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investment company’s joint or joint and

several participation with an affiliated

person in a transaction in connection

with any joint enterprise or other joint

arrangement or profit-sharing plan ‘‘on

a basis different from or less

advantageous than that of’’ the affiliated

person. Eligible Directors will not

receive a benefit, directly or indirectly,

that would otherwise inure to a Fund or

its shareholders. Eligible Directors will

receive tax deferral but the Plan

otherwise will maintain the parties,

viewed both separately and in their

relationship to one another, in the same

position as if the deferred fees were paid

on a current basis. When all payments

have been made to a Eligible Director,

the Eligible Director will be no better

off, relative to the Funds, than if he or

she had received directors fees on a

current basis and invested them in

Underlying Securities.

Applicants’ Conditions

Applicants agree that the order

granting the requested relief shall be

subject to the following conditions:

1. With respect to the relief requested

from rule 2a–7, any money market

Fund, or series thereof, that values its

assets in accordance with a method

prescribed by rule 2a–7 will buy and

hold the Underlying Securities that

determine the value of the Deferred Fee

Accounts to achieve an exact match

between such Funds’ or series’ liability

to pay deferred fees and the assets that

offset that liability.

2. If a Fund purchases Underlying

Securities issued by an affiliated Fund,

the Fund will vote such shares in

proportion to the votes of all other

shareholders of such affiliated Fund.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, under delegated

authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–30224 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2302]

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs;

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.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: At its Fourteenth Meeting in

Hobart, Tasmania, October 24 to

November 3, the Commission for the

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

Resources (CCAMLR), of which the

United States is a member, adopted the

conservation measures 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 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 nontarget species.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

the measures or desiring more

information should submit written

comments by January 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Erica Keen, Division of Polar Affairs,

Office of Oceans Affairs (OES/OA/PA),

Room 5805, Department of State,

Washington, D.C. 20520, (202) 647–

3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Conservation Measures Adopted at the

Fourteenth Annual Meeting of

CCAMLR

At its Fourteenth Annual Meeting in

Hobart, Tasmania, October 24 to

November 3, 1995, the Commission on

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine

Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted

the following conservation measures.

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

1995

Conservation Measure 29/XIV 1, 2

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 fishing vessels and by

preventing them from attempting to

seize baited hooks, particularly during

the period when the lines are set,

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 the baited

hooks sink as soon as possible after they

are put in the water.3 Only thawed bait

shall be used.

2. Longlines shall be set at night only

(i.e., between the times of nautical

twilight).4 During longline fishing at

night, only the minimum ship’s lights

necessary for safety shall be used.

3. The dumping of offal shall be

avoided as far as possible while

longlines are being set or hauled; if

discharge of offal is unavoidable, this

discharge shall take place on the

opposite side of the vessel to that 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 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.5

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1Except for waters adjacent to the

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

Edward Islands. 3For vessels using the Spanish method of

longline fishing, weights should be released

before line tension occurs; wherever possible

weights of at least 6 kg mass should be used,

spaced at 20 m intervals. 4Wherever possible, setting of lines should

be completed at least three hours before

dawn (to reduce loss of bait to/catches of

white-chinned petrels). 5The streamer lines under test should be

constructed and operated taking full account

of the principles set out in WG–IMALF–94/

19 (available from the CCAMLR Secretariat);

testing should be carried out independently

of actual commercial fishing and in a manner

consistent with the spirit of Conservation

Measure 65/XII.
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Conservation Measure 45/XIV

Precautionary Catch Limitation on

Euphausia superba in Statistical

Division 58.4.2

The total catch of Euphausia superba

in Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall be

limited to 450 000 tonnes in any fishing

season. A fishing season begins on 1

July and finishes on 30 June of the

following year.

This limit shall be kept under review

by the Commission, taking into account

the advice of the Scientific Committee.

For the purposes of implementing this

Conservation Measure, the catches shall

be reported to the Commission on a

monthly basis.

Conservation Measure 78/XIV

Precautionary Catch Limits on

Champsocephalus gunnari and

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Division 58.5.2

1. In accordance with the

management advice of the 1994 meeting

of the Scientific Committee:

(ii) 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.

These TACs may only be taken by

trawling.

2. If, in the course of a directed

fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides or

Champsocephalus gunnari, the by-catch

in any haul of any of the species

Lepidonotothen squanifrons, Notothenia

rossii, Channichthys rhinoceratus or

Bathyraja spp. exceeds 5%, the fishing

vessel shall move to another fishing

location not closer than 5 n miles

distant.1 The fishing vessel shall not

fish within 5 n miles of the location in

which the by-catch exceeded 5%, for a

period of at least five days.2

3. The Ten-day Catch and Effort

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 61/XII and the

Monthly Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 52/XI shall

apply.

4. 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.

5. The catch limits shall be kept under

review by the Commission, taking into

account the advice of the Scientific

Committee.

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1This provision is adopted pending the

adoption of a more appropriate definition of

a fishing ground by the Commission. 2The specified period is adopted in

accordance with the reporting period

specified in Conservation Measure 51/XXI,

pending the adoption of a more appropriate

period by the Commission.

Conservation Measure 88/XIV

New Fishery in Statistical Division

58.4.3 in the 1995/96 Season

The Commission,

Welcoming the notification of

Australia of its intention to conduct a

new fishery in Statistical Division 58.4.3

for Dissostichus species.

Noting that no other Member has

notified the Commission of the intent to

establish a new fishery for these species

in this Statistical Division.

Agreeing that no other fishing shall

occur for the Dissostichus species in

Statistical Division 58.4.3 in the 1995/

96 season.

adopts the following Conservation

Measure in accordance with

Conservation Measure 31/X:

1. The new fishery by Australia for

Dissostichus eleginoides and D.

mawsoni in Statistical Division 58.4.3

shall be limited to 200 tonnes for both

species combined. This fishery shall be

conducted by bottom trawling only.

2. For the purposes of this new

fishery, the fishing season is defined as

the period from 4 November 1995 until

30 June 1996.

3. The by-catch of any other species

in this Statistical Division shall not

exceed 50 tonnes for each species.

4. Fishing should take place over as

large a geographical and bathymetric

range as possible within the Statistical

Division. In particular, areas where

concentrations of fish are found should

not be the only areas that are fished.

5. The Ten-day Catch and Effort

Reporting System, as set out in

Conservation Measure 61/XII shall

apply.

6. Monthly effort and biological data

shall be reported in accordance with

Conservation Measure 52/XI. By-catch

species are defined as any cephalopod,

crustacean or fish species other than

Dissostichus species.

Conservation Measure 89/XIV

New Fishery in Statistical Division

58.5.2 in the 1995/96 Season for Deepwater Species

The Commission,

Welcoming the notification of

Australia of its intention to conduct a

new fishery in the 1995/96 season in

Statistical Division 58.5.2 for deepwater species, not covered by

Conservation Measure 78/XIV,

Noting that no other Member has

notified the Commission of the intent to

establish a new fishery for these species

in this Statistical Division,

adopts the following Conservation

Measure in accordance with

Conservation Measure 31/X:

1. The new fishery by Australia for

deep-water species, not covered by

Conservation Measure 78/XIV, shall be

limited to 50 tonnes for each species.

This fishery shall be conducted by

bottom trawling only.

2. For the purposes of this new

fishery, the fishing season is defined as

the period from 4 November 1995 to 30

June 1996.

3. If, in any haul, the by-catch of any

of the species Lepidonotothen

squamifrons, Notothenia rossi,

Channichthys rhinoceratus or Bathyraja

spp. exceeds 5%, the fishing vessel shall

move to another location not closer than

5 n miles distant.1 The fishing vessel

shall not fish within 5 n miles of the

location in which the by-catch exceeded

5%, for a period of at least five days2.

4. The Ten-day Catch and Effort

Reporting System, as set out in

Conservation Measure 61/XII shall

apply.

5. Monthly effort and biological data

shall be reported in accordance with

Conservation Measure 52/XI.

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1This provision is adopted pending the

adoption of a more appropriate definition of

a fishing ground by the Commission. 2The specified period is adopted in

accordance with the reporting period

specified in Conservation Measure 51/XII,

pending the adoption of a more appropriate

period by the Commission.

Conservation Measure 90/XIV

Experimental Harvest Regime for the

Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3

for the Seasons 1995/96 to 1997/98

The following measures apply to all

crab fishing within Statistical Subarea

48.3 for the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/

98 fishing seasons. Every vessel

participating in the crab fishery in

Subarea 48.3 shall conduct fishing

operations in accordance with an

experimental fishing regime as outlined

below:

1. The experimental regime shall

consist of three phases. Each vessel

participating in the fishery shall

complete all three phases. Phase 1 shall

be conducted during the first season

that a vessel participates in the

experimental regime. Phases 2 and 3

shall be completed in the next season of

fishing.

2. Vessels shall conduct Phase 1 of the

experimental regime at the start of their

first season of participation in the
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experimental regime. For the purposes

of Phase 1, the following conditions

shall apply:

(i) Phase 1 shall be defined as a

vessel’s first 200,000 pot hours of effort

at the start of its first fishing season;

(ii) every vessel conducting Phase 1

shall expend its first 200,000 pot hours

of effort within a total area delineated

by twelve 0.5° latitude by 1.0° longitude

blocks. For the purposes of this

Conservation Measure, these blocks

shall be numbered A through L. The

blocks are illustrated in Figure 1, and

the northeast corner of each block is

listed in Table 1 of Annex 90/A. For

each string, pot hours shall be

calculated by taking the total number of

pots on the string and multiplying 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;

(iii) vessels shall not fish outside the

area delineated by the twelve 0.5°

latitude by 1.0° longitude blocks prior to

completing Phase 1;

(iv) during Phase 1, vessels shall not

expend more than 30,000 pot hours in

any single 0.5° latitude by 1.0° longitude

block;

(v) if a vessel returns to port before it

has expended 200,000 pot hours in

Phase 1, the balance of remaining pot

hours shall be expended before the

vessel can consider Phase 1 to be

completed; and

(vi) after completing 200,000 pot

hours of experimental fishing, vessels

shall consider Phase 1 to be completed

and commence fishing in a normal

fashion.

3. Normal fishing operations shall be

conducted in accordance with the

regulations set out in Conservation

Measure 91/XIV.

4. For the purposes of implementing

normal fishing operations after Phase 1

of the experimental regime, the Ten-day

Catch and Effort Reporting System set

out in Conservation Measure 61/XII

shall apply.

5. Vessels shall conduct Phase 2 of the

experimental regime at the start of their

second season of participation in the

experimental regime. For the purposes

of Phase 2, the following conditions

shall apply:

(i) every vessel conducting Phase 2

shall fish in three small squares

measuring approximately 26 n miles 2 in

area (the dimensions of these squares

shall be 6.0′ latitude by 7.5′ longitude).

These squares shall be subdivisions of

the blocks delineated in Phase 1 of the

experimental regime;

(ii) vessel captains shall determine the

location of the three squares that will be

fished, but selected squares may not be

contiguous and the distance between

the boundaries of any two squares must

be at least 4 n miles;

(iii) vessels shall fish continuously

(except in emergencies or foul weather

conditions) within a single square until

the average catch per pot has been

reduced to 25% or less of its initial

value and then continue fishing for an

additional 7,500 pot hours. Not more

than 50,000 total pot hours shall be

expended in each square. For the

purposes of Phase 2, the initial catch

rate for a particular square shall be

defined as the average catch per pot

calculated from the first five sets made

in that square. Soak times for these

initial sets shall be at least 24 hours;

(iv) vessels shall finish fishing in one

square before starting operations in

another square;

(v) vessels shall attempt to distribute

effort throughout the entire square and

not fish the gear in the same location on

every set; and

(vi) after completing fishing

operations in the third square, fishing

vessels shall consider Phase 2 to be

completed and commence fishing in a

normal fashion.

6. For the purposes of implementing

normal fishing operations after Phase 2

of the experimental regime, the Ten-day

Catch and Effort Reporting System set

out in Conservation Measure 61/XII

shall apply.

7. Vessels shall conduct Phase 3 of the

experimental regime at the end of their

second season of participation in the

experimental regime. For the purposes

of Phase 3, the following conditions

shall apply:

(i) a vessel shall begin conducting

Phase 3 of the experimental regime

approximately one week prior to the

conclusion of its second fishing season.

A vessel’s fishing season shall be

concluded if the vessel leaves the

fishery voluntarily of if the fishery is

closed because the TAC has been

attained;

(ii) if a vessel captain voluntarily

concludes fishing operations, the vessel

shall begin implementing Phase 3

approximately one week prior to the

conclusion of its fishing operations;

(iii) the CCAMLR Secretariat shall

notify (according to the guidelines set

out in Conservation Measure 61/XII) all

Contracting Parties that are conducting

operations in their second experimental

fishing season to begin Phase 3 when

approximately one week remains before

the TAC is attained and the fishery is

closed; and

(iv) to conduct Phase 3, every vessel

shall return to the three squares it

depleted during Phase 2 of the

experimental regime and expend

between 10,000 and 15,000 pot hours of

effort in each square.

8. To facilitate analysis of data

collected during Phases 2 and 3, vessels

shall report the coordinates defining the

boundaries of the squares where fishing

occurred, date, fishing effort (number

and spacing of pots and soak time), and

catch (numbers and weight) for each

haul.

9. Data collected during the

experimental harvest regime up to 30

June in any split-year shall be submitted

to CCAMLR by 31 August of the

following split-year.

10. Vessels that complete all three

phases of the experimental 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 91/XIV.

11. Fishing vessels shall participate in

the experiment independently (e.g.,

vessels may not cooperate to complete

phases of the experiment).

12. Crabs captured during the

experimental regime shall be considered

part of the prevailing TAC for the

current fishing season (e.g., for 1995/96,

experimental catches shall be

considered part of the 1,600 tonne TAC

outlined in Conservation Measure 91/

XIV).

13. The experimental regime shall be

instituted for a period of three splityears (1995/96 to 1997/98), and the

details of the regime may be revised by

the Commission during this period of

time. Fishing vessels that begin

experimental fishing in the 1997/98

split-year must complete the regime

during the 1998/99 split-year.

Annex 90/A

Locations of Fishing Areas for the

Experimental Regime of the

Exploratory Crab Fishery

TABLE 1.—NORTHEAST CORNERS FOR

TWELVE 0.5° LATITUDE BY 1.0° LONGITUDE BLOCKS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE OPERATIONAL

AREA FOR FISHING VESSELS CONDUCTING PHASE 1 OF THE EXPERIMENTAL CRAB FISHERY REGIME

(CONSERVATION MEASURE 90/XIV)

Block No.

Coordinates of Northeast

Corner

Latitude Longitude

A ............... 53°30.0′ S 39°00.0′ W

B ............... 53°30.0′ S 38°00.0′ W

C ............... 53°30.0′ S 37°00.0′ W

D ............... 53°30.0′ S 36°00.0′ W

E ............... 53°30.0′ S 35°00.0′ W

F ................ 54°00.0′ S 36°00.0′ W
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TABLE 1.—NORTHEAST CORNERS FOR

TWELVE 0.5° LATITUDE BY 1.0° LONGITUDE BLOCKS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE OPERATIONAL

AREA FOR FISHING VESSELS CONDUCTING PHASE 1 OF THE EXPERIMENTAL CRAB FISHERY REGIME

(CONSERVATION MEASURE 90/

XIV)—Continued

Block No.

Coordinates of Northeast

Corner

Latitude Longitude

G ............... 54°00.0′ S 35°00.0′ W

H ............... 54°30.0′ S 35°00.0′ W

I ................. 54°30.0′ S 34°00.0′ W

J ................ 55°00.0′ S 36°00.0′ W

K ............... 55°00.0′ S 35°00.0′ W

L ................ 55°00.0′ S 34°00.0′ W

Conservation Measure 91/XIV

Limits on the Exploratory Crab Fishery

in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1995/

96 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. In Statistical Subarea 48.3, the crab

fishing season is defined as the period

from 4 November 1995 to end of the

Commission meeting in 1996, or until

the TAC is reached, whichever is

sooner.

3. The crab fishery shall be limited to

one vessel per Member.

4. The total catch of crab from

Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall not exceed

1 600 tonnes during the 1995/96 crab

fishing season.

5. 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

authorized to participate in the crab

fishery.

6. All vessels fishing for crab shall

report the following data to CCAMLR by

31 August 996 for crabs caught prior to

31 July 1996:

(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° latitude by 1.0°

longitude) for each 10-day period;

(ii) the species, size, and sex of a

representative subsample of crab

sampled according to the procedure set

out in Annex 91/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 91/A.

7. For the purposes of implementing

this conservation measure, the Ten-day

Catch and Effort Reporting System set

out in Conservation Measure 61/XII

shall apply.

8. Data on catches taken between 31

July 1996 and 31 August 1996 shall be

reported to CCAMLR by 30 September

1996 so that the date will be available

to the working group on Fish Stock

Assessment.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Crab processed at sea shall be

frozen as crab sections (minimum size

of crabs can be determined using crab

sections).

Annex 91/A

Data Requirements on the Exploratory

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 EXPLORATORY 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 92/XIV

Catch Limit on Dissostichus eleginoides

in Statistical Subarea 48.4 for the 1995/

96 Season

1. The total catch of Dissostichus

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4 in

the 1995/96 season shall be limited to

28 tonnes.

2. For the purposes of the fishery for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Subarea 48.4, the 1995/96 fishing season

is defined as the period from 1 March

to 31 August 1996, or until the TAC for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Subarea 48.4

is reached, or until the TAC for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Subarea

48.3, as specified in Conservation

Measure 93/XIV is reached, whichever

is sooner.

3. Each vessel participating in the

Dissostichus eleginoides fishery in

Statistical Subarea 48.4 in the 1995/96

season shall have at least one scientific

observer, including one appointed in

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme

of International Scientific Observation,

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
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1Pending the provision of a more appropriate

definition, the term fishing ground is defined here

as the area within a single fine-scale rectangle (0.5°

latitude by 1° longitude).

Conservation Measure 51/XII shall

apply in the 1995/96 season,

commencing on 1 March 1996; and

(ii) the Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 94/XIV shall

apply in the 1995/96 season,

commencing on 1 March 1996.

5. 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.

Conservation Measure 93/XIV

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3

for the 1995/96 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 in

the 1995/96 season shall be limited to

4,000 tonnes.

2. For the purposes of the fishery for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Subarea 48.3, the 1995/96 fishing season

is defined as the period from 1 March

to 31 August 1996, 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 1995/96

season shall have at least one scientific

observer, including one appointed in

accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme

of International Scientific Observation,

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 1995/96 season,

commencing on 1 March 1996; and

(ii) the Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 94/XIV shall

apply in the 1995/96 season,

commencing on 1 March 1996.

5. Directed fishing shall be by

longlines only. The use of all other

methods of directed fishing for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Sabarea 48.3 shall be prohibited.

Conservation Measure 94/XIV

Effort and Biological Data Reporting

System for Dissostichus eleginoides in

Statistical Subareas 48.3 and 48.4 for the

1995/96 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 finescale catch and effort data form for

longline fisheries (Form C2, latest

version). These data shall include

numbers of seabirds and 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; and

(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.

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.

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Conservation Measure 95/XIV

Limitation of the By-catch of

Gobionotothen gibberifrons,

Chaenocephalus aceratus,

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus,

Notothenia rossii and Lepidonotothen

squamifrons, in Statistical Subarea 48.3

This Conservation Measure is adopted

in accordance with Conservation

Measure 7/V:

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 bycatch of Chaenocephalus aceratus shall

not exceed 2,200 tonnes; and the bycatch 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 96/XIV

Precautionary TAC for Electrona carl

bergi in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for the

1995/96 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 4 November

1995 to the end of the Commission

meeting in 1996.

2. The total catch of Electrona

carlsbergi in the 1995/96 season shall

not exceed 109,000 tonnes in Statistical

Subarea 48.3.

3. In addition, the total catch of

Electrona carlsbergi in the 1995/96

season shall not exceed 14,500 tonnes in

the Shag Rocks region, defined as the

area bounded by 52°30′S, 40°W;

52°30′S, 44°W; 54°30′S, 40°W and

54°30′S, 44°W.

4. In the event that the catch of

Electrona carlsbergi is expected to

exceed 20,000 tonnes in the 1995/96

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

made available in advance for

discussion at the 1996 meeting of the

Working Group on Fish Stock

Assessment.

5. The directed fishery for Electrona

carlsbergi in Statistical Subarea 48.3

shall close if the by-catch of any of the

species named in Conservation Measure

95/XIV reaches its by-catch limit or if

the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi

reaches 109,000 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

95/XIV reaches its by-catch limit or if

the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi

reaches 14,500 tonnes, whichever comes

first.

7. if, in the course of the directed

fishery for Electrona carlsbergi, the

catch of any one haul of any species

other than the target species exceeds

5%, the fishing vessel shall move to
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1This provision is adopted pending the adoption

of a more appropriate definition of a fishing ground

by the Commission.

2The specified period is adopted in accordance

with the reporting period specified in Conservation

Measure 51/XII, pending the adoption of a more

appropriate period by the Commission.

1Pending the provision of a more important

definition, the term fishing ground is defined here

as the area within a single fine-scale grid rectangle

(0.5° latitude by 1° longitude).

another fishing location not closer than

5 n miles distant.1 The fishing vessel

shall not fish within 5 n miles of

location in which the catch of species,

other than the target species, exceeded

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

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 1995/96 season; and

(ii) the Monthly Effort and Biological

Data Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 52/XI also shall

apply in the 1995/96 season. For the

purposes of Conservation Measure 52/

XI, the target species is Electrona

carlsbergi, and ‘by-catch species’ are

defined as any cephalopod, crustacean

or fish species other than Electrona

carlsbergi. For the purposes of

paragraph 6(ii) of Conservation Measure

52/XI a representative sample shall be a

minimum of 500 fish.

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Conservation Measure 97/XIV

Limitation of the Total Catch of

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical

Subarea 48.3 in the 1995/96 Season

The Commission adopted this

Conservation Measure in accordance

with Conservation Measure 7/V:

1. The total catch of

Champsocephalus gunnari in the 1995/

96 season shall not exceed 1 000 tonnes

in Statistical Subarea 48.3.

2. The fishery for Champsocephalus

gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall

close if the by-catch of any of the

species listed in Conservation Measure

95/XIV reaches its by-catch limit or if

the total catch of Champsocephalus

gunnari reaches 1 000 tonnes,

whichever comes first.

3. 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 95/XIV exceeds 5%, the fishing

vessel shall move to another location

not closer than 5 n miles distant.1 The

fishing vessel shall not fish within 5 n

miles of the location in which the bycatch exceeded 5%, for a period of at

least five days.2

4. The use of bottom trawls in the

directed fishery for Champsocephalus

gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 is

prohibited.

5. The fishery for Champsocehalus

gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall

be closed from 1 April 1996 until the

end of the Commission meeting in 1996.

6. Any vessel of any Member

intending to participate in the directed

fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in

Statistical Subarea 48.3 during the 1995/

96 season shall be required to undertake

a scientific survey carried out in

accordance with the survey design

specified in the Draft Manual for Bottom

Trawl Surveys in the Convention Area

(SC–CAMLR–XI, Annex 5, Appendix H,

Attachment E). A list of proposed trawl

survey stations shall be transmitted to

the Executive Secretary at least one

month before the start of the survey.

7. Each vessel participating in the

directed fishery for Champsocephalus

gunnari in Subarea 48.3 in the 1995/96

season shall have a scientific observer,

appointed in accordance with the

CCAMLR Scheme of International

Scientific Observation, on board

throughout all fishing activities within

the fishing period.

8. For the purpose of implementing

paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Conservation

Measure:

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 51/XII shall

apply in the 1995/96 season; and

(ii) the Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 98/XIV shall

apply for Champsocephalus gunnari. llllllll

Conservation Measure 97/XIV

Effort and Biological Data Reporting

System for Champsocephalus gunnari in

Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1995/96

Season

This Conservation measure is adopted

in accordance with Conservation

Measure 7/V:

1. At the end of each Contracting

Party shall obtain from each of its

vessels the haul-by-haul data required to

complete the CCAMLAR fine-scale

catch and effort data form for trawl

fisheries (Form C1, latest version). 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; and

(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.

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 Parry which

has failed to supply the data as required.

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R. Tucker Scully,

Director, Office of Oceans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–30248 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–09–M

[Public Notice No. 2300]

Shipping Coordinating Committee,

Subcommittee for the Prevention of

Marine Pollution; Notice of Meeting

The Subcommittee for the Prevention

of Marine Pollution (SPMP), a

subcommittee of the Shipping

Coordinating Committee, will conduct

an open meeting on January 3, 1996, at

9:30 AM in Room 2415 of U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, SW, Washington, DC.

The purpose of this meeting will be to

inform the public of the

accomplishments at the Marine

Environment Protection Committee

(MEPC) 37, to discuss what will be on

the Agenda at MEPC 38, and set forth a

strategy for establishing the U.S.

position on these issues. MEPC 38 will

take place from July 1–10, 1996 in

London, England.

The major items for discussion will be

the following:

1. The adoption of amendments to

Annex V of the International

Convention for the Prevention of

Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified

by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/

78) to require placards, garbage

management plans and record keeping

on ships;