spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.1 shall 

be limited to the exploratory longline 

fishery by Australia, Republic of Korea, 

Namibia, New Zealand, Spain and 

Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted 

by one (1) Australian, two (2) Korean, 

one (1) Namibian, three (3) New 

Zealand, one (1) Spanish and one (1) 

Uruguayan flagged vessels using 

longlines only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Division 

58.4.1 in the 2006/07 season shall not 

exceed a precautionary catch limit of 

600 tonnes, of which no more than 200 

tonnes shall be taken in any one of the 

eight small-scale research units (SSRUs) 

as detailed in Annex B of Conservation 

Measure 41–01. 

3. Catch limits for each of the SSRUs 

for Statistical Division 58.4.1, shall be as 

follows: A—0 tonnes; B—0 tonnes; C—

200 tonnes; D—0 tonnes; E—200 tonnes; 

F—0 tonnes; G—200 tonnes; H—0 

tonnes. 

Season 4. For the purpose of the 

exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Division 

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the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007. 

Fishing Operations 

5. The exploratory longline fishery for 

Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Division 

58.4.1 shall be carried out in accordance 

with the provisions of Conservation 

Measure 41–01, except paragraph 6. 

6. Fishing will be prohibited in 

depths less than 550 m in order to 

protect benthic communities. 

By-catch 7. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–03. 

Mitigation 8. The exploratory 

longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 

Statistical Division 58.4.1 shall be 

carried out in accordance with the 

provisions of Conservation Measure 25–

02, except paragraph 4 (night setting) 

shall not apply, providing that vessels 

comply with Conservation Measure 24–

02. 

9. Any vessel catching a total of three 

(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to 

night setting in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 25–02. 

Observers 10. Each vessel 

participating in the fishery shall have at 

least two scientific observers, one of 

whom shall be an observer appointed in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation, 

on board throughout all fishing 

activities within the fishing period. 

Research 11. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery-based research in 

accordance with the Research Plan and 

Tagging Program described in 

Conservation Measure 41–01, Annex B 

and Annex C respectively. 

12. Toothfish shall be tagged at a rate 

of at least three fish per tonne green 

weight caught. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

13. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

14. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Dissostichus spp. and bycatch species are defined as any species 

other than Dissostichus spp. 

Data: Biological 

15. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

16. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

17. There shall be no offal discharge 

in this fishery. 

Conservation Measure 42–01 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 

season 

(Species: icefish; Area: 48.3; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: trawl) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01: 

Access 1. The fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 shall be conducted by 

vessels using trawls only. The use of 

bottom trawls in the directed fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 is prohibited. 

2. Fishing for Champsocephalus 

gunnari shall be prohibited within 12 n 

miles of the coast of South Georgia 

during the period 1 March to 31 May 

(spawning period). 

Catch Limit 3. The total catch of 

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 season shall 

be limited to 4 337 tonnes. The total 

catch of Champsocephalus gunnari 

taken in the period 1 March to 31 May 

shall be limited to 1,084 tonnes. 

4. Where any haul contains more than 

100 kg of Champsocephalus gunnari, 

and more than 10% of the 

Champsocephalus gunnari by number 

are smaller than 240 mm total length, 

the fishing vessel shall move to another 

fishing location at least 5 n miles 

distant.1 The fishing vessel shall not 

return to any point within 5 n miles of 

the location where the catch of small 

Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 

10%, for a period of at least five days. 2

The location where the catch of small 

Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 

10% is defined as the path followed by 

the fishing vessel from the point at 

which the fishing gear was first 

deployed from the fishing vessel to the 

point at which the fishing gear was 

retrieved by the fishing vessel. 

Season 5. For the purpose of the 

trawl fishery for Champsocephalus 

gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 

2006/07 season is defined as the period 

from 15 November 2006 to 14 November 

2007, or until the catch limit is reached, 

whichever is sooner. 

By-Catch 6. The by-catch in this 

fishery shall be regulated as set out in 

Conservation Measure 33–01. If, in the 

course of the directed fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari, the by-catch 

in any one haul of any of the species 

named in Conservation Measure 33–01 

• is greater than 100 kg and exceeds 

5% of the total catch of all fish by 

weight, or 

• is equal to or greater than 2 tonnes, 

then 

the fishing vessel shall move to another 

location at least 5 n miles distant.1 The 

fishing vessel shall not return to any 

point within 5 n miles of the location 

where the by-catch of species named in 

Conservation Measure 33–01 exceeded 

5% for a period of at least five days.2

The location where the by-catch 

exceeded 5% is defined as the path 

followed by the fishing vessel from the 

point at which the fishing gear was first 

deployed from the fishing vessel to the 

point at which the fishing gear was 

retrieved by the fishing vessel. 

Mitigation 7. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–03 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of the 

fishery. Vessels are encouraged to use 

net binding 3 as a means to reduce 

seabird interactions. 

8. Should any vessel catch a total of 

20 seabirds, it shall cease fishing and 

shall be excluded from further 

participation in the fishery in the 2006/ 

07 season. 

Observers 9. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

10. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–01; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

11. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–01 and 23–04, the target 

species is Champsocephalus gunnari 

and by-catch species are defined as any 

species other than Champsocephalus 

gunnari. 

Data: Biological 

12. Fine-scale biological data, as 

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23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 13. Each vessel operating 

in this fishery during the period 1 

March to 31 May 2007 shall conduct 

twenty (20) research trawls in the 

manner described in Annex 42–01/A. 

Environmental Protection 

14. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

1This provision concerning the minimum 

distance separating fishing locations is 

adopted pending the adoption of a more 

appropriate definition of a fishing location by 

the Commission. 2The specified period is adopted in 

accordance with the reporting period 

specified in Conservation Measure 23–01, 

pending the adoption of a more appropriate 

period by the Commission. 3See SC–CAMLR–XXV, Annex 5, 

Appendix D, paragraph 59 for guidelines for 

net binding. 

Annex 42–01/A 

Research Trawls During Spawning 

Season 

1. All fishing vessels taking part in the 

fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 between 1 

March and 31 May shall be required to 

conduct a minimum of 20 research 

hauls, to be completed during that 

period. Twelve research hauls shall be 

carried out in the Shag Rocks-Black 

Rocks area. These shall be distributed 

between the four sectors illustrated in 

Figure 1: Four each in the NW and SE 

sectors, and two each in the NE and SW 

sectors. A further eight research hauls 

shall be conducted on the northwestern 

shelf of South Georgia over water less 

than 300 m deep, as illustrated in Figure 

1. 

2. Each research haul must be at least 

5 n miles distant from all others. The 

spacing of stations is intended to be 

such that both areas are adequately 

covered in order to provide information 

on the length, sex, maturity and weight 

composition of Champsocephalus 

gunnari. 

3. If concentrations of fish are located 

en route to South Georgia, they should 

be fished in addition to the research 

hauls. 

4. The duration of research hauls 

must be of a minimum of 30 minutes 

with the net at fishing depth. During the 

day, the net must be fished close to the 

bottom. 

5. The catch of all research hauls shall 

be sampled by the international 

scientific observer on board. Samples 

should aim to comprise at least 100 fish, 

sampled using standard random 

sampling techniques. All fish in the 

sample should be at least examined for 

length, sex and maturity determination, 

and where possible, weight. More fish 

should be examined if the catch is large 

and time permits. 

Conservation Measure 42–02 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari in 

Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2006/ 

07 season 

(Species: icefish; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 

2006/2007; Gear: trawl) 

Access 1. The fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 shall be conducted by 

vessels using trawls only. 

2. For the purpose of this fishery for 

Champsocephalus gunnari, the area 

open to the fishery is defined as that 

portion of Statistical Division 58.5.2 that 

lies within the area enclosed by a line: 

(i) starting at the point where the 

meridian of longitude 72°15′E intersects 

the Australia France Maritime 

Delimitation Agreement Boundary then 

south along the meridian to its 

intersection with the parallel of latitude 

53°25′S; 

(ii) then east along that parallel to its 

intersection with the meridian of 

longitude 74°E; 

(iii) then northeasterly along the 

geodesic to the intersection of the 

parallel of latitude 52°40′S and the 

meridian of longitude 76°E; 

(iv) then north along the meridian to 

its intersection with the parallel of 

latitude 52°S; 

(v) then northwesterly along the 

geodesic to the intersection of the 

parallel of latitude 51°S with the 

meridian of longitude 74°30′E; 

(vi) then southwesterly along the 

geodesic to the point of commencement. 

3. A chart illustrating the above 

definition is appended to this 

Conservation Measure (Annex 42–02/ 

A). Areas in Statistical Division 58.5.2 

outside that defined above shall be 

closed to directed fishing for 

Champsocephalus gunnari. 

Catch Limit 4. The total catch of 

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 

Division 58.5.2 in the 2006/07 season 

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5. Where any haul contains more than 

100 kg of Champsocephalus gunnari, 

and more than 10% of the 

Champsocephalus gunnari by number 

are smaller than the specified minimum 

legal total length, the fishing vessel shall 

move to another fishing location at least 

5 n miles distant 1. The fishing vessel 

shall not return to any point within 5 n 

miles of the location where the catch of 

small Champsocephalus gunnari 

exceeded 10% for a period of at least 

five days 2. The location where the catch 

of small Champsocephalus gunnari 

exceeded 10% is defined as the path 

followed by the fishing vessel from the 

point at which the fishing gear was first 

deployed from the fishing vessel to the 

point at which the fishing gear was 

retrieved by the fishing vessel. The 

minimum legal total length shall be 240 

mm. 

Season 6. For the purpose of the 

trawl fishery for Champsocephalus 

gunnari in Statistical Division 58.5.2, 

the 2006/07 season is defined as the 

period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007, or until the catch limit 

is reached, whichever is sooner. 

By-Catch 7. Fishing shall cease if the 

by-catch of any species reaches its bycatch limit as set out in Conservation 

Measure 33–02. 

Mitigation 8. The operation of this 

fishery shall be carried out in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

25–03 so as to minimise the incidental 

mortality of seabirds in the course of 

fishing. 

Observers 9. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer, and may 

include one appointed in accordance 

with the CCAMLR Scheme of 

International Scientific Observation, on 

board throughout all fishing activities 

within the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

10. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Ten-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in Annex 42–

02/B; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Annex 42–02/B. Fine-scale data shall be 

submitted on a haul-by-haul basis. 

11. For the purpose of Annex 42–02/ 

B, the target species is 

Champsocephalus gunnari and by-catch 

species are defined as any species other 

than Champsocephalus gunnari. 

Data: Biological 

12. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Annex 42–02/B, shall be 

collected and recorded. Such data shall 

be reported in accordance with the 

CCAMLR Scheme of International 

Scientific Observation. 

Environmental Protection 

13. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

1This provision concerning the minimum 

distance separating fishing locations is 

adopted pending the adoption of a more 

appropriate definition of a fishing location by 

the Commission. 2The specified period is adopted in 

accordance with the reporting period 

specified in Conservation Measure 23–01, 

pending the adoption of a more appropriate 

period by the Commission. 

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Annex 42–02/B 

Data Reporting System 

A ten-day catch and effort reporting 

system shall be implemented: 

(i) for the purpose of implementing 

this system, the calendar month shall be 

divided into three reporting periods, 

viz: day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20 

and day 21 to the last day of the month. 

The reporting periods are hereafter 

referred to as periods A, B and C; 

(ii) at the end of each reporting 

period, each Contracting Party 

participating in the fishery shall obtain 

from each of its vessels information on 

total catch and total days and hours 

fished for that period and shall, by 

cable, telex, facsimile or electronic 

transmission, transmit the aggregated 

catch and days and hours fished for its 

vessels so as to reach the Executive 

Secretary no later than the end of the 

next reporting period; 

(iii) a report must be submitted by 

every Contracting Party taking part in 

the fishery for each reporting period for 

the duration of the fishery, even if no 

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(iv) the catch of Champsocephalus 

gunnari and of all by-catch species must 

be reported; 

(v) such reports shall specify the 

month and reporting period (A, B and 

C) to which each report refers; 

(vi) immediately after the deadline 

has passed for receipt of the reports for 

each period, the Executive Secretary 

shall notify all Contracting Parties 

engaged in fishing activities in the 

division of the total catch taken during 

the reporting period and the total 

aggregate catch for the season to date; 

(vii) at the end of every three 

reporting periods, the Executive 

Secretary shall inform all Contracting 

Parties of the total catch taken during 

the three most recent reporting periods 

and the total aggregate catch for the 

season to date. 

A fine-scale catch, effort and 

biological data reporting system shall be 

implemented: 

(i) the scientific observer(s) aboard 

each vessel shall collect the data 

required to complete the CCAMLR finescale catch and effort data form C1, 

latest version. These data shall be 

submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat 

not later than one month after the vessel 

returns to port; 

(ii) the catch of Champsocephalus 

gunnari and of all by-catch species must 

be reported; 

(iii) the numbers of seabirds and 

marine mammals of each species caught 

and released or killed must be reported; 

(iv) the scientific observer(s) aboard 

each vessel shall collect data on the 

length composition from representative 

samples of Champsocephalus gunnari 

and by-catch species: 

(a) length measurements shall be to 

the nearest centimetre below; 

(b) representative samples of length 

composition shall be taken from each 

fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5° latitude by 

1° longitude) fished in each calendar 

month; 

(v) the above data shall be submitted 

to the CCAMLR Secretariat not later 

than one month after the vessel returns 

to port. 

Conservation Measure 51–01 (2006) 

Precautionary catch limitations on 

Euphausia superba in Statistical Area 

48 

(Species: krill; Area: 48; Season: all; 

Gear: trawl) 

Catch Limit 1. The total catch of 

Euphausia superba in Statistical Area 

48 shall be limited to 4.0 million tonnes 

in any fishing season. 

2. The total catch shall be further 

subdivided into statistical subareas as 

follows: 

Subarea 48.1—1.008 million tonnes 

Subarea 48.2—1.104 million tonnes 

Subarea 48.3—1.056 million tonnes 

Subarea 48.4—0.832 million tonnes 

3. Precautionary catch limits to be 

agreed by the Commission on the basis 

of advice of the Scientific Committee 

shall be applied to smaller management 

units, or on such other basis as the 

Scientific Committee may advise, if the 

total catch in Statistical Area 48 in any 

fishing season exceeds 620,000 tonnes. 

4. This measure shall be kept under 

review by the Commission, taking into 

account the advice of the Scientific 

Committee. 

Season 5. A fishing season begins on 

1 December and finishes on 30 

November of the following year. 

Data 6. For the purpose of 

implementing this Conservation 

Measure, the data requirements set out 

in Conservation Measure 23–06 shall 

apply. 

Environmental Protection 

7. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 51–02 (2006) 

Precautionary catch limitation on 

Euphausia superba in Statistical 

Division 58.4.1 

(Species: krill; Area: 58.4.1; Season: all; 

Gear: trawl) 

Catch Limit 1. The total catch of 

Euphausia superba in Statistical 

Division 58.4.1 shall be limited to 

440,000 tonnes in any fishing season. 

2. The total catch shall be further 

subdivided into two subdivisions 

within Statistical Division 58.4.1 as 

follows: west of 115° E, 277,000 tonnes; 

and east of 115° E, 163,000 tonnes. 

3. This measure shall be kept under 

review by the Commission, taking into 

account the advice of the Scientific 

Committee. 

Season 4. A fishing season begins on 

1 December and finishes on 30 

November the following year. 

Data 5. For the purposes of 

implementing this Conservation 

Measure, the data requirements set out 

in Conservation Measure 23–06 shall 

apply. 

Environmental Protection 

6. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 51–03 (2006) 

Precautionary catch limitation on 

Euphausia superba in Statistical 

Division 58.4.2 

(Species: krill; Area: 58.4.2; Season: all; 

Gear: trawl) 

Catch Limit 1. The total catch of 

Euphausia superba in Statistical 

Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to 

450,000 tonnes in any fishing season. 

This limit shall be kept under review by 

the Commission, taking into account the 

advice of the Scientific Committee. 

Season 2. A fishing season begins on 

1 December and finishes on 30 

November of the following year. 

Data 3. For the purposes of 

implementing this Conservation 

Measure, the data requirements set out 

in Conservation Measure 23–06 shall 

apply. 

Environmental Protection 

4. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Conservation Measure 52–01 (2006) 

Limits on the fishery for crab in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 

season 

(Species: crab; Area: 48.3; Season: 2006/ 

07; Gear: pot) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measure 

31–01: 

Access 1. The fishery for crab in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall be 

conducted by vessels using pots only. 

The crab fishery is defined as any 

commercial harvest activity in which 

the target species is any member of the 

crab group (Order Decapoda, Suborder 

Reptantia). 

2. The crab fishery shall be limited to 

one vessel per Member. 

3. Each Member intending to 

participate in the crab fishery shall 

notify the CCAMLR Secretariat at least 

three months in advance of starting 

fishing of the name, type, size, 

registration number, radio call sign, and 

research and fishing operations plan of 

the vessel that the Member has 

authorised to participate in the crab 

fishery. 

Catch Limit 4. The total catch of 

crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 

2006/07 season shall not exceed a 

precautionary catch limit of 1,600 

tonnes. 

5. The crab fishery shall be limited to 

sexually mature male crabs—all female 

and undersized male crabs caught shall 

be released unharmed. In the case of 

Paralomis spinosissima and Paralomis 

formosa, males with a minimum 

carapace width of 94 and 90 mm 

respectively, may be retained in the 

catch. 

Season 6. For the purpose of the pot 

fishery for crab in Statistical Subarea 

48.3, the 2006/07 season is defined as 

the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 

November 2007, or until the catch limit 

is reached, whichever is sooner. 


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By-Catch 7. The by-catch of 

Dissostichus eleginoides shall be 

counted against the catch limit in the 

fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3. 

Observers 8. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. Scientific observers 

shall be afforded unrestricted access to 

the catch for statistical random 

sampling prior to, as well as after, 

sorting by the crew. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

9. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Ten-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–02; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

10. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–02 and 23–04 the target 

species is crab and by-catch species are 

defined as any species other than crab. 

Data: Biological 

11. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 12. Each vessel 

participating in this exploratory fishery 

shall conduct fishery-based research in 

accordance with the data requirements 

described in Annex 52–01/A and the 

experimental harvest regime described 

in Conservation Measure 52–02. Data 

collected for the period up to 31 August 

2007 shall be reported to CCAMLR by 

30 September 2007 so that the data will 

be available to the meeting of the 

Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG–FSA) in 2007. Such 

data collected after 31 August 2007 shall 

be reported to CCAMLR not later than 

three months after the closure of the 

fishery. 

Environmental Protection 

13. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Annex 52–01/A 

Data Requirements on the Crab Fishery 

in Statistical Subarea 48.3 

Catch and Effort Data: 

Cruise Descriptions 

Cruise code, vessel code, permit 

number, year. 

Pot Descriptions 

Diagrams and other information, 

including pot shape, dimensions, mesh 

size, funnel position, aperture and 

orientation, number of chambers, 

presence of an escape port. 

Effort Descriptions 

Date, time, latitude and longitude of 

the start of the set, compass bearing of 

the set, total number of pots set, spacing 

of pots on the line, number of pots lost, 

depth, soak time, bait type. 

Catch Descriptions 

Retained catch in numbers and 

weight, by-catch of all species (see Table 

1), incremental record number for 

linking with sample information. 

TABLE 1.—DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR BY-CATCH SPECIES IN THE CRAB FISHERY IN STATISTICAL SUBAREA 48.3 

Species Data requirements 

Dissostichus eleginoides .......................................................................................................................... Numbers and estimated total weight. 

Notothenia rossii ...................................................................................................................................... Numbers and estimated total weight. 

Other species ........................................................................................................................................... Estimated total weight. 

Biological Data: 

For these data, crabs are to be 

sampled from the line hauled just prior 

to noon, by collecting the entire 

contents of a number of pots spaced at 

intervals along the line so that between 

35 and 50 specimens are represented in 

the subsample. 

Cruise Descriptions 

Cruise code, vessel code, permit 

number. 

Sample Descriptions 

Date, position at start of the set, 

compass bearing of the set, line number. 

Data 

Species, sex, length of at least 35 

individuals, presence/absence of 

rhizocephalan parasites, record of the 

destination of the crab (kept, discarded, 

destroyed), record of the pot number 

from which the crab comes. 

Conservation Measure 52–02 (2006) 

Experimental harvest regime for the crab 

fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in 

the 2006/07 season 

(Species: crab; Area: 48.3; Season: 2006/ 

07; Gear: pot) 

The following measures apply to all 

crab fishing within Statistical Subarea 

48.3 in the 2006/07 fishing season. 

Every vessel participating in the crab 

fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall 

conduct fishing operations in 

accordance with an experimental 

harvest regime as outlined below: 

1. Vessels shall conduct the 

experimental harvest regime in the 

2006/07 season at the start of their first 

season of participation in the crab 

fishery and the following conditions 

shall apply: 

(i) every vessel when undertaking an 

experimental harvesting regime shall 

expend its first 200,000 pot hours of 

effort within a total area delineated by 

twelve blocks of 0.5° latitude by 1.0° 

longitude. For the purposes of this 

Conservation Measure, these blocks 

shall be numbered A to L. In Annex 52–

02/A, the blocks are illustrated (Figure 

1), and the geographic position is 

denoted by the coordinates of the 

northeast corner of the block. For each 

string, pot hours shall be calculated by 

taking the total number of pots on the 

string and multiplying that number by 

the soak time (in hours) for that string. 

Soak time shall be defined for each 

string as the time between start of 

setting and start of hauling; 

(ii) vessels shall not fish outside the 

area delineated by the 0.5° latitude by 

1.0° longitude blocks prior to 

completing the experimental harvesting 

regime; 

(iii) vessels shall not expend more 

than 30,000 pot hours in any single 

block of 0.5° latitude by 1.0° longitude; 

(iv) if a vessel returns to port before 

it has expended 200,000 pot hours in 

the experimental harvesting regime, the 

remaining pot hours shall be expended 

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vessel has completed the experimental 

harvesting regime; 

(v) after completing 200,000 pot hours 

of experimental fishing, it shall be 

considered that vessels have completed 

the experimental harvesting regime and 

they shall be permitted to commence 

fishing in a normal fashion. 

2. Data collected during the 

experimental harvest regime up to 30 

June 2007 shall be submitted to 

CCAMLR by 31 August 2007. 

3. Normal fishing operations shall be 

conducted in accordance with the 

regulations set out in Conservation 

Measure 52–01. 

4. For the purposes of implementing 

normal fishing operations after 

completion of the experimental harvest 

regime, the Ten-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–02 shall 

apply. 

5. Vessels that complete experimental 

harvest regime shall not be required to 

conduct experimental fishing in future 

seasons. However, these vessels shall 

abide by the guidelines set forth in 

Conservation Measure 52–01. 

6. Fishing vessels shall participate in 

the experimental harvest regime 

independently (i.e. vessels may not 

cooperate to complete phases of the 

experiment). 

7. Crabs taken by any vessel for 

research purposes will be considered as 

part of any catch limits in force for each 

species taken, and shall be reported to 

CCAMLR as part of the annual 

STATLANT returns. 

8. All vessels participating in the 

experimental harvest regime shall carry 

at least one scientific observer on board 

during all fishing activities. 

Conservation Measure 61–01 (2006) 

Limits on the exploratory fishery for 

Martialia hyadesi in Statistical 

Subarea 48.3 in the 2006/07 season 

(Species: squid; Area: 48.3; Season: 

2006/07; Gear: jig) 

The Commission hereby adopts the 

following Conservation Measure in 

accordance with Conservation Measures 

21–02 and 31–01: 

Access 1. Fishing for Martialia 

hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall 

be limited to the exploratory jig fishery 

by notifying countries. The fishery shall 

be conducted by vessels using jigs only. 

Catch Limit 2. The total catch of 

Martialia hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 

48.3 in the 2006/07 season shall not 

exceed a precautionary catch limit of 

2,500 tonnes. 

Season 3. For the purpose of the 

exploratory jig fishery for Martialia 

hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 

2006/07 season is defined as the period 

from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 

2007, or until the catch limit is reached, 

whichever is sooner. 

Observers 4. Each vessel 

participating in this fishery shall have at 

least one scientific observer appointed 

in accordance with the CCAMLR 

Scheme of International Scientific 

Observation, and where possible one 

additional scientific observer, on board 

throughout all fishing activities within 

the fishing period. 

Data: Catch/Effort 

5. For the purpose of implementing 

this Conservation Measure in the 2006/ 

07 season, the following shall apply: 

(i) the Ten-day Catch and Effort 

Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–02; 

(ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and 

Effort Reporting System set out in 

Conservation Measure 23–04. Fine-scale 

data shall be submitted on a haul-byhaul basis. 

6. For the purpose of Conservation 

Measures 23–02 and 23–04, the target 

species is Martialia hyadesi and bycatch species are defined as any species 

other than Martialia hyadesi. 

Data: Biological 

7. Fine-scale biological data, as 

required under Conservation Measure 

23–05, shall be collected and recorded. 

Such data shall be reported in 

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 

of International Scientific Observation. 

Research 8. Each vessel participating 

in this exploratory fishery shall collect 

data in accordance with the Data 

Collection Plan described in Annex 61–

01/A. Data collected pursuant to the 

plan for the period up to 31 August 

2007 shall be reported to CCAMLR by 

30 September 2007 so that the data will 

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Working Group on Fish Stock 

Assessment (WG–FSA) in 2007. 

Environmental Protection 

9. Conservation Measure 26–01 

applies. 

Annex 61–01/A 

Data Collection Plan for Exploratory 

Squid (Martialia Hyadesi) Fisheries in 

Statistical Subarea 48.3 

1. All vessels will comply with 

conditions set by CCAMLR. These 

include data required to complete the 

data form (Form TAC) for the Ten-day 

Catch and Effort Reporting System, as 

specified by Conservation Measure 23–

02; and data required to complete the 

CCAMLR standard fine-scale catch and 

effort data form for a squid jig fishery 

(Form C3). This includes numbers of 

seabirds and marine mammals of each 

species caught and released or killed. 

2. All data required by the CCAMLR 

Scientific Observers Manual for squid 

fisheries will be collected. These 

include: 

(i) vessel and observer program details 

(Form S1) 

(ii) catch information (Form S2) 

(iii) biological data (Form S3). 

Conservation Measure 91–01 (2004) 

Procedure for according protection to 

CEMP sites 

(Species: all; Area: general) 

The Commission, 

Bearing in mind that the Scientific 

Committee has established a system of 

sites contributing data to the CCAMLR 

Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP), 

and that additions may be made to this 

system in the future, 

Recalling that it is not the purpose of 

the protection accorded to CEMP sites to 

restrict fishing activity in adjacent 

waters, 

Recognising that studies being 

undertaken at CEMP sites may be 

vulnerable to accidental or wilful 

interference, 

Concerned, therefore, to provide 

protection for CEMP sites, scientific 

investigations and the Antarctic marine 

living resources therein, in cases where 

a Member or Members of the 

Commission conducting or planning to 

conduct CEMP studies believes such 

protection to be desirable, 

hereby adopts the following 

Conservation Measure in accordance 

with Article IX of the Convention: 

1. In cases where a Member or 

Members of the Commission 

conducting, or planning to conduct, 

CEMP studies at a CEMP site believe it 

desirable that protection should be 

accorded to the site, it, or they, shall 

prepare a draft management plan in 

accordance with Annex A to this 

Conservation Measure. 

2. Each such draft management plan 

shall be sent to the Executive Secretary 

for transmission to all Members of the 

Commission for their consideration at 

least three months before its 

consideration by WG–EMM. 

3. The draft management plan shall be 

considered in turn by WG–EMM, the 

Scientific Committee and the 

Commission. In consultation with the 

Member or Members of the Commission 

which drew up the draft management 

plan, it may be amended by any of these 

bodies. If a draft management plan is 

amended by either WG–EMM or the 

Scientific Committee, it shall be passed 

on in its amended form either to the 

Scientific Committee or to the 

Commission as the case may be. 

4. If, following completion of the 

procedures outlined in paragraphs 1 to 

3 above, the Commission considers it 

appropriate to accord the desired 

protection to the CEMP site, the 

Commission shall adopt a Resolution 

calling on Members to comply, on a 

voluntary basis, with the provisions of 

the draft management plan, pending the 

conclusion of action in accordance with 

paragraphs 5 to 8 below. 

5. The Executive Secretary shall 

communicate such a Resolution to 

SCAR, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative 

Parties and, if appropriate, the 

Contracting Parties to other components 

of the Antarctic Treaty System which 

are in force. 

6. Unless, before the opening date of 

the next regular meeting of the 

Commission, the Executive Secretary 

has received: 

(i) an indication from an Antarctic 

Treaty Consultative Party that it desires 

the resolution to be considered at a 

Consultative Meeting; or 

(ii) an objection from any other 

quarter referred to in paragraph 5 above; 

the Commission may, by means of a 

Conservation Measure, confirm its 

adoption of the management plan for 

the CEMP site and shall include the 

management plan in Annex 91–01/A of 

that Conservation Measure. 

7. In the event that an Antarctic 

Treaty Consultative Party has indicated 

its desire for the Resolution to be 

considered at a Consultative Meeting, 

the Commission shall await the outcome 

of such consideration, and may then 

proceed accordingly. 

8. If objection is received in 

accordance with paragraphs 6(ii) or 7 

above, the Commission may institute 

such consultations as it may deem 

appropriate to achieve the necessary 

protection and to avoid interference 

with the achievement of the principles 

and purposes of, and measures 

approved under, the Antarctic Treaty 

and other components of the Antarctic 

Treaty System which are in force. 

9. The management plan of any site 

may be amended by decision of the 

Commission. In such cases full account 

shall be taken of the advice of the 

Scientific Committee. Any amendment 

which increases the area of the site or 

adds to categories or types of activities 

that would jeopardise the objectives of 

the site shall be subject to the 

procedures set out in paragraphs 5 to 8 

above. 

10. Entry into a CEMP site described 

by a Conservation Measure shall be 

prohibited except for the purposes 

authorised in the relevant management 

plan for the site and in accordance with 

a permit issued under paragraph 11. 

11. Each Contracting Party shall, as 

appropriate, issue permits authorising 

its nationals to carry out activities 

consistent with the provisions of the 

management plans for CEMP sites and 

shall take such other measures, within 

its competence, as may be necessary to 

ensure that its nationals comply with 

the management plans for such sites. 

12. Copies of such permits shall be 

sent to the Executive Secretary as soon 

as practical after they are issued. Each 

year the Executive Secretary shall 

provide the Commission and the 

Scientific Committee with a brief 

description of the permits that have 

been issued by the Parties. In cases 

where permits are issued for purposes 

not directly related to the conduct of 

CEMP studies at the site in question, the 

Executive Secretary shall forward a 

copy of the permit to the Member or 

Members of the Commission conducting 

CEMP studies at that site. 

13. Each management plan shall be 

reviewed every five years by WG–EMM 

and the Scientific Committee to 

determine whether it requires revision 

and whether continued protection is 

necessary. The Commission may then 

act accordingly. 

Annex 91–01/A 

Information To Be Included in 

Management Plans for CEMP Sites 

A. Geographical Information 

1. A description of the site, and any 

buffer zone within the site, including: 

1.1 geographical coordinates 

1.2 natural features, including those 

that define the site 

1.3 boundary markers 

1.4 access points (pedestrian, 

vehicular, airborne, sea-borne) 

1.5 pedestrian and vehicular routes 

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1.7 location of structures within the 

site 

1.8 restricted areas within the site 

1.9 location of nearby scientific 

stations or other facilities 

1.10 location of areas or sites, in or 

near the site, which have been 

accorded protected status in 

accordance with measures adopted 

under the Antarctic Treaty or other 

components of the Antarctic Treaty 

System that are in force. 

2. Maps, including the following 

elements where appropriate: 

2.1 Essential features 

2.1.1 Title 

2.1.2 Latitude and longitude 

2.1.3 Scale bar with numerical scale 

2.1.4 Comprehensive legend 

2.1.5 Adequate and approved place 

names 

2.1.6 Map projection and spheroid 

modification (indicate beneath the 

scale bar) 

2.1.7 North arrow 

2.1.8 Contour interval 

2.1.9 Date of map preparation 

2.1.10 Map preparer 

2.1.11 Date of image collection 

(where applicable) 

2.2 Essential topographical features 

2.2.1 Coastline, rock, and ice 

2.2.2 Peaks and ridgelines 

2.2.3 Ice margins and other glacial 

features, clear delineation between 

ice/snow and ice-free ground; if 

glacial features are part of the 

boundary, date of survey should be 

indicated 

2.2.4 Contours (labelled as 

appropriate), survey points, and 

spot heights 

2.2.5 Bathymetric contours of 

marine areas, with relevant bottom 

features if known 

2.3 Natural features 

2.3.1 Lakes, ponds, and streams 

2.3.2 Moraines, screes, cliffs, 

beaches 

2.3.3 Beach areas 

2.3.4 Bird and seal concentrations or 

breeding colonies 

2.3.5 Extensive areas of vegetation 

2.3.6 Wildlife access areas to the sea 

2.4 Anthropogenic features 

2.4.1 Stations 

2.4.2 Field huts, refuges 

2.4.3 Campsites 

2.4.4 Roads and vehicle tracks, 

footpaths, feature overlaps 

2.4.5 Approach paths and landing 

areas for airplanes and helicopters 

2.4.6 Approach paths and access 

points for boats (wharfs, jetties) 

2.4.7 Power supplies, cables 

2.4.8 Antennae 

2.4.9 Fuel storage areas 

2.4.10 Water reservoirs and pipes 

2.4.11 Emergency caches 

2.4.12 Markers, signs 

2.4.13 Historic sites or artefacts, 

archaeological sites 

2.4.14 Scientific installations or 

sampling areas 

2.4.15 Site contamination or 

modification 

2.5 Boundaries 

2.5.1 Boundary of area 

2.5.2 Boundaries of subsidiary zones 

and protected areas within the 

mapping area 

2.5.3 Boundary signs and markers 

(including cairns) 

2.5.4 Boat/aircraft approach routes 

2.5.5 Navigation markers or beacons 

2.5.6 Survey points and markers 

2.6 Other mapping guidelines 

2.6.1 Verify all features and 

boundaries by GPS if possible 

2.6.2 Ensure visual balance among 

elements 

2.6.3 Appropriate shading (shading 

should be distinguishable on a 

photocopy of the map) 

2.6.4 Correct and appropriate text; 

no feature overlap 

2.6.5 Appropriate legend; use SCAR 

approved map symbols when 

possible 

2.6.6 Text appropriately shadowed 

on image data 

2.6.7 Photographs may be used 

where appropriate 

2.6.8 Official maps should be in 

black and white 

2.6.9 Most likely two or more maps 

will be needed for a management 

plan, one showing the site and the 

vicinity, and one detailed map of 

the site showing features essential 

for the management plan objectives; 

other maps may be useful (i.e. 

geological map of the area, three 

dimensional terrain model). 

B. Biological Features 

1. A description of the biological 

features of the site, in both space and 

time, which it is the purpose of the 

management plan to protect. 

C. CEMP Studies 

1. A full description of the CEMP 

studies being conducted or planned to 

be conducted, including the species and 

parameters which are being or are to be 

studied. 

D. Protection Measures 

1. Statements of prohibited activities: 

1.1 throughout the site at all times of 

the year 

1.2 throughout the site at defined parts 

of the year 

1.3 in parts of the site at all times of 

the year 

1.4 in parts of the site at defined parts 

of the year. 

2. Prohibitions regarding access to 

and movement within or over the site. 

3. Prohibitions regarding: 

3.1 the installation, modification, and/ 

or removal of structures 

3.2 the disposal of waste. 

4. Prohibitions for the purpose of 

ensuring that activity in the site does 

not prejudice the purposes for which 

protection status has been accorded to 

areas or sites, in or near the site, under 

the Antarctic Treaty or other 

components of the Antarctic Treaty 

System which are in force. 

E. Communications Information 

1. The name, address, telephone and 

facsimile numbers, and e-mail 

addresses, of: 

1.1 the organisation or organisations 

responsible for appointing national 

representative(s) to the Commission; 

1.2 the national organisation or 

organisations conducting CEMP 

studies at the site. 

Notes: 

1. A code of conduct. If it would help 

towards achieving the scientific 

objectives of the site, a code of conduct 

may be annexed to the management 

plan. Such a code should be written in 

hortatory rather than mandatory terms, 

and must be consistent with the 

prohibitions contained in Section D 

above. 

2. Members of the Commission 

preparing draft management plans for 

submission in accordance with this 

Conservation Measure should bear in 

mind that the primary purpose of the 

management plan is to provide for the 

protection of CEMP studies at the site 

through the application of the 

prohibitions contained in Section D. To 

that end, the management plan is to be 

drafted in concise and unambiguous 

terms. Information which is intended to 

help scientists, or others, appreciate 

broader considerations regarding the 

site (e.g. historical and bibliographic 

information) should not be included in 

the management plan but may be 

annexed to it. 

Conservation Measure 91–02 (2004) 

Protection of the Cape Shirreff CEMP 

site 

(Species: all; Area: 48.1) 

1. The Commission noted that a 

program of long-term studies is being 

undertaken at Cape Shirreff and the San 

Telmo Islands, Livingston Island, South 

Shetland Islands, as part of the 

CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring 

Program (CEMP). Recognising that these 

studies may be vulnerable to accidental 

or wilful interference, the Commission 

expressed its concern that this CEMP 

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1As adopted at CCAMLR–XVIII (paragraphs 9.5 

and 9.6), and revised at CCAMLR–XIX (paragraph 

9.9). 

the Antarctic marine living resources 

therein be protected. 

2. Therefore, the Commission 

considers it appropriate to accord 

protection to the Cape Shirreff CEMP 

site, as defined in the Cape Shirreff 

management plan. 

3. Members shall comply with the 

provisions of the Cape Shirreff CEMP 

site management plan, which is 

recorded in Annex 91–02/A. 

4. In accordance with Article X, the 

Commission shall draw this 

Conservation Measure to the attention of 

any State that is not a Party to the 

Convention and whose nationals or 

vessels are present in the Convention 

Area. 

Annex 91–02/A 

Management Plan for the Protection of 

Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo 

Islands, South Shetland Islands, as a 

Site Included in the CCAMLR 

Ecosystem Monitoring Program 1

A. Geographical Information 

1. Description of the site: 

(a) Geographical coordinates: Cape 

Shirreff is a low, ice-free peninsula 

towards the western end of the north 

coast of Livingston Island, South 

Shetland Islands, situated at latitude 

62°27′S, longitude 60°47′W, between 

Barclay Bay and Hero Bay. San Telmo 

Islands are the largest of a small group 

of ice-free rock islets, approximately 2 

km west of Cape Shirreff. 

(b) Natural features: Cape Shirreff is 

approximately 3 km from north to south 

and 0.5 to 1.2 km from east to west. The 

site is characterised by many inlets, 

coves and cliffs. Its southern boundary 

is bordered by a permanent glacial ice 

barrier, which is located at the 

narrowest part of the cape. The cape is 

mainly an extensive rock platform, 46 to 

83 m above sea level, the bedrock being 

largely covered by weathered rock and 

glacial deposits. The eastern side of the 

base of the cape has two beaches with 

a total length of about 600 m. The first 

is a boulder beach, the second of sand. 

Above this is a raised beach with 

mosses and lichens, crossed by meltstreams from the snow above. The 

extremity of the cape has a rocky barrier 

about 150 m long. The western side is 

formed by almost continuous cliffs 10 to 

15 m high above an exposed coast with 

a few protected beaches. At the 

southwestern base of the cape is a small 

sandy and pebble beach approximately 

50 m long. 

The San Telmo Islands are located 

approximately 2 km west of Cape 

Shirreff, and are a group of ice-free, 

rocky islets. The east coast of San Telmo 

Island (the largest of the group) has a 

sandy and pebble beach (60 m) at the 

south end, separated from the northern 

sandy beach (120 m) by two irregular 

cliffs (45 m) and narrow pebble beaches. 

(c) Boundary markers: The boundaries 

of the Cape Shirreff CEMP Protected 

Area are identical to the boundaries of 

the Site of Special Scientific Interest No. 

32, as specified by ATCM 

Recommendation XV–7. At present, 

there are no man-made boundary 

markers indicating the limits of the SSSI 

or established protected areas. The 

boundaries of the site are defined by 

natural features (i.e. coastlines, glacial 

margins) described in Section A.1(d). 

(d) Natural features that define the 

site: The Cape Shirreff CEMP Protected 

Area includes the entire area of the Cape 

Shirreff peninsula north of the glacier 

ice tongue margin, and most of the San 

Telmo Islands group. For the purposes 

of the CEMP protected area, ‘the entire 

area’ of Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo 

Islands group is defined as any land or 

rocks exposed at mean low tide within 

the area delimited by the map (Figure 

3). 

(e) Access points: The Cape Shirreff 

part of the CEMP site may be entered at 

any point where pinniped or seabird 

rookeries are not present on or near the 

beach. Access to the island in the San 

Telmo group is unrestricted but should 

be at the least densely populated areas 

and cause minimal disturbance to the 

fauna. Access for other than CEMP 

research should avoid disturbing 

pinnipeds and seabirds (see Sections 

D.1 and D.2). Access by small boat or 

helicopter is recommended in most 

circumstances. Four helicopter landing 

areas are recommended including: (i) 

The south plain of Playa Ya ́mana, which 

is situated on the Southwest coast of the 

cape; (ii) on the west coast of the cape, 

on the top plain of Gaviota Hill (10x20 

m), near the monument erected to 

commemorate the officers and crew of 

the Spanish ship San Telmo; (iii) the 

wide plain, Paso Ancho, situated to the 

east of Co ́ndor Hill; and (iv) the top 

plain of Co ́ndor Hill. Recommended 

sites for landing small boats include: (i) 

The northern end of Half Moon beach, 

on the east coast of the cape; (ii) on the 

east coast, 300 m north of El Mirador, 

there is a deep channel which permits 

easy disembarkation; and (iii) the 

northern end of Playa Ya ́mana on the 

west coast of the cape (during high tide 

conditions). There are no landing sites 

for fixed-wing aircraft. 

(f) Pedestrian and vehicular routes: 

Boats, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft 

and land vehicles should avoid the site 

except for operations directly 

supporting authorised scientific 

activities. During these operations, boats 

and aircraft should travel routes that 

avoid or minimise disturbance of 

pinnipeds and seabirds. Land vehicles 

should not be used except to transport 

needed equipment and supplies to and 

from the field camps. Pedestrians 

should not walk through wildlife 

population areas, especially during the 

breeding season, or disturb other fauna 

or flora except as necessary to conduct 

authorised research. 

(g) Preferred anchorages: Numerous 

shoals and pinnacles are known to exist 

in the vicinity of Cape Shirreff and the 

San Telmo Islands. The detailed 

bathymetric chart No. 14301 produced 

by the Servicio Hidrogra ́fico y 

Oceanogra ́fico de la Armada de Chile 

(SHOA, 1994) provides guidance but 

those unfamiliar with local conditions 

at Cape Shirreff are advised to approach 

the area with caution. Three anchorages 

that have been used in the past are: (i) 

Northwest coast—situated between 

Rapa-Nui Point on Cape Shirreff and the 

northern extremity of the San Telmo 

Islands; (ii) east coast—2.5 km to the 

east of El Mirador, being alert for 

icebergs drifting in the area; and (iii) 

south coast—located about 4 km off the 

southern coast of Byers Peninsula to 

support ship-based helicopter 

operations. Organisation(s) conducting 

CEMP studies at the site can provide 

further details about sailing instructions 

pertaining to recommended anchorages 

(see Section E.2). 

(h) Location of structures within the 

site: During the 1991/92 austral 

summer, a fibreglass cabin for four 

people was installed by the Instituto 

Anta ́rtico Chileno (INACH) 

(Anonymous, 1992) in the El Mirador 

area. This area is on the cape’s east 

coast, at the base of Condor Hill (near 

the site of the previous installation of 

the former Soviet Union). This site was 

chosen because of its accessibility by 

helicopter and boat, shelter from winds, 

good water supply and absence of seal 

or bird colonies. During the 1996/97 

austral summer a U.S. AMLR field camp 

was established approximately 50 m to 

the south of the INACH camp. The U.S. 

camp is comprised of four small woodconstructed buildings (including an 

outhouse); all within 3 m of each other 

and jointed by wooden walkways. In 

February 1999 an emergency shelter/ 

bird observation blind was constructed 

by the U.S. program at the northern end 

of the Cape. Minor remains of a hut 

used in the past by the former Soviet 

Union as well as sparse evidence of a 

19th century sealers’ camp can be found 

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(i) Areas within the site where 

activities are constrained: The 

protection measures specified in Section 

D apply to all areas within the Cape 

Shirreff CEMP Protected Area, as 

defined in Section A.1(d). 

(j) Location of nearby scientific, 

research, or refuge facilities: The nearest 

research facility to the site is Juan Carlos 

I Station (summer only) maintained by 

the Spanish government at South Bay, 

Livingston Island, (62°40′S, 60°22′W), 

approximately 30 km southeast of Cape 

Shirreff. The Chilean Station Arturo Prat 

is located on Greenwich Island (62°30′S, 

59°41′W) approximately 56 km 

northeast of Cape Shirreff. Numerous 

scientific stations and research facilities 

(e.g. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, 

Korea, Poland, Russia, Uruguay) are 

located on King George Island, 

approximately 100 km northeast of Cape 

Shirreff. The largest of these facilities is 

Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva 

(also formerly referred to as Base 

Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin), 

maintained by the Chilean government 

on the western end of King George 

Island (62°12′S, 58°55′W). 

(k) Areas or sites protected under the 

Antarctic Treaty System: Cape Shirreff 

and the San Telmo Islands are protected 

as a Site of Special Scientific Interest 

(No. 32) under the Antarctic Treaty 

System (see Section A.1(c)). Several 

other sites or areas within 100 km of 

Cape Shirreff are also protected under 

the Antarctic Treaty System: SSSI No. 5, 

Fildes Peninsula (62°12′S, 58°59′W); 

SSSI No. 6, Byers Peninsula (62°38′S, 

61°05′W); SSSI No. 35, Ardley Island, 

Maxwell Bay, King George Island 

(62°13′S, 58°56′W); Marine SSSI No. 35, 

Western Bransfield Strait (63°20′S to 

63°35′S, 61°45′W to 62°30′W); and SPA 

No. 16, Coppermine Peninsula, Robert 

Island (62°23′S, 59°44′W). The Seal 

Islands CEMP Protected Area (60°59′14′′ 

S, 55°23′04′′ W) is located 

approximately 325 km northeast of Cape 

Shirreff. 

2. Maps of the site: 

(a) Figures 1 and 2 show the 

geographical position of Cape Shirreff 

and the San Telmo Islands in relation to 

major surrounding features, including 

the South Shetland Islands and adjacent 

bodies of water. 

(b) Figure 3 identifies the boundaries 

of the site and provides details of 

specific locations within the vicinity of 

Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo 

Islands, including preferred vessel 

anchorages. 

B. Biological Features 

1. Terrestrial: There is no information 

on soil biology of Cape Shirreff but it is 

likely that similar types of plants and 

invertebrates are found as at other sites 

in the South Shetland Islands (e.g. see 

Lindsey, 1971; Allison and Smith, 1973; 

Smith, 1984; So ̈mme, 1985). A moderate 

lichen cover (e.g. Polytrichum alpestre, 

Usnea fasciata) is present on rocks 

located in the higher geological 

platforms. In some valleys there are 

patches of moss and grass (e.g. 

Deschampsia antarctica). 

2. Inland waters: There are several 

ephemeral ponds and streams located at 

Cape Shirreff. These form from melting 

snow, especially in January and 

February. Hidden Lake is the only 

permanent body of water on the cape, 

and it is located in the confluence of the 

slope of three hills: El Toqui, Pehuenche 

and Aymara. The lake’s drainage 

supports the growth of moss banks 

along its northeast and southwest 

slopes. From the southwest slope a 

stream flows to the western coast at 

Playa Ya ́mana. The lake’s depth is 

estimated at two to 3 m and it is 

approximately 12 m long when fullest; 

the lake diminishes considerably in size 

after February (Torres, 1995). There are 

no known lakes or ephemeral ponds of 

significance on the San Telmo Islands. 

3. Marine: No studies on littoral 

communities have been carried out. 

There is abundant macroalgae present in 

the intertidal zone. The limpet Nacella 

concinna is common, as elsewhere in 

the South Shetland Islands. 

4. Seabirds: In January 1958, 2000 

pairs of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis 

antarctica) and 200 to 500 pairs of 

gentoo penguins (P. papua) were 

reported (Croxall and Kirkwood, 1979). 

In 1981 two unspecified penguin 

colonies had 4,328 and 1,686 

individuals respectively (Sallaberry and 

Schlatter, 1983). A census in January 

1987, produced estimates of 20,800 

adult chinstrap penguins and 750 adult 

gentoo penguins (Shuford and Spear, 

1987). Hucke-Gaete et al. (1997a) 

identified the presence of 31 breeding 

colonies for both species during 1996/97 

and reported estimates of 6,907 breeding 

pairs of chinstrap penguins and 682 of 

gentoo penguins. A chick census 

developed in early February that same 

year gave a total of 8,802 chinstrap 

penguins and 825 gentoo penguins. The 

first of a continuing CCAMLR census of 

the colonies at Cape Shirreff conducted 

on 3 December, 1997 recorded 7617 and 

810 breeding pairs of chinstrap and 

gentoo penguins, respectively (Martin 

1998). Dominican gulls (Larus 

domincanus), brown skuas (Catharacta 

lo ̈nnbergi), Antarctic terns (Sterna 

vittata), blue-eyed shags (Phalacrocorax 

atriceps), cape petrels (Daption 

capense), Wilson’s storm petrels 

(Oceanites oceanicus) and black-bellied 

storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) also nest 

on the cape. Giant petrels (Macronectes 

giganteus) are regular visitors during the 

austral summer (Torres, 1995). 

5. Pinnipeds: Cape Shirreff is 

presently the site of the largest known 

breeding colony of the Antarctic fur seal 

(Arctocephalus gazella) in the South 

Shetland Islands. The first postexploitation record of fur seals at Cape 

Shirreff was reported by O’Gorman 

(1961) in mid-February 1958 when 27 

non-breeding adults were seen. Over the 

past 30 years, the colony has continued 

to increase in size (Aguayo and Torres, 

1968, 1993; Bengtson et al., 1990, 

Torres, 1995; Hucke-Gaete et al., 1999). 

Annual censuses begun in 1991/92 by 

INACH scientists showed that pup 

production has increased every year 

except for 1997/98 when there was an 

apparent 14% decrease in the entire 

SSSI. From 1965/66 to 1998/99 the 

population increased at a rate of 19.8%. 

However, from 1992/93 to 1998/99 the 

growth rate has decreased to ca. 7% per 

year, with the last census in 1998/99 

reporting 5,497 pups born on Cape 

Shirreff and 3,027 pups born on San 

Telmo Islands (Hucke-Gaete et al., 

1999). Groups of non-breeding southern 

elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), 

Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli), 

leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) and 

crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) 

have been observed on the cape 

(O’Gorman, 1961; Aguayo and Torres, 

1967; Bengtson et al., 1990; Torres et al., 

1998). Additionally, observations of pup 

carcasses suggest breeding sites of 

southern elephant seals (Torres, 1995). 

CEMP Studies 

1. The presence at Cape Shirreff of 

both Antarctic fur seal and penguin 

breeding colonies, and of krill fisheries 

within the foraging range of these 

species, make this a critical site for 

inclusion in the ecosystem monitoring 

network established to help meet the 

objectives of the Convention on the 

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 

Resources. The purpose of the 

designation is to allow planned research 

and monitoring to proceed, while 

avoiding or reducing, to the greatest 

extent possible, other activities which 

could interfere with or affect the results 

of the research and monitoring program 

or alter the natural features of the site. 

2. The following species are of 

particular interest for CEMP routine 

monitoring and directed research at this 

site: Antarctic fur seals, chinstrap 

penguins and gentoo penguins. 

3. Long-term studies are under way to 

assess and monitor the feeding ecology, 

growth and condition, reproductive 

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dynamics of pinnipeds and seabirds that 

breed in the area. The results of these 

studies will be compared with 

environmental data, wildlife diseases, 

offshore sampling data, and fishery 

statistics to identify possible causeeffect relationships. 

4. Chilean scientists have been 

conducting studies at the site for many 

years and in recent seasons they have 

developed studies specifically designed 

to contribute to CEMP. These studies 

have mainly focused on Antarctic fur 

seals, wildlife diseases and survey of 

marine debris. Annual marine debris 

surveys began in 1985, with a baseline 

established in 1994 (e.g. Torres and 

Jorquera 1995, 1999). In 1996/97 U.S. 

scientists began CEMP monitoring 

studies of Antarctic fur seals, chinstrap 

and gentoo penguins in conjunction 

with studies of offshore prey 

distribution and general oceanography 

(e.g. Martin, 1999). 

5. Penguin parameters routinely 

monitored include trends in population 

size (A3), demography (A4), duration of 

foraging trips (A5), breeding success 

(A6), chick fledging weight (A7), chick 

diet (A8) and breeding chronology (A9). 

Studies of fur seals include foraging 

energetics, at-sea foraging locations 

using satellite-linked telemetry, diving 

behaviour, diet studies, duration of 

foraging trips (C1), reproductive 

success, and pup growth rates (C2). 

D. Protection Measures 

1. Prohibited activities and temporal 

constraints: 

(a) Throughout the site at all times of 

the year: Any activities which damage, 

interfere with, or adversely affect the 

planned CEMP monitoring and directed 

research at this site are not permitted. 

(b) Throughout the site at all times of 

the year: Any non-CEMP activities are 

not permitted which result in: 

(i) killing, injuring, or disturbing 

pinnipeds or seabirds; 

(ii) damaging or destroying pinniped 

or seabird breeding areas; or 

(iii) damaging or destroying the access 

of pinnipeds or seabirds to their 

breeding areas. 

(c) Throughout the site at defined 

parts of the year: Human occupation of 

the site during the period 1 June to 31 

August is not permitted except under 

emergency circumstances. 

(d) In parts of the site at all times of 

the year: Building structures within 

boundaries of any pinniped or seabird 

colony is not permitted. For this 

purpose, colonies are defined as the 

specific locations where pinniped pups 

are born or where seabird nests are 

built. This prohibition does not pertain 

to placing markers (e.g. numbered 

stakes, posts, etc.) or situating research 

equipment in colonies as may be 

required to facilitate scientific research. 

(e) In parts of the site at defined parts 

of the year: Entry into any pinniped or 

seabird colonies during the period 1 

September to 31 May is not permitted 

except in association with CEMP 

activities. 

2. Prohibitions regarding access to 

and movement within the site: 

(a) Entry to the site at locations where 

pinniped or seabird colonies are present 

in densely populated areas is not 

permitted. 

(b) Aircraft overflight of the site is not 

permitted at altitudes less than 1,000 m 

unless the proposed flight plan has been 

reviewed in advance by the 

organisation(s) conducting CEMP 

activities at the site (see Section E.2). 

Aircraft overflight at altitudes below 200 

m is not permitted. 

(c) The use of land vehicles is not 

permitted except to transport needed 

equipment and supplies to and from the 

field camps. 

(d) Pedestrians are not permitted to 

walk through wildlife population areas 

(e.g. colonies, resting areas, pathways), 

or to disturb other fauna or flora, except 

as necessary to conduct authorised 

research. 

3. Prohibitions regarding structures: 

(a) Building structures other than 

those directly supporting authorised 

scientific research and monitoring 

programs or to house research personnel 

and their equipment is not permitted. 

(b) Human occupation of these 

structures is not permitted during the 

period 1 June to 31 August (see Section 

D.1(c)). 

(c) New structures are not permitted 

to be built within the site unless the 

proposed plans have been reviewed in 

advance by the organisation(s) 

conducting CEMP activities at the site 

(see Section E.2). 

4. Prohibitions regarding waste 

disposal: 

(a) Landfill disposal of any materials 

is not permitted; all materials brought to 

the site are to be removed when no 

longer in use. 

(b) Disposal of waste fuels, volatile 

liquids and scientific chemicals within 

the site is not permitted; these materials 

are to be removed from the site for 

proper disposal elsewhere. 

(c) The open burning of any materials 

is not permitted (except for properly 

used fuels for heating, lighting or 

cooking). 

5. Prohibitions regarding the Antarctic 

Treaty System: 

It is not permitted to undertake any 

activities in the Cape Shirreff CEMP 

Protected Area which are not in 

compliance with the provisions of: (i) 

The Antarctic Treaty, including the 

Agreed Measures for the Conservation of 

Antarctic Fauna and Flora and the 

Protocol on Environmental Protection, 

(ii) the Convention for the Conservation 

of Antarctic Seals, and (iii) the 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources. 

E. Communications Information 

1. Organisation(s) appointing national 

representatives to the Commission. 

(a) Ministerio de Relaciones 

Exteriores, Direccion de Medio 

Ambiente (DIMA), Catedral 1143, 

2°Piso, Santiago, Chile. Telephone: +56 

(2) 679 4720. Facsimile: +56 (2) 673 

2152. E-mail: mlcarvallo@minrel.gov.cl 

(b) Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, US Department of 

State, Washington DC 20520, USA. 

Telephone: +1 (202) 647 3262. 

Facsimile: +1 (202) 647 1106. 

2. Organisation(s) conducting CEMP 

studies at the site. 

(a) Ministerio de Relaciones 

Exteriores, Instituto Ant ́rtico Chileno, 

Plaza Mun ̃ oz Gamero 1055, Punta 

Arenas, Chile. Telephone: +56 (61) 29 

8100. Facsimile: +56 (61) 29 8149. Email: vvallejos@inach.cl 

(b) US Antarctic Marine Living 

Resources Program, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, NOAA, Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center, PO Box 271, 

La Jolla CA 92038, USA. Telephone: +1 

(858) 546 5601. Facsimile: +1 (858) 546 

5608. E-mail: rennie.holt@noaa.gov 

Annex 91–02/A Cape Shirreff, 

Appendix 1 

Code of Conduct for the Cape Shirreff 

Cemp Protected Area 

Investigators should take all 

reasonable steps to ensure that their 

activities, both in implementing their 

scientific protocols as well as in 

maintaining a field camp, do not unduly 

harm or alter the natural behaviour and 

ecology of wildlife. Wherever possible, 

actions should be taken to minimise 

disturbance of the natural environment. 

Killing, capturing, handling and 

taking eggs, blood, or other biological 

samples from pinniped and seabirds 

should be limited to that necessary to 

characterise and monitor individual and 

population parameters that may change 

in detectable ways in response to 

changes in food availability or other 

environmental factors. Sampling should 

be done and reported in accordance 

with: (i) The Agreed Measures for the 

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and 

Flora and the Protocol on 

Environmental Protection, (ii) the 


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Convention for the Conservation of 

Antarctic Seals, and (iii) the Convention 

for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine 

Living Resources. 

Geological, glaciological and other 

studies which can be done outside of 

the pinniped and seabird breeding 

season, and which will not damage or 

destroy pinniped or seabird breeding 

areas, or access to those areas, would 

not adversely affect the planned 

assessment and monitoring studies. 

Likewise, the planned assessment and 

monitoring studies would not be 

affected adversely by periodic biological 

surveys or studies of other species 

which do not result in killing, injuring, 

or disturbing pinnipeds or seabirds, or 

damage or destroy pinnipeds or seabird 

breeding areas or access to those areas. 

Annex 91–02/A Cape Shirreff, 

Appendix 2 

Background Information Concerning 

Cape Shirreff 

Prior to 1819, there were substantial 

colonies of fur seals, and possibly 

elephant seals, throughout the South 

Shetland Islands archipelago. 

Thereafter, Cape Shirreff was the scene 

of more intensive sealing activities until 

about 1825. Sealers’ refuges were 

erected all around the western shores of 

Livingston Island, with those on the 

south coast being occupied mainly by 

American sealers and those on the north 

coast by British sealers. There were 

about 60 to 75 men living ashore at Cape 

Shirreff in January 1821 (Stackpole, 

1955) and 95,000 skins were taken 

during the 1821/22 season (O’Gorman, 

1963). There are ruins of at least 12 

sealers’ huts on the cape and the 

shoreline in several bays is littered with 

timbers and sections of wrecked sealers’

vessels (Torres, 1995). The outcome of 

the sealing of the early 1820s was the 

extermination of fur seals from the 

entire region. Antarctic fur seals were 

not observed again in the South 

Shetland Islands until 1958, when a 

small colony was discovered at Cape 

Shirreff, Livingston Island (O’Gorman, 

1961). The original colonisers probably 

came from South Georgia, where 

surviving fur seal colonies had 

substantially recovered by the early 

1950s. Chilean studies at the site began 

in 1965 (e.g. Aguayo and Torres, 1967, 

1968) and U.S. studies began in 1996 

(e.g. Martin, 1998). At present, the fur 

seal rookeries at Cape Shirreff and the 

San Telmo Islands are the largest in the 

South Shetland Islands. 

Annex 91–02/A Cape Shirreff, 

Appendix 3 

History of Protection at Cape Shirreff 

Cape Shirreff was designated in 1966 

as Specially Protected Area (SPA) No. 

11 by ATCM Recommendation IV–11 

‘on the grounds that the cape supports 

a considerable diversity of plant and 

animal life, including many 

invertebrates, that a substantial 

population of elephant seals (Mirounga 

leonina) and small colonies of Antarctic 

fur seals are found on the beaches and 

that the area is of outstanding interest’. 

The protection conferred on this site 

was successful in ensuring that 

Antarctic fur seals were not disturbed 

during the important early phases of 

their recolonisation. Subsequent to the 

site’s designation as a SPA, the locally 

breeding population of Antarctic fur 

seals increased to a level at which 

biological research activities could be 

undertaken without threatening the 

continued recolonisation and 

population increase of this species. 

Surveys during the mid-1980s to 

locate study sites for long-term 

monitoring of fur seal and penguin 

populations as part of the CCAMLR 

Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) 

indicated that Cape Shirreff would be an 

excellent site within the Antarctic 

Peninsula Integrated Study Region. To 

carry out such a monitoring program 

safely and effectively, a multi–year field 

camp for four to six researchers was 

needed within the area previously 

designated as SPA No. 11. This might 

have been considered inappropriate 

within a SPA and hence a proposal was 

made in 1988 to redesignate Cape 

Shirreff as a Site of Special Scientific 

Interest (SSSI). Additionally, it was 

proposed substantially to enlarge the 

site by the inclusion of the San Telmo 

Islands group, presently the location of 

the largest fur seal colony in the 

Antarctic Peninsula region. 

Cape Shirreff was redesignated in 

1990 as SSSI No. 32 by 

Recommendation XV–7, which was 

adopted by the XVth Consultative 

Meeting of the Antarctic Treaty. It was 

understood that SSSI No. 32, Cape 

Shirreff, should be redesignated an SPA 

(in its enlarged form) if and when the 

long-term monitoring of fur seals and 

seabirds at the site should be ended. 

Chilean and U.S. scientists initiated 

CEMP studies at Cape Shirreff during 

the late 1980s, and have collaborated on 

predator studies at Cape Shirreff since 

1996/97. To further protect the site from 

damage or disturbance that could 

adversely affect the long-term CEMP 

monitoring and directed research, in 

1991 Cape Shirreff was proposed as a 

CEMP Protected Area. 

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Livingston, Anta ́rtica. Bol. Anta ́rt. Chileno, 

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and 9.68), and revised at CCAMLR–XIX (paragraph 

9.9) 

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Conservation Measure 91–03 (2004) 

Protection of the Seal Islands CEMP site 

(Species: all; Area: 48.1) 

1. The Commission noted that a 

program of long-term studies is being 

undertaken at Seal Islands, South 

Shetland Islands, as part of the 

CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring 

Program (CEMP). Recognising that these 

studies may be vulnerable to accidental 

or willful interference, the Commission 

expressed its concern that this CEMP 

site, the scientific investigations, and 

the Antarctic marine living resources 

therein be protected. 

2. Therefore, the Commission 

considers it appropriate to accord 

protection to the Seal Islands CEMP site, 

as defined in the Seal Islands 

management plan. 

3. Members are required to comply 

with the provisions of the Seal Islands 

CEMP site management plan, which is 

recorded in Annex 91–03/A. 

4. In accordance with Article X, the 

Commission shall draw this 

Conservation Measure to the attention of 

any State that is not a Party to the 

Convention and whose nationals or 

vessels are present in the Convention 

Area. 

Annex 91–03/A 

Management Plan for the Protection of 

Seal Islands, South Shetland Islands, as 

a Ecosystem Monitoring Program 1

A. Geographical Information 

1. Description of the site: 

(a) Geographical coordinates: The Seal 

Islands are composed of small islands 

and skerries located approximately 7 km 

north of the northwest corner of 

Elephant Island, South Shetland 

Islands. The Seal Islands CEMP 

Protected Area includes the entire Seal 

Islands group, which is defined as Seal 

Island plus any land or rocks exposed 

at mean low tide within a distance of 

5.5 km of the point of highest elevation 

on Seal Island. Seal Island is the largest 

island of the group, and is situated at 

60°59′14′′ S, 55°23′04′′ W (coordinates 

are given for the point of highest 

elevation on the island—see Figures 1 

and 2). 

(b) Natural features: The Seal Islands 

cover an area approximately 5.7 km 

from east to west and 5 km from north 

to south. Seal Island is approximately 

0.7 km long and 0.5 km wide. It has an 

altitude of about 125 m, with a raised 

plateau at about 80 m, and precipitous 

cliffs on most coastlines. There is a 

raised, sandy beach on the western 

shore and several coves on the northern 

and eastern shores. Seal Island is joined 

to the adjacent island to the west by a 

narrow sand bar that is approximately 

50 m long; the bar is rarely passable on 

foot, and only when seas are calm and 

the tide is very low. Other islands in the 

group are similar to Seal Island, with 

precipitous cliffs, exposed coasts, and a 

few sand beaches and protected coves. 

There is no permanent ice on any of the 

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of poorly consolidated sedimentary 

rocks. Rocks crumble and fracture 

easily, resulting in prevalent erosion 

from water runoff and coastal wave 

action. Geologists have characterised the 

bedrock ‘pebbly mudstone’. No fossils 

have been reported from the site. 

Because colonies of penguins are 

present in virtually all sectors of Seal 

Island (including the summit), the soil 

in many areas as well as several vertical 

rock faces are enriched by guano. 

(c) Boundary markers: As of 1997, no 

man-made boundary markers indicating 

the limits of the protected area had been 

established. The boundaries of the site 

are defined by natural features (i.e. 

coastlines). 

(d) Natural features that define the 

site: The Seal Islands CEMP Protected 

Area includes the entire Seal Islands 

group (see Section A.1(a) for definition). 

No buffer zones are defined for the site. 

(e) Access points: The site may be 

accessed by boat or aircraft at any point 

where pinnipeds and seabirds will not 

be adversely affected (see Sections D.1 

and D.2). Access by small boat is 

recommended in most circumstances 

because the number of beach landing 

spots for helicopters (which must 

approach these spots by flying over 

water rather than over land) is very 

limited. There are no landing sites for 

fixed-winged aircraft. 

(f) Pedestrian and vehicular routes: 

Pedestrians should follow the advice of 

the local scientists in selecting 

pathways which will minimise 

disturbance to wildlife (see Section 

D.2(d)). Land vehicles are not permitted 

except in the immediate vicinity of the 

field camp and the beach (see Section 

D.2(c)). 

(g) Preferred anchorages: Numerous 

shoals and pinnacles are known to exist 

in the vicinity of the Seal Islands, and 

navigation charts of the area are 

incomplete. Most ships visiting the area 

recently have preferred an anchorage 

spot approximately 1.5 km to the 

southeast of Seal Island (Figure 2), 

which has a rather consistent depth of 

approximately 18 m. A second 

anchorage utilised by smaller vessels is 

located approximately 0.5 km to the 

northeast of Seal Island (Figure 2) at a 

depth of about 20 m. Organisation(s) 

conducting CEMP studies at the site can 

provide further details about sailing 

instructions pertaining to these 

anchorages (see Section E.2). 

(h) Location of structures within the 

site: As of March 1999 no structures 

remained on Seal Island. Between 1996 

and 1999, all structures were 

dismantled and retrograded from the 

island. 

(i) Areas within the site where 

activities are constrained: The 

protection measures specified in Section 

D apply to all areas within the Seal 

Islands Protected Area, as defined in 

Section A.1(d). 

(j) Location of nearby scientific 

research or refuge facilities: The nearest 

research facility to the site is the 

scientific field camp maintained by the 

Brazilian government at Stinker Point, 

Elephant Island (61°04′ S, 55°21′ W), 

which is approximately 26 km south of 

Seal Island. However in some years this 

site is not occupied. Numerous 

scientific stations and research facilities 

are located on King George Island, 

which is approximately 215 km 

southwest of Seal Island. 

(k) Areas or sites protected under the 

Antarctic Treaty System: No areas or 

sites within or near (i.e. within 100 km) 

the Seal Island Protected Area have 

been accorded protected status in 

accordance with measures adopted 

under the Antarctic Treaty or other 

components of the Antarctic Treaty 

System which are in force. 

2. Maps of the site: 

(a) Figure 1 shows the geographical 

position of the Seal Islands in relation 

to major surrounding features, including 

the South Shetland Islands and adjacent 

bodies of water. 

(b) Figure 2 illustrates the location of 

the entire Seal Islands archipelago and 

preferred vessel anchorages. The 

detailed insert of Seal Island in Figure 

2 shows the location of structures 

associated with CEMP studies and the 

location of the point of highest elevation 

(indicated by a cross). 

B. Biological Features 

1. Terrestrial: There is no information 

on soil biology at Seal Island but it is 

likely that similar types of plants and 

invertebrates are found as at other sites 

in the South Shetland Islands. Lichens 

are present on stable rock surfaces. 

There is no evidence of well-developed 

moss or grass banks being present on 

Seal Island. 

2. Inland waters: There are no known 

lakes or ephemeral ponds of 

significance on Seal Island. 

3. Marine: No studies on littoral 

communities have been carried out. 

4. Birds: Seven species of birds are 

known to breed on the Seal Islands: 

chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis 

antarctica), macaroni penguins 

(Eudyptes chrysolophus), Cape petrels 

(Daption capense), Wilson’s storm 

petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), southern 

giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), 

southern black-backed gulls (Larus 

dominicanus) and American Sheathbills 

(Chionis alba). The chinstrap penguin 

population on Seal Island numbers 

approximately 20,000 breeding pairs, 

nesting in about 60 colonies throughout 

the island. About 350 pairs of macaroni 

penguins nest on Seal Island in five 

separate colonies. The nesting and 

chick-rearing period for chinstrap and 

macaroni penguins at Seal Island 

extends from November to March. No 

surveys have been made of Cape petrel 

or storm petrel populations, however, 

both species are numerous; the Cape 

petrels nest on cliff faces and the storm 

petrels nest in burrows in the talus 

slopes. Brown skuas (Catharacta 

lnnbergi) are common. Blue-eyed shags 

(Phalacrocorax atriceps), Ade ́lie 

penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), gentoo 

penguins (Pygoscelis papua), king 

penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 

and rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes 

chrysocome) are among the avian 

visitors to the area. 

5. Pinnipeds: Five species of 

pinnipeds have been observed at Seal 

Island: Antarctic fur seals 

(Arctocephalus gazella), southern 

elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), 

Weddell seals (Leptonychotes 

weddellii), leopard seals (Hydrurga 

leptonyx) and crabeater seals (Lobodon 

carcinophagus). Of these, fur seals are 

the only confirmed breeders on the 

island, although small numbers of 

elephant seals probably breed on the 

island early in the spring. During the 

last few years approximately 600 fur 

seal pups have been born in the Seal 

Islands group, with approximately half 

of these born on Seal Island and half on 

Large Leap Island (Figure 2). The fur 

seal pupping and pup-rearing period at 

Seal Island extends from late November 

to early April. During the austral 

summer, elephant seals are ashore 

during their moult period; Weddell 

seals regularly haul out on the beaches; 

crabeater seals are infrequent visitors; 

and leopard seals are common both 

ashore and in coastal waters where they 

prey on penguins and fur seal pups. 

C. CEMP Studies 

1. The presence at the Seal Islands of 

both Antarctic fur seal and penguin 

breeding colonies, as well as significant 

commercial krill fisheries within the 

foraging range of these species make this 

an excellent site for inclusion in the 

CEMP network of sites established to 

help meet CCAMLR objectives. 

However, recent geological assessments 

of Seal Island have indicated that soil 

composition of cliff areas above and 

around the camp site are unstable and 

might result in catastrophic failure 

during periods of intense rainfall. 

Therefore, in 1994 the AMLR Program 

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and between 1996 and 1999 dismantled 

and retrograded all camp and 

observation blind structures. 

2. No CEMP studies are being 

conducted at Seal Island and the USA 

has no plans to occupy the site in the 

future except to conduct seal and bird 

censuses. 

D. Protection Measures 

1. Prohibited activities and temporal 

constraints: 

(a) Throughout the site at all times of 

the year. Any activities which damage, 

interfere with, or adversely affect CEMP 

monitoring and directed research which 

potentially could be conducted at this 

site are not permitted. 

(b) Throughout the site at all times of 

the year. Any non-CEMP activities are 

not permitted which result in: 

(i) Killing, injuring, or disturbing 

pinnipeds or seabirds; 

(ii) Damaging or destroying pinniped 

or seabird breeding areas; or 

(iii) Damaging or destroying the 

access of pinnipeds or seabirds to their 

breeding areas. 

(c) Throughout the site at defined 

parts of the year: Human occupation of 

the site during the period 1 June to 31 

August is not permitted except under 

emergency circumstances. 

(d) In parts of the site at all times of 

the year: Building structures within the 

boundaries of any pinniped or seabird 

colony is not permitted. For this 

purpose, colonies are defined as the 

specific locations where pinniped pups 

are born or where seabird nests are 

built. This prohibition does not pertain 

to placing markers (e.g. numbered 

stakes, posts etc.) or situating research 

equipment in colonies as may be 

required to facilitate scientific research. 

(e) In parts of the site at defined parts 

of the year: Entry into any pinniped or 

seabird colonies during the period 2 

September to 31 May is not permitted 

except in association with CEMP 

activities. 

2. Prohibitions regarding access to 

and movement within or over the site: 

(a) Entry of the site at locations where 

pinniped or seabird colonies are present 

in the immediate vicinity is not 

permitted. 

(b) Aircraft overflight of the site is not 

permitted at altitudes less than 1,000 m 

unless the proposed flight plan has been 

reviewed in advance by the 

organisation(s) conducting CEMP 

activities at the site (see Section E.2). 

(c) The use of land vehicles is not 

permitted except to transport equipment 

and supplies to and from the field camp. 

(d) Pedestrians are not permitted to 

walk through areas used regularly by 

pinnipeds and seabirds (i.e. colonies, 

resting areas, pathways) or to disturb 

other fauna or flora, except as necessary 

to conduct authorised research. 

3. Prohibitions regarding structures: 

(a) New structures are not permitted 

to be built within the site unless the 

proposed plans have been reviewed in 

advance by the organisation(s) 

conducting CEMP activities at the site 

(see Section E.2). 

(b) Building structures other than 

those directly supporting CEMP 

directed scientific research and 

monitoring activities or to house 

personnel and/or their equipment is not 

permitted. 

(c) Human occupation of these 

structures is not permitted during the 

period 1 June to 31 August (see Section 

D.1(c)). 

4. Prohibitions regarding waste 

disposal: 

(a) Landfill disposal of nonbiodegradable materials is not 

permitted; non-biodegradable materials 

brought to the site are to be removed 

when no longer in use. 

(b) Disposal of waste fuels, volatile 

liquids and scientific chemicals within 

the site is not permitted; these materials 

are to be removed from the site for 

proper disposal elsewhere. 

(c) The burning of any non-organic 

materials or the open burning of any 

materials is not permitted (except for 

properly used fuels for heating, lighting, 

cooking or electricity). 

5. Prohibitions regarding the Antarctic 

Treaty System: 

It is not permitted to undertake any 

activities in the Seal Islands CEMP 

Protected Area which are not in 

compliance with the provisions of: (i) 

The Antarctic Treaty, including the 

Agreed Measures for the Conservation of 

Antarctic Fauna and Flora; (ii) the 

Convention on the Conservation of 

Antarctic Seals; and (iii) the Convention 

on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine 

Living Resources. 

E. Communications Information 

1. Organisation(s) appointing national 

representatives to the Commission: 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs 

U.S. Department of State, Washington, 

DC 20520, USA, Telephone: +1 (202) 

647 3262, Facsimile: +1 (202) 647 1106. 

2. Organisation(s) which potentially 

might conduct CEMP studies at the site: 

U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

Program, Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, NOAA, PO Box 271, La Jolla, 

CA 92038, USA, Telephone: +1 (858) 

546 5601, Facsimile: +1 (858) 546 5608. 

Annex 91–03/A Seal Islands, Appendix 

1 

Code of Conduct for the Seal Islands, 

Antarctica 

Investigators should take all 

reasonable steps to ensure that their 

activities, both in implementing their 

scientific protocols as well as in 

maintaining a field camp, do not unduly 

harm or alter the natural behaviour and 

ecology of wildlife in the Seal Islands. 

Wherever possible, actions should be 

taken to minimise disturbance of the 

natural environment. Capturing, 

handling, killing, photographing and 

taking eggs, blood or other biological 

samples from pinnipeds and seabirds 

should be limited to that necessary to 

provide essential background 

information or to characterise and 

monitor individual and population 

parameters that may change in 

detectable ways in response to changes 

in food availability or other 

environmental factors. Sampling should 

be done and reported in accordance 

with: (i) The Antarctic Treaty, including 

the Agreed Measures for the 

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and 

Flora; (ii) the Convention for the 

Conservation of Antarctic Seals; and (iii) 

the Convention on the Conservation of 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources. 

Geological and other studies which 

can be done inside of the pinniped and 

seabird breeding seasons in such a way 

as they do not damage or destroy 

pinniped or seabird breeding areas, or 

access to those areas, would be 

permitted as long as they would not 

adversely affect the planned assessment 

and monitoring studies. Likewise, the 

planned assessment and monitoring 

studies would not be affected adversely 

by periodic biological surveys or studies 

of other species which do not result in 

killing, injuring or disturbing pinnipeds 

or seabirds, or damage or destroy 

pinnipeds or seabird breeding areas or 

access to those areas. 

Annex 91–03/A Seal Islands, Appendix 

2 

Background Information Concerning the 

Seal Islands, Antarctica 

Prior to 1819, there were substantial 

colonies of fur seals, and possible 

elephant seals, throughout the South 

Shetland Islands archipelago. 

Thereafter, commercial exploitation 

increased and, by the mid-1820s, fur 

seal breeding colonies had been 

completely destroyed throughout the 

South Shetland Islands (Stackpole, 

1955; O’Gorman, 1963). Antarctic fur 

seals were not observed again in the 

South Shetland Islands until 1958, 

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Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island 

(O’Gorman, 1961). The original 

colonisers probably came from South 

Georgia where surviving fur seal 

colonies had substantially recovered by 

the early 1950s. At present, the fur seal 

rookeries in the Seal Islands group are 

the second largest in the South Shetland 

Islands, with the largest rookeries being 

at Cape Shirreff and Telmo Islands, 

Livingston Island (Bengtson et al., 

1990). During the past three decades, 

the population of Antarctic fur seals in 

the South Shetland Islands grew to a 

level at which tagging or other research 

could be undertaken at selected 

locations without threatening the 

population’s continued existence and 

growth. During the 1986/87 austral 

summer, researchers from the USA 

surveyed areas on the South Shetland 

Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula to 

identify fur seal and penguin breeding 

colonies that might be suitable for 

inclusion in the network of CEMP 

monitoring sites being established. The 

results of that survey (Shuford and 

Spear, 1987; Bengtson et al., 1990), 

suggested that the Seal Island area 

would be an excellent site for long-term 

monitoring of fur seal and penguin 

colonies that might be affected by 

fisheries in the Antarctic Peninsula 

Integrated Study Region. 

To safely and effectively carry out a 

long-term monitoring program, a 

temporary, multi-year field camp for a 

small group of researchers was 

established on Seal Island. This camp 

was occupied annually by U.S. 

scientists during the austral summer 

(approximately December to February) 

between 1986/87 and 1993/94. Because 

of the geological assessment that the 

cliff areas above and around the camp 

site are unstable and might result in 

catastrophic failure during periods of 

intense rainfall, the camp was closed. 

Between 1995/96 and 1998/99 all 

buildings, equipment, and supplies 

were retrograded from the island. In 

1991, to protect the site from damage or 

disturbance that could adversely affect 

the long-term CEMP monitoring and 

directed research which were being 

conducted and planned for the future, 

the Seal Islands were proposed as a 

CEMP Protected Area. At its 1997 

meeting (SC–CAMLR–XVI, paragraphs 

4.17 to 4.20), the CCAMLR Scientific 

Committee reviewed the status of the 

Seal Island CEMP site management 

plan. Based on the expectation that 

research at the site would end, the 

Scientific Committee agreed that site 

protection would be extended for five 

years. 

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Resolution 7/IX 

Driftnet fishing in the Convention Area 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

drifnet) 

1. The Commission endorsed the 

goals of the UN General Assembly 

Resolution 44/225 on large-scale pelagic 

driftnet fishing, which calls, inter alia, 

for a cessation of any further expansion 

of large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing on 

the high seas. Recognising the 

concentration of marine living resources 

present in Antarctic waters, it was noted 

that large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing 

can be a highly indiscriminate and 

wasteful fishing method that is widely 

considered to threaten the effective 

conservation of living marine resources. 

Although no Member is currently 

engaged in large-scale pelagic driftnet 

fishing in the Convention Area, the 

Commission expressed concern about 

the potential impact on marine living 

resources if large-scale pelagic driftnet 

fishing were to expand into the 

Convention Area. 

2. To this end, the Commission 

agreed, in accordance with UN 

Resolution 44/225, that there will be no 

expansion of large-scale pelagic driftnet 

fishing into the Convention Area. 

3. It was agreed that, in accordance 

with Article X, the Commission would 

draw this Resolution to the attention of 

any State that is not a Party to the 

Convention and whose nationals or 

vessels engage in large-scale pelagic 

driftnet fishing. 

Resolution 10/XII 

Resolution on harvesting of stocks 

occurring both within and outside the 

Convention Area 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Recalling the principles of 

conservation in Article II of the 

Convention and in particular that of the 

maintenance of the ecological 

relationships between harvested, 

dependent and related populations of 

Antarctic marine living resources, 

Recalling the requirement under 

Article XI of the Convention for the 

Commission to seek to cooperate with 

Contracting Parties which may exercise 

jurisdiction in marine areas adjacent to 

the area to which the Convention 

applies in respect of the conservation of 

any stock or stocks of associated species 

which occur both within those areas 

and the area to which the Convention 

applies, with a view to harmonising the 

Conservation Measures adopted in 

respect of such stocks, 

Emphasising the importance of 

further research on any stock or stocks 

of species which occur both within the 

area of the Convention and within 

adjacent areas, 

Noting the concerns expressed by the 

Scientific Committee on the substantial 

exploitation of such stocks inside and 

outside the Convention Area, reaffirmed 

that Members should ensure that their 

flag vessels conduct harvesting of such 

stocks in areas adjacent to the 

Convention Area responsibly and with 

due respect for the Conservation 

Measures it has adopted under the 

Convention. 

Resolution 14/XIX 

Catch Documentation Scheme: 

implementation by Acceding States 

and non-Contracting Parties 

(Species: Toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Having considered reports on the 

implementation of the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. established by Conservation 

Measure 10–05 (1999), 

Being satisfied that the Scheme has 

been successfully launched, and noting 

the improvements to the scheme made 

by Conservation Measures 10–05 (2000) 

and 10–05 (2001), 

Conscious that the effectiveness of the 

Scheme depends also on 

implementation of the Scheme by those 

Contracting Parties which are not 

Members of the Commission (‘Acceding 

States’) but which fish for, or trade in, 

Dissostichus spp., as well as by nonContracting Parties, 

Concerned at the evidence that 

several acceding States and nonContracting Parties which continue to 

be engaged in fishing for, or trading in, 

Dissostichus spp. are not implementing 

the Scheme, 

Particularly concerned at the failure 

by such acceding States to implement 

the Scheme, to uphold and promote its 

objectives, and to meet their obligations 

under Article XXII to exert appropriate 

efforts with regard to activities contrary 

to the objectives of the Convention, 

Determined to take all necessary 

measures, consistent with international 

law, to ensure that the effectiveness and 

credibility of the Scheme is not harmed 

by non-implementation of it by acceding 

States and non-Contracting Parties, 

Acting pursuant to Article X of the 

Convention, 

1. Urges all Acceding States and nonContracting Parties not participating in 

the Catch Documentation Scheme 

which fish for, or trade in, Dissostichus 

spp. to implement the Scheme as soon 

as possible. 

2. Requests to this end that the 

CCAMLR Secretariat convey this 

resolution to such Acceding States and 

non-Contracting Parties and give all 

possible advice and assistance to them. 

3. Recommends that Members of the 

Commission make appropriate 

representations concerning this 

resolution to such Acceding States and 

non-Contracting Parties. 

4. Reminds Members of the 

Commission of their obligation under 

the Catch Documentation Scheme to 

prevent trade in Dissostichus spp. in 

their territory, or by their flag vessels, 

with Acceding States or non-Contracting 

Parties when it is not carried out in 

compliance with the Scheme. 

5. Decides to consider the matter 

again at the Twentieth Meeting of the 

Commission in 2001 with a view to 

taking such further measures as may be 

necessary. 

Resolution 15/XXII 

Use of ports not implementing the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for 

Dissostichus spp. 

(Species: Toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Noting that a number of Acceding 

States and non-Contracting Parties not 

participating in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp., as set out in Conservation 

Measure-10–05, continue to trade in 

Dissostichus spp., 

Recognising that these Acceding 

States and non-Contracting Parties thus 

do not participate in the landing 

procedures for Dissostichus spp. 

accompanied by Dissostichus Catch 

Documents, urges Contracting Parties, 

When licensing a vessel to fish for 

Dissostichus spp. either inside the 

Convention Area under Conservation 

Measure 10–02, or on the high seas, to 

require, as a condition of that licence 1, 

that the vessel should land catches only 

in States that are fully implementing the 

CDS; and to attach to the licence a list 

of all Acceding States and nonContracting Parties that are fully 

implementing the Catch Documentation 

Scheme. 

1 Includes permits and authorisations. 

Resolution 16/XIX 

Application of VMS in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme 

(Species: Toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission agreed that, on a 

voluntary basis, subject to their laws 

and regulations, Flag States 

participating in the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. should ensure that their flag vessels 

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Dissostichus spp. on the high seas 

maintain an operational VMS, as 

defined in Conservation Measure 10–04, 

throughout the whole of the calendar 

year.1

1This requirement does not extend to 

vessels of less than 19 m engaged in artisanal 

fisheries. 

Resolution 17/XX 

Use of VMS and other measures for the 

verification of CDS catch data for 

areas outside the Convention Area, in 

particular, in FAO Statistical Area 51 

(Species: toothfish; Area: north of 

Convention Area; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Recognising the need to continue to 

take action, using a precautionary 

approach, based on the best scientific 

information available, in order to ensure 

the long-term sustainability of 

Dissostichus spp. stocks in the 

Convention Area, 

Concerned that the Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. (CDS) could be used to disguise 

illegal, unreported and unregulated 

(IUU) catches of Dissostichus spp. in 

order to gain legal access to markets, 

Concerned that any misreporting and 

misuse of the CDS seriously undermines 

the effectiveness of CCAMLR 

Conservation Measures, 

1. Urges States participating in the 

CDS to ensure that Dissostichus Catch 

Documents (DCDs) relating to landings 

or imports of Dissostichus spp., when 

necessary, are checked by contact with 

Flag States to verify that the information 

in the DCD is consistent with the data 

reports derived from an automated 

satellite-linked Vessel Monitoring 

System (VMS) 1. 

2. Urges States participating in the 

CDS, if necessary to that end, to 

consider reviewing their domestic laws 

and regulations, with a view to 

prohibiting, in a manner consistent with 

international law, landings/ 

transhipments/imports of Dissostichus 

spp. declared in a DCD as having been 

caught in FAO Statistical Area 51 if the 

Flag State fails to demonstrate that it 

verified the DCD using automated 

satellite-linked VMS derived data 

reports. 

3. Requests the Scientific Committee 

to review the data concerning the areas 

where Dissostichus spp. occur outside 

the Convention Area and the potential 

biomass of Dissostichus spp. in such 

areas, in order to assist the Commission 

in the conservation and management of 

Dissostichus stocks and in defining the 

areas and potential biomasses of 

Dissostichus spp. which could be 

landed/imported/exported under the 

CDS. 

1 In this regard, verification of the 

information in the relevant DCD shall not be 

requested for the trawlers as described in 

Conservation Measure 10–05, footnote 1. 

Resolution 18/XXI 

Harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides 

in areas outside of Coastal State 

jurisdiction adjacent to the CCAMLR 

Area in FAO Statistical Areas 51 and 

57 

(Species: toothfish; Area: north of 

Convention Area; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Affirming that CCAMLR was 

established to conserve the marine 

living resources of the Antarctic marine 

ecosystem, 

Recognising that CCAMLR also has 

the attributes of a regional fisheries 

management organisation as considered 

under the auspices of the United 

Nations, 

Recognising that CCAMLR is the 

primary body responsible for the 

conservation and rational use of 

Dissostichus eleginoides in areas not 

under national jurisdiction, 

Noting Resolution 10/XII concerning 

the need to harmonise management 

measures within and adjacent to the 

CCAMLR Area taking into account 

Article 87 of UNCLOS and in 

recognition of the obligations to 

conserve the living resources of the high 

seas under Articles 117 to 119 of 

UNCLOS, 

Noting the role of cooperation in 

scientific research through collecting 

and exchanging data, 

Recognising that measures to manage 

harvesting of stocks of Dissostichus 

eleginoides are needed in high seas of 

FAO Statistical Areas 51 and 57, 

Recommends that Members provide 

data and other information, subject to 

their laws and regulations, relevant to 

understanding the biology and 

estimating the status of stocks in FAO 

Statistical Areas 51 and 57. 

Recommends that Members take steps 

necessary to conduct only that level of 

harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides in 

FAO Statistical Areas 51 and 57, which 

would ensure the conservation of this 

species in the Convention Area. 

Resolution 19/XXI 

Flags of non-compliance* 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Concerned that some Flag States, 

particularly certain non-Contracting 

Parties, do not comply with their 

obligations regarding jurisdiction and 

control according to international law in 

respect of fishing vessels entitled to fly 

their flag that carry out their activities 

in the Convention Area, and that as a 

result these vessels are not under the 

effective control of such Flag States, 

Aware that the lack of effective 

control facilitates fishing by these 

vessels in the Convention Area in a 

manner that undermines the 

effectiveness of CCAMLR’s 

Conservation Measures, leading to 

illegal, unreported and unregulated 

(IUU) catches of fish and unacceptable 

levels of incidental mortality of 

seabirds, 

Considering therefore such fishing 

vessels to be flying Flags of NonCompliance (FONC) in the context of 

CCAMLR (FONC vessels), 

Noting that the FAO Agreement to 

Promote Compliance with International 

Conservation and Management 

Measures by Fishing Vessels on the 

High Seas emphasizes that the practice 

of flagging or reflagging fishing vessels 

as a means of avoiding compliance with 

international conservation and 

management measures for living marine 

resources and the failure of the States to 

fulfil their responsibilities with respect 

of fishing vessels entitled to fly their 

flag, are among the factors that seriously 

undermine the effectiveness of such 

measures, 

Noting that the International Plan of 

Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate 

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated 

Fishing calls on States to take measures 

to discourage nationals subject to their 

jurisdiction from supporting and 

engaging in any activity that 

undermines the effectiveness of 

international conservation and 

management measures, urges all 

Contracting Parties and non-Contracting 

Parties cooperating with CCAMLR to: 

1. Without prejudice to the primacy of 

the responsibility of the Flag State, to 

take measures or otherwise cooperate to 

ensure, to the greatest extent possible, 

that the nationals subject to their 

jurisdiction do not support or engage in 

IUU fishing, including engagement on 

board FONC vessels in the CCAMLR 

Convention Area if this is consistent 

with their national law. 

2. Ensure the full cooperation of their 

relevant national agencies and 

industries in implementing the 

measures adopted by CCAMLR. 

3. Develop ways to ensure that the 

export or transfer of fishing vessels from 

their State to a FONC State is 

prohibited. 

4. Prohibit the landings and 

transhipments of fish and fish products 

from FONC vessels. 


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* Many of the flags hereby called FONC are 

commonly referred to as ‘flags of 

convenience’. 

Resolution 20/XXII 

Ice-strengthening standards in highlatitude fisheries 1

(Species: all; Area: south of 60°S; 

Season: all; Gear: all) 

The Commission 

Recognising the unique circumstances 

in high-latitude fisheries, especially the 

extensive ice coverage which can pose 

a risk to fishing vessels operating in 

those fisheries, 

Recognising also that the safety of 

fishing vessels, crew and CCAMLR 

scientific observers is a significant 

concern of all Members, 

Further recognising the difficulties of 

search and rescue response in highlatitude fisheries, 

Concerned that collisions with ice 

could result in oil spills and other 

adverse consequences for Antarctic 

marine living resources and the pristine 

Antarctic environment, 

Considering that vessels fishing in 

high-latitude fisheries should be 

suitable for ice conditions, 

urges Members to licence to fish in 

high-latitude fisheries only those of 

their flag vessels with a minimum ice 

classification standard of ICE–1C2

which will remain current for the 

duration of the planned fishing activity. 

1Subareas and divisions south of 60 S and 

adjacent to the Antarctic continent. 2As defined in the Det Norske Veritas 

(DNV) Rules for Classification of Ships or an 

equivalent standard of certification as 

defined by a recognised classification 

authority. 

Resolution 21/XXIII 

Electronic Catch Documentation 

Scheme for Dissostichus spp. 

(Species: toothfish; Area: all; Season: 

all; Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Noting the successful implementation 

of the trial electronic Catch 

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus 

spp. (E–CDS) during the intersessional 

period, 

Desiring to ensure that Dissostichus 

Catch Documents are handled in the 

most efficient and timely way, 

Aware of the importance of applying 

the best technologies to make the 

functioning of the Catch Documentation 

Scheme for Dissostichus spp. (CDS) 

more secure against, inter alia, possible 

fraudulent activities; 

Noting that, whilst paper-based 

Dissostichus Catch Documents will, for 

the time being, also be retained, some 

Contracting Parties are already 

converting to electronic systems, 

1. Urges Contracting Parties, and nonContracting Parties cooperating in the 

CDS, to adopt the E–CDS as a matter of 

priority. 

2. Requests the Secretariat to compile 

information relating to, and submit a 

report on, the implementation of the E–

CDS so that the effectiveness of the 

electronic scheme can be reviewed at 

the next meeting of the Commission. 

Resolution 22/XXV 

International actions to reduce the 

incidental mortality of seabirds 

arising from fishing 

(Species: seabirds; Area: all; Season: all; 

Gear: all) 

The Commission, 

Recollecting that the greatest current 

threats to species and populations of 

Southern Ocean seabirds breeding in the 

Convention Area are fishery-related 

incidental mortality and the potential 

impact of illegal, unreported and 

unregulated (IUU) fishing, 

Noting the substantial reduction of 

incidental mortality of seabirds in the 

Convention Area as a result of 

Conservation Measures implemented by 

the Commission, 

Concerned that, despite such 

measures, many populations of albatross 

and petrel species breeding in the 

Convention Area continue to decline 

and that such reductions in their 

populations are unsustainable, 

Concerned at increasing evidence of 

fishery-related incidental mortality of 

seabirds that breed and forage in the 

Convention Area, 

Noting that the seabirds caught are 

almost entirely albatross and petrel 

species which are threatened with 

global extinction, 

Recognising that some populations of 

albatrosses and petrels will not stabilise 

until total incidental mortality levels are 

significantly reduced, 

Recalling CCAMLR’s collaborations 

with the Agreement on the Conservation 

of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), a 

multilateral agreement that provides a 

focus for international cooperation and 

exchange of information and expertise 

towards the conservation of the 

declining populations of these seabirds, 

Recalling repeated attempts to 

communicate these concerns to RFMOs, 

1. Invites listed RFMOs (Appendix 1), 

consistent with the FAO’s Code of 

Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and 

the IPOA-Seabirds, to implement or 

develop, as appropriate, mechanisms to 

require the collection, reporting and 

dissemination of annual data on seabird 

incidental mortality, particularly: 

(i) Rates of incidental mortality of 

seabirds associated with each fishery, 

details of the seabird species involved, 

and estimates of total seabird mortality 

(at least at the scale of FAO area); 

(ii) Measures to reduce or eliminate 

incidental mortality of seabirds that are 

in use in each fishery and the extent to 

which any of these are voluntary or 

mandatory, together with an assessment 

of their effectiveness; 

(iii) Scientific observer programs that 

can provide comprehensive spatial and 

temporal coverage of fisheries to allow 

statistically robust estimation of 

incidental mortality associated with 

each fishery. 

2. For high-seas areas within the range 

of seabirds that breed and forage in the 

Convention Area, where unregulated 

fishing takes place or where systematic 

data reporting has not yet been 

introduced by listed RFMOs, the 

Executive Secretary should contact Flag 

States which have vessels in these areas 

to: 

(i) Express CCAMLR’s interest in such 

seabird species, 

(ii) Indicate the need to require such 

fishing vessels to collect and report the 

data specified in paragraph 1 above, and 

(iii) Forward these data to the 

CCAMLR Secretariat to be made 

available to ad hoc WG–IMAF. 

3. Encourages Contracting Parties to: 

(i) Request that the topic of seabird 

incidental mortality be included on the 

agenda of meetings of pertinent RFMOs 

and, where possible and appropriate, to 

send relevant experts to these meetings; 

(ii) Identify those areas and 

circumstances where incidental 

mortality of seabirds that breed and 

forage in the Convention Area occurs; 

(iii) Identify and continue to develop 

those mitigation measures which would 

be most effective at reducing or 

eliminating such mortality and to 

require such measures to be 

implemented in the relevant fisheries. 

4. Encourages Contracting Parties 

involved with new and developing 

RFMOs to request that incidental 

mortality of seabirds is adequately 

addressed and mitigated. Appropriate 

initiatives might include: 

(i) Establishment or expansion of 

existing observer programs and 

adoption of appropriate data collection 

protocols on seabird incidental 

mortality; 

(ii) Establishment of by-catch working 

groups that will address incidental 

mortality issues and make 

recommendations for practicable and 

effective mitigation measures, including 

evaluation of established and innovative 

technologies and techniques; 

(iii) Evaluations of fishery impacts on 

the affected seabird populations; 

(iv) Collaborations (e.g. on data 

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5. Encourages Contracting Parties to: 

(i) Implement, as appropriate, 

measures to reduce or eliminate seabird 

incidental mortality; 

(ii) Require such flagged vessels to 

collect and report the data specified in 

paragraph 1 above; 

(iii) Report to the CCAMLR Secretariat 

annually on the implementation of such 

measures, including their effectiveness 

in reducing seabird incidental mortality. 

6. Requests ad hoc WG–IMAF, at its 

annual meeting, to collate and analyse 

reports relating to paragraphs 1, 2 and 

5 above and advise the Commission, 

through the Scientific Committee, on 

the implementation and effectiveness of 

this resolution. 

7. Further requests the Secretariat to 

bring this resolution to the attention of 

the RFMOs listed in Appendix 1 and 

seek their cooperation on its 

implementation. 

Appendix 1 

Regional Fisheries Management 

Organisations Identified for Contact 

With Respect to Collaborations on the 

Mitigation of By-Catch of Southern 

Ocean Seabirds 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 

(IATTC) 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation 

(SEAFO) 

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) 

Commission for the Conservation of Southern 

Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) 

Agreement on the Organization of the 

Permanent Commission on the 

Exploitation and Conservation of the 

Marine Resources of the South Pacific, 

1952 (CPPS) 

Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries 

Commission (SWIOFC) 

Commission for Conservation and 

Management of Highly Migratory Fish 

Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific 

(WCPFC) 

Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization 

Convention (WIOTO) 

The organization does not have regulatory 

power. 

Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement 

(SIOFA) 

Resolution 23/XXIII 

Safety on board vessels fishing in the 

Convention Area 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Recognising the difficult and 

dangerous conditions experienced in 

high-latitude fisheries in the Convention 

Area, 

Further considering the remoteness of 

those waters and in consequence the 

difficulties of search and rescue 

response, 

Desiring to ensure that the safety of 

fishing crews and CCAMLR scientific 

observers remains a priority concern of 

all Members, 

Urges Members to take particular 

measures through, inter alia, 

appropriate survival training and the 

provision and maintenance of 

appropriate equipment and clothing to 

promote the safety of all those on board 

vessels fishing in the Convention Area. 

Resolution 25/XXV 

Combating illegal, unreported and 

unregulated fishing in the Convention 

Area by the flag vessels of nonContracting Parties 

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: 

all) 

The Commission, 

Concerned about the increasing 

number of vessels repeatedly fishing in 

the Convention Area in an illegal, 

unreported or unregulated (IUU) 

manner, 

Recognising that such fishing is 

causing potentially irreversible damage 

to fish stocks and other marine species 

and preventing the Commission from 

achieving its objective of conservation 

of Antarctic marine living resources in 

the Convention Area, 

Concerned that many of these vessels 

are flagged to non-Contracting Parties 

that have failed to respond to 

correspondence from the Commission 

and diplomatic and other 

representations by Commission 

Members, seeking that they cooperate 

with the Commission, 

Acknowledging that many of the 

above non-Contracting Parties are 

Parties to the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea 

(UNCLOS), 

Desiring to promote recognition that 

CCAMLR Conservation Measures 

constitute relevant standards needed to 

achieve conservation and rational use of 

Antarctic marine living resources, 

Noting that the International Plan of 

Action to prevent, deter and eliminate 

IUU fishing (IPOA–IUU) urges States to 

ensure that fishing vessels entitled to fly 

their flag do not engage in or support 

IUU fishing and requires that a Flag 

State be in a position to exercise its 

responsibility to control any vessel it 

registers and ensure such vessels do not 

engage in or support IUU fishing, 

Determined to pursue diplomatic and 

other action, in accordance with 

international law, with non-Contracting 

Parties that fail to cooperate with 

CCAMLR, including by failing to direct 

their flag vessels to cease IUU fishing 

and failing to take legal and other action 

against their flag vessels that disobey 

such directions, 

Recognising the value of cooperation 

and joint diplomatic approaches by 

CCAMLR 

Contracting Parties in undertaking 

such action and exerting influence, 

urges all Contracting Parties to 

individually and collectively, including 

in other relevant international fora such 

as the United Nations Food and 

Agriculture Organization and regional 

fisheries management organisations, to 

the extent possible in accordance with 

their applicable laws and regulations: 

1. Pursue diplomatic and other action, 

in accordance with international law, 

with non-Contracting Party Flag States, 

seeking, as appropriate, that they: 

(i) Recognise that CCAMLR 

Conservation Measures constitute 

relevant standards needed to achieve 

conservation and rational use of 

Antarctic marine living resources; 

(ii) Investigate the activities of vessels 

fishing under their flag in the 

Convention Area, in accordance with 

Article 94 of UNCLOS, and report 

findings of such investigations to the 

Commission; 

(iii) Accede to the Convention and 

cooperate with the Commission and, 

until such time as they do, direct their 

flag vessels not to fish in the Convention 

Area and take legal and other action 

against those vessels that disobey this 

directive; 

(iv) Grant permission for boarding and 

inspection by designated CCAMLR 

inspectors of their flag vessels suspected 

of, or found to be, fishing in an IUU 

manner in the Convention Area. 

2. Seek the cooperation of nonContracting Party Port States when IUU 

fishing vessels seek to use the ports of 

non-Contracting Parties, urging them to 

take the steps in accordance with 

Conservation Measure 10–07. 

Policy To Enhance Cooperation 

Between CCAMLR and Non-Contracting 

Parties 

(as adopted at CCAMLR–XVIII and 

amended at CCAMLR–XXV) 

The Commission, in order to: 

• Ensure the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR Conservation Measures; 

• Enhance cooperation with nonContracting Parties, including those 

implicated in fishing which undermines 

the effectiveness of those measures 

(hereafter referred to as illegal, 

unreported and unregulated fishing 

(IUU) fishing); and 

• Eliminate IUU fishing, including 

that by non-Contracting Parties, 

hereby adopts the following policy: 

I. The Executive Secretary is 

requested to develop a list of nonContracting Parties implicated in IUU 

fishing and or trade either after the 


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adoption of this policy or during the 

three years prior, which has 

undermined the effectiveness of 

CCAMLR Conservation Measures. 

II. The Chairman of the Commission 

shall write to the Minister for Foreign 

Affairs of each non-Contracting Party 

included in the abovementioned list 

explaining how IUU fishing undermines 

the effectiveness of CCAMLR 

Conservation Measures. The letter, as 

appropriate, will: 

(a) Invite and encourage nonContracting Parties to attend as 

observers at meetings of the 

Commission in order to improve their 

understanding of the work of the 

Commission and the effects of IUU 

fishing; 

(b) Encourage non-Contracting Parties 

to accede to the Convention; 

(c) Inform non-Contracting Parties of 

the development and implementation of 

the CCAMLR Catch Documentation 

Scheme for Dissostichus spp. and 

provide them with a copy of the 

Conservation Measure and the 

explanatory memorandum; 

(d) Encourage non-Contracting Parties 

to participate in the CCAMLR Catch 

Documentation Scheme and draw their 

attention to the consequences for them 

of not participating; 

(e) Request non-Contracting Parties to 

prevent their flag vessels from fishing in 

the Convention Area in a manner which 

undermines the effectiveness of 

measures adopted by CCAMLR to 

ensure conservation and sustainably 

managed fisheries; 

(f) If their flag vessels are involved in 

IUU fishing, request non-Contracting 

Parties to provide information to the 

CCAMLR Secretariat on their vessels’

activities, including catch and effort 

data; 

(g) Seek the assistance of nonContracting Parties in investigating the 

activities of their flag vessels suspected 

of being involved in IUU fishing, 

including inspecting such vessels when 

they next reach port; 

(h) Request non-Contracting Parties to 

report to the CCAMLR Secretariat on 

landings and transhipments in their 

ports in accordance with the format 

specified in Attachment A; and 

(i) Request non-Contracting Parties to 

deny landing or transhipments in their 

ports for fish harvested in CCAMLR 

waters not taken in compliance with 

CCAMLR Conservation Measures and 

requirements under the Convention. 

III. Parties shall individually and 

collectively take all appropriate efforts 

to implement or assist in the 

implementation of this policy; such 

efforts may include taking concerted 

action on joint demarches on nonContracting Parties to complement 

correspondence from the Chairman. 

IV. The Commission will annually 

review the effectiveness of the 

implementation of this policy. 

V. The Executive Secretary will 

regularly inform non-Contracting Parties 

concerned of new Conservation 

Measures adopted by CCAMLR. 

Attachment A 

Submission of Information by NonContracting Parties on Landings and 

Transhipments of Toothfish 

Dissostichus ssp.) in Their Ports 

To the extent possible the required 

information should be submitted in the 

following format: 

(i) Whether the vessel is a fishing or 

cargo vessel; if it is a fishing vessel, 

what type of vessel (trawler/longliner); 

(ii) The name, international call sign 

and registration number of the vessel; 

(iii) The flag and port of registration; 

(iv) Whether an inspection had been 

conducted by the Port State and, if so, 

its findings, including information on 

the fishing licence of the vessel 

concerned; 

(v) The species of fish involved, 

including the weight and form of catch, 

and whether it was landed or 

transhipped; 

(vi) If a fishing vessel, the location(s) 

in which it had operated according to 

the vessel’s records and where it 

reported the catch as having been taken 

(CCAMLR or non CCAMLR); and 

(vii) The nature of any matters 

requiring further investigation by the 

Flag State. 

Attachment B 

CCAMLR Cooperation Enhancement 

Program 

Objectives 

The aim of this Cooperation 

Enhancement Program is to encourage 

and build the capacity of nonContracting Parties to cooperate with 

CCAMLR. The ultimate desired outcome 

is more countries working with 

CCAMLR to combat illegal, unreported 

and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the 

water and in their ports. 

Cooperation between non-Contracting 

Parties and CCAMLR may be through: 

• Exchange of information about IUU 

fishing with CCAMLR; 

• Participation in key CCAMLR 

initiatives, such as the CDS, through 

implementation of Conservation 

Measures; 

• Acceding to the Convention and/or 

joining the Commission, as appropriate. 

Guiding Principles 

The Cooperation Enhancement 

Program has the following attributes: 

• A focus on technical cooperation; 

• Flexibility to tailor cooperation to 

meet the needs of both the Commission 

and the recipient State on a case-by-case 

basis; 

• A partnership model involving the 

CCAMLR Secretariat, experienced 

CCAMLR Member(s) as sponsors and 

the recipient States(s); 

• Matching of sponsors and recipients 

based on expertise, historical 

relationships between States and 

proximity; 

• Central repository of information 

and training material by the CCAMLR 

Secretariat. 

Resourcing 

CCAMLR Members will initially fund 

their own costs of delivery and 

participation in cooperation 

enhancement exercises. The 

Commission should investigate other 

sources of funding, including the 

establishment of a special fund to which 

Contracting Parties can contribute. 

CCAMLR Members can develop their 

own training materials at any time as 

required. 

To encourage consistency and ensure 

effective use of Members’ resources, 

CCAMLR Members will actively share 

training materials. This will be 

facilitated by the Secretariat 

maintaining a central repository of 

relevant materials and information on 

the CCAMLR Web site. CCAMLR 

Conservation Measures will always form 

the basis of technical and training 

cooperation. CCAMLR will fund the 

development of a package of standing 

training materials for the Catch 

Documentation Scheme that will be 

available to all members. 

Selecting Countries for Capacity 

Building 

The Commission will agree a priority 

list of countries that may benefit from 

technical cooperation and update this 

list as required. The list will be 

developed from information submitted 

by members, including reports on the 

activity and movement of IUU fishing 

vessels and their interactions with nonContracting Parties. 

Inclusion of countries on the list will 

be guided by the following criteria: 

• The country is a key flag and/or 

port State for toothfish, and its 

cooperation would assist the 

Commission to better control IUU 

fishing and trade of fish caught in an 

IUU manner and/or achieve the 

objective of the Convention. 


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1As adopted at CCAMLR–VII (paragraph 124) and 

amended at CCAMLR–XII (paragraphs 6.4 and 6.8), 

CCAMLR–XIII (paragraph 5.26), CCAMLR–XIV 

(paragraphs 7.22, 7.26 and 7.28), CCAMLR–XV 

(paragraph 7.24), CCAMLR–XVI (paragraph 8.14), 

CCAMLR–XVIII (paragraph 8.25) and CCAMLR–

XXV (paragraph 12.73). 

2The Commission stated its understanding that 

the System of Inspection applied to flag vessels of 

all Members of the Commission and where 

appropriate, Acceding States (CCAMLR–XIV, 

paragraph 7.25). 

• The country is open to change and 

there is genuine political will to 

cooperate with CCAMLR and combat 

IUU fishing, but the country does not do 

so because it lacks the resources or 

expertise. 

• With some training and technical 

assistance over time, the country would 

eventually be able to implement 

relevant Conservation Measures on their 

own. 

• The country has appropriate 

government structures to commit the 

necessary time and resources to allow it 

to effectively participate in technical 

cooperation and is prepared to make a 

commitment to such cooperation (for 

example, by nominating a competent 

authority for implementation of the 

CDS). 

Reporting 

CCAMLR Members are encouraged to 

report on the nature and outcomes of 

their technical cooperation. This 

reporting is at the discretion of 

Members, but could take the form of a 

Commission circular or a presentation at 

the Commission meeting. 

Text of the CCAMLR System of 

Inspection 1

I. Each Member of the Commission 

may designate Inspectors referred to in 

Article XXIV of the Convention. 

(a) Designated Inspectors shall be 

familiar with the fishing and scientific 

research activities to be inspected, the 

provisions of the Convention and 

measures adopted under it. 

(b) Members shall certify the 

qualifications of each Inspector they 

designate. 

(c) Inspectors shall be nationals of the 

Contracting Party which designates 

them and, while carrying out inspection 

activities, shall be subject solely to the 

jurisdiction of that Contracting Party. 

(d) Inspectors shall be able to 

communicate in the language of the Flag 

State of the vessels on which they carry 

out their activities. 

(e) Inspectors shall be accorded the 

status of ship’s officer while on board 

such vessels. 

(f) Names of Inspectors shall be 

communicated to the Secretariat within 

fourteen days of designation. 

II. The Commission shall maintain a 

register of certified Inspectors 

designated by Members. 

(a) The Commission shall 

communicate, each year, the register of 

Inspectors to each Contracting Party 

within a month of the last day of the 

Commission meeting. 

III. In order to verify compliance with 

Conservation Measures adopted under 

the Convention, Inspectors designated 

by Members shall be entitled to board a 

fishing or fisheries research vessel in the 

area to which the Convention applies to 

determine whether the vessel is, or has 

been, engaged in scientific research, or 

harvesting, of marine living resources.2

(a) Inspection may be carried out by 

designated Inspectors from vessels of 

the Designating Member. 

(b) Ships carrying Inspectors shall 

carry a special flag or pennant approved 

by the Commission to indicate that the 

Inspectors on board are carrying out 

inspection duties in accordance with 

this system. 

(c) Such Inspectors may also be 

placed on board vessels, with the 

schedule of embarkation and 

disembarkation of Inspectors subject to 

arrangements to be concluded between 

the Designating Member and the Flag 

State. 

IV. Each Contracting Party shall 

provide to the Secretariat: 

(a) One month before the 

commencement of the research cruise 

and in accordance with Conservation 

Measure 24–01 ‘The Application of 

Conservation Measures to Scientific 

Research’, the names of all vessels 

intending to conduct fishing for 

research purposes. 

(b) Within seven days of the issuance 

of each permit or licence in accordance 

with Conservation Measure 10–02 

‘Licensing and Inspection Obligations of 

Contracting Parties with regard to their 

Flag Vessels Operating in the 

Convention Area’, the following 

information about licences or permits 

issued by its authorities to its flag 

vessels authorising them to fish in the 

Convention Area: 

• Name of the vessel; 

• Time periods authorised for fishing 

(start and end dates); 

• Area(s) of fishing; 

• Species targeted; and 

• Gear used. 

(c) By 31 August, an annual report of 

steps it has taken to implement the 

inspection, investigation and sanction 

provisions of Conservation Measure 10–

02 ‘Licensing and Inspection 

Obligations of Contracting Parties with 

regard to their Flag Vessels Operating in 

the Convention Area’. 

V. (a) Any vessel present in the 

Convention Area for the purpose of 

harvesting or conducting scientific 

research on marine living resources 

shall, when given the appropriate signal 

in the International Code of Signals by 

a ship carrying an Inspector (as signified 

by flying the flag or pennant referred to 

above), stop or take other such actions 

as necessary to facilitate the safe and 

prompt transfer of the Inspector to the 

vessel, unless the vessel is actively 

engaged in harvesting operations, in 

which case it shall do so as soon as 

practicable. 

(b) The Master of the vessel shall 

permit the Inspector, who may be 

accompanied by appropriate assistants, 

to board the vessel. 

VI. Inspectors shall have the authority 

to inspect catch, nets and other fishing 

gear as well as harvesting and scientific 

research activities, and shall have access 

to records and reports of catch and 

location data insofar as necessary to 

carry out their functions. 

(a) Each Inspector shall carry an 

identity document issued by the 

Designating Member in a form approved 

or provided by the Commission stating 

that the Inspector has been designated 

to carry out inspection in accordance 

with this system. 

(b) On boarding a vessel, an Inspector 

shall present the document described in 

paragraph VI(a), above. 

(c) The inspection shall be carried out 

so that the vessel is subject to the 

minimum interference and 

inconvenience. Inquiries shall be 

limited to the ascertainment of facts in 

relation to compliance with the 

Commission measures in effect for the 

Flag State concerned. 

(d) Inspectors may take photographs 

and/or video footage as necessary to 

document any alleged violation of 

Commission measures in force. 

(e) Inspectors shall affix an 

identification mark approved by the 

Commission to any net or other fishing 

gear which appears to have been used 

in contravention to Conservation 

Measures in effect and shall record this 

fact in the reports and notification 

referenced in paragraph VIII, below. 

(f) Inspectors shall be provided 

appropriate assistance by the Master of 

the vessel in carrying out their duties, 

including access as necessary to 

communications equipment. 

(g) Each Contracting Party, subject to 

and in accordance with their applicable 

laws and regulations, including rules 

governing the admissibility of evidence 

in domestic courts, shall consider and 

act on reports from Inspectors of 

Designating Members under this scheme 

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own inspectors, and both Contracting 

Party and designating Member 

concerned shall cooperate in order to 

facilitate judicial or other proceedings 

arising from any such report. 

VII. If a vessel refuses to stop or 

otherwise facilitate transfer of an 

Inspector, or if the Master or crew of a 

vessel interferes with the authorised 

activities of an Inspector, the Inspector 

involved shall prepare a detailed report, 

including a full description of all the 

circumstances and provide the report to 

the Designating Member to be 

transmitted in accordance with the 

relevant provisions of paragraph IX. 

(a) Interference with an Inspector or 

failure to comply with reasonable 

requests made by an Inspector in the 

performance of his duties shall be 

treated by the Flag State as if the 

Inspector were an Inspector of that 

State. 

(b) The Flag State shall report on 

actions taken under this paragraph in 

accordance with paragraph XI, below. 

VIII. Inspectors shall complete the 

approved CCAMLR inspection report 

form. 

(a) The Inspector shall provide a 

written explanation, on the inspection 

report form, of any alleged violation of 

Commission measures in force. The 

Inspector shall allow the Master of the 

vessel being inspected to comment, on 

the inspection report form, about any 

aspect of the inspection. 

(b) The Inspector shall sign the 

inspection report form. The Master of 

the inspected vessel shall be invited to 

sign the inspection report form to 

acknowledge receipt of the report. 

(c) Before leaving the vessel that has 

been inspected, the Inspector shall give 

the Master of that vessel a copy of the 

completed inspection form. 

(d) The Inspector shall provide a copy 

of the completed inspection form along 

with photographs and video footage to 

the Designating Member not later than 

15 days of his/her arrival to port. 

(e) The Designating Member shall 

forward a copy of the inspection form 

not later than 15-days from its reception 

along with two copies of photographs 

and video footage to the CCAMLR 

Executive Secretary who shall forward 

one copy of this material to the Flag 

State of the inspected vessel not later 

than seven days from receipt. 

(f) Fifteen days after the transmission 

of the completed inspection form to the 

Flag State, the CCAMLR Executive 

Secretary shall transmit that form to 

Members together with comments or 

observations, if any, received from the 

Flag State. 

IX. Any supplementary reports or 

information, or any report prepared in 

accordance with paragraph VII, shall be 

provided by the Designating Member to 

the CCAMLR Executive Secretary. The 

latter shall provide such reports or 

information to the Flag State, which 

shall be then afforded the opportunity to 

comment. The CCAMLR Executive 

Secretary shall transmit the reports or 

information to Members within 15 days 

following their receipt from the 

Designating Member, and the 

observations or comments, if any, 

received from the Flag State. 

X. A fishing vessel present in the area 

of application of the Convention shall 

be presumed to have been engaged in 

scientific research, or harvesting, of 

marine living resources (or to have been 

commencing such operations) if one or 

more of the following four indicators 

have been reported by an inspector, and 

there is no information to the contrary: 

(a) Fishing gear was in use, had 

recently been in use or was ready to be 

used, e.g.: 

• Nets, lines or pots were in the 

water; 

• Trawl nets and doors rigged; 

• Baited hooks, baited pots or traps or 

thawed bait were ready for use; 

• Log indicated recent fishing or 

fishing commencing; 

(b) fish which occur in the 

Convention Area were being processed 

or had recently been processed, e.g.: 

• Fresh fish or fish waste were on 

board; 

• Fish were being frozen; 

• From operational or product 

information; 

(c) Fishing gear from the vessel was in 

the water, e.g.: 

• Fishing gear bore the vessel’s 

markings; 

• Fishing gear matched that on the 

vessel; 

• Log indicated gear in the water; 

(d) Fish (or their products) which 

occur in the Convention Area were 

stowed on board. 

XI. If, as a result of inspection 

activities carried out in accordance with 

these provisions, there is evidence of 

violation of measures adopted under the 

Convention, the Flag State shall take 

steps to prosecute and, if necessary, 

impose sanctions. 

XII. The Flag State shall, within 

fourteen days of the laying of charges or 

the initiation of proceedings relating to 

a prosecution, inform the Secretariat of 

this information, and shall continue 

thereafter to inform the Secretariat as 

the prosecution develops or is 

concluded. In addition, the Flag State 

shall at least once a year report to the 

Commission, in writing, about the 

results of such prosecutions and 

sanctions imposed. If a prosecution has 

not been completed, a progress report 

shall be made. When a prosecution has 

not been launched, or has been 

unsuccessful, the report shall contain an 

explanation. 

XIII. Sanctions applied by Flag States 

in respect to infringements of CCAMLR 

provisions shall be sufficiently severe as 

to effectively ensure compliance with 

CCAMLR Conservation Measures and to 

discourage infringements and shall seek 

to deprive offenders of any economic 

benefit accruing from their illegal 

activities. 

XIV. The Flag State shall ensure that 

any of its vessels which have been 

found to have contravened a CCAMLR 

Conservation Measure do not carry out 

fishing operations within the 

Convention Area until they have 

complied with the sanctions imposed. 

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1As adopted at CCAMLR–XI (paragraph 6.11) and 

amended at CCAMLR–XI (paragraph 8.21). 

Text of the CCAMLR Scheme of 

International Scientific Observation 1

A. Each Member of the Commission 

may designate observers referred to in 

Article XXIV of the Convention. 

(a) Activities of scientific observers on 

board vessels will be specified by the 

Commission. These activities are laid 

down in Annex I and may be modified 

taking into account advice from the 

Scientific Committee. 

(b) Scientific observers shall be 

nationals of the Member who designates 

them and shall conduct themselves in 

accordance with the customs and order 

existing on the vessel on which they are 

operating. 

(c) Members shall designate scientific 

observers who shall be familiar with the 

harvesting and scientific research 

activities to be observed, the provisions 

of the Convention and the measures 

adopted under it and who are 

adequately trained to carry out 

competently the duties of scientific 

observers as required by the 

Commission. 

(d) Scientific observers shall be able 

to communicate in the language of the 

Flag State of the vessels on which they 

carry out their activities. 

(e) Scientific observers shall each 

carry a document issued by the 

designating Member in a form approved 

by the Commission identifying them as 

CCAMLR scientific observers. 

(f) Scientific Observers shall submit to 

the Commission through the designating 

Member, not later than one month after 

the completion of the observer cruise or 

after the return of the observer to his/her 

home country, a report of each 

observation assignment undertaken, 

using the observation formats approved 

by the Scientific Committee. A copy 

shall be sent to the Member whose 

vessel was involved. 

B. In order to promote the objectives 

of the Convention, Members agree to 

take on board their vessels engaged in 

scientific research or harvesting of 

marine living resources designated 

scientific observers, who shall operate 

in accordance with bilateral 

arrangements concluded. 

In such a bilateral arrangement, the 

Member wishing to place scientific 

observers on board a vessel of another 

Member shall be referred to as the 

‘Designating Member’ whilst the 

Member who accepts on board its vessel 

shall be referred to as the ‘Receiving 

Member’. 

Such a bilateral arrangement shall 

include the following principles: 

(a) The scientific observers shall be 

given the status of ship’s officers. 

Accommodation and meals for scientific 

observers on board shall be of a 

standard commensurate with this status. 

(b) Receiving Members shall ensure 

that their vessel operators cooperate 

fully with the scientific observers to 

enable them to carry out the tasks 

assigned to them by the Commission. 

This will include access to data and to 

those operations of the vessel necessary 

to fulfil the duties of a scientific 

observer as required by the Commission. 

(c) Receiving Members shall take 

appropriate action on board their 

vessels to ensure the security and 

welfare of scientific observers in the 

performance of their duties, provide 

them with medical care and safeguard 

their freedom and dignity. 

(d) Arrangements shall be made for 

messages to be sent and received on 

behalf of scientific observers using the 

vessel’s communications equipment and 

operator. Reasonable costs of such 

communications shall normally be 

borne by the Designating Member. 

(e) Arrangements involving the 

transportation and boarding of scientific 

observers shall be organised so as to 

minimise interference with harvesting 

and research operations. 

(f) Scientific observers shall provide 

to the relevant masters copies of such 

records, prepared by the scientific 

observers, as the masters may wish to 

retain. 

(g) Designating Members shall ensure 

that their scientific observers carry 

insurance satisfactory to the Parties 

concerned. 

(h) Transportation of scientific 

observers to and from boarding points 

shall be the responsibility of the 

Designating Member. 

(i) Unless otherwise agreed the 

equipment, clothing and salary and any 

related allowances of a scientific 

observer shall normally be borne by the 

Designating Member. The vessel of the 

Receiving Member shall bear the cost of 

on board accommodation and meals of 

the scientific observer. 

C. The Designating Members shall 

provide details of observation programs 

to the Commission at the earliest 

possible opportunity and no later than 

upon the conclusion of each bilateral 

arrangement. For each observer 

deployed, the following details shall be 

supplied: 

(a) date of signing the arrangement; 

(b) name and flag of the vessel 

receiving the observer; 

(c) Member designating the observer; 

(d) area of fishing (CCAMLR statistical 

area, subarea, division); 

(e) type of data to be collected by the 

observer and submitted to the 

Secretariat (e.g. by-catch, target species, 

biological data); 

(f) expected dates of the start and end 

of the observation program; 

(g) expected date of returning the 

observer to his/her home country. 

D. Members who have designated 

scientific observers will take the 

initiative in implementing assignments 

identified by the Commission. 

E. The scope of functions and tasks 

described in Annex I should not be 

interpreted to suggest in any way the 

number of required observers which 

will be accepted on board a vessel. 

Annex I 

Functions and Tasks of International 

Scientific Observers on Board Vessels 

Engaged in Scientific Research or 

Harvesting of Marine Living Resources 

1. The function of scientific observers 

on board vessels engaged in scientific 

research or harvesting of marine living 

resources is to observe and report on the 

operation of fishing activities in the 

Convention Area with the objectives 

and principles of the Convention for the 

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 

Resources in mind. 

2. In fulfilling this function, scientific 

observers will undertake the following 

tasks, using the observation formats 

approved by the Scientific Committee: 

(i) Record details of the vessel’s 

operation (e.g. partition of time between 

searching, fishing, transit etc., and 

details of hauls); 

(ii) Take samples of catches to 

determine biological characteristics; 

(iii) Record biological data by species 

caught; 

(iv) Record by-catches, their quantity 

and other biological data; 

(v) Record entanglement and 

incidental mortality of birds and 

mammals; 

(vi) Record the procedure by which 

declared catch weight is measured and 

collect data relating to the conversion 

factor between green weight and final 

product in the event that catch is 

recorded on the basis of weight of 

processed product; 

(vii) Prepare reports of their 

observations using the observation 

formats approved by the Scientific 

Committee and submit them to 

CCAMLR through their respective 

authorities; 

(viii) Submit copies of reports to 

captains of vessels; 

(ix) Assist, if requested, the captain of 

the vessel in the catch recording and 

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(x) Undertake other tasks as may be 

decided by mutual agreement of the 

parties involved; 

(xi)1 Collect and report factual data on 

sightings of fishing vessels in the 

Convention Area, including vessel type 

identification, position and activity; 

(xii)2 Collect information on fishing 

gear loss and garbage disposal by fishing 

vessels at sea. 

1Added in accordance with CCAMLR–

XVII (paragraph 8.16). The Commission 

decided to review the effectiveness and the 

need to continue this activity after a two-year 

trial period (CCAMLR–XVII, paragraph 8.17). 

2Added in accordance with CCAMLR–

XVIII (paragraph 8.21). 

Dated: January 16, 2007. 

Margaret F. Hayes, 

Director, Office of Oceans Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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