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Conservation Measures

10 - Compliance
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 10-01 Download	Marking of fishing vessels and fishing gear	All Areas	All Species	2014 - Download PDF (92.08 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-02 Download	Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties with regard to their flag vessels operating in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2022 - Download PDF (127.64 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-03 Download	Port inspections of fishing vessels carrying Antarctic marine living resources	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (221.91 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-04 Download	Automated satellite-linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)	All Areas	All Species	2022 - Download PDF (178.39 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-05 Download	Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp.	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2022 - Download PDF (248.31 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-06 Download	Scheme to promote compliance by Contracting Party vessels with CCAMLR conservation measures	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (139.04 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-07 Download	Scheme to promote compliance by non-Contracting Party vessels with CCAMLR conservation measures	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (145.32 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-08 Download	Scheme to promote compliance by Contracting Party nationals with CCAMLR conservation measures	All Areas	All Species	2017 - Download PDF (114.36 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-09 Download	Notification system for transhipments within the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2022 - Download PDF (126.23 KB)
Conservation Measure 10-10 Download	CCAMLR Compliance Evaluation Procedure	All Areas	All Species	2023 - Download PDF (217.68 KB)

20 - General Fishery Matters
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

21 - Notifications
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 21-01 Download	Notification that Members are considering initiating a new fishery	All Areas	All Species	2019 - Download PDF (100.43 KB)
Conservation Measure 21-02 Download	Exploratory fisheries	All Areas	All Species	2019 - Download PDF (128.37 KB)
Conservation Measure 21-03 Download	Notifications of intent to participate in a fishery for Euphausia superba	All Areas	Euphausia superba	2023 - Download PDF (240.43 KB)

22 - Gear regulations
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 22-01 Download	Regulation on mesh size measurement	All Areas	All Species	1986 - Download PDF (92.83 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-02 Download	Mesh size	All Areas	Dissostichus eleginoides, Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, Notothenia rossii	1984 - Download PDF (100.44 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-03 Download	Mesh size for Champsocephalus gunnari	All Areas	Champsocephalus gunnari	1990 - Download PDF (122.12 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-04 Download	Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting	All Areas	All Species	2010 - Download PDF (85.58 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-05 Download	Restrictions on the use of bottom trawling gear in high-seas areas of the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2008 - Download PDF (75.63 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-06 Download	Bottom fishing in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2019 - Download PDF (182.39 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-07 Download	Interim measure for bottom fishing activities subject to Conservation Measure 22-06 encountering potential vulnerable marine ecosystems in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2013 - Download PDF (98.31 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-08 Download	Prohibition on fishing for Dissostichus spp. in depths shallower than 550 m in exploratory fisheries	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2009 - Download PDF (118.55 KB)
Conservation Measure 22-09 Download	Protection of registered vulnerable marine ecosystems in subareas, divisions, small-scale research units, or management areas open to bottom fishing	All Areas	All Species	2012 - Download PDF (89.55 KB)

23 - Data reporting
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 23-01 Download	Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (97.92 KB)
Conservation Measure 23-02 Download	Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (87.66 KB)
Conservation Measure 23-03 Download	Monthly Catch and Effort Reporting System	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (84.62 KB)
Conservation Measure 23-04 Download	Monthly Fine-Scale Catch and Effort Data Reporting System for Trawl, Longline and Pot Fisheries	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (87.54 KB)
Conservation Measure 23-06 Download	Data Reporting System for Euphausia superba fisheries	All Areas	Euphausia superba	2022 - Download PDF (106.37 KB)
Conservation Measure 23-07 Download	Daily Catch and Effort Reporting System for Exploratory Fisheries, with the exception of exploratory krill fisheries	All Areas	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (89.42 KB)

24 - Research and experiments
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 24-01 Download	The application of conservation measures to scientific research	All Areas	All Species	2023 - Download PDF (164.09 KB)
Conservation Measure 24-02 Download	Longline weighting for seabird conservation	All Areas	All Species	2014 - Download PDF (121.36 KB)
Conservation Measure 24-04 Download	Establishing time-limited Special Areas for Scientific Study in newly exposed marine areas following ice-shelf retreat or collapse in Statistical Subareas 48.1, 48.5 and 88.3	Subarea 48.1, Subarea 48.5, Subarea 88.3	All Species	2017 - Download PDF (814.42 KB)
Conservation Measure 24-05 Download	Fishing for research purposes pursuant to Conservation Measure 24-01	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (116.39 KB)

25 - Minimisation of incidental mortality
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 25-02 Download	Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of longline fishing or longline fishing research in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (383.05 KB)
Conservation Measure 25-03 Download	Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds and marine mammals in the course of trawl fishing in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (107.38 KB)

26 - Environmental protection
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 26-01 Download	General environmental protection to be taken by fishing vessels	All Areas	All Species	2022 - Download PDF (100.27 KB)

30 - Fishery Regulations
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

31 - General measures
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 31-01 Download	Regulation of fishing around South Georgia (Statistical Subarea 48.3)	Subarea 48.3	All Species	1986 - Download PDF (80.23 KB)
Conservation Measure 31-02 Download	General measure for the closure of all fisheries	All Areas	All Species	2007 - Download PDF (106.12 KB)

32 - Fishing seasons, closed areas and prohibition of fishing
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 32-01 Download	Fishing seasons	All Areas	All Species	2001 - Download PDF (92.06 KB)
Conservation Measure 32-02 Download	Prohibition of directed fishing	Subarea 48.1, Subarea 48.2, Subarea 48.3, Subarea 58.6, Subarea 58.7, Subarea 88.2, Subarea 88.3, Division 58.4.4a, Division 58.4.4b, Division 58.5.1, Division 58.5.2	All Species	2017 - Download PDF (128.42 KB)
Conservation Measure 32-09 Download	Prohibition of directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. except in accordance with specific conservation measures in the 2024/25 season	Subarea 48.5	Dissostichus spp.	2024 - Download PDF (122.73 KB)
Conservation Measure 32-18 Download	Conservation of sharks	All Areas	All Species	2006 - Download PDF (83.95 KB)

33 - By-catch limits
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 33-01 Download	Limitation of the By-Catch of Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia rossii and Lepidonotothen squamifrons in Statistical Subarea 48.3	Subarea 48.3	Chaenocephalus aceratus, Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, Notothenia rossii, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus	1995 - Download PDF (130.07 KB)
Conservation Measure 33-02 Download	Limitation of by-catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2024/25 season	Division 58.5.2	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (116.55 KB)
Conservation Measure 33-03 Download	Limitation of by-catch in new and exploratory fisheries in the 2024/25 season	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (126.95 KB)

40 - Finfish Fisheries
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

41 - Toothfish
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 41-01 Download	General measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area in the 2024/25 season	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2024 - Download PDF (408.3 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-03 Download	Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.4 in the 2024/25 season	Subarea 48.4	Dissostichus spp.	2024 - Download PDF (169.7 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-04 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 48.6 in the 2024/25 season	Subarea 48.6	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (151.47 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-05 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Division 58.4.2 in the 2024/25 season	Division 58.4.2	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (150.28 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-06 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides on Elan Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2024/25 season	Division 58.4.3a	Dissostichus eleginoides	2024 - Download PDF (149.92 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-07 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni on BANZARE Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2024/25 season	Division 58.4.3b	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (150.52 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-08 Download	Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons	Division 58.5.2	Dissostichus eleginoides	2024 - Download PDF (148.34 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-09 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1 in the 2024/25 season	Subarea 88.1	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (164.82 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-10 Download	Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.2 in the 2024/25 season	Subarea 88.2	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (408.81 KB)
Conservation Measure 41-11 Download	Limits for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Division 58.4.1 in the 2024/25 season	Division 58.4.1	Dissostichus mawsoni	2024 - Download PDF (136.9 KB)

42 - Icefish
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 42-01 Download	Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons	Subarea 48.3	Champsocephalus gunnari	2023 - Download PDF (145.86 KB)
Conservation Measure 42-02 Download	Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons	Division 58.5.2	Champsocephalus gunnari	2024 - Download PDF (261.64 KB)

43 - Other finfish
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

50 - Crustacean Fisheries
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

51 - Krill
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 51-01 Download	Precautionary catch limitations on Euphausia superba in Statistical Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4	Subarea 48.1, Subarea 48.2, Subarea 48.3, Subarea 48.4	Euphausia superba	2024 - Download PDF (135.93 KB)
Conservation Measure 51-02 Download	Precautionary catch limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical Division 58.4.1	Division 58.4.1	Euphausia superba	2024 - Download PDF (131.17 KB)
Conservation Measure 51-03 Download	Precautionary catch limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical Division 58.4.2	Division 58.4.2	Euphausia superba	2024 - Download PDF (137.65 KB)
Conservation Measure 51-04 Download	General measure for exploratory fisheries for Euphausia superba in the Convention Area in the 2024/25 season	All Areas	Euphausia superba	2024 - Download PDF (204.16 KB)
Conservation Measure 51-06 Download	General measure for scientific observation in fisheries for Euphausia superba	All Areas	Euphausia superba	2019 - Download PDF (138.04 KB)

52 - Crab
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

60 - Mollusc Fisheries
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

61 - Squid
No measures in force for the 2024/25 season

91 - Protected Areas
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Conservation Measure 91-01 Download	Procedure for According Protection to CEMP Sites	All Areas	All Species	2004 - Download PDF (107.68 KB)
Conservation Measure 91-02 Download	Protection of the values of Antarctic Specially Managed and Protected Areas	All Areas	All Species	2024 - Download PDF (124.71 KB)
Conservation Measure 91-03 Download	Protection of the South Orkney Islands southern shelf	Subarea 48.2	All Species	2009 - Download PDF (240.08 KB)
Conservation Measure 91-04 Download	General framework for the establishment of CCAMLR Marine Protected Areas	All Areas	All Species	2011 - Download PDF (102.66 KB)
Conservation Measure 91-05 Download	Ross Sea region marine protected area	Subarea 88.1, SSRU - Small-Scale Research Unit 88.2 A, SSRU - Small-Scale Research Unit 88.2 B	All Species	2016 - Download PDF (288.71 KB)

Resolutions

Resolutions
Reference Number	Title	Areas	Species	Period in Force
Resolution 10/XII Download	Resolution on harvesting of stocks occurring both within and outside the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	1993 - Download PDF (82.14 KB)
Resolution 14/XIX Download	Catch Documentation Scheme: implementation by Acceding States and non-Contracting Parties	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2000 - Download PDF (108.31 KB)
Resolution 15/XXII Download	Use of ports not implementing the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp.	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2003 - Download PDF (118.78 KB)
Resolution 16/XIX Download	Application of VMS in the Catch Documentation Scheme	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2000 - Download PDF (98.14 KB)
Resolution 17/XX Download	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	All Areas	Dissostichus spp.	2001 - Download PDF (106.88 KB)
Resolution 18/XXI Download	Harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides in areas outside of Coastal State jurisdiction adjacent to the CCAMLR Area in FAO Statistical Areas 51 and 57	All Areas	Dissostichus eleginoides	2002 - Download PDF (127.37 KB)
Resolution 19/XXI Download	Flags of non-compliance*	All Areas	All Species	2002 - Download PDF (87.85 KB)
Resolution 20/XXII Download	Ice-strengthening standards in high-latitude fisheries	All Areas	All Species	2003 - Download PDF (82.48 KB)
Resolution 22/XXV Download	International actions to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds arising from fishing	All Areas	All Species	2006 - Download PDF (97.16 KB)
Resolution 23/XXIII Download	Safety on board vessels fishing in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2004 - Download PDF (79.97 KB)
Resolution 25/XXV Download	Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Convention Area by the flag vessels of non-Contracting Parties	All Areas	All Species	2006 - Download PDF (91.93 KB)
Resolution 27/XXVII Download	Use of a specific tariff classification for Antarctic krill	All Areas	Euphausia superba	2008 - Download PDF (78.43 KB)
Resolution 28/XXVII Download	Ballast water exchange in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2008 - Download PDF (130.85 KB)
Resolution 29/XXVIII Download	Ratification of the Salvage Convention by Members of CCAMLR	All Areas	All Species	2009 - Download PDF (83.42 KB)
Resolution 30/XXVIII Download	Climate change	All Areas	All Species	2009 - Download PDF (112.61 KB)
Resolution 31/XXVIII Download	Best available science	All Areas	All Species	2009 - Download PDF (91.12 KB)
Resolution 32/XXIX Download	Prevention, deterrence and elimination of IUU fishing in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2010 - Download PDF (116.23 KB)
Resolution 33/XXX Download	Provision of flag vessel information to Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres	All Areas	All Species	2011 - Download PDF (85.2 KB)
Resolution 34/XXXI Download	Enhancing the safety of fishing vessels in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	2012 - Download PDF (83.39 KB)
Resolution 35/XXXIV Download	Vessels without nationality	All Areas	All Species	2015 - Download PDF (99.11 KB)
Resolution 36/41 Download	Climate change	All Areas	All Species	2022 - Download PDF (89.6 KB)
Resolution 7/IX Download	Driftnet fishing in the Convention Area	All Areas	All Species	1990 - Download PDF (80.03 KB)