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Download schedule of conservation measures and resolutions for 2021/22

Conservation Measures

10 - Compliance

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 10-01 Marking of fishing vessels and fishing gear All Areas All Species 2014 -
Conservation Measure 10-02 Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties with regard to their flag vessels operating in the Convention Area All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 10-03 Port inspections of fishing vessels carrying Antarctic marine living resources All Areas All Species 2019 -
Conservation Measure 10-04 Automated satellite-linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) All Areas All Species 2018 -
Conservation Measure 10-05 Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. All Areas Dissostichus spp. 2021 -
Conservation Measure 10-06 Scheme to promote compliance by Contracting Party vessels with CCAMLR conservation measures All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 10-07 Scheme to promote compliance by non-Contracting Party vessels with CCAMLR conservation measures All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 10-08 Scheme to promote compliance by Contracting Party nationals with CCAMLR conservation measures All Areas All Species 2017 -
Conservation Measure 10-09 Notification system for transhipments within the Convention Area All Areas All Species 2019 -
Conservation Measure 10-10 CCAMLR Compliance Evaluation Procedure All Areas All Species 2019 -

20 - General Fishery Matters

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

21 - Notifications

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

22 - Gear regulations

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 22-01 Regulation on mesh size measurement All Areas All Species 1986 -
Conservation Measure 22-02 Mesh size All Areas Dissostichus eleginoides, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, Notothenia rossii, Gobionotothen gibberifrons 1984 -
Conservation Measure 22-03 Mesh size for Champsocephalus gunnari All Areas Champsocephalus gunnari 1990 -
Conservation Measure 22-04 Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting All Areas All Species 2010 -
Conservation Measure 22-05 Restrictions on the use of bottom trawling gear in high-seas areas of the Convention Area All Areas All Species 2008 -
Conservation Measure 22-06 Bottom fishing in the Convention Area All Areas All Species 2019 -
Conservation Measure 22-07 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 -
Conservation Measure 22-08 Prohibition on fishing for Dissostichus spp. in depths shallower than 550 m in exploratory fisheries All Areas Dissostichus spp. 2009 -
Conservation Measure 22-09 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 -

23 - Data reporting

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 23-01 Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 23-02 Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 23-03 Monthly Catch and Effort Reporting System All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 23-04 Monthly Fine-Scale Catch and Effort Data Reporting System for Trawl, Longline and Pot Fisheries All Areas All Species 2016 -
Conservation Measure 23-05 Monthly Fine-Scale Biological Data Reporting System for Trawl, Longline and Pot Fisheries All Areas All Species 2000 -
Conservation Measure 23-06 Data Reporting System for Euphausia superba fisheries All Areas Euphausia superba 2019 -
Conservation Measure 23-07 Daily Catch and Effort Reporting System for Exploratory Fisheries, with the exception of exploratory krill fisheries All Areas All Species 2016 -

24 - Research and experiments

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 24-01 The application of conservation measures to scientific research All Areas All Species 2019 -
Conservation Measure 24-02 Longline weighting for seabird conservation All Areas All Species 2014 -
Conservation Measure 24-04 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 -
Conservation Measure 24-05 Fishing for research purposes pursuant to Conservation Measure 24-01 All Areas All Species 2021 -

25 - Minimisation of incidental mortality

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 25-02 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 2018 -
Conservation Measure 25-03 Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds and marine mammals in the course of trawl fishing in the Convention Area All Areas All Species 2021 -

26 - Environmental protection

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 26-01 General environmental protection during fishing All Areas All Species 2019 -

30 - Fishery Regulations

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

31 - General measures

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

32 - Fishing seasons, closed areas and prohibition of fishing

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 32-01 Fishing seasons All Areas All Species 2001 -
Conservation Measure 32-02 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 -
Conservation Measure 32-09 Prohibition of directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. except in accordance with specific conservation measures in the 2021/22 season Subarea 48.5 Dissostichus spp. 2021 -
Conservation Measure 32-18 Conservation of sharks All Areas All Species 2006 -

33 - By-catch limits

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 33-01 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, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, Notothenia rossii, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Gobionotothen gibberifrons 1995 -
Conservation Measure 33-02 Limitation of by-catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 season Division 58.5.2 All Species 2021 -
Conservation Measure 33-03 Limitation of by-catch in new and exploratory fisheries in the 2021/22 season All Areas All Species 2021 -

40 - Finfish Fisheries

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

41 - Toothfish

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 41-01 General measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area in the 2021/22 season All Areas Dissostichus spp. 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-03 Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.4 in the 2021/22 season Subarea 48.4 Dissostichus spp. 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-04 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 48.6 in the 2021/22 season Subarea 48.6 Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-05 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Division 58.4.2 in the 2021/22 season Division 58.4.2 Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-06 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides on Elan Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2021/22 season Division 58.4.3a Dissostichus eleginoides 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-07 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni on BANZARE Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2021/22 season Division 58.4.3b Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-08 Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons Division 58.5.2 Dissostichus eleginoides 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-09 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1 in the 2021/22 season Subarea 88.1 Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-10 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.2 in the 2021/22 season Subarea 88.2 Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -
Conservation Measure 41-11 Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Division 58.4.1 in the 2021/22 season Division 58.4.1 Dissostichus mawsoni 2021 -

42 - Icefish

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 42-01 Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons Subarea 48.3 Champsocephalus gunnari 2021 -
Conservation Measure 42-02 Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons Division 58.5.2 Champsocephalus gunnari 2021 -

43 - Other finfish

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

50 - Crustacean Fisheries

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

51 - Krill

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 51-01 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 2010 -
Conservation Measure 51-02 Precautionary Catch Limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical Division 58.4.1 Division 58.4.1 Euphausia superba 2008 -
Conservation Measure 51-03 Precautionary Catch Limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical Division 58.4.2 Division 58.4.2 Euphausia superba 2008 -
Conservation Measure 51-04 General measure for exploratory fisheries for Euphausia superba in the Convention Area in the 2021/22 season All Areas Euphausia superba 2021 -
Conservation Measure 51-06 General measure for scientific observation in fisheries for Euphausia superba All Areas Euphausia superba 2019 -
Conservation Measure 51-07 Interim distribution of the trigger level in the fishery for 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 2021 -

52 - Crab

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

60 - Mollusc Fisheries

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

61 - Squid

No measures in force for the 2021/22 season

91 - Protected Areas

Reference Number Title Areas Species Period in Force
Conservation Measure 91-01 Procedure for According Protection to CEMP Sites All Areas All Species 2004 -
Conservation Measure 91-02 Protection of the values of Antarctic Specially Managed and Protected Areas All Areas All Species 2012 -
Conservation Measure 91-03 Protection of the South Orkney Islands southern shelf Subarea 48.2 All Species 2009 -
Conservation Measure 91-04 General framework for the establishment of CCAMLR Marine Protected Areas All Areas All Species 2011 -
Conservation Measure 91-05 Ross Sea region marine protected area Subarea 88.1, SSRU 88.2 A, SSRU 88.2 B All Species 2016 -

Resolutions

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