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is the host country of the CCAMLR Secretariat and a key member in Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM). Under CCAMLR, member states work to progress management of fisheries operating within the convention area (e.g., krill fishery), develop marine protected areas, and incorporate information on the ecology of marine living resources, including cetaceans, into scientific advice and conservation measures.
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) - In 1931, right whales were the first of the great whales to be granted international protection under the Covenant of the League of Nations intended to take effect in 1935, and then protected under the International Whaling Commission (IWC) from its inception in 1946. Australia was a founding member of the IWC in 1948. All whales are protected from commercial whaling by the convention through the moratorium on commercial whaling introduced by the IWC in 1982 and implemented in 1986. Whales are also protected in IWC sanctuaries, including the Indian Ocean Sanctuary established in 1979, and the Southern Ocean Sanctuary established in 1994. Australia contributes to various IWC Committees, including the Conservation and Scientific Committees, the Working Group on Conservation Management Plans, the Ship Strike Working Group, and is a research partner of the IWC Southern Ocean Research Partnership (IWC-SORP), and within this partnership contributes to 'The right sentinel for climate change research theme'.
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) – Australia became a party to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals in 1991. The convention promotes co-operation between countries in identifying, understanding, and conserving endangered and threatened migratory species and their habitats.
The southern right whale is provided a degree of international protection through its listing on Appendix I of the convention. Under the auspices of the CMS, a multi-lateral environment Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (the Pacific Cetaceans MoU), to which Australia has signed, came into effect in 2006. Through this MoU, 15 states within the Pacific Islands seek to foster cooperation, build capacity, and ensure coordinated region-wide conservation for cetaceans and their habitats through this the Pacific Islands region. It also seeks to safeguard the cultural values cetaceans have for the people of the Pacific Islands.
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD) – Australia is a party to the convention first developed at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The objectives of the convention are to conserve biological diversity and promote sustainable development. To meet the international obligations of this treaty the Australian Government undertakes to develop national biodiversity strategies and action plans that enable ecologically sustainable development that are relevant to the southern right whale.