[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3907-3911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1280]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
[Public Notice 2150]


Conservation Measures for Antarctic Fishing Under the Auspices of 
the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources

AGENCY: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs, State Department.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: At its Thirteenth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to 
November 4, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine 
Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States is a member, 
adopted the conservation measures and the resolution listed below, 
pending countries' approval, pertaining to fishing in the CCAMLR 
Convention Area in Antarctic waters. These were agreed upon in 
accordance with Article IX, paragraph 6(A) of the Convention for the 
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. The measures 
restrict overall catches of certain species of fish, prohibit the 
taking of certain species of fish, list the fishing seasons, define the 
reporting requirements, and specify measures that must be taken to 
minimize the incidental taking of non-target species.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on the measures or desiring more 
information should submit written comments on or before February 8, 
1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erica Keen, Division of Polar Affairs, Office of Oceans Affairs (OES/
OA/PA), Room 5801, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520, 
(202)647-3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Conservation Measures Adopted at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of 
CCAMLR

    At its Thirteenth Annual Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to 
November 4, 1994, the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted the following conservation 
measures and resolution. The conservation measures addressing catch 
limitations were adopted in accordance with Conservation measure 7/V 
and therefore enter into force immediately.

Conservation Measures Adopted in 1994

Conservation Measure 18/XIII

Procedure for According Protection to CEMP Sites
    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;
Recognizing that studies being undertaken at CEMP sites may be 
vulnerable to accidental or willful 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.

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    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 
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 B to Conservation Measure 18/XIII.
    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 
jeopardize 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 included in Annex B shall be prohibited 
except for the purposes authorized 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 
authorizing 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.

Conservation Measure 29/XIII\1\\2\

    \1\Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
    \2\Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
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Minimization of the Incidental Mortality of Seabirds in the Course of 
Longline Fishing or Longline Fishing Research in the Convention Area
    The Commission,

Noting the need to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds during 
longline fishing by minimizing their attraction to the fishing vessels 
and by preventing them from attempting to seize baited hooks, 
particularly during the period when the lines are set,
Agrees to 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 the 
baited hooks sink as soon as possible after they are put in the water. 
Only thawed bait shall be used.
    2. Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e., between the times of 
nautical twilight). During longline fishing at night, only the minimum 
ship's lights necessary for safety shall be used.
    3. Trash and offal should not be dumped while longlines are being 
set or hauled; if discharge of offal is unavoidable, this discharge 
shall take place as far as possible and/or on the opposite side of the 
vessel from the area of the vessel where longlines are set or hauled.
    4. Every effort should be made to ensure that birds captured alive 
during longlining are released alive and that wherever possible hooks 
are removed without jeopardizing the life of the bird concerned.
    5. A streamer line designed to discourage birds from settling on 
baits during deployment of longlines shall be towed. Specification of 
the streamer line and its method of deployment is given in the Appendix 
to this Measure. Details of the construction relating to the number and 
placement of swivels may be varied so long as the effective sea surface 
covered by the streamers is no less than that covered by the currently 
specified design. Details of the device dragged in the water in order 
to create tension in the line may also be varied.
    6. Other variations in the design of streamer lines can 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.\3\

    \3\The streamer lines under test should be constructed and 
operated taking full account of the principles set out in WG-IMALF-
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Appendix to Conservation Measure 29/XIII

    1. The streamer line is to be suspended at the stern from a 
point approximately 4.5 m above the water and such that the line is 
directly above the point where the baits hit the water.
    2. The streamer line is to be approximately 3 mm diameter, have 
a minimum length of 150 m and have a device at the end to create 
tension so that the main line streams directly behind the ship even 
in cross winds.
    3. At 5 m intervals commencing from the point of attachment to 
the ship five branch streamers each comprising two strands of 
approximately 3 mm diameter cord should be 

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attached. The length of the streamer should range between approximately 
3.5 m nearest the ship to approximately 1.25 m for the fifth 
streamer. When the streamer line is deployed the branch streamers 
should reach the sea surface and periodically dip into it as the 
ship heaves. Swivels should be placed in the streamer line at the 
towing point, before and after the point of attachment of each 
branch streamer and immediately before any weight placed on the end 
of the streamer line. Each branch streamer should also have a swivel 
at its attachment to the streamer line.

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Conservation Measure 76/XIII

Prohibition of Directed Fishery on Notothenia gibberifrons, 
Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia 
squamifrons and Patagonotothen guntheri, in Statistical Subarea 48.3 
for the 1994/95 and 1995/96 Seasons

    This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    Directed fishing on Notothenia Gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus 
aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia squamifrons and 
Patagonotothen guntheri in Statistical Subarea 48.3 is prohibited in 
the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons, defined as the period from 5 
November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in 1996.

Conservation Measure 77/XIII

Catch Limit on Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4 
for the 1994/95 Season

    1. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.4 caught in the 1994/95 season shall be limited to 28 
tonnes.
    2. For the purposes of the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides 
in Statistical Subarea 48.4, the 1994/95 fishing season is defined 
as the period from 15 December 1994 to the end of the Commission 
meeting in 1995, or until the TAC is reached, whichever is sooner.
    3. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
    (i) the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season, 
commencing on 15 December 1994.
    (ii) the Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 81/XIII shall apply in the 1994/95 season, 
commencing on 15 December 1994.

Conservation Measure 78/XIII

Precautionary Catch Limits on Champsocephalus gunnari and 
Dissostichus eleginoides in Division 58.5.2

    1. In accordance with the management advice of the 1994 meeting 
of the Scientific Committee:
    (i) A precautionary TAC of 311 tonnes in any one season shall be 
set for Champsocephalus gunnari in Division 58.5.2; and
    (ii) A precautionary TAC of 297 tonnes in any one season shall 
be set for Dissostichus eleginoides in Division 58.5.2. This TAC may 
only be taken by trawling.
    2. The five-day catch and effort reporting system set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XII and the monthly effort and biological 
data reporting system set out in Conservation Measure 52/XI shall 
apply.
    3. The fishing season shall commence in each year at the close 
of the annual meeting of the Commission and shall continue until the 
respective precautionary catch limits are reached, or until 30 June, 
whichever comes first.
    4. For the purposes of implementing this Conservation Measure, 
the catches shall be reported to the Commission on a monthly basis.
    5. Those limits shall be kept under review by the Commission, 
taking into account the advice of the Scientific Committee.

Conservation Measure 79/XIII

Limits on the Exploratory Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 
in the 1994/95 Season

    The following Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    1. 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. The total catch of crab from Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall 
not exceed 1 600 tonnes during the 1994/95 fishing season.
    4. Each Member intending to participate in the crab fishery 
shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat at least there 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 authorized to participate in the crab 
fishery.
    5. All vessels fishing for crab shall report the following data 
to CCAMLR by 31 August 1995 for crabs caught prior to 31 July 1995:
    (i) The location, date, depth, fishing effort (number and 
spacing of pots and soak time), and catch (numbers and weight) of 
commercially sized crabs (reported on as fine a scale as possible, 
but no coarser than 0.5 deg. latitude by 1 deg. longitude) for each 
10-day period;
    (ii) The species, size, and sex of a representative subsample of 
crabs sampled according to the procedure set out in Annex 79/A 
(between 35 and 50 crabs shall be sampled every day from the line 
hauled just prior to noon) and by-catch caught in traps; and
    (iii) Other relevant data, as possible, according to the 
requirements set out in Annex 79/A.
    6. For the purposes of implementing this Conservation Measure, 
the 10-day catch and effort reporting system set out in Conservation 
Measure 61/XII shall apply.
    7. Data on catches taken between 31 July 1995 and 31 August 1995 
shall be reported to CCAMLR by 30 September 1995 so that the data 
will be available to the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment.
    8. Crab fishing gear shall be limited to the use of crab pots 
(traps). The use of all other methods of catching crabs (e.g., 
bottom trawls) shall be prohibited.

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    9. 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 P. formosa, 
males with a minimum carapace width of 102 mm and 90 mm, 
respectively, may be retained in the catch.
    10. Crab processed at sea shall be frozen as crab sections 
(minimum size of crabs can be determined using crab sections).

Conservation Measure 80/XIII

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 for the 1994/95 Season

    This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    1. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 caught during the 1994/95 season shall be limited to 
2800 tonnes.
    2. For the purposes of the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides 
in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 1994/95 fishing season is defined 
as the period from 1 March to 31 August 1995, or until the TAC is 
reached, whichever is the sooner.
    3. Each vessel participating in the Dissostichus eleginoides 
fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 season shall have 
a scientific observer, appointed in accordance with the Scheme of 
International Scientific Observation of CCAMLR, on board throughout 
all fishing activities within the fishing period.
    4. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season, 
commencing on 1 March 1995;
    (ii) The Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 81/XIII shall apply in the 1994/95 season, 
commencing on 1 March 1995.

Conservation Measure 81/XIII

Effort and Biological Data Reporting System for Dissostichus 
eleginoides in Statistical Subareas 48.3 and 48.4 for the 1994/95 
Season

    This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    1. At the end of each month each Contracting Party shall obtain 
from each of its vessels the haul-by-haul data required to complete 
the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data form for longline 
fisheries (Form C2, latest version). These data shall include 
numbers of seabirds or marine mammals of each species caught and 
released or killed. It shall transmit those data to the Executive 
Secretary not later than the end of the following month.
    2. At the end of each month, each Contracting Party shall obtain 
from each of its vessels a representative sample of length 
composition measurements from the fishery (Form B2, latest version). 
It shall transmit those data 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 centimeter below;
    (ii) Representative samples of length composition should be 
taken from a single fishing ground.\1\ In the event that the vessel 
moves from one fishing ground to another during the course of a 
month, then separate length compositions should be submitted for 
each fishing ground.

    \1\Pending the provision of a more appropriate definition, the 
term fishing ground is defined here as the area within a single 
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    4. Should a Contracting Party fail to transmit the fine scale 
catch and effort data or length composition data to the Executive 
Secretary 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.

Conservation Measure 82/XIII

Protection of the Cape Shirreff CEMP Site

    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). Recognizing 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 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 C of 
Conservation Measure 18/IX.
    4. To allow Members adequate time to implement the relevant 
permitting procedures associated with this measure and the 
management plan, Conservation 82/XIII shall become effective as of 1 
May 1995.
    5. 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.

Conservation Measure 84/XIII

Precautionary TAC for Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical Subarea 
48.3 for the 1994/95 Season

    This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    1. For the purposes of this Conservation Measure the fishing 
season for Electrona carlsbergi is defined as the period from 5 
November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in 1995.
    2. The total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the 1994/95 season 
shall not exceed 200 000 tonnes in Statistical Subarea 48.3.
    3. In addition, the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the 
1994/95 season shall not exceed 43 000 tonnes in the Shag Rocks 
region, defined as the area bounded by 52 deg.30'S, 40 deg.W; 
52 deg.30'S, 44 deg.W; 54 deg.30'S, 40 deg.W and 54 deg.30'S, 
44 deg.W.
    4. In the event that the catch of Electrona carlsbergi is 
expected to exceed 20 000 tonnes in the 1994/95 season, a survey of 
stock biomass and age structure shall be conducted during that 
season by the principal fishing nations involved. A full report of 
this survey including data on stock biomass (specifically including 
area surveyed, survey design and density estimates), age structure 
and the biological characteristics of the by-catch shall be 
available for discussion at the 1995 meeting of the Working Group on 
Fish Stock Assessment.
    5. The directed fishery for Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 shall cose if the by-catch of any of the species named 
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII reaches its by-catch limit or if the 
total catch of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 200 000 tonnes, 
whichever comes first.
    6. The directed fishery for Electrona carlsbergi in the Shag 
Rocks region shall close if the by-catch of any of the species named 
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII reaches its by-catch limite or if 
the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 43 000 tonnes, 
whichever comes first.
    7. If, in the course of the directed fishery for Electrona 
carlsbergi, the by-catch of any one haul of any of the species named 
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII exceeds 5%, the fishing vessel shall 
move to another fishing ground within the subarea.
    8. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
    (i) The Catch Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 
40/X shall apply in the 1994/95 season;
    (ii) The Data Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 
54/XI shall apply in the 1994/95 season.

Conservation Measure 85/XIII

Limitation of the By-catch of Notothenia gibberifrons, 
Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia 
rossii and Notothenia squamifrons, in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for 
the 1994/95 Season.

    This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 7/V:
    In any directed fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3, during the 
1994/95 season commencing 5 November 1994, the by-catch of 
Notothenia gibberifrons shall not exceed 1470 tonnes; the by-catch 
of Chaenocephalus aceratus shall not exceed 2 200 tonnes; and the 
by-catch of Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia rossii, and 
Notothenia squamifrons shall not exceed 300 tonnes each.

Conservation Measure 86/XIII

Prohibition of Directed Fishery on Champsocephalus gunnari in 
Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 Season.

    The Commission adopted this Conservation Measure in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 7/V:
    Directed fishing on Champsocephalus gunnari is prohibited in 
Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 season, defined as the 
period from 5 November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in 
1995.

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Conservation Measure 87/XIII

Limitation of Total Catch of Notothenia squamifrons in Statistical 
Division 58.4.4 (Ob and Lena Banks) in the 1994/95 and 1995/96 
Seasons

    1. The total catch of Notothenia squamifrons for the entire two 
year period shall not exceed 1 150 tonnes, which shall be made up of 
715 tonnes on Lena Bank and 435 tonnes on Ob Bank.
    2. The two year period shall be from 5 November 1994 to the end 
of the Commission meeting in 1996.
    3. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort reporting system set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the period 1994 to 1996 
commencing on 5 November 1994;
    (ii) The Monthly Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 52/XI shall apply for the target species 
Notothenia squamifrons, and the by-catch species Dissostichus 
eleginoides commencing on 5 November 1994;
    (iii) Data on the numbers of seabirds of each species killed or 
injured in incidents involving the net monitor cable shall also be 
reported to the Commission;
    (iv) Age frequency, length frequency and age/length keys for 
Notothenia squamifrons, Dissostichus eleginoides and any other 
species forming a significant part of the catch shall be collected 
and reported to each annual meeting of the Working Group on Fish 
Stock Assessment for each Bank separately on forms B2 and B3; and
    (v) The Fishery for Notothenia squamifrons will be subject to 
review at the 1995 annual meetings of the Scientific Committee and 
the Commission.
    4. Each vessel participating in the fishery in Statistical 
Division 58.4.4 in the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons shall have a 
scientific observer, appointed in accordance with the Scheme of 
International Scientific Observation of CCAMLR, on board throughout 
all fishing activities within the fishing period.

Resolution Adopted in 1994

Resolution 11/XIII

Cape Shirreff CEMP Protected Area

    1. The Commission noted that a program of long-term studies is 
being undertaken and is planned at Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo 
Islands, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, as part of the 
CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP). Recognizing 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 Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo Islands by 
establishing the ``Cape Shirreff CEMP Protection Area''.
    3. Members are requested to comply, on a voluntary basis, with 
the provisions of the management plan for the Cape Shirreff CEMP 
Protected Area, until such time as Conservation Measure 82/XIII 
comes into effect.
    4. 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 
are present in the Convention Area.

Other Conservation Measures in Force

    The Commission agreed that Conservation Measures 2/III (as 
amended by 19/IX which came into force on 1 November 1991 except for 
waters adjacent to Kerguelen and Crozet Islands), 3/IV, 4/V, 5/V, 6/
V, 7/V, 19/IX, 30/X (which came into force on 3 May 1992, except for 
waters adjacent to Kerguelen Crozet Islands), 31/X (which came into 
force on May 1992, except for waters around Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands and around the Prince Edward Islands), 40/X, 45/XI, 51/XII, 
52/XI, 54/XI, 61/XII, 62/XI, 63/XII, 64/XII, 65/XII, 72/XII, 73/XII, 
75/XII, should remain in force.\1\

    \1\Conservation Measures 5/V and 6/V, which prohibit directed 
fishing for Notothenia rossii in Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 
respectively, remain in force but are currently encompassed within 
the provisions in Conservation Measures 72/XII and 73/XII.
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Catch Reporting

    Catches of E. carlsbergi shall be reported to the Secretariat at 
the end of each calendar month, according to the system described in 
Conservation Measure 40/X. In addition, biological data should be 
reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 54/XI.
    Catches of D. eleginoides shall be reported to the Secretariat 
at the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described 
in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In addition, biological data should 
be reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 81/
XIII.
    Catches of C. gunnari shall be reported to the Secretariat at 
the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described in 
Conservation Measures 51/XII. In addition, biological data should be 
reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 52/XI.
    Catches of N. Squamifrons shall be reported to the Secretariat 
at the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described 
in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In addition, biological data should 
be reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 52/
XI.
    Catches of crabs shall be reported to the Secretariat at the end 
of ten-day intervals, according to the system described in 
Conservation Measure 61/XII. In addition, data on all crabs caught 
caught prior to 31 July 1995 shall be reported to CCAMLR by 31 
August 1995, in accordance with Conservation Measures 79/XIII.
    Catches for scientific research shall be reported to the 
Secretariat according to the CCAMLR within season catch and effort 
reporting systems whenever the catch within the period exceeds five 
tons, unless more specific regulations apply to the particular 
species.

    Dated: January 6, 1995.
R. Tucker Scully,
Director, Office of Oceans Affairs.
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