[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2477-2498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1127]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3876]


New Conservation Measures for Antarctic Fishing Under the 
Auspices of CCAMLR

AGENCY: State Department.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: At its Twentieth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 22 to 
November 2, 2001, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States is a 
member, adopted conservation measures, pending countries' approval, 
pertaining to fishing in the CCAMLR Convention Area. All the measures 
were agreed upon in accordance with Article IX of the Convention for 
the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Measures adopted 
restrict overall catches of certain species of fish and crabs, restrict 
fishing in certain areas, specify implementation and inspection 
obligations supporting the Catch Documentation Scheme of Contracting 
Parties, and promote compliance with CCAMLR measures by non-Contracting 
Party vessels. This notice includes the full text of the conservation 
measures adopted at the Twentieth meeting of CCAMLR. For all of the 
conservation measures in force, see the CCAMLR web site at 
www.ccamlr.org. This notice, therefore, together with the U.S. 
regulations referenced under the Supplementary Information provides a 
comprehensive register of all current U.S. obligations under CCAMLR.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on the measures or desiring more 
information should submit written comments within 30 days of this 
announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberta L. Chew, Office of Oceans 
Affairs (OES/OA), Room 5805, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520; 
tel: 202-647-3947; fax: 202-647-9099; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Individuals interested in CCAMLR should also 
see 15 CFR Chapter III--International Fishing and Related Activities, 
Part 300--International Fishing Regulations, Subpart A--General; 
Subpart B--High Seas Fisheries; and Subpart G-- Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources, for other regulatory measures related to conservation and 
management in the CCAMLR Convention area. Subpart B notes the 
requirements for high seas fishing vessel licensing. Subparts A and G 
describe the process for regulating U.S. fishing in the CCAMLR 
Convention area and contain the text of CCAMLR Conservation Measures 
that are not expected to change from year to year. The regulations in 
Subparts A and G include sections on; Purpose and scope; Definitions; 
Relationship to other treaties, conventions, laws, and regulations; 
Procedure for according protection to CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring 
Program Sites; Scientific Research; Initiating a new fishery; 
Exploratory fisheries; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Vessel 
and gear identification; Gear disposal; Mesh Size; Harvesting permits; 
Import permits; Appointment of a designated representative; 
Prohibitions; Facilitation of enforcement and inspection; and 
Penalties.
    Conservation Measures Remaining in Force: The Commission agreed 
that the Conservation Measures 2/III, 3/IV, 4/V, 5/V, 6/V, 7/V, 18/XIX, 
19/IX, 29/XIX, 31/X, 32/XIX, 40/X, 51/XIX, 61/XII, 62/XIX, 63/XV, 64/
XIX, 65/XII, 72/XVII, 73/XVII, 82/XIX, 95/XIV, 106/XIX, 121/XIX, 122/
XIX, 129/XVI, 146/XVII, 147/XIX, 160/XVII, 171/XVIII, 173/XVIII, and 
180/XVIII, and Resolutions 7/IX, 10/XII, 13/XIX, 14/XIX, 15/XIX, and 
16/XIX remain in force. For the text of CCAMLR Conservation Measures 
remaining in force, see 61 FR 66723, dated December 18, 1996; 63 FR 
5587, dated February 3, 1998; 63 FR 300 dated December 22, 1998; 64 FR 
71165, dated December 20, 1999; and 66 FR 7527, dated January 23, 2001.

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    New and Revised Conservation Measures: At its Twentieth Meeting in 
Hobart, Tasmania, October 22 to November 2, 2001, the Commission for 
the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) revised 
the following Conservation Measures 45/XIV, 118/XVII, 119/XVII, 148/
XVII and 170/XIX. In addition, 23 new measures and one new resolution 
were adopted. The conservation measures and resolution adopted at the 
Twentieth Meeting follow:

Conservation Measure 45/XX

Precautionary Catch Limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2

Catch Limit 1.
    The total catch of Euphausia superba in Statistical Division 58.4.2 
shall be limited to 450,000 tonnes in any fishing season. This limit 
shall be kept under review by the Commission, taking into account the 
advice of the Scientific Committee.
Season 2.
    A fishing season begins on 1 December and finishes on 30 November 
of the following year.
Data 3.
    For the purposes of implementing this conservation measure, the 
catches shall be reported to the Commission on a monthly basis.

Conservation Measure 118/XX

Scheme To Promote Compliance by Non-Contracting Party Vessels With 
CCAMLR Conservation Measures

The Commission,

    Requesting non-Contracting Parties to cooperate fully with the 
Commission with a view to ensuring that the effectiveness of CCAMLR 
conservation measures is not undermined, hereby adopts the following 
conservation measure in accordance with Article IX.2(i) of the 
Convention:
    1. A non-Contracting Party vessel which has been sighted engaging 
in fishing activities in the Convention Area or has been denied landing 
or transhipment in accordance with Conservation Measure 147/XIX is 
presumed to be undermining the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 
measures. In the case of any transhipment activities involving a 
sighted non-Contracting Party vessel inside or outside the Convention 
Area, the presumption of undermining the effectiveness of CCAMLR 
conservation measures applies to any other non-Contracting Party vessel 
which has engaged in such activities with that vessel.
    2. Information regarding such sightings or denial of landings or 
transhipments shall be transmitted immediately to the Commission in 
accordance with Article XXII of the Convention. The Secretariat shall 
transmit this information to all Contracting Parties, within one 
business day of receiving this information, and to the Flag State of 
the sighted vessel as soon as possible.
    3. The Contracting Party which sights the non-Contracting Party 
vessel or denies it landing or transhipment under paragraph 1 shall 
attempt to inform the vessel it is presumed to be undermining the 
objective of the Convention and that this information will be 
distributed to all Contracting Parties and to the Secretariat, and to 
the Flag State of the vessel.
    4. When the non-Contracting Party vessel referred to in paragraph 1 
enters a port of any Contracting Party, it shall be inspected by 
authorised Contracting Party officials in accordance with Conservation 
Measure 147/XIX and shall not be allowed to land or tranship any fish 
until this inspection has taken place. Such inspections shall include 
the vessel's documents, logbooks, fishing gear, catch on board and any 
other matter, which may include information from a VMS, relating to the 
vessel's activities in the Convention Area.
    5. Landing and transhipments of all fish from a non-Contracting 
Party vessel which has been inspected pursuant to paragraph 4, shall be 
prohibited in all Contracting Party ports if such inspection reveals 
that the vessel has on board species subject to CCAMLR conservation 
measures, unless the vessel establishes that the fish were caught 
outside the Convention Area, or in compliance with all relevant CCAMLR 
conservation measures and requirements under the Convention.
    6. Contracting Parties shall ensure that their vessels do not 
receive transhipments of fish from a non-Contracting Party vessel which 
has been sighted and reported as having engaged in fishing activities 
in the Convention Area and therefore presumed as having undermined the 
effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation measures.
    7. Information on the results of all inspections of non-Contracting 
Party vessels conducted in the ports of Contracting Parties, and on any 
subsequent action, shall be transmitted immediately to the Commission. 
The Secretariat shall transmit this information immediately to all 
Contracting Parties, and to the relevant Flag State(s).
    8. At each annual meeting the Commission will identify those non-
Contracting Parties whose vessels have been sighted engaging in fishing 
activities in the Convention Area or have been denied landing or 
transhipment under paragraph 1, or who are otherwise engaged in 
activities that threaten to undermine the effectiveness of CCAMLR 
conservation measures.
    9. The Secretariat, in consultation with the Chair of the 
Commission shall request those non-Contracting Parties identified 
pursuant to paragraph 8, to immediately take steps to desist from 
activities undermining the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 
measures, and advise the Secretariat of the actions taken in this 
regard.
    10. Contracting Parties shall jointly and/or individually request 
non-Contracting Parties identified pursuant to paragraph 8, to 
cooperate fully with the Commission in order to avoid undermining the 
effectiveness of conservation measures adopted by the Commission.
    11. The Commission shall review, at subsequent annual meetings as 
appropriate, actions taken by those non-Contracting Parties identified 
pursuant to paragraph 8 to which requests have been made pursuant to 
paragraphs 9 and 10.
    12. The Commission shall annually review information accrued under 
paragraphs 8 to 11 to decide the appropriate measures to be taken so as 
to address these issues with those identified non-Contracting Party 
States. Such measures could include, but are not limited to, those 
measures set out in paragraph 68\1\ of the FAO International Plan of 
Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 
Unregulated Fishing.
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    \1\ `***multilateral trade-related measures envisaged in 
regional fisheries management organizations may be used to support 
cooperative efforts to ensure that trade in specific fish and fish 
products does not in any way encourage IUU fishing or otherwise 
undermine the effectiveness of conservation and management measures 
which are consistent with the 1982 UN Convention.'
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Conservation Measure 119/XX\1\, \2\
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    \1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
    \2\ Except for waters adjcent to the Prince Edward Islands.
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Licensing and Inspection Obligations of Contracting Parties With Regard 
to Their Flag Vessels Operating in the Convention Area

    1. Each Contracting Party shall prohibit fishing by its flag 
vessels in the Convention Area except pursuant to a licence\3\ that the 
Contracting Party has issued setting forth the specific areas, species 
and time periods for which such

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fishing is authorised and all other specific conditions to which the 
fishing is subject to give effect to CCAMLR conservation measures and 
requirements under the Convention.
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    2. A Contracting Party may only issue such a licence to fish in the 
Convention Area to vessels flying its flag, if it is satisfied of its 
ability to exercise its responsibilities under the Convention and its 
conservation measures, by requiring from each vessel, inter alia, the 
following:
    (i) Timely notification by the vessel to its Flag State of exit 
from and entry into any port;
    (ii) Notification by the vessel to its Flag State of entry into the 
Convention Area and movement between areas, subareas/divisions;
    (iii) Reporting by the vessel of catch data in accordance with 
CCAMLR requirements; and
    (iv) Operation of a VMS system on board the vessel in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 148/XX.
    3. Each Contracting Party shall provide to the Secretariat within 
seven days of the issuance of each licence the following information 
about licences issued:
     Name of the vessel;
     Time periods authorised for fishing (start and end dates);
     Area(s) of fishing;
     Species targeted; and
     Gear used.
    4. The licence or an authorised copy of the licence must be carried 
by the fishing vessel and must be available for inspection at any time 
by a designated CCAMLR inspector in the Convention Area.
    5. Each Contracting Party shall verify, through inspections of all 
of its fishing vessels at the Party's departure and arrival ports, and 
where appropriate, in its ExclusiveEconomic Zone, their compliance with 
the conditions of the licence as described in paragraph 1 and with the 
CCAMLR conservation measures. In the event that there is evidence that 
the vessel has not fished in accordance with the conditions of its 
licence, the Contracting Party shall investigate the infringement and, 
if necessary, apply appropriate sanctions in accordance with its 
national legislation.
    6. Each Contracting Party shall include in its annual report 
pursuant to paragraph 12 of the CCAMLR System of Inspection, steps it 
has taken to implement and apply this conservation measure; and may 
include additional measures it may have taken in relation to its flag 
vessels to promote the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation measures.

Conservation Measure 148/XX

Automated Satellite-Linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    1. Each Contracting Party shall, no later than March 1, 1999, 
establish an automated VesselMonitoring System (VMS) to monitor the 
position of its fishing vessels, which are licensed \1\ in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 119/XX, to harvest marine living resources in 
the Convention Area, and for which catch limits, fishing seasons or 
area restrictions have been set by conservation measures adopted by the 
Commission.
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    2. Any Contracting Party unable to establish VMS in accordance with 
paragraph 1 shall inform the CCAMLR Secretariat within 90 days 
following the notification of this conservation measure, and 
communicate its intended timetable for implementation of VMS. However, 
the Contracting Party shall establish VMS at the earliest possible 
date, and in any event, no later than December 31, 2000.
    3. The implementation of VMS on vessels while participating only in 
a krill fishery is not currently required.
    4. Each Contracting Party, within two working days of receiving the 
required VMS information, shall provide to the Secretariat dates and 
the statistical area, subarea or division for each of the following 
movements of its flag fishing vessels:
    (i) Entering and leaving the Convention Area; and
    (ii) Crossing boundaries between CCAMLR statistical areas, subareas 
and divisions.
    5. For the purpose of this measure, VMS means a system where, inter 
alia: 
    (i) Through the installation of satellite-tracking devices on board 
its fishing vessels, the Flag State receives automatic transmission of 
certain information. This information includes the fishing vessel 
identification, location, date and time, and is collected by the Flag 
State at least every four hours to enable it to monitor effectively its 
flag vessels;
    (ii) Performance standards provide, as a minimum, that the VMS:
    (a) Is tamper proof;
    (b) Is fully automatic and operational at all times regardless of 
environmental conditions;
    (c) Provides real time data;
    (d) Provides the geographical position of the vessel, with a 
position error of less than 500 m with a confidence interval of 99%, 
the format being determined by the Flag State; and
    (e) In addition to regular messages, provides special messages when 
the vessel enters or leaves the Convention Area and when it moves 
between oneCCAMLR area, subarea or division within the Convention Area.
    6. In the event of technical failure or other non-function of the 
VMS, the master or the owner of the fishing vessel, as a minimum:
    (i) Shall communicate at least once every 24 hours, starting from 
the time that this event was detected, the data referred in paragraph 
4(i) by telex, by fax, by telephone message or by radio to the Flag 
State; and
    (ii) Shall take immediate steps to have the device repaired or 
replaced as soon as possible, and, in any event, within two months. If 
during that period the vessel returns to port it shall not be allowed 
to commence a further fishing trip without having the defective device 
repaired or replaced.
    7. In the event that the VMS ceases to operate, the Contracting 
Party as soon as possible shall advise the Executive Secretary of the 
name of the vessel, the date, time and the location of the vessel when 
the VMS failed. The Party shall also inform the ExecutiveSecretary when 
the VMS becomes operational again. The Executive Secretary shall make 
such information available to Contracting Parties upon request.
    8. Contracting Parties shall report to the Secretariat before the 
start of the annual meeting of the Commission in 1999, on the VMS which 
has been introduced in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, including 
its technical details, and each year thereafter, on:
    (i) Any change in the VMS; and
    (ii) In accordance with paragraph XI of the CCAMLR System of 
Inspection, all cases where they have determined, with the assistance 
of the VMS that vessels of their flag had fished in the Convention Area 
in possible contravention of CCAMLR conservation measures.

Conservation Measure 170/XX

Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp.

The Commission,
    Concerned that illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing 
for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area threatens serious 
depletion of populations of Dissostichus spp.,
    Aware that IUU fishing involves significant by-catch of some 
Antarctic species, including endangered albatross,

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    Noting that IUU fishing is inconsistent with the objective of the 
Convention and undermines the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 
measures,
    Underlining the responsibilities of Flag States to ensure that 
their vessels conduct their fishing activities in a responsible manner,
    Mindful of the rights and obligations of Port States to promote the 
effectiveness of regional fishery conservation measures,
    Aware that IUU fishing reflects the high value of, and resulting 
expansion in markets for and international trade in, Dissostichus spp.,
    Recalling that Contracting Parties have agreed to introduce 
classification codes for Dissostichus spp. at a national level,
    Recognising that the implementation of a Catch Documentation Scheme 
for Dissostichus spp. will provide the Commission with essential 
information necessary to provide the precautionary management 
objectives of the Convention,
    Committed to take steps, consistent with international law, to 
identify the origins of Dissostichus spp. entering the markets of 
Contracting Parties and to determine whether Dissostichus spp. 
harvested in the Convention Area that is imported into their 
territories was caught in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation 
measures,
    Wishing to reinforce the conservation measures already adopted by 
the Commission with respect to Dissostichus spp.,
    Inviting non-Contracting Parties whose vessels fish for 
Dissostichus spp. to participate in the Catch Documentation Scheme for 
Dissostichus spp., hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    1. Each Contracting Party shall take steps to identify the origin 
of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from its territories and 
to determine whether Dissostichus spp. harvested in the Convention Area 
that is imported into or exported from its territories was caught in a 
manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures.
    2. Each Contracting Party shall require that each master or 
authorised representative of its flag vessels authorised to engage in 
harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides and/or Dissostichus mawsoni 
complete a Dissostichus catch document for the catch landed or 
transhipped on each occasion that it lands or tranships Dissostichus 
spp.
    3. Each Contracting Party shall require that each landing of 
Dissostichus spp. at its ports and each transhipment of Dissostichus 
spp. to its vessels be accompanied by a completed Dissostichus catch 
document.
    4. Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with their laws and 
regulations, require that their flag vessels which intend to harvest 
Dissostichus spp., including on the high seas outside the Convention 
Area, are provided with specific authorisation to do so. 
EachContracting Party shall provide Dissostichus catch document forms 
to each of its flag vessels authorised to harvest Dissostichus spp. and 
only to those vessels.
    5. A non-Contracting Party seeking to cooperate with CCAMLR by 
participating in this scheme may issue Dissostichus catch document 
forms, in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraphs 6 and 
7, to any of its flag vessels that intend to harvest Dissostichus spp.
    6. The Dissostichus catch document shall include the following 
information:
    (i) The name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the issuing 
authority;
    (ii) The name, home port, national registry number, and call sign 
of the vessel and, if issued, its IMO/Lloyd's registration number;
    (iii) The reference number of the licence or permit, whichever is 
applicable, that is issued to the vessel;
    (iv) The weight of each Dissostichus species landed or transhipped 
by product type, and
    (a) By CCAMLR statistical subarea or division if caught in the 
Convention
    Area; and/or
    (b) By FAO statistical area, subarea or division if caught outside 
the ConventionArea;
    (v) The dates within which the catch was taken;
    (vi) The date and the port at which the catch was landed or the 
date and the vessel, its flag and national registry number, to which 
the catch was transhipped; and
    (vii) The name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the 
recipient(s) of the catch and the amount of each species and product 
type received.
    7. Procedures for completing Dissostichus catch documents in 
respect of vessels are set forth in paragraphs A1 to A10 of Annex 170/A 
to this measure. The standard catch document is available at the CCAMLR 
website, www.ccamlr.org, or contact the Office of Sustainable Fisheries 
at the National Marine Fisheries Service (phone DeanSwanson: 301-713-
2276).
    8. Each Contracting Party shall require that each shipment of 
Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from its territory be 
accompanied by the export-validated Dissostichus catch document(s) and, 
where appropriate, validated re-export document(s) that account for all 
the Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment.
    9. An export-validated Dissostichus catch document issued in 
respect of a vessel is one that:
    (i) Includes all relevant information and signatures provided in 
accordance with paragraphs A1 to A11 of Annex 170/A to this measure; 
and
    (ii) Includes a signed and stamped certification by a responsible 
official of the exporting State of the accuracy of the information 
contained in the document.
    10. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its customs 
authorities or other appropriate officials request and examine the 
documentation of each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into or 
exported from its territory to verify that it includes the export-
validated Dissostichus catch document(s) and, where appropriate, 
validated re-export document(s) that account for all the Dissostichus 
spp. contained in the shipment. These officials may also examine the 
content of any shipment to verify the information contained in the 
catch document or documents.
    11. If, as a result of an examination referred to in paragraph 10 
above, a question arises regarding the information contained in a 
Dissostichus catch document or a re-export document the exporting State 
whose national authority validated the document(s) and, as appropriate, 
the Flag State whose vessel completed the document are called on to 
cooperate with the importing State with a view to resolving such 
question.
    12. Each Contracting Party shall promptly provide by the most rapid 
electronic means copies to the CCAMLR Secretariat of all export-
validated Dissostichus catch documents and, where relevant, validated 
re-export documents that it issued from and received into its territory 
and shall report annually to the Secretariat data, drawn from such 
documents, on the origin and amount of Dissostichus spp. exported from 
and imported into its territory.
    13. Each Contracting Party, and any non-Contracting Party that 
issues Dissostichus catch documents in respect of its flag vessels in 
accordance with paragraph 5, shall inform the CCAMLR Secretariat of the 
national authority or authorities (including names, addresses, phone 
and fax numbers and email addresses) responsible for issuing and

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validating Dissostichus catch documents.
    14. Notwithstanding the above, any Contracting Party, or any non-
Contracting Party participating in the Catch Documentation Scheme, may 
require additional verification of catch documents by Flag States by 
using, inter alia, VMS, in respect of catches \1\ taken on the high 
seas outside the Convention Area, when landed at, imported into or 
exported from its territory.
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    \1\ Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. by trawlers 
fishing on the high seas outside the Convention Area. A by-catch 
shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species 
and no more than 50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel.
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    15. If a Contracting Party participating in the CDS has cause to 
sell or dispose of seized or confiscated Dissostichus spp., it may 
issue a Specially Validated Dissostichus Catch Document (SVDCD) 
specifying the reasons for that validation. The SVDCD shall include a 
statement describing the circumstances under which confiscated fish are 
moving in trade. To the extent practicable, Parties shall ensure that 
no financial benefit arising from the sale of seized or confiscated 
catch accrue to the perpetrators of IUU fishing. If a Contracting Party 
issues a SVDCD, it shall immediately report all such validations to the 
Secretariat for conveying to all Parties and, as appropriate, recording 
in trade statistics.
    16. A Contracting Party may transfer all or part of the proceeds 
from the sale of seized or confiscated Dissostichus spp. into the CDS 
Fund created by the Commission or into a national fund which promotes 
achievement of the objectives of the Convention. A Contracting Party 
may, consistent with its domestic legislation, decline to provide a 
market for toothfish offered for sale with a SVDCD by another State. 
Provisions concerning the uses of the CDS Fund are found in Annex B.

Annex 170/A

    A1. Each Flag State shall ensure that each Dissostichus catch 
document form that it issues includes a specific identification number 
consisting of:
    (i) A four-digit number, consisting of the two-digit International 
Standards Organization (ISO) country code plus the last two digits of 
the year for which the form is issued; and
    (ii) A three-digit sequence number (beginning with 001) to denote 
the order in which catch document forms are issued.
    It shall also enter on each Dissostichus catch document form the 
number as appropriate of the licence or permit issued to the vessel.
    A2. The master of a vessel which has been issued a Dissostichus 
catch document form or forms shall adhere to the following procedures 
prior to each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
    (i) The master shall ensure that the information specified in 
paragraph 6 of this conservation measure is accurately recorded on the 
Dissostichus catch document form;
    (ii) If a landing or transhipment includes catch of both 
Dissostichus spp., the master shall record on the Dissostichus catch 
document form the total amount of the catch landed or transhipped by 
weight of each species;
    (iii) If a landing or transhipment includes catch of Dissostichus 
spp. taken from different statistical subareas and/or divisions, the 
master shall record on the Dissostichus catch document form the amount 
of the catch by weight of each species taken from each statistical 
subarea and/or division; and
    (iv) The master shall convey to the Flag State of the vessel by the 
most rapid electronic means available, the Dissostichus catch document 
number, the dates within which the catch was taken, the species, 
processing type or types, the estimated weight to be landed and the 
area or areas of the catch, the date of landing or transhipment and the 
port and country of landing or vessel of transhipment and shall request 
from the Flag State, a Flag State confirmation number.
    A3. If, for catches \1\ taken in the Convention Area or on the high 
seas outside the Convention Area, the Flag State verifies, by the use 
of a VMS (as described in paragraphs 5 and 6 of Conservation Measure 
148/XX), the area fished and that the catch to be landed or transhipped 
as reported by its vessel is accurately recorded and taken in a manner 
consistent with its authorisation to fish, it shall convey a unique 
Flag State confirmation number to the vessel's master by the most rapid 
electronic means available.
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fishing on the high seas outside the Convention Area. A by-catch 
shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species 
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    A4. The master shall enter the Flag State confirmation number on 
the Dissostichus catch document form.
    A5. The master of a vessel that has been issued a Dissostichus 
catch document form or forms shall adhere to the following procedures 
immediately after each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
    (i) In the case of a transhipment, the master shall confirm the 
transhipment by obtaining the signature on the Dissostichus catch 
document of the master of the vessel to which the catch is transferred;
    (ii) In the case of a landing, the master or authorised 
representative shall confirm the landing by obtaining a signed and 
stamped certification on the Dissostichus catch document by a 
responsible official at the port of landing or free trade zone;
    (iii) In the case of a landing, the master or authorised 
representative shall also obtain the signature on the Dissostichus 
catch document of the individual that receives the catch at the port of 
landing or free trade zone; and
    (iv) In the event that the catch is divided upon landing, the 
master or authorised representative shall present a copy of the 
Dissostichus catch document to each individual that receives a part of 
the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone, record on that 
copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received 
by that individual and obtain the signature of that individual.
    A6. In respect of each landing or transhipment, the master or 
authorised representative shall immediately sign and convey by the most 
rapid electronic means available a copy, or, if the catch landed was 
divided, copies, of the signed Dissostichus catch document to the Flag 
State of the vessel and shall provide a copy of the relevant document 
to each recipient of the catch.
    A7. The Flag State of the vessel shall immediately convey by the 
most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch was 
divided, copies, of the signed Dissostichus catch document to the 
CCAMLR Secretariat to be made available by the next working day to all 
Contracting Parties.
    A8. The master or authorised representative shall retain the 
original copies of the signed Dissostichus catch document(s) and return 
them to the Flag State no later than one month after the end of the 
fishing season.
    A9. The master of a vessel to which catch has been transhipped 
(receiving vessel) shall adhere to the following procedures immediately 
after landing of such catch in order to complete each Dissostichus 
catch document received from transhipping vessels:
    (i) The master of the receiving vessel shall confirm the landing by 
obtaining a signed and stamped certification on the Dissostichus catch 
document by a responsible official at the port of landing or free trade 
zone;
    (ii) The master of the receiving vessel shall also obtain the 
signature on the Dissostichus catch document of the

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individual that receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade 
zone; and
    (iii) In the event that the catch is divided upon landing, the 
master of the receiving vessel shall present a copy of the Dissostichus 
catch document to each individual that receives a part of the catch at 
the port of landing or free trade zone, record on that copy of the 
catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that 
individual and obtain the signature of that individual.
    A10. In respect of each landing of transhipped catch, the master or 
authorised representative of the receiving vessel shall immediately 
sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy of 
all the Dissostichus catch documents, or if the catch was divided, 
copies, of all the Dissostichus catch documents, to the Flag State(s) 
that issued the Dissostichus catch document, and shall provide a copy 
of the relevant document to each recipient of the catch. The Flag State 
of the receiving vessel shall immediately convey by the most rapid 
electronic means available a copy of the document to the CCAMLR 
Secretariat to be made available by the next working day to all 
Contracting Parties.
    A11. For each shipment of Dissostichus spp. to be exported from the 
country of landing, the exporter shall adhere to the following 
procedures to obtain the necessary export validation of the 
Dissostichus catch document(s) that account for all the Dissostichus 
spp. contained in the shipment:
    (i) The exporter shall enter on each Dissostichus catch document 
the amount of each Dissostichus spp. reported on the document that is 
contained in the shipment;
    (ii) The exporter shall enter on each Dissostichus catch document 
the name and address of the importer of the shipment and the point of 
import;
    (iii) The exporter shall enter on each Dissostichus catch document 
the exporter's name and address, and shall sign the document; and
    (iv) The exporter shall obtain a signed and stamped validation of 
the Dissostichus catch document by a responsible official of the 
exporting State.
    A12. In the case of re-export, the re-exporter shall adhere to the 
following procedures to obtain the necessary re-export validation of 
the Dissostichus catch document(s) that account for all the 
Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment:
    (i) The re-exporter shall supply details of the net weight of 
product of all species to be re-exported, together with the 
Dissostichus catch document number to which each species and product 
relates;
    (ii) The re-exporter shall supply the name and address of the 
importer of the shipment, the point of import and the name and address 
of the exporter;
    (iii) The re-exporter shall obtain a signed and stamped validation 
of the above details by the responsible official of the exporting State 
on the accuracy of information contained in the document(s); and
    (iv) The responsible official of the exporting state shall 
immediately transmit by the most rapid electronic means a copy of the 
re-export document to the Secretariat to be made available next working 
day to all Contracting Parties.
    The standard form for re-export is available at the CCAMLR website, 
www.ccamlr.org, or contact the Office of Sustainable Fisheries at the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (phone Dean Swanson: 301-713-2276).

Annex 170/B

The Use of the CDS Fund

    B1. The purpose of the CDS Fund (`the Fund') is to enhance the 
capacity of the Commission in improving the effectiveness of the CDS 
and by this, and other means, to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU 
fishing in the Convention Area.
    B2. The Fund will be operated according to the following 
provisions:
    (i) The Fund shall be used for special projects, or special needs 
of the Secretariat if the Commission so decides, aimed at assisting the 
development and improving the effectiveness of the CDS. The Fund may 
also be used for special projects and other activities contributing to 
the prevention, deterrence and elimination of IUU fishing in the 
Convention Area, and for other such purposes as the Commission may 
decide.
    (ii) The Fund shall be used primarily for projects conducted by the 
Secretariat, although the participation of Members in these projects is 
not precluded. While individual Member projects may be considered, this 
shall not replace the normal responsibilities of Members of the 
Commission. The Fund shall not be used for routine Secretariat 
activities.
    (iii) Proposals for special projects may be made by Members, by the 
Commission or the Scientific Committee and their subsidiary bodies, or 
by the Secretariat. Proposals shall be made to the Commission in 
writing and be accompanied by an explanation of the proposal and an 
itemised statement of estimated expenditure.
    (iv) The Commission will, at each annual meeting, designate six 
Members to serve on a Review Panel to review proposals made 
intersessionally and to make recommendations to the Commission on 
whether to fund special projects or special needs. The Review Panel 
will operate by email intersessionally and meet during the first week 
of the Commission's annual meeting.
    (v) The Commission shall review all proposals and decide on 
appropriate projects and funding as a standing agenda item at its 
annual meeting.
    (vi) The Fund may be used to assist Acceding States and non-
Contracting Parties that wish to cooperate with CCAMLR and participate 
in the CDS, so long as this use is consistent with provisions (i) and 
(ii) above. Acceding States and non-Contracting Parties may submit 
proposals if the proposals are sponsored by, or in cooperation with, a 
Member.
    (vii) The Financial Regulations of the Commission shall apply to 
the Fund, except in so far as these provisions provide or the 
Commission decides otherwise.
    (viii) The Secretariat shall report to the annual meeting of the 
Commission on the activities of the Fund, including its income and 
expenditure. Annexed to the report shall be reports on the progress of 
each project being funded by the Fund, including details of the 
expenditure on each project. The report will be circulated to Members 
in advance of the annual meeting.
    (ix) Where an individual Member project is being funded according 
to provision (ii), that Member shall provide an annual report on the 
progress of the project, including details of the expenditure on the 
project. The report shall be submitted to the Secretariat in sufficient 
time to be circulated to Members in advance of the annual meeting. When 
the project is completed, that Member shall provide a final statement 
of account certified by an auditor acceptable to the Commission.
    (x) The Commission shall review all ongoing projects at its annual 
meeting as a standing agenda item and reserves the right, after notice, 
to cancel a project at any time should it decide that it is necessary. 
Such a decision shall be exceptional, and shall take into account 
progress made to date and likely progress in the future, and shall in 
any case be preceded by an invitation from the Commission to the 
project coordinator to present a case for continuation of funding.
    (xi) The Commission may modify these provisions at any time.

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Conservation Measure 216/XX

Experimental Line-Weighting Trials

    In respect of fisheries in Statistical Subareas 48.6 south of 
60 deg.S, 88.1 and 88.2, paragraph 3 of Conservation Measure 29/XIX 
shall not apply only where a vessel can demonstrate prior to licensing 
for this fishery its ability to fully comply with either of the 
following experimental protocols.
    Protocol A:
    A1. The vessel shall, under observation by a scientific observer:
    (i) Set a minimum of five longlines with a minimum of four Time 
Depth Recorders (TDR) on each line;
    (ii) Randomise TDR placement on the longline within and between 
sets;
    (iii) Calculate an individual sink rate for each TDR when returned 
to the vessel, where:
    (a) The sink rate shall be measured as an average of the time taken 
to sink from the surface (0 m) to 15 m; and
    (b) This sink rate shall be at a minimum rate of 0.3 m/s;
    (iv) If the minimum sink rate is not achieved at all 20 sample 
points, repeat the test until such time as a total of 20 tests with a 
minimum sink rate of 0.3 
m/s are recorded; and
    (v) All equipment and fishing gear used in the tests is to be the 
same as that to be used in the Convention Area.
    A2. During fishing, for a vessel to maintain the exemption to 
night-time setting requirements, continuous line sink monitoring shall 
be undertaken by the CCAMLR scientific observer. The vessel shall 
cooperate with the CCAMLR observer who shall:
    (i) Aim to place a TDR on every longline set during the observer's 
shift;
    (ii) Every seven days place all available TDRs on a single longline 
to determine any sink rate variation along the line;
    (iii) Randomise TDR placement on the longline within and between 
sets;
    (iv) Calculate an individual rate for each TDR when returned to the 
vessel; and
    (v) Measure the sink rate as an average of the time taken to sink 
from the surface (0 m) to 15 m.
    A3. The vessel shall:
    (i) Ensure the average sink rate is at a minimum of 0.3 m/s;
    (ii) Report daily to the fishery manager; and
    (iii) Ensure that data collected from line sink trials is recorded 
in the approved format and submitted to the fishery manager at the 
conclusion of the season.
    Protocol B:
    B1. The vessel shall, under observation by a scientific observer:
    (i) Set a minimum of five longlines of the maximum length to be 
used in the Convention Area with a minimum of four bottle tests (see 
paragraphs B5 to B9) on the middle one-third of the longline;
    (ii) Randomise bottle test placement on the longline within and 
between sets, noting that all tests should be applied halfway between 
weights;
    (iii) Calculate an individual sink rate for each bottle test, where 
the sink rate shall be measured as the time taken for the longline to 
sink from the surface (0 m) to 15 m;
    (iv) This sink rate shall be at a minimum rate of 0.3 m/s;
    (v) If the minimum sink rate is not achieved at all 20 sample 
points (four tests on five lines), continue testing until such time as 
a total of 20 tests with a minimum sink rate of 0.3 m/s are recorded; 
and
    (vi) All equipment and fishing gear used in the tests is to be to 
the same specifications as that to be used in the Convention Area.
    B2. During fishing, for a vessel to maintain the exemption to 
paragraph 3 of ConservationMeasure 29/XIX, regular line sink rate 
monitoring shall be undertaken by the CCAMLR scientific observer. The 
vessel shall cooperate with the CCAMLR observer who shall:
    (i) Aim to conduct a bottle test on every longline set during the 
observer's shift, noting that the test should be undertaken on the 
middle one-third of the line;
    (ii) Every seven days place at least four bottle tests on a single 
longline to determine any sink rate variation along the line;
    (iii) Randomise bottle test placement on the longline within and 
between sets, noting that all tests should be applied halfway between 
weights;
    (iv) Calculate an individual sink rate for each bottle test; and
    (v) Measure the line sink rate as the time taken for the line to 
sink from the surface (0 m) to 15 m.
    B3. The vessel shall whilst operating under this exemption:
    (i) Ensure that all longlines are weighted to achieve a minimum 
line sink rate of 0.3 m/s at all times;
    (ii) Report daily to its national agency on the achievement of this 
target; and
    (iii) Ensure that data collected from line sink rate monitoring are 
recorded in the approved format and submitted to the relevant national 
agency at the conclusion of the season.
    B4. A bottle test is to be conducted as described below.
Bottle Set Up
    B5. 15 m of 2 mm multifilament nylon snood twine, or equivalent, is 
securely attached to the neck of a 750 ml plastic bottle \1\ (buoyancy 
about 0.7 kg) with a longline clip attached to the other end. The 
length measurement is taken from the attachment point(terminal end of 
the clip) to the neck of the bottle, and should be checked by the 
observer every few days.
    B6. Reflective tape should be wrapped around the bottle to allow it 
to be observed at night. A piece of waterproof paper with a unique 
identifying number large enough to be read from a few metres away 
should be placed inside the bottle.
Test
    B7. The bottle is emptied of water, the stopper is left open and 
the twine is wrapped around the body of the bottle for setting. The 
bottle with the encircled twine is attached to the longline \2\, midway 
between weights (the attachment point).
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    \1\ A plastic water bottle that has a hard plastic screw-on 
`stopper' is needed. The stopper of the bottle is left open so that 
the bottle will fill with water after being pulled under water. This 
allows the plastic bottle to be re-used rather than being crushed by 
water pressure.
    \2\ On autolines attach to the backbone; on the Spanish longline 
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    B8. The observer records the time at which the attachment point 
enters the water as t1 in seconds. The time at which the bottle is 
observed to be pulled completely under is recorded as t2 in 
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    Line sink rate = 15 / (t2--t1)
    B9. The result should be equal to or greater than 0.3 m/s. These 
data are to be recorded in the space provided in the electronic 
observer logbook.

Conservation Measure 217/XX

Fishing Seasons

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    The fishing season for all Convention Area species is 1 December to 
30 November of the following year, unless otherwise set in specific 
conservation measures.

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Conservation Measure 218/XX \1\
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Prohibition of Directed Fishing for Dissostichus spp. Except in 
Accordance With Specific Conservation Measures in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    Directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subareas 
48.5, 88.2 north of 65 deg.S and 88.3, and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.5.1 
is prohibited from 1 December 2001 to 30 November 2002.

Conservation Measure 219/XX

Limits on the Fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:
Access
    1. The fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Subarea 
48.3 shall be conducted by vessels using trawls only. The use of bottom 
trawls in the directed fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in 
Statistical Subarea 48.3 is prohibited.
    2. Fishing for Champsocephalus gunnari shall be prohibited within 
12 n miles of the coast of South Georgia during the period March 1 to 
May 31, 2002 (spawning period).
Catch Limit
    3. The total catch of Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 season shall be limited to 5 557 tonnes. 
The total catch of Champsocephalus gunnari taken in the period March 1 
to May 31, 2002. shall be limited to 1 389 tonnes.
    4. Where any haul contains more than 100 kg of Champsocephalus 
gunnari, and more than 10% of the Champsocephalus gunnari by number are 
smaller than 240 mm total length, the fishing vessel shall move to 
another fishing location at least 5 n miles distant.\1\ The fishing 
vessel shall not return to any point within 5 n miles of the location 
where the catch of small Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 10%, for a 
period of at least five days\2\. The location where the catch of small 
Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 10% is defined as the path followed by 
the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear was first 
deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the fishing gear 
was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
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    \1\ This provision concerning the minimum distance separating 
fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
    \2\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the 
reporting period specified in Conservation Measure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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Season
    5. For the purpose of the trawl fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari 
in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 2001/02 season is defined as the 
period from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or until the catch 
limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    6. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 95/XIV. 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
     Is greater than 100 kg and exceeds 5% of the total catch 
of all fish by weight, or
     Is equal to or greater than 2 tonnes, then the fishing 
vessel shall move to another location at least 5 n miles distant.\1\ 
The fishing vessel shall not return to any point within 5 n miles of 
the location where the by-catch of species named in Conservation 
Measure 95/XIV exceeded 5% for a period of at least five days.\2\ The 
location where the by-catch exceeded 5% is defined as the path followed 
by the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear was 
first deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the 
fishing gear was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
Mitigation
    7. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 173/XVIII so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of the fishery.
    8. When any vessel has caught a total of 20 seabirds, it shall 
cease fishing and shall be excluded from further participation in the 
fishery in the 2001/02 season.
Observers
    9. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    10. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    11. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species is Champsocephalus gunnari and by-catch species are 
defined as any species other than Champsocephalus gunnari.
Data: Biological
    12. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International 
ScientificObservation.
Research
    13. Each vessel operating in this fishery during the period March 1 
to May 31, 2002 shall conduct twenty (20) research trawls in the manner 
described in Annex 219/A.

Annex 219/A

Research Trawls During Spawning Season

    1. All fishing vessels taking part in the fishery for 
Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Subarea 48.3 between March 1 and 
May 31, 2002 shall be required to conduct a minimum of 20 research 
hauls, to be completed during that period. Twelve research hauls shall 
be carried out in the Shag Rocks-Black Rocks area: Four each in the NW 
and SE sectors, and two each in the NE and SW sectors. A further eight 
research hauls shall be conducted on the northwestern shelf of South 
Georgia over water less than 300 m deep.
    2. Each research haul must be at least 5 n miles distant from all 
others. The spacing of stations is intended to be such that both areas 
are adequately covered in order to provide information on the length, 
sex, maturity and weight composition of Champsocephalus gunnari.
    3. If concentrations of fish are located en route to South Georgia, 
they should be fished in addition to the research hauls.
    4. The duration of research hauls must be of a minimum of 30 
minutes with the net at fishing depth. During the day, the net must be 
fished close to the bottom.

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    5. The catch of all research hauls shall be sampled by the 
international scientific observer on board. Samples should aim to 
comprise at least 100 fish, sampled using standard random sampling 
techniques. All fish in the sample should be at least examined for 
length, sex and maturity determination, and where possible weight. More 
fish should be examined if the catch is large and time permits.

Conservation Measure 220/XX

Limits on the Fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 Season

Access
    1. The fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Division 
58.5.2 shall be conducted by vessels using trawls only.
    2. For the purpose of this fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari, the 
area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:
    (i) Starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 
72 deg.15'E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation 
AgreementBoundary then south along the meridian to its intersection 
with the parallel of latitude 53 deg.25'S;
    (ii) Then east along that parallel to its intersection with the 
meridian of longitude 74 deg.E;
    (iii) Then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of 
the parallel of latitude 52 deg.40'S and the meridian of longitude 
76 deg.E;
    (iv) Then north along the meridian to its intersection with the 
parallel of latitude 52 deg.S;
    (v) Then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of 
the parallel of latitude 51 deg.S with the meridian of longitude 
74 deg.30'E; and
    (vi) Then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of 
commencement.
    3. Areas in Statistical Division 58.5.2 outside that defined above 
shall be closed to directed fishing for Champsocephalus gunnari.
Catch Limit
    4. The total catch of Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 season shall be limited to 885 tonnes.
    5. Where any haul contains more than 100 kg of Champsocephalus 
gunnari, and more than 10% of the Champsocephalus gunnari by number are 
smaller than 240 mm total length, the fishing vessel shall move to 
another fishing location at least 5 n miles distant. \1\ The fishing 
vessel shall not return to any point within 5 n miles of the location 
where the catch of small Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 10% for a 
period of at least five days. \2\ The location where the catch of small 
Champsocephalus gunnari exceeded 10% is defined as the path followed by 
the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear was first 
deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the fishing gear 
was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
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    \1\ This provision concerning the minimum distance separating 
fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
    \2\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the 
reporting period specified in Conservation Measure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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Season
    6. For the purpose of the trawl fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari 
in Statistical Division 58.5.2, the 2001/02 season is defined as the 
period from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or until the catch 
limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-catch
    7. Fishing shall cease if the by-catch of any species reaches its 
by-catch limit as set out in Conservation Measure 224/XX.
Mitigation
    8. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 173/XVIII so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    9. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer, and may include one appointed in accordance 
with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, on 
board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    10. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    11. For the purpose of Annex 220B, the target species is 
Champsocephalus gunnari and by-catch species are defined as any species 
other than Champsocephalus gunnari.
Data: Biological
    12. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Annex 220/B, 
shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be reported in 
accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific Observation.

Annex 220/A

Data Reporting System

    A ten-day catch and effort reporting system shall be implemented:
    (i) For the purpose of implementing this system, the calendar month 
shall be divided into three reporting periods, viz: Day 1 to day 10, 
day 11 to day 20 and day 21 to the last day of the month. The reporting 
periods are hereafter referred to as periods A, B and C;
    (ii) At the end of each reporting period, each Contracting Party 
participating in the fishery shall obtain from each of its vessels 
information on total catch and total days and hours fished for that 
period and shall, by cable, telex, facsimile or electronic 
transmission, transmit the aggregated catch and days and hours fished 
for its vessels so as to reach the Executive Secretary no later than 
the end of the next reporting period;
    (iii) A report must be submitted by every Contracting Party taking 
part in the fishery for each reporting period for the duration of the 
fishery, even if no catches are taken;
    (iv) The catch of Champsocephalus gunnari and of all by-catch 
species must be reported;
    (v) Such reports shall specify the month and reporting period (A, B 
and C) to which each report refers;
    (vi) Immediately after the deadline has passed for receipt of the 
reports for each period, the Executive Secretary shall notify all 
Contracting Parties engaged in fishing activities in the division of 
the total catch taken during the reporting period and the total 
aggregate catch for the season to date; and
    (vii) At the end of every three reporting periods, the Executive 
Secretary shall inform all Contracting Parties of the total catch taken 
during the three most recent reporting periods and the total aggregate 
catch for the season to date.
    A fine-scale catch, effort and biological data reporting system 
shall be implemented:
    (i) The scientific observer(s) aboard each vessel shall collect the 
data required to complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data 
form C1, latest version.
    These data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat not later 
than one month after the vessel returns to port;
    (ii) The catch of Champsocephalus gunnari and of all by-catch 
species must be reported;

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    (iii) The numbers of seabirds and marine mammals of each species 
caught and released or killed must be reported;
    (iv) The scientific observer(s) aboard each vessel shall collect 
data on the length composition from representative samples of 
Champsocephalus gunnari and by-catch species:
    (a) Length measurements shall be to the nearest centimetre below; 
and
    (b) Representative samples of length composition shall be taken 
from each fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5 deg. latitude by 1 deg. 
longitude) fished in each calendar month; and
    (v) The above data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat not 
later than one month after the vessel returns to port.

Conservation Measure 221/XX

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:
Access
    1. The fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 
48.3 shall be conducted by vessels using longlines and pots only.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 season shall be limited to 5 820 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the longline fishery for Dissostichus 
eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 2001/02 season is defined 
as the period from 1 May to 31 August 2002, or until the catch limit is 
reached, whichever is sooner. For the purpose of the pot fishery for 
Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 2001/02 
season is defined as the period from 1 December 2001 to 30 November 
2002, or until the catch limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch of crab shall be counted against the catch limit in 
the crab fishery in Subarea 48.3.
    5. The by-catch of finfish in the fishery for Dissostichus 
eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 season shall not 
exceed 291 tonnes for skates and rays and 291 tonnes for Macrourus spp. 
For the purpose of these by-catch limits, skates and rays shall be 
counted as a single species.
    6. If the by-catch of any one species is equal to or greater than 1 
tonne in any one haul or set, then the fishing vessel shall move to 
another location at least 5 n-miles \1\ distant. The fishing vessel 
shall not return to any point within 5 n miles of the location where 
the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least five days.\2\ 
The location where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the path 
followed by the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear 
was first deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the 
fishing gear was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
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fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
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reporting period specified in Conservation Measure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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Mitigation
    7. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 29/XIX so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    8. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    9. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    10. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species is Dissostichus eleginoides and by-catch species are 
defined as any species other than Dissostichus eleginoides.
    11. The total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides 
discarded, including those with the `jellymeat' condition, shall be 
reported. These fish will count towards the total allowable catch.
Data: Biological
    12. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International 
ScientificObservation.

Conservation Measure 222/XX

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 Season

Access
    1. The fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Division 
58.5.2 shall be conducted by vessels using trawls only.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 season shall be limited to 2 815 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the trawl fishery for Dissostichus 
eleginoides in Statistical Division 58.5.2, the 2001/02 season is 
defined as the period from 1 December 2001 to 30 November 2002, or 
until the catch limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    4. Fishing shall cease if the by-catch of any species reaches its 
by-catch limit as set out in Conservation Measure 224/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 173/XVIII so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    6. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer, and may include one appointed in accordance 
with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, on 
board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    7. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Annex 
222/A; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Annex 222/A. Fine-scale data shall be submitted on a haul-by-
haul basis.
    8. For the purpose of Annex 222/A, the target species is 
Dissostichus eleginoides and by-catch species are defined as any 
species other than Dissostichus eleginoides.

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    9. The total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides 
discarded, including those with the `jellymeat' condition, shall be 
reported. These fish will count towards the total allowable catch.
Data: Biological
    10. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Annex 222/A, 
shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be reported in 
accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific Observation.

Annex 222/A

Data Reporting System

    A ten-day catch and effort reporting system shall be implemented:
    (i) For the purpose of implementing this system, the calendar month 
shall be divided into three reporting periods, viz: day 1 to day 10, 
day 11 to day 20 and day 21 to the last day of the month. The reporting 
periods are hereafter referred to as periods A, B and C;
    (ii) At the end of each reporting period, each Contracting Party 
participating in the fishery shall obtain from each of its vessels 
information on total catch and total days and hours fished for that 
period and shall, by cable, telex, facsimile or electronic 
transmission, transmit the aggregated catch and days and hours fished 
for its vessels so as to reach the Executive Secretary no later than 
the end of the next reporting period;
    (iii) A report must be submitted by every Contracting Party taking 
part in the fishery for each reporting period for the duration of the 
fishery, even if no catches are taken;
    (iv) The catch of Dissostichus eleginoides and of all by-catch 
species must be reported;
    (v) Such reports shall specify the month and reporting period (A, B 
and C) to which each report refers;
    (vi) Immediately after the deadline has passed for receipt of the 
reports for each period, the Executive Secretary shall notify all 
Contracting Parties engaged in fishing activities in the division of 
the total catch taken during the reporting period and the total 
aggregate catch for the season to date; and
    (vii) At the end of every three reporting periods, the Executive 
Secretary shall inform all Contracting Parties of the total catch taken 
during the three most recent reporting periods and the total aggregate 
catch for the season to date.
    A fine-scale catch, effort and biological data reporting system 
shall be implemented:
    (i) The scientific observer(s) aboard each vessel shall collect the 
data required to complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data 
form C1, latest version. These data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR 
Secretariat not later than one month after the vessel returns to port;
    (ii) The catch of Dissostichus eleginoides and of all by-catch 
species must be reported;
    (iii) The numbers of seabirds and marine mammals of each species 
caught and released or killed must be reported;
    (iv) The scientific observer(s) aboard each vessel shall collect 
data on the length composition from representative samples of 
Dissostichus eleginoides and by-catch species:
    (a) Length measurements shall be to the nearest centimetre below; 
and
    (b) Representative samples of length composition shall be taken 
from each fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5 deg. latitude by 1 deg. 
longitude) fished in each calendar month; and
    (v) The above data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat not 
later than one month after the vessel returns to port.

Conservation Measure 223/XX

Precautionary Catch Limit for Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure 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 December 1, 2001 
to November 30, 2002.
    2. The total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the 2001/02 season 
shall be limited to 109,000 tonnes in Statistical Subarea 48.3.
    3. In addition, the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the 
2001/02 season shall be limited to 14,500 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', 44 deg.W.
    4. In the event that the catch of Electrona carlsbergi is expected 
to exceed 20,000 tonnes in the 2001/02 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 meeting of the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment 
in 2002.
    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 is 
sooner.
    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 is 
sooner.
    7. If, in the course of the directed fishery for Electrona 
carlsbergi, the by-catch in any one haul of any species other than the 
target species--
     Is greater than 100 kg and exceeds 5% of the total catch 
of all fish by weight, or
     Is equal to or greater than 2 tonnes, then the fishing 
vessel shall move to another fishing location at least 5 n miles 
distant.\1\ The fishing vessel shall not return to any point within 5 n 
miles of the location where the by-catch of species, other than the 
target species, exceeded 5%, for a period of at least five days.\2\ The 
location where the by-catch exceeded 5% is defined as the path followed 
by the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear was 
first deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the 
fishing gear was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
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    \1\ This provision concerning the minimum distance separating 
fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
    \2\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the 
reporting period specified in Conservation Measure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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    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 2001/02 season;
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Data Reporting System 
set out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX shall also apply in the 2001/02 
season. For the purposes of Conservation Measure 122/XIX, the target 
species is Electrona carlsbergi, and `by-catch species' are defined as 
any cephalopod, crustacean or fish species other than Electrona 
carlsbergi; and
    (iii) The Monthly Fine-scale Biological Data Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 121/XIX shall also apply in the 2001/02 
season. For the purposes of Conservation Measure

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121/XIX, 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 3(ii) of 
Conservation Measure 121/XIX a representative sample shall be a minimum 
of 500 fish.

Conservation Measure 224/XX

Limitation of By-Catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 
Season

    1. There shall be no directed fishing for any species other than 
Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2001/02 fishing season.
    2. In directed fisheries in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 
2001/02 season, the by-catch of Channichthys rhinoceratus shall not 
exceed 150 tonnes, and the by-catch of Lepidonotothen squamifrons shall 
not exceed 80 tonnes.
    3. The by-catch of any fish species not mentioned in paragraph 2, 
and for which there is no other catch limit in force, shall not exceed 
50 tonnes in Statistical Division 58.5.2. For the purposes of this 
measure, `Macrourus spp.' and `skates and rays' should each be counted 
as a single species.
    4. If, in the course of a directed fishery, the by-catch in any one 
haul of Channichthys rhinoceratus or Lepidonotothen squamifrons is 
equal to, or greater than 2 tonnes, then the fishing vessel shall not 
fish using that method of fishing at any point within 5 n miles \1\ of 
the location where the by-catch exceeded 2 tonnes for a period of at 
least five days.\2\ The location where the by-catch exceeded 2 tonnes 
is defined as the path followed by the fishing vessel from the point at 
which the fishing gear was first deployed from the fishing vessel to 
the point at which the fishing gear was retrieved by the fishing 
vessel.
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    \1\ This provision concerning the minimum distance separating 
fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
    \2\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the 
reporting period specified in Conservation Measure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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    5. If, in the course of a directed fishery, the by-catch in any one 
haul of any other by-catch species for which by-catch limitations apply 
under this conservation measure is equal to, or greater than 1 tonne, 
then the fishing vessel shall not fish using that method of fishing at 
any point within 5 n miles \1\ of the location where the by-catch 
exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least five days.\2\ The location 
where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the path followed by 
the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear was first 
deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the fishing gear 
was retrieved by the fishing vessel.

Conservation Measure 225/XX

Limits on the Fishery for Crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/
02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:
Access
    1. The fishery for crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall be 
conducted by vessels using pots only. 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. 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.
Catch Limit
    4. The total catch of crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/
02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 1.600 tonnes.
    5. 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 Paralomis formosa, 
males with a minimum carapace width of 94 mm and 90 mm, respectively, 
may be retained in the catch.
    6. Crab processed at sea shall be frozen as crab sections (size of 
crabs can be determined using crab sections).
Season
    7. For the purpose of the pot fishery for crab in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3, the 2001/02 season is defined as the period from December 
1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or until the catch limit is reached, 
whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    8. The by-catch of Dissostichus eleginoides shall be counted 
against the catch limit in the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 
Statistical Subarea 48.3.
Observers
    9. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    10. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 61/XII; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    11. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 61/XII and 122/XIX the 
target species is crab and by-catch species are defined as any species 
other than crab.
Data: Biological
    12. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    13. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the data requirements 
described in Annex 225/A and the experimental harvest regime described 
in Conservation Measure 226/XX. Data collected for the period up to 
August 31, 2002 shall be reported to CCAMLR by September 30, 2002 so 
that the data will be available to the meeting of the Working Group on 
Fish Stock Assessment in 2002. Such data collected after August 31 
shall be reported to CCAMLR not later than three months after the 
closure of the fishery.

Annex 225/A

Data Requirements on the Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3

Catch and Effort Data:
Cruise Descriptions
    Cruise code, vessel code, permit number, year.

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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 Crab Fishery in
                        Statistical Subarea 48.3
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                  Species                         Data Requirements
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Dissostichus eleginoides..................  Numbers and estimated total
                                             weight.
Notothenia rossii.........................  Numbers and estimated total
                                             weight.
Other species.............................  Estimated total weight.
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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 226/XX

Experimental Harvest Regime for the Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 
48.3 in the 2001/02 Season

    The following measures apply to all crab fishing within Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 fishing season. Every vessel participating 
in the crab fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall conduct fishing 
operations in accordance with an experimental harvest regime as 
outlined below:
    1. Vessels shall conduct the experimental harvest regime in the 
2001/02 season at the start of their first season of participation in 
the crab fishery and the following conditions shall apply:
    (i) Every vessel when undertaking an experimental harvesting regime 
shall expend its first 200,000 pot hours of effort within a total area 
delineated by twelve blocks of 0.5 deg. latitude by 1.0 deg. longitude. 
For the purposes of this conservation measure, these blocks shall be 
numbered A to L. In Annex 226/A, the blocks are illustrated(Figure 1), 
and the geographic position is denoted by the coordinates of the 
northeast corner of the block. For each string, pot hours shall be 
calculated by taking the total number of pots on the string and 
multiplying that number 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;
    (ii) Vessels shall not fish outside the area delineated by the 
0.5 deg. latitude by 1.0 deg. longitude blocks prior to completing the 
experimental harvesting regime;
    (iii) Vessels shall not expend more than 30,000 pot hours in any 
single block of 0.5 deg. latitude by 1.0 deg. longitude;
    (iv) If a vessel returns to port before it has expended 200,000 pot 
hours in the experimental harvesting regime the remaining pot hours 
shall be expended before it can be considered that the vessel has 
completed the experimental harvesting regime; and
    (v) After completing 200,000 pot hours of experimental fishing, it 
shall be considered that vessels have completed the experimental 
harvesting regime and they shall be permitted to commence fishing in a 
normal fashion.
    2. Data collected during the experimental harvest regime up to June 
30, 2002 shall be submitted to CCAMLR by August 31, 2002.
    3. Normal fishing operations shall be conducted in accordance with 
the regulations set out in Conservation Measure 225/XX.
    4. For the purposes of implementing normal fishing operations after 
completion of the experimental harvest regime, the Ten-day Catch and 
Effort Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 61/XII shall 
apply.
    5. Vessels that complete experimental harvest 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 225/XX.
    6. Fishing vessels shall participate in the experimental harvest 
regime independently(i.e. vessels may not cooperate to complete phases 
of the experiment).
    7. Crabs taken by any vessel for research purposes will be 
considered as part of any catch limits in force for each species taken, 
and shall be reported to CCAMLR as part of the annual STATLANT returns.
    8. All vessels participating in the experimental harvest regime 
shall carry at least one scientific observer on board during all 
fishing activities.

Conservation Measure 227/XX\1,2\
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General Measures for Exploratory Fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the 
Convention Area in the 2001/02 Season

The Commission,

    Noting the need for the distribution of fishing effort and catch in 
fine-scale rectangles \3\ in these exploratory fisheries,

    \3\ A fine-scale rectangle is defined as an area of 0.5 deg. 
latitude by 1 deg. longitude with respect to the northwest corner of 
the statistical subarea or division. The identification of each 
rectangle is by the latitude of its northernmost boundary and the 
longitude of the boundary closest to 0 deg..
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hereby adopts the following conservation measure:

    1. This conservation measure applies to exploratory fisheries using 
the trawl or longline methods except for such fisheries where the 
Commission has given specific exemptions to the extent of those 
exemptions. In trawl fisheries, a haul comprises a single deployment of 
the trawl net. In longline fisheries, a haul comprises the setting of 
one or more lines in a single location.
    2. Fishing should take place over as large a geographical and 
bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to 
determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch 
and effort. To this end, fishing in any fine-scale rectangle shall 
cease when the reported catch reaches 100 tonnes and that rectangle 
shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season. Fishing in 
any fine-scale rectangle shall be restricted to one vessel at any one 
time.
    3. In order to give effect to paragraph 2 above:
    (i) The precise geographic position of a haul in trawl fisheries 
will be determined by the mid-point of the path between the start-point 
and end-point of the haul;
    (ii) The precise geographic position of a haul in longline 
fisheries will be determined by the centre-point of the line or lines 
deployed;
    (iii) Catch and effort information for each species by fine-scale 
rectangle

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shall be reported to the Executive Secretary every five days using the 
Five-Day Catch andEffort Reporting System set out in Conservation 
Measure 51/XIX; and
    (iv) The Secretariat shall notify Contracting Parties participating 
in these fisheries when the total catch for Dissostichus eleginoides 
and Dissostichus mawsoni combined in any fine-scale rectangle is likely 
to reach 100 tonnes, and fishing in that fine-scale rectangle shall be 
closed when that limit is reached.
    4. The by-catch in each exploratory fishery shall be regulated as 
in Conservation Measure 228/XX.
    5. The total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and 
Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, including those with the `jellymeat' 
condition, shall be reported.
    6. Each vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries for 
Dissostichus spp. during the 2001/02 season shall have one scientific 
observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of 
International Scientific Observation, and where possible one additional 
scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing activities within 
the fishing season.
    7. The Data Collection Plan (Annex 227/A) and Research Plan (Annex 
227/B) shall be implemented. Data collected pursuant to the Data 
Collection and Research Plans for the period up to August 31, 2002 
shall be reported to CCAMLR by September 30, 2002 so that the data will 
be available to the meeting of the Working Group on Fish Stock 
Assessment (WG-FSA) in 2002. Such data taken after August 31 shall be 
reported to CCAMLR not later than three months after the closure of the 
fishery, but, where possible, submitted in time for the consideration 
of WG-FSA.
    8. Members who choose not to participate in the fishery prior to 
the commencement of the fishery shall inform the Secretariat of changes 
in their plans no later than one month before the start of the fishery. 
If, for whatever reason, Members are unable to participate in the 
fishery, they shall inform the Secretariat no later than one week after 
finding that they cannot participate. The Secretariat will inform all 
Contracting Parties immediately after such notification is received.

Annex 227/A

Data Collection Plan for Exploratory Fisheries

    1. All vessels will comply with the Five-day Catch and Effort 
Reporting System (Conservation Measure 51/XIX) and Monthly Fine-scale 
Catch, Effort and Biological Data Reporting Systems (Conservation 
Measures 121/XIX and 122/XIX).
    2. All data required by the CCAMLR Scientific Observers Manual for 
finfish fisheries will be collected. These include:
    (i) Position, date and depth at the start and end of every haul;
    (ii) Haul-by-haul catch and catch per effort by species;
    (iii) Haul-by-haul length frequency of common species;
    (iv) Sex and gonad state of common species;
    (v) Diet and stomach fullness;
    (vi) Scales and/or otoliths for age determination;
    (vii) Number and mass by species of by-catch of fish and other 
organisms; and
    (viii) Observation on occurrence and incidental mortality of 
seabirds and mammals in relation to fishing operations.
    3. Data specific to longline fisheries will be collected. These 
include:
    (i) Position and sea depth at each end of every line in a haul;
    (ii) Setting, soak, and hauling times;
    (iii) Number and species of fish lost at surface;
    (iv) Number of hooks set;
    (v) Bait type;
    (vi) Baiting success (%);
    (vii) Hook type; and
    (viii) Sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the time 
of setting the lines.

Annex 227/B

Research Plan for Exploratory Fisheries

    1. Activities under this research plan shall not be exempted from 
any conservation measure in force.
    2. This plan applies to all small-scale research units (SSRUs) as 
defined in Table 1 andFigure 1.
    3. Any vessel undertaking prospecting or commercial fishing in any 
SSRU must undertake the following research activities:
    (i) On first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated 
`first series', whether by trawl or longline, should be designated 
`research hauls' and must satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 4.
    (ii) The next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch for longlining, 
whichever trigger level is achieved first, or 10 tonnes of catch for 
trawling, are designated the `second series'. Hauls in the second 
series can, at the discretion of the master, be fished as part of 
normal exploratory fishing. However, provided they satisfy the 
requirements of paragraph 4, these hauls can also be designated as 
research hauls.
    (iii) On completion of the first and second series of hauls, if the 
master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU, the vessel must 
undertake a `third series' which will result in a total of 20 research 
hauls being made in all three series. The third series of hauls shall 
be completed during the same visit as the first and second series in a 
SSRU.
    (iv) On completion of 20 research hauls the vessel may continue to 
fish within the SSRU.
    (v) When either the catch limit or the end of the fishing season is 
reached, all fishing within the designated area should cease.
    4. To be designated as a research haul:
    (i) Each research haul must be separated by not less than 5 n miles 
from any other research haul, distance to be measured from the 
geographical mid-point of each research haul;
    (ii) Each haul shall comprise: for longlines, at least 3 500 hooks 
and no more than 10 000 hooks; this may comprise a number of separate 
lines set in the same location; for trawls, at least 30 minutes 
effective fishing time as defined in the Draft Manual for Bottom Trawl 
Surveys in the Convention Area (SC-CAMLR-XI,Annex 5, Appendix H, 
Attachment E, paragraph 4); and
    (iii) Each haul of a longline shall have a soak time of not less 
than six hours, measured from the time of completion of the setting 
process to the beginning of the hauling process.
    5. All data specified in the Data Collection Plan (Annex 227/A) of 
this conservation measure shall be collected for every research haul; 
in particular, all fish in a research haul up to 100 fish are to be 
measured and at least 30 fish sampled for biological studies(paragraphs 
2(iv) to 2(vi) of Annex 227/A). Where more than 100 fish are caught, a 
method for randomly subsampling the fish should be applied.

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                                           Table 1.--The Coordinates of the Small-Scale Research Units (SSRUs)
                                                                       [Figure 1]
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58.4.1...........................  A                  55 S                     80 E                     64 S                     89 E
58.4.3...........................  A                  55 S                     60 E                     62 S                     73.5 E
58.4.3...........................  B                  55 S                     73.5 E                   62 S                     80 E
58.4.4...........................  A                  51 S                     40 E                     54 S                     42 E
58.4.4...........................  B                  51 S                     42 E                     54 S                     46 E
58.4.4...........................  C                  51 S                     46 E                     54 S                     50 E
58.4.4...........................  D                                                      Areas outside SSRUs A, B, C
58.7.............................  A                  45 S                     37 E                     48 S                     40 E
58.6.............................  A                  45 S                     40 E                     48 S                     44 E
58.6.............................  B                  45 S                     44 E                     48 S                     48 E
58.6.............................  C                  45 S                     48 E                     48 S                     51 E
58.6.............................  D                  45 S                     51 E                     48 S                     54 E
88.1.............................  A                  60 S                     150 E                    65 S                     170 W
88.1.............................  B                  65 S                     150 E                    72 S                     180
88.1.............................  C                  65 S                     180                      72 S                     170 W
88.1.............................  D                  72 S                     160 E                    84 S                     180
88.1.............................  E                  72 S                     180                      84.5 S                   170 W
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Note.--Subarea 88.2 is divided into six 10 deg. longitudinal sections and one 5 deg. longitudinal section; designated A-G from west to east. Subarea
  48.6 is divided into one section north of 60 deg. (A) and five 10 deg. longitudinal sections south of 60 deg.; designated B-F from west to east.

Conservation Measure 228/XX\1\

Limitation of By-Catch in New and Exploratory Fisheries in the 2001/02 
Season

    1. This conservation measure applies to new and exploratory 
fisheries in all areas containing small-scale research units (SSRUs) in 
the 2001/02 season except where specific by-catch conservation measures 
apply.
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    \1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
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    2. The by-catch of any species other than Macrourus spp. shall be 
limited to the following:
     In each SSRU in Statistical Subarea 48.6, Statistical 
Division 58.4.2 and Statistical Subarea 88.1 south of 65 deg.S, and in 
Statistical Division 58.4.3b, the by-catch of any species shall be 
limited to 50 tonnes; and
     In other SSRUs, the by-catch of any species shall be 
limited to 20 tonnes.
    3. The by-catch of Macrourus spp. shall be limited to the 
following:
     In each SSRU in Statistical Subarea 48.6, Statistical 
Division 58.4.2 and Statistical Subarea 88.1 south of 65 deg.S, and in 
Statistical Division 58.4.3b, the by-catch of Macrourus spp. shall be 
limited to 100 tonnes; and
     In other SSRUs, the by-catch of Macrourus spp. shall be 
limited to 40 tonnes.
    4. For the purposes of this measure, ``Macrourus spp.'' and 
``skates and rays'' should each be counted as a single species.
    5. If the by-catch of any one species is equal to or greater than 1 
tonne in any one haul or set, then the fishing vessel shall move to 
another location at least 5 n mile \2\ distant. The fishing vessel 
shall not return to any point within 5 n miles of the location where 
the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least five days \3\. 
The location where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the path 
followed by the fishing vessel from the point at which the fishing gear 
was first deployed from the fishing vessel to the point at which the 
fishing gear was retrieved by the fishing vessel.
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    \2\ This provision concerning the minimum distance separating 
fishing locations is adopted pending the adoption of a more 
appropriate definition of a fishing location by the Commission.
    \3\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the 
reporting period specified in ConservationMeasure 51/XIX, pending 
the adoption of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
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Conservation Measure 229/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 48.6 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.6 shall 
be limited to the exploratory longline fishery by Japan, New Zealand, 
South Africa and Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted by Japanese, 
New Zealand, South African and Uruguayan-flagged vessels using 
longlines only. No more than one vessel per country shall fish at any 
one time.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.6 
in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 
455 tonnes north of 60 deg.S and 455 tonnes south of 60 deg.S.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.6, the 2001/02 season is 
defined as the period from March 1 to August 31, 2002 north of 60 deg.S 
and the period from February 15 to October 15 2002 south of 60 deg.S. 
In the event that either limit is reached, the relevant fishery shall 
be closed.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 48.6 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
provisions of Conservation Measure 29/XIX, except paragraph 3 (night 
setting) shall not apply south of 60 deg.S. South of 60 deg.S, prior to 
licensing, each vessel shall demonstrate its capacity to comply with 
experimental line-weighting trials as approved by the Scientific 
Committee and described in Conservation Measure 216/XX and such data 
shall be reported to the Secretariat immediately.
    6. South of 60 deg.S, longlines may be set during daylight hours 
only if the vessels are demonstrating a consistent

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minimum line sink rate of 0.3 m/s. Any vessel catching a total of three 
(3) seabirds shall immediately revert to night setting in accordance 
with ConservationMeasure 29/XIX.
    7. There shall be no offal discharge in this fishery.
Observers
    8. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    9. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    10. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are 
defined as any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    11. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    12. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the Research Plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.

Conservation Measure 230/XX

Limits on the Demersal Trawl Fisheries in Statistical Division 58.4.2 
in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure for 
the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 65/XII and the new fishery for Macrourus spp. in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 31/X:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.2 
shall be limited to the exploratory trawl fishery by Australia. Fishing 
for Macrourus spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to 
the new trawl fishery by Australia. The fisheries shall be conducted by 
Australian-flagged vessels using trawls only.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Division 
58.4.2 in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch 
limit of 500 tonnes, of which no more than 200 tonnes shall be taken in 
any one of the three zones bounded by longitudes 40 deg.E to 50 deg.E, 
50 deg.E to 57 deg.E and 57 deg.E to 70 deg.E.
    3. The total catch of Macrourus spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.2 
in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 
150 tonnes, of which no more than 100 tonnes shall be taken in any one 
of the three zones bounded by longitudes 40 deg.E to 50 deg.E, 50 deg.E 
to 57 deg.E and 57 deg.E to 70 deg.E.
Season
    4. For the purpose of the exploratory trawl fishery for 
Dissostichus spp. and the new fishery for Macrourus spp. in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2, the 2001/02 season is defined as the period from 
December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or until the catch limit of 
either species is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    5. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX. The provisions governing by-catch of 
Macrourus spp. contained in Conservation Measure 228/XX do not apply to 
this fishery.
Mitigation
    6. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 173/XVIII so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    7. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    8. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measures 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be 
submitted on a haul-by-haul basis.
    9. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Dissostichus spp.
    10. The total number and weight of Dissostichus spp. discarded, 
including those with the ``jellymeat'' condition, shall be reported. 
These fish will count towards the total allowable catch.
Data: Biological
    11. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International 
ScientificObservation.
Research
    12. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the data collection 
and research plans described in Annex 230/A. The results shall be 
reported to CCAMLR not later than three months after the closure of the 
fishery.

Annex 230/A

Data Collection and Research Plans

    1. Demersal trawling for Dissostichus spp. and Macrourus spp. in 
water shallower than 550 m shall be prohibited except for the research 
activities described below:
    (i) Demersal trawling shall be allowed only in designated ``open'' 
areas on the upper and mid-slope in depths greater than 550 m;
    (ii) The manner in which areas are designated ``open'' and 
``closed'' for demersal trawling will be determined according to the 
following procedure:
    (a) Open and closed areas will consist of a series of north-south 
strips extending from the coast to beyond the foot of the continental 
slope. Each strip will be one degree of longitude wide;
    (b) In the first instance, when the vessel has found an appropriate 
area for prospecting or fishing, it will designate the strip as open, 
with the area to be fished to be approximately centred in that strip;
    (c) A single prospecting haul will be permitted in that strip 
before it is designated as open or closed, to establish if an 
aggregation of interest is present. There must be a minimum of 30 
minutes of longitude between prospecting hauls where no strip is 
designated open;
    (d) Whenever a strip is designated open, at least one strip 
adjacent to that

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strip must be designated as closed. Any remnant strips less than one 
degree wide resulting from the previous selection of open and closed 
strips, will be designated as closed;
    (e) Once a strip is designated closed it cannot be subsequently 
fished in that season by any method that allows fishing gear to contact 
the bottom;
    (f) Prior to commercial fishing in an open strip, the vessel must 
undertake the survey trawls in the open strip as described below. The 
survey trawls in the adjacent closed strip must be undertaken prior to 
the vessel fishing a new strip. If the adjacent closed strip has 
already been surveyed, a new survey is not necessary; and
    (g) When the vessel wishes to fish in a new strip, it must not 
choose a strip already closed. Once a new strip is designated, 
conditions as described in paragraphs (b) to (f) will apply to that 
strip.
    2. Survey trawls in each open strip and its adjacent closed strip 
will be conducted according to the following scheme:
    (i) Each pair of strips will be divided between the shelf area 
above 550 m and the slope area below 550 m. In each open and closed 
strip the following research shall be undertaken:
    (a) In the section deeper than 550 m, two stations (whose locations 
have been randomly pre-selected according to depth and longitude) shall 
be sampled. At each of these stations a beam trawl sample of benthos 
and a bottom-trawl sample of finfish using a commercial trawl with a 
small mesh liner shall be taken;
    (b) In the section shallower than 550 m, two stations shall be 
sampled at randomly pre-selected sites according to depth and longitude 
for benthos using a beam trawl once at each station only; and
    (c) This will be undertaken in each pair of the open and closed 
strips using the process described above.
    3. The following data and material will be collected from research 
and commercial hauls, as required by the CCAMLR Scientific Observers 
Manual:
    (i) Position, date and depth at the start and end of every haul;
    (ii) Haul-by haul catch and catch per effort by species;
    (iii) Haul-by haul length frequency of common species;
    (iv) Sex and gonad state of common species;
    (v) Diet and stomach fullness;
    (vi) Scales and/or otoliths for age determination;
    (vii) By-catch of fish and other organisms; and
    (viii) Observations on the occurrence of seabirds and mammals in 
relation to fishing operations, and details of any incidental mortality 
of these animals.

Conservation Measure 231/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank 
(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction 
in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank (Statistical Division 
58.4.3a) outside areas of national jurisdiction shall be limited to the 
exploratory longline fishery by France and Japan. The fishery shall be 
conducted by French and Japanese-flagged vessels using longlines only. 
No more than one vessel per country shall fish at any one time.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank (Statistical 
Division 58.4.3a) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2001/02 
season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 250 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside 
areas of national jurisdiction, the 2001/02 season is defined as the 
period from May 1 to August 31, 2002, or until the catch limit is 
reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 29/XIX so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    6. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    7. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measures 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be 
submitted on a haul-by-haul basis.
    8. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    9. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    10. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the research plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.

Conservation Measure 232/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank 
(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction 
in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank (Statistical
    Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national jurisdiction shall be 
limited to the exploratory longline fishery by France and Japan. The 
fishery shall be conducted by French and Japanese-flagged vessels using 
longlines only. No more than one vessel per country shall fish at any 
one time.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank(Statistical 
Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2001/02 
season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 300 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
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BANZARE Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national 
jurisdiction, the 2001/02 season is defined as the period from May 1 to 
August 31, 2002, or until the catch limit is reached, whichever is 
sooner.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 29/XIX so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    6. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    7. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    8. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    9. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    10. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the research plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.

Conservation Measure 233/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 
Statistical Division 58.4.4 Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction in 
the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Division 
58.4.4 outside areas of national jurisdiction shall be limited to the 
exploratory longline fishery by France, Japan, South Africa and 
Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted by French, Japanese, South 
African andUruguayan-flagged vessels using longlines only. No more than 
one vessel shall fish at any one time.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Division 58.4.4 outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2001/02 
season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 103 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Division 58.4.4 outside areas 
of national jurisdiction, the 2001/02 season is defined as the period 
from May 1 to August 31, 2002, or until the catch limit is reached, 
whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 29/XIX so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    6. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    7. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    8. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    9. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the System of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    10. Every haul in this exploratory fishery shall meet the 
requirements of research hauls in Conservation Measure 227/XX Annex B, 
paragraph 4.
    11. This fishery is exempted from paragraph 7 of Conservation 
Measure 227/XX except:
    (i) On entry into an SSRU as described in Conservation Measure 227/
XX, Annex B, Table 1, each vessel shall undertake 10 hauls prior to 
moving to another SSRU provided that the fishery has not been closed;
    (ii) Provisions for data collection in Conservation Measure 227/XX, 
Annex B, paragraph 5 shall apply;
    (iii) The Data Collection Plan in Conservation Measure 227/XX, 
Annex A will apply; and
    (iv) Data collected pursuant to the Data Collection and Research 
Plans for the period up to August 31, 2002 shall be reported to CCAMLR 
by September 30, 2002 so that the data will be available to the meeting 
of the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA) in 2002. Such 
data taken after August 31 shall be reported to CCAMLR not later than 
three months after the closure of the fishery, but, where possible, 
submitted in time for the consideration of WG-FSA.

Conservation Measure 234/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in 
Statistical Subarea 58.6 Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction in the 
2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 58.6 
outside areas

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of national jurisdiction shall be limited to the exploratory longline 
fishery by Chile, France, Japan and South Africa. The fishery shall be 
conducted by Chilean, French, Japanese and South African-flagged 
vessels using longlines only. No more than one vessel per country shall 
fish at any one time.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 58.6 outside areas of national jurisdiction in the 2001/02 
season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 450 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 58.6 outside areas of 
national jurisdiction, the 2001/02 season is defined as the period from 
1 May to August 31, 2002, or until the catch limit is reached, 
whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    4. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    5. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 29/XIX so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    6. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    7. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    8. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    9. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    10. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the Research Plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.

Conservation Measure 235/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 88.1 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall 
be limited to the exploratory longline fishery by Japan, New Zealand, 
Russia and South Africa. The fishery shall be conducted by a maximum in 
the season of one (1) Japanese, four (4) New Zealand, three (3) Russian 
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    \1\ As notified to the Secretariat in accordance with 
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Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1 
in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 
171 tonnes north of 65 deg.S and 2 337 tonnes south of 65 deg.S.
    3. In order to ensure an adequate spread of fishing effort south of 
65 deg.S, the total catch of Dissostichus spp. shall not exceed a 
precautionary catch limit of 584 tonnes in each of the four small-scale 
research units (SSRUs) identified for Statistical Subarea 88.1 south of 
65 deg.S, as defined in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.
Season
    4. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1, the 2001/02 season is 
defined as the period from December 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002.
Fishing Operations
    5. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
provisions of Conservation Measure 227/XX, except paragraph 6.
By-Catch
    6. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    7. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
provisions of Conservation Measure 29/XIX, except paragraph 3 (night 
setting) shall not apply. Prior to licensing, each vessel shall 
demonstrate its capacity to comply with experimental line-weighting 
trials as approved by the Scientific Committee and described in 
Conservation Measure 216/XX and such data shall be reported to the 
Secretariat immediately.
    8. In Statistical Subarea 88.1, longlines may be set during 
daylight hours only if the vessels are demonstrating a consistent 
minimum line sink rate of 0.3 m/s in accordance with Conservation 
Measure 216/XX. Any vessel catching a total of three (3) seabirds shall 
immediately revert to night setting in accordance with Conservation 
Measure 29/XIX.
    9. There shall be no offal discharge in this fishery.
Observers
    10. Each vessel participating in the fishery shall have at least 
two scientific observers, one of whom shall be an observer appointed in 
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the 
fishing period.
VMS
    11. Each vessel participating in this exploratory longline fishery 
shall be required to operate a VMS at all times, in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 148/XX.
CDS
    12. Each vessel participating in this exploratory longline fishery 
shall be required to participate in the Catch Documentation Scheme for 
Dissostichus spp., in accordance with Conservation Measure 170/XX.
Research
    13. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the research plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.
Data: Catch/Effort
    14. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:

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    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measures 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be 
submitted on a haul-by-haul basis.
    15. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are 
defined as any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    16. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Discharge
    17. All vessels participating in this exploratory fishery shall be 
prohibited from discharging:
    (i) Oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea, except as 
permitted in Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
    (ii) Garbage;
    (iii) Food wastes not capable of passing through a screen with 
openings no greater than 25 mm;
    (iv) Poultry or parts (including egg shells); or
    (v) Sewage within 12 n miles of land or ice shelves, or sewage 
while the ship is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots.
Additional Elements
    18. No live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into 
Statistical Subarea 88.1 and any dressed poultry not consumed shall be 
removed from Statistical Subarea 88.1.
    19. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall 
be prohibited within 10 n miles of the coast of the Balleny Islands.

Conservation Measure 236/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 88.2 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall 
be limited to the exploratory longline fishery by Japan, New Zealand, 
Russia and South Africa. The fishery shall be conducted by a maximum in 
the season of one (1) Japanese, three (3) New Zealand, one (1) Russian 
and two (2) South African-flagged vessels \1\ using longlines only.
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    \1\ As notified to the Secretariat in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 65/XII paragraph 2(iv).
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Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.2 
south of 65 deg.S in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a 
precautionary catch limit of 250 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for 
Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.2, the 2001/02 season is 
defined as the period from December 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002.
    4. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
provisions of Conservation Measure 227/XX, except paragraph 6.
By-Catch
    5. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    6. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
provisions of Conservation Measure 29/XIX, except paragraph 3 (night 
setting) shall not apply. Prior to licensing, each vessel shall 
demonstrate its capacity to comply with experimental line-weighting 
trials as approved by the Scientific Committee and described in 
Conservation Measure 216/XX, and such data shall be reported to the 
Secretariat immediately.
    7. In Statistical Subarea 88.2, longlines may be set during 
daylight hours only if the vessels are demonstrating a consistent 
minimum line sink rate of 0.3 m/s in accordance with Conservation 
Measure 216/XX. Any vessel catching a total of three (3) seabirds shall 
immediately revert to night setting in accordance with Conservation 
Measure 29/XIX.
    8. There shall be no offal discharge in this fishery.
Observers
    9. Each vessel participating in the fishery shall have at least two 
scientific observers, one of whom shall be an observer appointed in 
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the 
fishing period.
VMS
    10. Each vessel participating in this exploratory longline fishery 
shall be required to operate a VMS at all times, in accordance with 
Conservation Measure 148/XX.
CDS
    11. Each vessel participating in this exploratory longline fishery 
shall be required to participate in the Catch Documentation Scheme for 
Dissostichus spp., in accordance with Conservation Measure 170/XX.
Research
    12. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the research plan 
described in Conservation Measure 227/XX, Annex B.
Data: Catch/Effort
    13. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measures 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be 
submitted on a haul-by-haul basis.
    14. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species is Dissostichus spp. and by-catch species are 
defined as any species other than Dissostichus spp.
Data: Biological
    15. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measures 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation.
Discharge
    16. All vessels participating in this exploratory fishery shall be 
prohibited from discharging:
    (i) Oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea, except as 
permitted in Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
    (ii) Garbage;
    (iii) Food wastes not capable of passing through a screen with 
openings no greater than 25 mm;
    (iv) Poultry or parts (including egg shells); or
    (v) Sewage within 12 n miles of land or ice shelves, or sewage 
while the ship is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots.
Additional Elements
    17. No live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into 
Statistical Subarea 88.2 and any dressed poultry not consumed shall be 
removed from Statistical Subarea 88.2.

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Conservation Measure 237/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Chaenodraco wilsoni, 
Lepidonotothen kempi, Trematomus eulepidotus and Pleuragramma 
antarcticum in Statistical Division 58.4.2 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Chaenodraco wilsoni, Lepidonotothen kempi, 
Trematomus eulepidotus and Pleuragramma antarcticum in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to the exploratory trawl fishery by 
Australia. The fishery shall be conducted by Australian-flagged vessels 
using trawls only.
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of all species in the 2001/02 season shall not 
exceed a precautionary catch limit of 1 500 tonnes.
    3. The catch of Chaenodraco wilsoni in the 2001/02 season shall be 
taken by the midwater trawl method only, except for the research 
program on shallow-water bottom trawling specified in paragraph 4 of 
Annex 237/A of this conservation measure, and shall not exceed 500 
tonnes.
    4. The catches of Lepidonotothen kempi, Trematomus eulepidotus and 
Pleuragramma antarcticum in the 2001/02 season shall be taken by the 
midwater trawl method only, except for the research program on shallow-
water bottom trawling specified in paragraph 4 of Annex 237/A of this 
conservation measure, and shall not exceed 300 tonnes for any one 
species.
    5. Any Dissostichus spp. or Macrourus spp. caught during the 
directed fishery for the above species shall be deducted from the 
catches of these species authorised in Conservation Measure 230/XX.
Season
    6. For the purpose of the exploratory trawl fishery for Chaenodraco 
wilsoni, Lepidonotothen kempi, Trematomus eulepidotus and Pleuragramma 
antarcticum in Statistical Division 58.4.2, the 2001/02 season is 
defined as the period from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or 
until the catch limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
By-Catch
    7. The by-catch in this fishery shall be regulated as set out in 
Conservation Measure 228/XX.
Mitigation
    8. The operation of this fishery shall be carried out in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 173/XVIII so as to minimise the incidental 
mortality of seabirds in the course of fishing.
Observers
    9. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    10. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in 
the 2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 51/XIX; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measures 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be 
submitted on a haul-by-haul basis.
    11. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 51/XIX and 122/XIX, 
the target species are Chaenodraco wilsoni, Lepidonotothen 
kempi,Trematomus eulepidotus and Pleuragramma antarcticum and by-catch 
species are defined as any species other than these species.
Data: Biological
    12. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the System of International Scientific 
Observation.
Research
    13. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
conduct fishery-based research in accordance with the Research and 
DataCollection Plans described in Annex 237/A. The results shall be 
reported to CCAMLR not later than three months after the closure of the 
fishery.

Annex 237/A

Research and Data Collection Plans

    1. There shall be three small-scale research units (SSRUs), bounded 
by the longitudes 40 deg.E to 50 deg.E, 50 deg.E to 57 deg.E, and 
57 deg.E to 70 deg.E.
    2. Any vessel undertaking prospecting or commercial fishing in any 
SSRU must undertake the following research activities once 10 tonnes of 
any one species have been caught, irrespective of the number of hauls 
required:
    (i) A minimum of 20 hauls must be made within the SSRU and must 
collectively satisfy the criteria specified in subparagraphs (ii) to 
(iv);
    (ii) Each haul must be separated by not less than 5 n miles from 
any other haul, distance to be measured from the geographical mid-point 
of each haul;
    (iii) Each haul shall comprise at least 30 minutes effective 
fishing time as defined in the Draft Manual for Bottom Trawl Surveys in 
the Convention Area (SC-CAMLR-XI, Annex 5, Appendix H, Attachment E, 
paragraph 4); and
    (iv) All data specified in the paragraph 5 of this annex shall be 
collected for every research haul; in particular, all fish in a 
research haul up to 100 fish are to be measured and biological 
characteristics obtained from 30 fish, where more than 100 fish are 
caught, a method for randomly subsampling the fish should be applied.
    3. The requirement to undertake the above research activities 
applies irrespective of the period over which the trigger levels of 10 
tonnes of catch in any SSRU are achieved during the 2001/02 fishing 
season. The research activities must commence immediately the trigger 
levels have been reached and must be completed before the vessel leaves 
the SSRU.
    4. In the SSRU between 40 deg.E and 50 deg.E and in locations where 
the bottom depth is 280 m or less:
    (i) A maximum total of 10 commercial bottom trawls may be conducted 
in no more than seven locations, but with no more than two bottom 
trawls in any one location;
    (ii) Each location must be at least 5 n miles distant from any 
other location;
    (iii) At each location trawled, three separate samples will be 
taken with a beam trawl in the vicinity of the commercial trawl track 
to assess the benthos present and compare with the benthos brought up 
in the commercial trawl; and
    (iv) Catches from this program will not count towards the value 
that triggers the 20 research shots in an SSRU as defined in paragraph 
2 above.
    5. The following data and material will be collected from research 
and commercial hauls, as required by the CCAMLR Scientific Observers 
Manual:
    (i) Position, date and depth at the start and end of every haul;
    (ii) Haul-by haul catch and catch per effort by species;
    (iii) Haul-by haul length frequency of common species;
    (iv) Sex and gonad state of common species;
    (v) Diet and stomach fullness;
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    (vii) By-catch of fish and other organisms; and
    (viii) Observations on the occurrence of seabirds and mammals in 
relation to fishing operations, and details of any incidental mortality 
of these animals.

Conservation Measure 238/XX

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Martialia hyadesi in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2001/02 Season

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measures 7/V and 65/XII:
Access
    1. Fishing for Martialia hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall 
be limited to the exploratory jig fishery by notifying countries. The 
fishery shall be conducted by vessels using jigs only. ]
Catch Limit
    2. The total catch of Martialia hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 48.3 
in the 2001/02 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 2 
500 tonnes.
Season
    3. For the purpose of the exploratory jig fishery for Martialia 
hyadesi in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 2001/02 season is defined as 
the period from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002, or until the 
catch limit is reached, whichever is sooner.
Observers
    4. Each vessel participating in this fishery shall have at least 
one scientific observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme 
of International Scientific Observation, and where possible one 
additional scientific observer, on board throughout all fishing 
activities within the fishing period.
Data: Catch/Effort
    5. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure in the 
2001/02 season, the following shall apply:
    (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in 
Conservation Measure 61/XII; and
    (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set 
out in Conservation Measure 122/XIX. Fine-scale data shall be submitted 
on a haul-by-haul basis.
    6. For the purpose of Conservation Measures 61/XII and 122/XIX, the 
target species is Martialia hyadesi and by-catch species are defined as 
any species other than Martialia hyadesi.
Data: Biological
    7. Fine-scale biological data, as required under Conservation 
Measure 121/XIX, shall be collected and recorded. Such data shall be 
reported in accordance with the Scheme of International 
ScientificObservation.
Research
    8. Each vessel participating in this exploratory fishery shall 
collect data in accordance with the Data Collection Plan described in 
Annex 238/A. Data collected pursuant to the plan for the period up to 
August 31, 2002 shall be reported to CCAMLR by September 30, 2002 so 
that the data will be available to the meeting of the Working Group on 
Fish Stock Assessment in 2002.

Annex 238/A

Data Collection Plan for Exploratory Squid (Martialia hyadesi) 
Fisheries in Statistical Subarea 48.3

    1. All vessels will comply with conditions set by CCAMLR. These 
include data required to complete the data form (Form TAC) for the Ten-
day Catch and Effort Reporting System, as specified by Conservation 
Measure 61/XII; and data required to complete the CCAMLR standard fine-
scale catch and effort data form for a squid jig fishery (Form C3). 
This includes numbers of seabirds and marine mammals of each species 
caught and released or killed.
    2. All data required by the CCAMLR Scientific Observers Manual for 
squid fisheries will be collected. These include:
    (i) Vessel and observer program details (Form S1);
    (ii) Catch information (Form S2); and
    (v) Biological data (Form S3).

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

The Commission,

    Recognising the need to continue to take action, using a 
precautionary approach, based on the best scientific information 
available, in order to ensure the long term sustainability of 
Dissostichus spp. stocks in the Convention Area,
    Concerned that the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. 
(CDS) could be used to disguise illegal, unregulated and unreported 
(IUU) catches of Dissostichus spp. in order to gain legal access to 
markets,
    Concerned that any misreporting and misuse of the CDS seriously 
undermines the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation measures,
    1. Urges States participating in the CDS to ensure that 
Dissostichus Catch Documents (DCDs) relating to landings or imports of 
Dissostichus spp., when necessary, are checked by contact with Flag 
States to verify that the information in the DCD is consistent with the 
data reports derived from an automated satellite-linked 
VesselMonitoring System (VMS)\1\.
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relevant DCD shall not be requested for the trawlers as described in 
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    2. Urges States participating in the CDS, if necessary to that end, 
to consider reviewing their domestic laws and regulations, with a view 
to prohibiting, in a manner consistent with international law, 
landings/transhipments/imports of Dissostichus spp. declared in a DCD 
as having been caught in FAO Statistical Area 51 if the Flag State 
fails to demonstrate that it verified the DCD using automated 
satellite-linked VMS derived data reports.
    3. Requests the Scientific Committee to review the data concerning 
the areas where Dissostichus spp. occur outside the Convention Area and 
the potential biomass of Dissostichus spp. in such areas, in order to 
assist the Commission in the conservation and management of 
Dissostichus stocks and in defining the areas and potential biomasses 
of Dissostichus spp. which could be landed/imported/exported under the 
CDS.
    See the CCAMLR website, www.ccamlr.org under Publications for the 
Schedule of Conservation Measures in Force (2000/2001), or contact 
CCAMLR at: CCAMLR Secretariat P.O. Box 213, North Hobart, Tasmania 
7002, Tel: [61] 3 6231 0366, Fax: [61] 3 6234 9965.

    Dated: January 8, 2002.
Margaret F. Hayes
Director, Office of Oceans Affairs, Bureau of Oceans, International 
Environmental & Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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