[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
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New and Revised Conservation and Management Measures and Resolutions 
for Antarctic Marine Living Resources Under the Auspices of CCAMLR; 
Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE04


New and Revised Conservation and Management Measures and 
Resolutions for Antarctic Marine Living Resources Under the Auspices of 
CCAMLR

AGENCIES: Office of Ocean Affairs, Department of State and National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: At its Twenty-Sixth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, from October 
22 to November 2, 2007, the Commission for the Conservation of 
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States 
is a member, adopted conservation and management measures and 
resolutions, 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 finfish, squid, krill and crabs, restrict fishing in 
certain areas, restrict use of certain fishing gear, 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 new and revised conservation measures 
adopted at the Twenty-Sixth meeting of CCAMLR. This notice also 
includes a listing of conservation measures that carry over from last 
year without change. The full text of these measures was published in 
the Federal Register on January 29, 2007. NMFS suggests that the public 
view these measures along with the measures contained in this Federal 
notice for a complete listing of all the measures adopted by CCAMLR at 
its recent meeting. The full text of all the measures adopted by CCAMLR 
can also be found on CCAMLR's Web site--http://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 by January 22, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Gorrell, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, Room 13463, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, NMFS, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910; tel: 301-713-2341; fax 301-713-1193; 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, which NMFS uses to implement CCAMLR Conservation 
Measures that are not expected to change from year to year. The 
regulations in Subpart 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; Scientific observers; Dealer permits and preapproval; 
Appointment of a designated representative; Requirements for a vessel 
monitoring system; Prohibitions; Facilitation of enforcement and 
inspection; and Penalties.
    Review of existing conservation measures and resolutions (the date 
in parenthesis indicates the last year in which the measure was amended 
by CCAMLR): The Commission noted that the following conservation 
measures will lapse on 30 November 2007: 32-09 (2006), 33-02 (2006), 
33-03 (2006), 41-01 (2006), 41-02 (2006), 41-04 (2006), 41-05 (2006), 
41-06 (2006), 41-07 (2006), 41-08 (2006), 41-09 (2006), 41-10 (2006), 
41-11 (2006), 42-02 (2006), 52-01 (2006), 52-02 (2006) and 61-01 
(2006). Conservation Measure 42-01 (2006) will lapse on 14 November 
2007. All of these conservation measures dealt with general fishery 
matters for the 2006/07 season and are replaced by new measures 
mentioned below.
    The Commission agreed that Conservation Measure 91-03 (2004) be 
rescinded to delete the Seal Islands as CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring 
Program Protected Sites.
    The following unchanged conservation measures and resolutions will 
remain in force in 2007/08:
    Compliance: 10-01 (1998), 10-03 (2005), 10-05 (2006), 10-06 (2006), 
10-07 (2006) and 10-08 (2006).
    General fishery matters: 21-01 (2006), 21-02 (2006), 22-01 (1986), 
22-02 (1984), 22-03 (1990), 22-04 (2006), 22-05 (2006), 23-01 (2005), 
23-02 (1993), 23-03 (1991), 23-04 (2000), 23-05 (2000), 24-01 (2005), 
24-02 (2005), 25-03 (2003), and 26-01 (2006).
    Fishery regulations: 31-01 (1986), 32-01 (2001), 32-02 (1998), 32-
03 (1998), 32-04 (1986), 32-05 (1986), 32-06 (1985), 32-07 (1999), 32-
08 (1997), 32-10 (2002), 32-11 (2002), 32-12 (1998), 32-13 (2003), 32-
14 (2003), 32-15 (2003), 32-16 (2003), 32-17 (2003), 32-18 (2006), 33-
01 (1995), 41-03 (2006), and 51-02 (2006).
    Protected areas: 91-01 (2004) and 91-02 (2004).
    Resolutions: 7/IX, 10/XII, 14/XIX, 15/XXII, 16/XIX, 17/XX, 18/XXI, 
19/XXI, 20/XXV, 21/XXIII, 22/XXV, 23/XXIII, and 25/XXV.
    The full text of these unchanged conservation measures and 
resolutions were published in the January 29, 2007 Federal Register (72 
FR 4068).
    The Commission revised the following conservation measures:
    Compliance: 10-02 (2006) and 10-04 (2006) were revised as--

CM 10-02 (2007) \1 2 3\
Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties with regard 
to their flag vessels operating in the Convention Area
CM 10-04 (2007)
Automated satellite-linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)

    General fisheries matters: 21-03 (2006), 23-06 (2005) and 25-02 
(2005) were revised as--

CM 21-03 (2007)
Notifications of intent to participate in a fishery for Euphausia 
superba
CM 23-06 (2007)
Data Reporting System for Euphausia superba Fisheries
CM 25-02 (2007) \1 2 3\
Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of 
longline fishing or longline fishing research in the Convention Area

    Fishery regulations: 51-01 (2006) and 51-03 (2006) were revised 
as--

Krill: CM 51-01 (2007)
Precautionary catch limitations on Euphausia superba in Statistical 
Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4

Krill: CM 51-03 (2007)

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Precautionary catch limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2

    In addition, the Commission adopted 20 new measures and one new 
resolution:
    General fisheries matters:

Gear Regulations: CM 22-06 (2007) \1 2 3\
Bottom fishing in the Convention Area

    Fishery regulations:

General Measures: CM 31-02 (2007) \1 2 3\
General measure for the closure of all fisheries
Fishing Seasons, Closed Areas and Prohibition of Fishing: CM 32-09 
(2007)
Prohibition of directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. except in 
accordance with specific conservation measures in the 2007/08 season
By-catch Limits: CM 33-02 (2007)
Limitation of by-catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 
season
By-catch Limits: CM 33-03 (2007) \1 2 3\
Limitation of by-catch in new and exploratory fisheries in the 2007/08 
season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-01 (2007) \1 2 3\
    General measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in 
the Convention Area in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-02 (2007)
    Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-04 (2007)

    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 48.6 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-05 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Division 58.4.2 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-06 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. on Elan 
Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3a) outside areas of national 
jurisdiction in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-07 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE 
Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of national 
jurisdiction in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-08 (2007)
    Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-09 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.1 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-10 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Subarea 88.2 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Toothfish: CM 41-11 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 
Statistical Division 58.4.1 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Icefish: CM 42-01 (2007)
    Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 season

Finfish Fisheries--Icefish: CM 42-02 (2007)
    Limits on the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 season

Crustacean Fisheries--Crab: CM 52-01 (2007)
    Limits on the fishery for crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 
2007/08 season

Crustacean Fisheries--Crab: CM 52-02 (2007)
    Experimental harvest regime for the crab fishery in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 season

Mollusc Fisheries--Squid: CM 61-01 (2007)
    Limits on the exploratory fishery for Martialia hyadesi in 
Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 season

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen Islands
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Crozet Islands
\3\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
    Resolutions:

Resolution 26/XXVI (International Polar Year/Census of Antarctic Marine 
Life)

    For further information, see the CCAMLR Web site at http://www.ccamlr.org under Publications for the Schedule of Conservation 
Measures in Force (2007/2008), or contact the Commission at the CCAMLR 
Secretariat, P.O. Box 213, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia. Tel: 
(61) 3-6210-1111).

Conservation Measures and Resolutions Adopted at CCAMLR-XXVI

Conservation Measure 10-02 (2007) \1 2\

Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties with regard 
to their flag vessels operating in the Convention Area
(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    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 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.
    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;
    (iv) Reporting, where possible as set out in Annex 10-02/A by the 
vessel of sightings of fishing vessels \4\ in the Convention Area;
    (v) Operation of a VMS system on board the vessel in accordance 
with Conservation Measure 10-04;
    (vi) Noting the International Management Code for the Safe 
Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety 
Management Code), from 1 December 2009:
    (a) Adequate communication equipment (including MF/HF radio and 
carriage of at least one 406MHz EPIRB) and trained operators on board. 
Wherever possible, vessels should be fitted with Global Maritime 
Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) equipment;
    (b) Sufficient immersion survival suits for all on board;
    (c) Adequate arrangements to handle medical emergencies that may 
arise in the course of the voyage;
    (d) Reserves of food, fresh water, fuel and spare parts for 
critical equipment to provide for unforseen delays and besetment;

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    (e) An approved \5\ Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) 
outlining marine pollution mitigation arrangements (including 
insurance) in the event of a fuel or waste spill.
    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), subareas or divisions of fishing
     Species targeted
     Gear used

    4. Each Contracting Party shall provide to the Secretariat within 
seven days of the issuance of each licence the following information 
about licences issued:
    (i) Name of fishing vessel (any previous names if known) \6\, 
registration number \7\, IMO number (if issued), external markings and 
port of registry;
    (ii) The nature of the authorisation to fish granted by the Flag 
State, specifying time periods authorised for fishing (start and end 
dates), area(s) of fishing, species targeted and gear used;
    (iii) Previous flag (if any);\6\
    (iv) International Radio Call Sign;
    (v) Name and address of vessel's owner(s), and any beneficial 
owner(s) if known;
    (vi) Name and address of licence owner (if different from vessel 
owner(s));
    (vii) Type of vessel;
    (viii) Where and when built;
    (ix) Length (m);
    (x) Colour photographs of the vessel which shall consist of:
     One photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the 
starboard side of the vessel displaying its full overall length and 
complete structural features;
     One photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the port 
side of the vessel displaying its full overall length and complete 
structural features;
     One photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the 
stern taken directly from astern;
    (xi) Where applicable, in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-
04, details of the implementation of the tamper-proof requirements of 
the satellite monitoring device installed on board.
    5. Each Contracting Party shall, to the extent practicable, also 
provide to the Secretariat at the same time as submitting information 
in accordance with paragraph 4, the following additional information in 
respect to each fishing vessel licensed:
    (i) Name and address of operator, if different from vessel owners;
    (ii) Names and nationality of master and, where relevant, of 
fishing master;
    (iii) Type of fishing method or methods;
    (iv) Beam (m);
    (v) Gross registered tonnage;
    (vi) Vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A, B and C 
numbers);
    (vii) Normal crew complement;
    (viii) Power of main engine or engines (kW);
    (ix) Carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their 
capacity (m \3\);
    (x) Any other information in respect of each licensed vessel they 
consider appropriate (e.g. ice classification) for the purposes of the 
implementation of the conservation measures adopted by the Commission.
    6. Contracting Parties shall communicate without delay to the 
Secretariat any change to any of the information submitted in 
accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
    7. The Executive Secretary shall place a list of licensed vessels 
on the public section of the CCAMLR Web site.
    8. 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.
    9. 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 Exclusive Economic 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.
    10. 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.

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
\3\ Includes permit and authorisation.
\4\ Including support vessels such as reefer vessels.
\5\ Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan to be approved by the 
Maritime Safety Authority of the Flag State.
\6\ In respect of any vessel reflagged within the previous 12 
months, any information on the details of the process of (reasons 
for) previous deregistration of the vessel from other registries, if 
known.
\7\ National registry number.

Annex 10-02/A

Reporting of Vessel Sightings

    1. In the event that the master of a licensed fishing vessel sights 
a fishing vessel \4\ within the Convention Area, the master shall 
document as much information as possible on each such sighting, 
including:
    (a) Name and description of the vessel;
    (b) Vessel call sign;
    (c) Registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel;
    (d) Flag State of the vessel;
    (e) Photographs of the vessel to support the report;
    (f) Any other relevant information regarding the observed 
activities of the sighted vessel.
    2. The master shall forward a report containing the information 
referred to in paragraph 1 to their Flag State as soon as possible. The 
Flag State shall submit to the Secretariat any such reports that meet 
the criteria of paragraph 3 of Conservation Measure 10-06 or paragraph 
8 of Conservation Measure 10-07.

Conservation Measure 10-04 (2007)

Automated Satellite-Linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)

(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    The Commission,
    Recognising that in order to promote the objectives of the 
Convention and further improve compliance with the relevant 
conservation measures,
    Convinced that illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing 
compromises the objective of the Convention,
    Recalling that Contracting Parties are required to cooperate in 
taking appropriate action to deter any fishing activities which are not 
consistent with the objective of the Convention,
    Mindful of the rights and obligations of Flag States and Port 
States to promote the effectiveness of conservation measures,
    Wanting to reinforce the conservation measures already adopted by 
the Commission,
    Recognising the obligations and responsibilities of Contracting 
Parties under the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. 
(CDS),

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    Recalling provisions as made under Article XXIV 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,

hereby adopts the following conservation measure in accordance with 
Article IX of the Convention:
    1. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its fishing vessels, 
licensed \1\ in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-02, are 
equipped with a satellite-linked vessel monitoring device allowing for 
the continuous reporting of their position in the Convention Area for 
the duration of the licence issued by the Flag State. The vessel 
monitoring device shall automatically communicate at least every four 
hours to a land-based fisheries monitoring centre (FMC) of the Flag 
State of the vessel the following data:
    (i) Fishing vessel identification;
    (ii) The current geographical position (latitude and longitude) of 
the vessel, with a position error which shall be less than 500 m, with 
a confidence interval of 99%; and
    (iii) The date and time (expressed in UTC) of the fixing of the 
said position of the vessel.
    2. Each Contracting Party as a Flag State shall ensure that the 
vessel monitoring device(s) on board its vessels are tamper proof, i.e. 
are of a type and configuration that prevent the input or output of 
false positions, and that are not capable of being over-ridden, whether 
manually, electronically or otherwise. To this end, the on-board 
satellite monitoring device must:
    (i) Be located within a sealed unit; and
    (ii) Be protected by official seals (or mechanisms) of a type that 
indicate whether the unit has been accessed or tampered with.
    3. In the event that a Contracting Party has information to suspect 
that an on-board vessel monitoring device does not meet the 
requirements of paragraph 2, or has been tampered with, it shall 
immediately notify the Secretariat and the vessel's Flag State.
    4. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its FMC receives Vessel 
Monitoring System (VMS) reports and messages, and that the FMC is 
equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data 
processing and electronic data transmission. Each Contracting Party 
shall provide for backup and recovery procedures in case of system 
failures.
    5. Masters and owners/licensees of fishing vessels subject to VMS 
shall ensure that the vessel monitoring device on board their vessels 
within the Convention Area is at all times fully operational as per 
paragraph 1, and that the data are transmitted to the Flag State. 
Masters and owners/licensees shall in particular ensure that:
    (i) VMS reports and messages are not altered in any way;
    (ii) The antennae connected to the satellite monitoring device are 
not obstructed in any way;
    (iii) The power supply of the satellite monitoring device is not 
interrupted in any way; and
    (iv) The vessel monitoring device is not removed from the vessel.
    6. A vessel monitoring device shall be active within the Convention 
Area. It may, however, be switched off when the fishing vessel is in 
port for a period of more than one week, subject to prior notification 
to the Flag State, and if the Flag State so desires also to the 
Secretariat, and providing that the first position report generated 
following the repowering (activating) shows that the fishing vessel has 
not changed position compared to the last report.
    7. In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of the 
vessel monitoring device on board the fishing vessel, the master or the 
owner of the vessel, or their representative, shall communicate to the 
Flag State every six hours, and if the Flag State so desires also to 
the Secretariat, starting at the time that the failure or the non-
functioning was detected or notified in accordance with paragraph 11, 
the up-to-date geographical position of the vessel by electronic means 
(e-mail, facsimile, telex, telephone message, radio).
    8. Vessels with a defective vessel monitoring device shall take 
immediate steps to have the device repaired or replaced as soon as 
possible and, in any event, within two months. If the vessel during 
that time returns to port, it shall not be allowed by the Flag State to 
commence a further fishing trip in the Convention Area without having 
the defective device repaired or replaced.
    9. When the Flag State has not received for 12 hours data 
transmissions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 7, or has reasons to 
doubt the correctness of the data transmissions under paragraphs 1 and 
7, it shall as soon as possible notify the master or the owner or the 
representative thereof. If this situation occurs more than two times 
within a period of one year in respect of a particular vessel, the Flag 
State of the vessel shall investigate the matter, including having an 
authorised official check the device in question, in order to establish 
whether the equipment has been tampered with. The outcome of this 
investigation shall be forwarded to the CCAMLR Secretariat within 30 
days of its completion.
    10.\2,3,4\ Each Contracting Party shall forward VMS reports and 
messages received, pursuant to paragraph 1, to the CCAMLR Secretariat 
as soon as possible:
    (i) But not later than four hours after receipt for those 
exploratory longline fisheries subject to conservation measures adopted 
at CCAMLR-XXIII; or
    (ii) But not later than 10 working days following departure from 
the Convention Area for all other fisheries.
    11. With regard to paragraphs 7 and 10(i), each Contracting Party 
shall, as soon as possible but no later than two working days following 
detection or notification of technical failure or non-functioning of 
the vessel monitoring device on board the fishing vessel, forward the 
geographical positions of the vessel to the Secretariat, or shall 
ensure that these positions are forwarded to the Secretariat by the 
master or the owner of the vessel, or their representative.
    12. Each Flag State shall ensure that VMS reports and messages 
transmitted by the Contracting Party or its fishing vessels to the 
CCAMLR Secretariat, are in a computer-readable form in the data 
exchange format set out in Annex 10-04/A.
    13. Each Flag State shall in addition separately notify by e-mail 
or other means the CCAMLR Secretariat within 24 hours of each entry to, 
exit from and movement between subareas and divisions of the Convention 
Area by each of its fishing vessels in the format outlined in Annex 10-
04/A. When a vessel intends to enter a closed area, or an area for 
which it is not licensed to fish, the Flag State shall provide prior 
notification to the Secretariat of the vessel's intentions. The Flag 
State may permit or direct that such notifications be provided by the 
vessel directly to the Secretariat.
    14. Without prejudice to its responsibilities as a Flag State, if 
the Contracting Party so desires, it shall ensure that each of its 
vessels communicates the reports referred to in paragraphs 10 and 13 in 
parallel to the CCAMLR Secretariat.
    15. Each Flag State shall notify to the CCAMLR Secretariat any 
changes without delay to the name, address, e-mail, telephone and 
facsimile numbers, as well as the address of electronic

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communication of the relevant authorities of their FMC.
    16. In the event that the CCAMLR Secretariat has not, for 48 
consecutive hours, received the data transmissions referred to in 
paragraph 10(i), it shall promptly notify the Flag State of the vessel 
and require an explanation. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall promptly 
inform the Commission if the data transmissions at issue, or the Flag 
State explanation, are not received from the Contracting Party within a 
further five working days.
    17. If VMS data received by the Secretariat indicate the presence 
of a vessel in an area or subarea for which no license details have 
been provided by the Flag State to the Secretariat as required by 
Conservation Measure 10-02, or in any area or subarea for which the 
Flag State or fishing vessel has not provided prior notification as 
required by paragraph 13, then the Secretariat shall notify the Flag 
State and require an explanation. The explanation shall be forwarded to 
the Secretariat for evaluation by the Commission at its next annual 
meeting.
    18. The CCAMLR Secretariat and all Parties receiving data shall 
treat all VMS reports and messages received under paragraph 10 or 
paragraphs 19, 20, 21 or 22 in a confidential manner in accordance with 
the confidentiality rules established by the Commission as contained in 
Annex 10-04/B. Data from individual vessels shall be used for 
compliance purposes only, namely for:
    (i) Active surveillance presence, and/or inspections by a 
Contracting Party in a specified CCAMLR subarea or division; or
    (ii) The purposes of verifying the content of a Dissostichus Catch 
Document (DCD).
    19. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall place a list of vessels submitting 
VMS reports and messages pursuant to this conservation measure on a 
password-protected section of the CCAMLR Web site. This list shall be 
divided into subareas and divisions, without indicating the exact 
positions of vessels, and be updated when a vessel changes subarea or 
division. The list shall be posted daily by the Secretariat, 
establishing an electronic archive.
    20. VMS reports and messages (including vessel locations), for the 
purposes of paragraph 18(i) above, may be provided by the Secretariat 
to a Contracting Party other than the Flag State without the permission 
of the Flag State only during active surveillance, and/or inspection in 
accordance with the CCAMLR System of Inspection and subject to the time 
frames set out in paragraph 10. In this case, the Secretariat shall 
provide VMS reports and messages, including vessel locations over the 
previous 10 days, for vessels actually detected during surveillance, 
and/or inspection by a Contracting Party, and VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations) for all vessels within 100 n miles of that 
same location. The Flag State(s) concerned shall be provided by the 
Party conducting the active surveillance, and/or inspection, with a 
report including name of the vessel or aircraft on active surveillance, 
and/or inspection under the CCAMLR System of Inspection, and the full 
name(s) of the CCAMLR inspector(s) and their ID number(s). The Parties 
conducting the active surveillance, and/or inspection will make every 
reasonable effort to make this information available to the Flag 
State(s) as soon as possible.
    21. A Party may contact the Secretariat prior to conducting active 
surveillance, and/or inspection in accordance with the CCAMLR System of 
Inspection, in a given area and request VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations), for vessels in that area. The Secretariat 
shall provide this information only with the permission of the Flag 
State for each of the vessels and according to the time frames set out 
in paragraph 10. On receipt of Flag State permission the Secretariat 
shall provide regular updates of positions to the Contracting Party for 
the duration of the active surveillance, and/or inspection in 
accordance with the CCAMLR System of Inspection.
    22. A Contracting Party may request actual VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations) from the Secretariat for a vessel when 
verifying the claims on a DCD. In this case the Secretariat shall 
provide that data only with Flag State permission.
    23. Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 4, 
Contracting Parties may request VMS data for their own Flag vessels 
from the Secretariat.
    24. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall annually, before 30 September, 
report on the implementation of and compliance with this conservation 
measure to the Commission.

1 Includes vessels licensed under French domestic law and 
vessels licensed under South African domestic law.
2 This paragraph does not apply to vessels licensed under 
French domestic law in the EEZs surrounding Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
3 This paragraph does not apply to vessels licensed under 
South African domestic law in the EEZ surrounding Prince Edward 
Islands.
4 This paragraph and paragraphs thereafter do not apply 
to the krill fisheries, with the exception of paragraphs 15 and 24.

Annex 10-04/A

VMS Data Format `Position', `Exit', and `Entry' Reports/Messages

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         Data element                 Field code          Mandatory/ optional                Remarks
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Start record..................  SR....................  M.....................  System detail; indicates start
                                                                                 of record.
Address.......................  AD....................  M.....................  Message detail; destination;
                                                                                 `XCA' for CCAMLR.
Sequence number...............  SQ....................  M \1\.................  Message detail; message serial
                                                                                 number in current year.
Type of message...............  TM \2\................  M.....................  Message detail; message type,
                                                                                 `POS' as position report/
                                                                                 message to be communicated by
                                                                                 VMS or other means by vessels
                                                                                 with a defective satellite
                                                                                 tracking device.
Radio call sign...............  RC....................  M.....................  Vessel registration detail;
                                                                                 international radio call sign
                                                                                 of the vessel.
Trip number...................  TN....................  O.....................  Activity detail; fishing trip
                                                                                 serial number in current year.
Vessel name...................  NA....................  M.....................  Vessel registration detail; name
                                                                                 of the vessel.
Contracting Party internal      IR....................  O.....................  Vessel registration detail.
 reference number.                                                               Unique Contracting Party vessel
                                                                                 number as ISO-3 Flag State code
                                                                                 followed by number.
External registration number..  XR....................  O.....................  Vessel registration detail; the
                                                                                 side number of the vessel.
Latitude......................  LA....................  M \3\.................  Activity detail; position.
Longitude.....................  LO....................  M \3\.................  Activity detail; position.
Latitude (decimal)............  LT....................  M \4\.................  Activity detail; position.
Longitude (decimal)...........  LG....................  M \4\.................  Activity detail; position.
Date..........................  DA....................  M.....................  Message detail; position date.
Time..........................  TI....................  M.....................  Message detail; position time in
                                                                                 UTC.

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End of record.................  ER....................  M.....................  System detail; indicates end of
                                                                                 the record.
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\1\ Optional in case of a VMS message.
\2\ Type of message shall be `ENT' for the first VMS message from the Convention Area as detected by the FMC of
  the Contracting Party, or as directly submitted by the vessel. Type of message shall be `EXI' for the first
  VMS message from outside the Convention Area as detected by the FMC of the Contracting Party or as directly
  submitted by the vessel, and the values for latitude and longitude are, in this type of message, optional.
  Type of message shall be `MAN' for reports communicated by vessels with a defective satellite tracking device.
\3\ Mandatory for manual messages.
\4\ Mandatory for VMS messages.

Format for Indirect Flag State Reporting Via E-mail

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                                                                                              Field contents
      Code          Code  definition        Field contents              Example                explanation
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SR..............  Start record.......  No data................  .......................  No data.
AD..............  Address............  XCA....................  XCA....................  XCA = CCAMLR.
SQ..............  Sequence number....  XXX....................  123....................  Message sequence
                                                                                          number.
TM..............  Type of message....  POS....................  POS....................  POS = position report,
                                                                                          ENT = entry report,
                                                                                          EXI = exit report.
RC..............  Radio call sign....  XXXXXX.................  AB1234.................  Maximum of 8
                                                                                          characters.
NA..............  Vessel name........  XXXXXXXX...............  Vessel Name............  Maximum of 30
                                                                                          characters.
LT..............  Latitude...........  DD.ddd.................  -55.000................  +/-numeral in GIS
                                                                                          format. Must specify -
                                                                                          for South and + for
                                                                                          North.
LG..............  Longitude..........  DDD.ddd................  -020.000...............  +/-numeral in GIS
                                                                                          format. Must specify -
                                                                                          for West and + for
                                                                                          East.
DA..............  Record date........  YYYYMMDD...............  20050114...............  8 characters only
TI..............  Record time........  HHMM...................  0120...................  4 characters only,
                                                                                          using 24-hour time
                                                                                          format. Do not use
                                                                                          separators or include
                                                                                          seconds.
ER..............  End record.........  No data................  .......................  No data.
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Sample string: //SR//AD/XCA//SQ/001//TM/POS//RC/ABCD//NA/Vessel Name//LT/-55.000//LG/-020.000//DA/20050114//TI/
  0120//ER//
Notes:
 Three fields in Annex 10-04/A are optional. These are:
TN (trip number)
IR (Contracting Party internal reference number): Must start with the 3-character ISO country code, e.g.
  Argentina = ARGxxx
XR (external registration number).
 Do not include any other fields.
 Do not include separators (e.g.: . or /) in the date and time fields.
 Do not include seconds in the time fields.

Annex 10-04/B

Provisions on Secure and Confidential Treatment of Electronic Reports 
and Messages Transmitted Pursuant to Conservation Measure 10-04

1. Field of Application
    1.1 The provisions set out below shall apply to all VMS reports and 
messages transmitted and received pursuant to Conservation Measure 10-
04.
2. General Provisions
    2.1 The CCAMLR Secretariat and the appropriate authorities of 
Contracting Parties transmitting and receiving VMS reports and messages 
shall take all necessary measures to comply with the security and 
confidentiality provisions set out in sections 3 and 4.
    2.2 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall inform all Contracting Parties of 
the measures taken in the Secretariat to comply with these security and 
confidentiality provisions.
    2.3 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall take all the necessary steps to 
ensure that the requirements pertaining to the deletion of VMS reports 
and messages handled by the Secretariat are complied with.
    2.4 Each Contracting Party shall guarantee the CCAMLR Secretariat 
the right to obtain as appropriate, the rectification of reports and 
messages or the erasure of VMS reports and messages, the processing of 
which does not comply with the provisions of Conservation Measure 10-
04.
3. Provisions on Confidentiality
    3.1 All requests for data must be made to the CCAMLR Secretariat in 
writing. Requests for data must be made by the main Commission Contact 
or an alternative contact nominated by the main Commission Contact of 
the Contracting Party concerned. The Secretariat shall only provide 
data to a secure e-mail address specified at the time of making a 
request for data.
    3.2 In cases where the CCAMLR Secretariat is required to seek the 
permission of the Flag State before releasing VMS reports and messages 
to another Party, the Flag State shall respond to the Secretariat as 
soon as possible but in any case within two working days.
    3.3 Where the Flag State chooses not to give permission for the 
release of VMS reports and messages, the Flag State shall, in each 
instance, provide a written report within 10 working days to the 
Commission outlining the reasons why it chooses not to permit data to 
be released. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall place any report so provided, 
or notice that no report was received, on a password-protected part of 
the CCAMLR Web site.
    3.4 VMS reports and messages shall only be released and used for 
the purposes stipulated in paragraph 18 of Conservation Measure 10-04.
    3.5 VMS reports and messages released pursuant to paragraphs 20, 
21, and 22 of Conservation Measure 10-04 shall provide details of: Name 
of vessel, date and time of position report, and latitude and longitude 
position at time of report.
    3.6 Regarding paragraph 21 each inspecting Contracting Party shall 
make available VMS reports and messages and

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positions derived therefrom only to their inspectors designated under 
the CCAMLR System of Inspection. VMS reports and messages shall be 
transmitted to their inspectors no more than 48 hours prior to entry 
into the CCAMLR, subarea or division where surveillance is to be 
conducted by the Contracting Party. Contracting Parties must ensure 
that VMS reports and messages are kept confidential by such inspectors.
    3.7 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall delete all the original VMS 
reports and messages referred to in section 1 from the database at the 
CCAMLR Secretariat by the end of the first calendar month following the 
third year in which the VMS reports and messages have originated. 
Thereafter the information related to the movement of the fishing 
vessels shall only be retained by the CCAMLR Secretariat after measures 
have been taken to ensure that the identity of the individual vessels 
can no longer be established.
    3.8 Contracting Parties may retain and store VMS reports and 
messages provided by the Secretariat for the purposes of active 
surveillance presence, and/or inspections, until 24 hours after the 
vessels to which the reports and messages pertain have departed from 
the CCAMLR subarea or division. Departure is deemed to have been 
effected six hours after the transmission of the intention to exit from 
the CCAMLR subarea or division.
4. Provisions on Security
    4.1 Overview
    4.1.1 Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR Secretariat shall ensure 
the secure treatment of VMS reports and messages in their respective 
electronic data processing facilities, in particular where the 
processing involves transmission over a network. Contracting Parties 
and the CCAMLR Secretariat must implement appropriate technical and 
organisational measures to protect reports and messages against 
accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, 
unauthorised disclosure or access, and against all inappropriate forms 
of processing.
    4.1.2 The following security issues must be addressed from the 
outset:
     System access control:
    The system has to withstand a break-in attempt from unauthorised 
persons.
     Authenticity and data access control:
    The system has to be able to limit the access of authorised parties 
to a predefined set of data only.
     Communication security:
    It shall be guaranteed that VMS reports and messages are securely 
communicated.
     Data security:
    It has to be guaranteed that all VMS reports and messages that 
enter the system are securely stored for the required time and that 
they will not be tampered with.
     Security procedures:
    Security procedures shall be designed addressing access to the 
system (both hardware and software), system administration and 
maintenance, backup and general usage of the system.
    4.1.3 Having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their 
implementation, such measures shall ensure a level of security 
appropriate to the risks represented by the processing of the reports 
and the messages.
    4.1.4 Security measures are described in more detail in the 
following paragraphs.
    4.2 System Access Control
    4.2.1 The following features are the mandatory requirements for the 
VMS installation located at the CCAMLR Data Centre:
     A stringent password and authentication system: Each user 
of the system is assigned a unique user identification and associated 
password. Each time the user logs on to the system he/she has to 
provide the correct password. Even when successfully logged on the user 
only has access to those and only those functions and data that he/she 
is configured to have access to. Only a privileged user has access to 
all the data.
     Physical access to the computer system is controlled.
     Auditing: Selective recording of events for analysis and 
detection of security breaches.
     Time-based access control: Access to the system can be 
specified in terms of times-of-day and days-of-week that each user is 
allowed to log on to the system.
     Terminal access control: Specifying for each workstation 
which users are allowed to access.
    4.3 Authenticity and Data Access Security
    4.3.1 Communication between Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR 
Secretariat for the purpose of Conservation Measure 10-04 shall use 
secure Internet protocols SSL, DES, or verified certificates obtained 
from the CCAMLR Secretariat.
    4.4 Data Security
    4.4.1 Access limitation to the data shall be secured via a flexible 
user identification and password mechanism. Each user shall be given 
access only to the data necessary for their task.
    4.5 Security Procedures
    4.5.1 Each Contracting Party and the CCAMLR Secretariat shall 
nominate a security system administrator. The security system 
administrator shall review the log files generated by the software for 
which they are responsible, properly maintain the system security for 
which they are responsible, restrict access to the system for which 
they are responsible as deemed needed and in the case of Contracting 
Parties, also act as a liaison with the Secretariat in order to solve 
security matters.

Conservation Measure 21-03 (2007)

Notifications of Intent To Participate in a Fishery for Euphausia 
superba

(Species: krill; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    1. In order for the Scientific Committee to thoroughly study the 
notifications to fish for krill for the coming season, all Contracting 
Parties intending to fish for krill in the Convention Area shall notify 
the Secretariat of their intention not less than four (4) months in 
advance of the annual meeting of the Commission, immediately prior to 
the season in which they intend to fish, using the pro forma in Annex 
21-03/A.
    2. This notification shall include the information prescribed in 
paragraph 4 of Conservation Measure 10-02 in respect of each vessel 
proposing to participate in the fishery, with the exception that the 
notification shall not be required to specify the information referred 
to in subparagraph 4(ii) of Conservation Measure 10-02. Contracting 
Parties shall, to the extent practicable, also provide in their 
notification the additional information detailed in paragraph 5 of 
Conservation Measure 10-02 in respect to each fishing vessel notified. 
Contracting Parties are not hereby exempted from their obligations 
under Conservation Measure 10-02 to submit any necessary updates to 
vessel and licence details within the deadline established therein as 
of issuance of the licence to the vessel concerned.
    3. A Contracting Party intending to fish for krill in the 
Convention Area may only notify in respect of vessels flying its flag 
at the time of the notification.
    4. Contracting Parties shall ensure, including by submitting 
notifications by the due date, appropriate review by the Commission of 
notifications to fish for krill in the Convention Area before a vessel 
commences fishing.
    5. Notwithstanding paragraph 4, Contracting Parties shall be 
entitled under Conservation Measure 10-02 to authorize participation in 
a krill fishery

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by a vessel other than that notified to the Commission in accordance 
with paragraph 2, if the notified vessel is prevented from 
participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. 
In such circumstances the Contracting Party concerned shall immediately 
inform the Secretariat providing:
    (i) Full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) as 
prescribed in paragraph 2;
    (ii) A comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the 
replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.
    The Secretariat shall immediately circulate this information to all 
Contracting Parties.
    6. A vessel on either of the IUU Vessel Lists established under 
Conservation Measures 10-06 and 10-07 shall not be permitted by 
Contracting Parties to participate in krill fisheries.
    7. The Secretariat shall provide the Commission and its relevant 
subsidiary bodies with information regarding substantial discrepancies 
between notifications and actual catches in the krill fishery in the 
latest season.
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-C

Conservation Measure 22-06 (2007) \1\ \2\

Bottom Fishing in the Convention Area

(Species: all; Area: see paragraph 1; Season: all; Gear: bottom 
fishing)

    The Commission,
    Recognising the commitment made by Members to implement the CCAMLR 
precautionary and ecosystem approaches to fisheries management by 
embracing principles of conservation as stated in Article II of the 
Convention,
    Conscious of the urgent need to protect vulnerable marine 
ecosystems from bottom fishing activities that have significant adverse 
impacts on such ecosystems,
    Noting that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/105, 
adopted on 8 December 2006, calls on regional fisheries management 
organisations or arrangements with the competence to

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regulate bottom fisheries to adopt and implement measures to prevent 
significant adverse impacts of bottom fisheries on vulnerable marine 
ecosystems and noting further that all CCAMLR Members joined in the 
consensus by which this resolution was adopted,
    Noting also the importance of Article IX of the Convention, 
including the use of the best scientific evidence available,
    Aware of the steps already taken by CCAMLR to address the impacts 
of deep-sea gillnetting and bottom trawling in the Convention Area, 
through the implementation of Conservation Measures 22-04 and 22-05 
respectively,
    Recognising that CCAMLR has responsibilities for the conservation 
of Antarctic marine living resources, part of which include the 
attributes of a regional fisheries management organisation,
    Noting that all CCAMLR conservation measures are published on the 
CCAMLR website, hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
Management of Bottom Fishing
    1. This conservation measure applies to areas in the Convention 
Area south of 60[deg]S; and to the rest of the Convention Area with the 
exception of subareas and divisions where an established fishery was in 
place in 2006/07 with a catch limit greater than zero.
    2. For the purposes of this measure, the term `vulnerable marine 
ecosystems' in the context of CCAMLR includes seamounts, hydrothermal 
vents, cold water corals and sponge fields.
    3. For the purposes of this measure, the term `bottom fishing 
activities' includes the use of any gear that interacts with the 
bottom.
    4. Until 30 November 2008, bottom fishing activities shall be 
limited to those areas for which bottom fishing activities were 
approved by the Commission in the 2006/07 fishing season.
    5. Contracting Parties whose vessels wish to engage in any bottom 
fishing activities, beginning 1 December 2008, shall follow the 
procedures described in paragraphs 7 to 10 below.
    6. Contracting Parties shall authorise vessels flying their flag to 
participate in bottom fishing activities only in accordance with the 
provisions of this conservation measure and Conservation Measure 10-02.
Assessment of Bottom Fishing
    7. All individual bottom fishing activities commencing 1 December 
2008 and thereafter shall be subject to assessment by the Scientific 
Committee, based on the best available scientific information, to 
determine if such activities, taking account of the history of bottom 
fishing in the areas proposed, would contribute to having significant 
adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems, and to ensure that if 
it is determined that these activities would make such contributions, 
that they are managed to prevent such impacts or are not authorised to 
proceed. The assessments shall include the following procedures:
    (i) Each Contracting Party proposing to participate in bottom 
fishing shall submit to the Scientific Committee and Commission 
information and a preliminary assessment, where possible, of the known 
and anticipated impacts of its bottom fishing activities on vulnerable 
marine ecosystems, including benthos and benthic communities, no less 
than three months in advance of the next meeting of the Commission. 
These submissions shall also include the mitigation measures proposed 
by the Contracting Party to prevent such impacts.
    (ii) The submission of such information shall be carried out in 
accordance with guidance developed by the Scientific Committee or, in 
the absence of such guidance, to the best of the Contracting Party's 
ability.
    (iii) The Scientific Committee shall undertake an assessment, 
according to procedures and standards it develops, and provide advice 
to the Commission as to whether the proposed bottom fishing activity 
would contribute to having significant adverse impacts on vulnerable 
marine ecosystems and, if so, whether the proposed or additional 
mitigation measures would prevent such impacts. The Scientific 
Committee may use in its assessment additional information available to 
it, including information from other fisheries in the region or similar 
fisheries elsewhere.
    (iv) The Commission shall, taking account of advice and 
recommendations provided by the Scientific Committee concerning bottom 
fishing activities, including data and information arising from reports 
pursuant to paragraph 8, adopt conservation measures to prevent 
significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems, that as 
appropriate:
    (a) Allow, prohibit or restrict bottom fishing activities within 
particular areas;
    (b) Require specific mitigation measures for bottom fishing 
activities;
    (c) Allow, prohibit or restrict bottom fishing with certain gear 
types; and/or
    (d) Contain any other relevant requirements or restrictions to 
prevent significant adverse impacts to vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Encounters With Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
    8. Contracting Parties, in the absence of site-specific or other 
conservation measures to prevent significant adverse impact on 
vulnerable marine ecosystems, shall require vessels flying their flag 
to cease bottom fishing activities in any location where evidence of a 
vulnerable marine ecosystem is encountered in the course of fishing 
operations, and to report the encounter to the Secretariat in 
accordance with the schedule of the Catch and Effort Reporting System 
(Conservation Measure 23-01, 23-02 or 23-03, whichever is applicable), 
so that appropriate conservation measures can be adopted in respect of 
the relevant site.
    9. The Scientific Committee shall provide advice to the Commission 
on the known and anticipated impacts of bottom fishing activities on 
vulnerable marine ecosystems, and recommend practices, including 
ceasing fishing operations if needed, when evidence of a vulnerable 
marine ecosystem is encountered in the course of bottom fishing 
operations. Taking account of this advice, the Commission shall adopt 
initial conservation measures in 2008 to be applied when evidence of a 
vulnerable marine ecosystem is encountered in the course of fishing 
operations.
Monitoring and Control of Bottom Fishing Activities
    10. Notwithstanding Members obligations pursuant to Conservation 
Measure 21-02, all Contracting Parties whose vessels participate in 
bottom fisheries shall:
    (i) Ensure that their vessels are equipped and configured so that 
they can comply with all relevant conservation measures;
    (ii) Ensure that each vessel carries at least one CCAMLR-designated 
scientific observer to collect data in accordance with this and other 
conservation measures;
    (iii) Submit data pursuant to data collection plans for bottom 
fisheries to be developed by the Scientific Committee and included in 
conservation measures;
    (iv) Be prohibited from continuing participation in the relevant 
bottom fishery if data arising from conservation measures relevant to 
that bottom fishery have not been submitted to CCAMLR pursuant to 
subparagraph 10(iii) for the most recent season in which fishing 
occurred, until the relevant data have been submitted to CCAMLR and the 
Scientific Committee has been allowed an opportunity to review the 
data.

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    11. The Secretariat shall annually compile a list of vessels 
authorised to fish pursuant to this conservation measure and shall make 
this list publicly available on CCAMLR's website.
Data Collection and Sharing and Scientific Research
    12. The Scientific Committee shall, based on the best available 
scientific information, advise the Commission on where vulnerable 
marine ecosystems are known to occur or are likely to occur, and advise 
on potential mitigation measures. Contracting Parties shall provide the 
Scientific Committee with all relevant information to assist in this 
work. The Secretariat shall maintain an inventory including digital 
maps of all known vulnerable marine ecosystems in the Convention Area 
for circulation to all Contracting Parties and other relevant bodies.
    13. Scientific bottom fishing research activities notified under 
Conservation Measure 24-01, paragraph 2, shall proceed according to 
Conservation Measure 24-01 and shall be undertaken with due regard to 
potential impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Scientific bottom 
fishing research activities notified under Conservation Measure 24-01, 
paragraph 3, shall be treated in accordance with all aspects of 
paragraph 7 of this conservation measure, notwithstanding the 
procedures in Conservation Measure 24-01. Consistent with existing 
reporting requirements in Conservation Measure 24-01, paragraph 4, 
information regarding the location and the type of any vulnerable 
marine ecosystem encountered, in the course of scientific bottom 
fishing research activities, shall be reported to the Secretariat.
Review
    14. This conservation measure will be reviewed at the next regular 
meeting of the Commission, based upon the findings of the Scientific 
Committee. In addition, beginning in 2009 and biennially thereafter, 
the Commission will examine the effectiveness of relevant conservation 
measures in protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems from significant 
adverse impacts, based upon advice from the Scientific Committee.

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.

Conservation Measure 23-06 (2007)

Data Reporting System for Euphausia superba Fisheries

(Species: krill; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)
    1. This conservation measure is invoked by the conservation 
measures to which it is attached.
    2. Catches shall be reported in accordance with the monthly Catch 
and Effort Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 23-03 
according to the statistical areas, subareas, divisions or any other 
area or unit specified with catch limits in Conservation Measure 51-02.
    3. Provided that the total reported catch for the region for which 
a trigger level has been specified in Conservation Measures 51-01 and 
51-03 in the fishing season is less than 80% of the applicable trigger 
level, catches shall be reported in accordance with the Monthly Catch 
and Effort Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 23-03 
according to the statistical areas, subareas, divisions or any other 
area or unit specified with catch limits in Conservation Measures 51-01 
and 51-03.
    4. When the total reported catch in any fishing season is greater 
than or equal to 80% of the trigger level set in Conservation Measures 
51-01 and 51-03, catches shall be reported in accordance with the 10-
day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 
23-02, according to the statistical areas, subareas, divisions or any 
other area or unit specified with catch limits in Conservation Measures 
51-01 and 51-03.
    5. In all seasons after the conditions of paragraph 4 have been 
met, paragraph 3 shall apply when the total catch is less than 50% of 
the trigger level and paragraph 4 shall apply when the total catch is 
greater than or equal to 50% of the trigger level.
    6. At the end of each fishing season each Contracting Party shall 
obtain from each of its vessels the haul-by-haul data required to 
complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data form (trawl 
fisheries Form C1). It shall transmit those data in the specified 
format to the Executive Secretary not later than 1 April of the 
following year.
    7. This conservation measure shall be reviewed in 2010 or when 
catch limits for SSMUs are established in the relevant areas, whichever 
is sooner.

Conservation Measure 25-02 (2007) \1\ \2\

Minimisation of the Incidental Mortality of Seabirds in the Course of 
Longline Fishing or Longline Fishing Research in the Convention Area.

(Species: seabirds; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: longline)

    The Commission,
    Noting the need to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds 
during longline fishing by minimising their attraction to fishing 
vessels and by preventing them from attempting to seize baited hooks, 
particularly during the period when the lines are set,
    Recognising that in certain subareas and divisions of the 
Convention Area there is also a high risk that seabirds will be caught 
during line hauling,
    Adopts the following measures to reduce the possibility of 
incidental mortality of seabirds during longline fishing.
    1. Fishing operations shall be conducted in such a way that 
hooklines \3\ sink beyond the reach of seabirds as soon as possible 
after they are put in the water.
    2. Vessels using autoline systems should add weights to the 
hookline or use integrated weight (IW) hooklines while deploying 
longlines. IW longlines of a minimum of 50 g/m or attachment to non-IW 
longlines of 5 kg weights at 50 to 60 m intervals are recommended.
    3. Vessels using the Spanish method of longline fishing should 
release weights before line tension occurs; traditional weights \4\ of 
at least 8.5 kg mass shall be used, spaced at intervals of no more than 
40 m, or traditional weights \4\ of at least 6 kg mass shall be used, 
spaced at intervals of no more than 20 m, or solid steel weights \5\ of 
at least 5 kg mass shall be used, spaced at intervals of no more than 
40 m.
    4. Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e. during the hours of 
darkness between the times of nautical twilight \6\) \7\. During 
longline fishing at night, only the minimum ship's lights necessary for 
safety shall be used.
    5. The dumping of offal is prohibited while longlines are being 
set. The dumping of offal during the haul shall be avoided. Any such 
discharge shall take place only on the opposite side of the vessel to 
that where longlines are hauled. For vessels or fisheries where there 
is not a requirement to retain offal on board the vessel, a system 
shall be implemented to remove fish hooks from offal and fish heads 
prior to discharge.
    6. Vessels which are so configured that they lack on-board 
processing facilities or adequate capacity to retain offal on board, or 
the ability to discharge offal on the opposite side of the vessel

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to that where longlines are hauled, shall not be authorised to fish in 
the Convention Area.
    7. A streamer line shall be deployed during longline setting to 
deter birds from approaching the hookline. Specifications of the 
streamer line and its method of deployment are given in the appendix to 
this conservation measure.
    8. A device designed to discourage birds from accessing baits 
during the haul of longlines shall be employed in those areas defined 
by CCAMLR as average-to-high or high (Level of Risk 4 or 5) in terms of 
risk of seabird by-catch. These areas are currently Statistical 
Subareas 48.3, 58.6 and 58.7 and Statistical Divisions 58.5.1 and 
58.5.2.
    9. Every effort should be made to ensure that birds captured alive 
during longlining are released alive and that wherever possible hooks 
are removed without jeopardising the life of the bird concerned.
    10. Other variations in the design of mitigation measures may be 
tested on vessels carrying two observers, at least one appointed in 
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific 
Observation, providing that all other elements of this conservation 
measure are complied with \8\. Full proposals for any such testing must 
be notified to the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA) in 
advance of the fishing season in which the trials are proposed to be 
conducted.

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands
\3\ Hookline is defined as the groundline or mainline to which the 
baited hooks are attached by snoods.
\4\ Traditional weights are those made from rocks or concrete.
\5\ Solid steel weights shall not be made from chain links. They 
should be made in a hydrodynamic shape designed to sink rapidly.
\6\ The exact times of nautical twilight are set forth in the 
Nautical Almanac tables for the relevant latitude, local time and 
date. A copy of the algorithm for calculating these times is 
available from the CCAMLR Secretariat. All times, whether for ship 
operations or observer reporting, shall be referenced to GMT.
\7\ Wherever possible, setting of lines should be completed at least 
three hours before sunrise (to reduce loss of bait to/catches of 
white-chinned petrels).
\8\ The mitigation measures under test should be constructed and 
operated taking full account of the principles set out in WG-FSA-03/
22 (the published version of which is available from the CCAMLR 
Secretariat and Web site); testing should be carried out 
independently of actual commercial fishing and in a manner 
consistent with the spirit of Conservation Measure 21-02.

Appendix to Conservation Measure 25-02

    1. The aerial extent of the streamer line, which is the part of the 
line supporting the streamers, is the effective seabird deterrent 
component of a streamer line. Vessels are encouraged to optimise the 
aerial extent and ensure that it protects the hookline as far astern of 
the vessel as possible, even in crosswinds.
    2. The streamer line shall be attached to the vessel such that it 
is suspended from a point a minimum of 7 m above the water at the stern 
on the windward side of the point where the hookline enters the water.
    3. The streamer line shall be a minimum of 150 m in length and 
include an object towed at the seaward end to create tension to 
maximise aerial coverage. The object towed should be maintained 
directly behind the attachment point to the vessel such that in 
crosswinds the aerial extent of the streamer line is over the hookline.
    4. Branched streamers, each comprising two strands of a minimum of 
3 mm diameter brightly coloured plastic tubing \9\ or cord, shall be 
attached no more than 5 m apart commencing 5 m from the point of 
attachment of the streamer line to the vessel and thereafter along the 
aerial extent of the line. Streamer length shall range between minimums 
of 6.5 m from the stern to 1 m for the seaward end. When a streamer 
line is fully deployed, the branched streamers should reach the sea 
surface in the absence of wind and swell. Swivels or a similar device 
should be placed in the streamer line in such a way as to prevent 
streamers being twisted around the streamer line. Each branched 
streamer may also have a swivel or other device at its attachment point 
to the streamer line to prevent fouling of individual streamers.
    5. Vessels are encouraged to deploy a second streamer line such 
that streamer lines are towed from the point of attachment each side of 
the hookline. The leeward streamer line should be of similar 
specifications (in order to avoid entanglement the leeward streamer 
line may need to be shorter) and deployed from the leeward side of the 
hookline.

\9\Plastic tubing should be of a type that is manufactured to be 
protected from ultraviolet radiation.
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Conservation Measure 31-02 (2007) \1\ \2\

General measure for the closure of all fisheries
(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    This conservation measure governs the closure of all fisheries and 
is adopted in accordance with Article IX of the Convention.

 
 
 
General application..........  1. Following notification by the
                                Secretariat of the closure of a fishery
                                (Conservation Measures 23-01, 23-02, 23-
                                03 and 41-01 refer), all vessels in the
                                area, management area, subarea,
                                division, small-scale research unit or
                                other management unit subject to the
                                closure notice, shall remove all their
                                fishing gear from the water by the
                                notified closure date and time.
                               2. On receipt of such notification by the
                                vessel, no further longlines may be set
                                within 24 hours of the notified closure
                                date and time. If such notification is
                                received less than 24 hours before the
                                closure date and time, no further
                                longlines may be set following receipt
                                of that notification.
                               3. All vessels should depart the closed
                                fishery as soon as all fishing gear has
                                been removed from the water.
                               4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, should it
                                appear likely that a vessel will be
                                unable to remove all its fishing gear
                                from the water by the notified closure
                                date and time because of:
                                  (i) Consideration of the safety of the
                                   vessel and crew;
                                  (ii) The limitations which may arise
                                   from adverse weather conditions;
                                  (iii) Sea-ice cover; or
                                  (iv) The need to protect the Antarctic
                                   marine environment,
                               the vessel shall notify the Flag State
                                concerned of the situation. The Flag
                                State or vessel shall also notify the
                                Secretariat. The vessel shall
                                nonetheless make all reasonable efforts
                                to remove all its fishing gear from the
                                water as soon as possible.
Other relevant considerations  5. In the event the vessel is unable to
                                remove all of its fishing gear from the
                                water by the notified closure date and
                                time, the Flag State shall promptly
                                inform the Secretariat. On receipt of
                                such information the Secretariat shall
                                promptly inform Members.
                               6. If paragraph 5 applies, the Flag State
                                shall carry out an investigation of the
                                vessel's actions and, according to its
                                domestic procedures, report on its
                                findings, including all relevant
                                matters, to the Commission no later than
                                the next meeting of the Commission. The
                                final report should assess whether the
                                vessel made all reasonable efforts to
                                remove all its fishing gear from the
                                water:
                                  (i) By the notified closure date and
                                   time; and
                                  (ii) As soon as possible after the
                                   notification referred to in paragraph
                                   4.
                               7. In the event that a vessel does not
                                depart the closed fishery as soon as all
                                fishing gear has been removed from the
                                water, the Flag State or vessel should
                                inform the Secretariat. On receipt of
                                such information the Secretariat shall
                                promptly inform Members.
 
\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.

Conservation Measure 32-09 (2007)

Prohibition of Directed Fishing for Dissostichus spp. Except in 
Accordance With Specific Conservation Measures in the 2007/08

Season (Species: toothfish; Area: 48.5; Season: 2007/08; Gear: all)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    Directed fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.5 
is prohibited from 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

Conservation Measure 33-02 (2007)

Limitation of By-Catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 
Season

(Species: By-catch; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 2007/08; Gear: All)
    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 2007/08 fishing season.
    2. In directed fisheries in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 
2007/08 season, the by-catch of Channichthys rhinoceratus shall not 
exceed 150 tonnes, the by-catch of Lepidonotothen squamifrons shall not 
exceed 80 tonnes, the by-catch of Macrourus spp. shall not exceed 360 
tonnes and the by-catch of skates and rays shall not exceed 120 tonnes. 
For the purposes of this measure, `Macrourus spp.' and `skates and 
rays' should each be counted as a single species.
    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.
    4. If, in the course of a directed fishery, the by-catch in any one 
haul of Channichthys rhinoceratus, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, 
Macrourus spp., Somniosus spp. or skates and rays 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 \3\ followed by the fishing vessel.
    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 \3\ followed 
by the fishing vessel.

\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 23-01, pending the adoption 
of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
\3\ For a trawl the path is defined 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. For a 
longline or a pot, the path is defined from the point at which the 
first anchor of a set was deployed to the point at which the last 
anchor of that set was deployed.

Conservation Measure 33-03 (2007) \1\ \2\

Limitation of By-Catch in New and Exploratory Fisheries in the 2007/08 
Season

(Species: By-catch; Area: Various; Season: 2007/08; Gear: All)
    1. This conservation measure applies to new and exploratory 
fisheries in all areas containing small-scale research units (SSRUs) in 
the 2007/08 season,

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except where specific by-catch limits apply.
    2. The catch limits for all by-catch species are set out in Annex 
33-03/A. Within these catch limits, the total catch of by-catch species 
in any SSRU or combination of SSRUs as defined in relevant conservation 
measures shall not exceed the following limits:
     Skates and rays 5% of the catch limit of Dissostichus spp. 
or 50 tonnes whichever is greater;
     Macrourus spp. 16% of the catch limit for Dissostichus 
spp. or 20 tonnes, whichever is greater;
     All other species combined 20 tonnes.
    3. For the purposes of this measure `Macrourus spp.' and `skates 
and rays' should each be counted as a single species.
    4. Unless otherwise requested by scientific observers, vessels, 
where possible, should release skates and rays alive from the line by 
cutting snoods, and when practical, removing the hooks.
    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 miles \3\ 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 \4\. 
The location where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the path 
\5\ followed by the fishing vessel.
    6. If the catch of Macrourus spp. taken by a single vessel in any 
two 10-day periods \6\ in a single SSRU exceeds 1 500 kg in each 10-day 
period and exceeds 16% of the catch of Dissostichus spp. by that vessel 
in that SSRU in those periods, the vessel shall cease fishing in that 
SSRU for the remainder of the season.

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands
\3\ 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.
\4\ The specified period is adopted in accordance with the reporting 
period specified in Conservation Measure 23-01, pending the adoption 
of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
\5\ For a trawl the path is defined 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. For a 
longline the path is defined from the point at which the first 
anchor of a set was deployed to the point at which the last anchor 
of that set was deployed.
\6\ A 10-day period is defined as day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20, 
or day 21 to the last day of the month.

Annex 33-03/A

                 Table 1.-- By-Catch Catch Limits for New and Exploratory Fisheries in 2007/08.
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                                                                               By-catch catch limit
                                                   Dissostichus  -----------------------------------------------
    Subarea/division             Region             spp. catch      Skates and    Macrourus spp.   Other species
                                                  limit (tonnes    rays (tonnes     (tonnes per     (tonnes per
                                                   per region)      per region)       region)          SSRU)
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48.6...................  North of 60[deg]S.....              200              50              32              20
                         South of 60[deg]S.....              200              50              32              20
58.4.1.................  Whole division........              600              50              96              20
58.4.2.................  Whole division........              780              50             124              20
58.4.3a................  Whole division........              250              50              26              20
58.4.3b................  North of 60[deg]S.....              150              50              80              20
88.1...................  Whole subarea.........             2660             133             426              20
88.2...................  South of 65[deg]S.....              547              50              88             20
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Region: As defined in column 2 of this table.
Rules for catch limits for by-catch species:
Skates and rays: 5% of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest (SC-CAMLR-XXI,
  paragraph 5.76).
Macrourus spp.: 16% of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 20 tonnes whichever is greatest, except in
  Divisions 58.4.3a and 58.4.3b (SC-CAMLR-XXII, paragraph 4.207).
Other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

Conservation Measure 41-01 (2007) 1 2

General Measures for Exploratory Fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the 
Convention Area in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: toothfish; Area: various; Season: 2007/08; Gear: longline, 
trawl)
    The Commission 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 small-scale research unit 
(SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch 
limit \3\ and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of 
the season.
    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 for the purposes of catch and effort 
reporting;
    (ii) The precise geographic position of a haul/set in longline 
fisheries will be determined by the centre-point of the line or lines 
deployed for the purposes of catch and effort reporting;
    (iii) The vessel will be deemed to be fishing in any SSRU from the 
beginning of the setting process until the completion of the hauling of 
all lines;
    (iv) Catch and effort information for each species by SSRU shall be 
reported to the Executive Secretary every five days using the Five-day 
Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure 23-
01;
    (v) The Secretariat shall notify Contracting Parties participating 
in these fisheries when the total catch for Dissostichus eleginoides 
and Dissostichus mawsoni combined in any SSRU is likely to reach the 
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catch limit, and of the closure of that SSRU when that limit is 
reached. \4\ No part of a trawl path may lie within a closed SSRU and 
no part of a longline may be set within a closed SSRU.
    4. The by-catch in each exploratory fishery shall be regulated as 
in Conservation Measure 33-03.
    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 2007/08 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 41-01/A), Research Plan (Annex 
41-01/B) and Tagging Program (Annex 41-01/C) shall be implemented. Data 
collected pursuant to the Data Collection and Research Plans for the 
period up to 31 August 2008 shall be reported to CCAMLR by 30 September 
2008 so that the data will be available to the meeting of the Working 
Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA) in 2008. Such data taken after 
31 August 2008 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.

\1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands.
\2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
\3\ Unless otherwise specified, the catch limit for Dissostichus 
spp. shall be 100 tonnes in any SSRU except in respect of 
Statistical Subarea 88.2.
\4\ The closure of fisheries is governed by Conservation Measure 31-
02.

Annex 41-01/A

Data Collection Plan for Exploratory Fisheries

    1. All vessels will comply with the Five-day Catch and Effort 
Reporting System (Conservation Measure 23-01) and Monthly Fine-scale 
Catch, Effort and Biological Data Reporting Systems (Conservation 
Measures 23-04 and 23-05).
    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;
    (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;
    (viii) Sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the time 
of setting the lines.

Annex 41-01/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 and Figure 1.
    3. Except when fishing in Statistical Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 (see 
paragraph 5), any vessel undertaking prospecting or commercial fishing 
in any SSRU must undertake the following research activities:
    (i) On first entry into an SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated 
`first series', whether by trawl or longline, shall 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 an 
SSRU.
    (iv) On completion of 20 research hauls the vessel may continue to 
fish within the SSRU.
    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);
    (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. In the exploratory fisheries in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2, all data 
specified in the Data Collection Plan (Annex 41-01/A) of this 
conservation measure shall be collected for every haul; all fish of 
each Dissostichus species in a haul (up to a maximum of 35 fish) are to 
be measured and randomly sampled for biological studies (paragraphs 
2(iv) to (vi) of Annex 41-01/A).
    6. In all other exploratory fisheries, all data specified in the 
Data Collection Plan (Annex 41-01/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 (vi) of Annex 41-
01/A). Where more than 100 fish are caught, a method for randomly 
subsampling the fish should be applied.
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Annex 41-01/C

Tagging Program for Dissostichus spp. in Exploratory Fisheries

    1. The responsibility for ensuring tagging, tag recovery and 
correct reporting shall lie with the Flag State of the fishing vessel. 
The fishing vessel shall cooperate with the CCAMLR scientific observer 
in undertaking the tagging program.
    2. This program shall apply in each exploratory longline fishery, 
and any vessel that participates in more than one exploratory fishery 
shall apply the following in each exploratory fishery in which that 
vessel fishes:
    (i) Each longline vessel shall tag and release Dissostichus spp., 
continuously while fishing, at a rate specified in the conservation 
measure for that fishery according to the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol.\1\
    (ii) The program shall target toothfish of all sizes in order to 
meet the tagging requirement, only toothfish that are in good condition 
shall be tagged and the availability of these fish shall be reported by 
the observer. All released toothfish must be double-tagged and releases 
should cover as broad a geographical area as possible. In regions where 
both species occur, the tagging rate shall to the extent practicable be 
in proportion to the species and sizes of Dissostichus spp. present in 
the catches.
    (iii) All tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial 
number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be traced in 
the case of recapture of the tagged toothfish. \1\ From 1 September 
2007, all tags for use in exploratory fisheries shall be sourced from 
the Secretariat.
    (iv) Recaptured tagged fish (i.e. fish caught that have a 
previously inserted tag) shall not be re-released, even if at liberty 
for only a short period.
    (v) All recaptured tagged fish should be biologically sampled 
(length, weight, sex, gonad stage), an electronic time-stamped 
photograph taken of the fish and tag, the otoliths recovered and the 
tag removed.
    3. Toothfish that are tagged and released shall not be counted 
against the catch limits.
    4. All relevant tag data and any data recording tag recaptures 
shall be reported electronically in the CCAMLR format \1\ to the 
Executive Secretary (i) by the vessel every month along with its 
monthly fine-scale catch and effort (C2) data, and (ii) by the observer 
as part of the data reporting requirements for observer data.\1\
    5. All relevant tag data, any data recording tag recaptures, and 
specimens (tags and otoliths) from recaptures shall also be reported 
electronically in the CCAMLR format \1\ to the relevant regional tag 
data repository as detailed in the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol (available 
at http://www.ccamlr.org).
    \1\ In accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol for 
exploratory fisheries which is available from the Secretariat and 
included in the scientific observer logbook forms.

Conservation Measure 41-02 (2007)

Limits on the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons

(Species: toothfish; Area: 48.3; Season: 2007/08 and 2008/09; Gear: 
longline, pot)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 31-01:

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Access............................  1. The fishery for Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Subarea
                                     48.3 shall be conducted by vessels
                                     using longlines and pots only.
                                    2. For the purpose of this fishery,
                                     the area open to the fishery is
                                     defined as that portion of
                                     Statistical Subarea 48.3 that lies
                                     within the area bounded by
                                     latitudes 52[deg]30'S and
                                     56[deg]0'S and by longitudes
                                     33[deg]30'W and 48[deg]0'W.
                                    3. A map illustrating the area
                                     defined by paragraph 2 is appended
                                     to this conservation measure (Annex
                                     41-02/A). The portion of
                                     Statistical Subarea 48.3 outside
                                     that defined above shall be closed
                                     to directed fishing for
                                     Dissostichus eleginoides in the
                                     2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons.
Catch limit.......................  4. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Subarea
                                     48.3 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09
                                     seasons shall be limited to 3 920
                                     tonnes in each season. The catch
                                     limit shall be further subdivided
                                     between the Management Areas shown
                                     in Annex 41-02/A as follows:
                                       Management Area A: 0 tonnes
                                       Management Area B: 1 176 tonnes
                                        in each season
                                       Management Area C: 2 744 tonnes
                                        in each season.
Season............................  5. For the purpose of the longline
                                     fishery for Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Subarea
                                     48.3, the 2007/08 and 2008/09
                                     seasons are defined as the period
                                     from 1 May to 31 August in each
                                     season, 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 2007/
                                     08 and 2008/09 seasons are defined
                                     as the period from 1 December to 30
                                     November, or until the catch limit
                                     is reached, whichever is sooner.
                                     The season for longline fishing
                                     operations may be extended to 14
                                     September in each season for any
                                     vessel which has demonstrated full
                                     compliance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02 in the previous
                                     season. This extension to the
                                     season shall also be subject to a
                                     catch limit of three (3) seabirds
                                     per vessel. If three seabirds are
                                     caught during the season extension,
                                     fishing shall cease immediately for
                                     that vessel.
By-catch..........................  6. The by-catch of crab in any pot
                                     fishery undertaken shall be counted
                                     against the catch limit in the crab
                                     fishery in Statistical Subarea
                                     48.3.
                                    7. The by-catch of finfish in the
                                     fishery for Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Subarea
                                     48.3 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09
                                     seasons shall not exceed 196 tonnes
                                     for skates and rays and 196 tonnes
                                     for Macrourus spp. in each season.
                                     For the purpose of these by-catch
                                     limits, `Macrourus spp.' and
                                     `skates and rays' shall each be
                                     counted as a single species.
                                    8. 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 \3\ followed
                                     by the fishing vessel.
Mitigation........................  9. The operation of this fishery
                                     shall be carried out in accordance
                                     with Conservation Measure 25-02 so
                                     as to minimise the incidental
                                     mortality of seabirds in the course
                                     of fishing.
Observers.........................  10. 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................  11. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure, the
                                     following shall apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    12. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, the
                                     target species is Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides and by-catch species
                                     are defined as any species other
                                     than Dissostichus eleginoides.
                                    13. 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..................  14. Fine-scale biological data, as
                                     required under Conservation Measure
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Research fishing..................  15. Research fishing under the
                                     provisions of Conservation Measure
                                     24-01 shall be limited to 10 tonnes
                                     of catch and to one vessel in
                                     Management Area A shown in the map
                                     in Annex 41-02/A during each
                                     season.
                                    16. Catches of Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides taken under the
                                     provisions of Conservation Measure
                                     24-01 in the area of the fishery
                                     defined in this conservation
                                     measure shall be considered as part
                                     of the catch limit.
Environmental protection..........  17. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 
\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 23-01, pending the adoption
  of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
\3\ For a longline or a pot, the path is defined from the point at which
  the first anchor of a set was deployed to the point at which the last
  anchor of that set was deployed.

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Conservation Measure 41-04 (2007)

Limits on the exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 48.6 in the 2007/08 season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 48.6; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02:

 
 
 
Access............................  1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Subarea 48.6 shall be
                                     limited to the exploratory longline
                                     fishery by Japan, Republic of
                                     Korea, New Zealand and South
                                     Africa. The fishery shall be
                                     conducted by Japanese, Korean, New
                                     Zealand 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
                                     spp. in Statistical Subarea 48.6 in
                                     the 2007/08 season shall not exceed
                                     a precautionary catch limit of 200
                                     tonnes north of 60[deg]S and 200
                                     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 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 30 November 2008.
By-catch..........................  4. The by-catch in this fishery
                                     shall be regulated as set out in
                                     Conservation Measure 33-03.
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
                                     25-02, except paragraph 4 (night
                                     setting), which shall not apply as
                                     long as the requirements of
                                     Conservation Measure 24-02 are met.
                                    6. Any vessel catching a total of
                                     three (3) seabirds shall
                                     immediately revert to night setting
                                     in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02.
Observers.........................  7. 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.
Data: Catch/effort................  8. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    9. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, the
                                     target species is Dissostichus spp.
                                     and by-catch species are defined as
                                     any species other than Dissostichus
                                     spp.
Data: Biological..................  10. Fine-scale biological data, as
                                     required under Conservation Measure
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Research..........................  11. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the Research Plan
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively.
                                    12. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least one fish per tonne
                                     green weight caught.

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Environmental protection..........  13. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
                                    14. There shall be no offal
                                     discharge in this fishery.
 

Conservation Measure 41-05 (2007)

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 58.4.2; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02, and notes that this measure 
would be for one year and that data arising from these activities would 
be reviewed by the Scientific Committee:

 
 
 
Access............................  1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall
                                     be limited to the exploratory
                                     longline fishery by Australia,
                                     Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia,
                                     New Zealand, South Africa, Spain,
                                     Ukraine and Uruguay. The fishery
                                     shall be conducted by one (1)
                                     Australian, one (1) Japanese, five
                                     (5) Korean, two (2) Namibian, two
                                     (2) New Zealand, one (1) South
                                     African, one (1) Spanish, one (1)
                                     Ukrainian and one (1) Uruguayan
                                     flagged vessels using longlines
                                     only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     spp. in Statistical Division
                                     58.4.2, in the 2007/08 season shall
                                     not exceed a precautionary catch
                                     limit of 780 tonnes, of which no
                                     more than 260 tonnes shall be taken
                                     in any one of the five small-scale
                                     research units (SSRUs) as detailed
                                     in Annex B of Conservation Measure
                                     41-01.
                                    3. Catch limits for each of the
                                     SSRUs for Statistical Division
                                     58.4.2 shall be as follows: A--260
                                     tonnes; B--0 tonnes; C--260 tonnes;
                                     D--0 tonnes; E--260 tonnes.
Season............................  4. For the purpose of the
                                     exploratory longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus spp. in Statistical
                                     Division 58.4.2, the 2007/08 season
                                     is defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 30 November 2008.
Fishing operations................  5. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall
                                     be carried out in accordance with
                                     the provisions of Conservation
                                     Measure 41-01, except paragraph 6.
                                    6. Fishing will be prohibited in
                                     depths less than 550 m in order to
                                     protect benthic communities.
By-catch..........................  7. The by-catch in this fishery
                                     shall be regulated as set out in
                                     Conservation Measure 33-03.
Mitigation........................  8. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall
                                     be carried out in accordance with
                                     the provisions of Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02, except paragraph 4
                                     (night setting) shall not apply,
                                     providing that vessels comply with
                                     Conservation Measure 24-02.
                                    9. Any vessel catching a total of
                                     three (3) seabirds shall
                                     immediately revert to night setting
                                     in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02.
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.
Research..........................  11. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the Research Plan
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively.
                                    12. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least three fish per
                                     tonne green weight caught.
Data: Catch/effort................  13. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    14. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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 Measure
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Environmental protection..........  16. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 

Conservation Measure 41-06 (2007)

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. on Elan Bank 
(Statistical Division 58.4.3a) Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction 
in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 58.4.3a; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02:

 
 
 
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 fishery by Uruguay.
                                     The fishery shall be conducted by
                                     one (1) Uruguayan flagged vessel
                                     using longlines only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     spp. on Elan Bank (Statistical
                                     Division 58.4.3a) outside areas of
                                     national jurisdiction in the 2007/
                                     08 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 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1 May to
                                     31 August 2008, 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 33-03.

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Mitigation........................  5. The operation of this fishery
                                     shall be carried out in accordance
                                     with Conservation Measure 25-02 so
                                     as to minimise the incidental
                                     mortality of seabirds in the course
                                     of fishing.
                                    6. The fishery on Elan Bank
                                     (Statistical Division 58.4.3a)
                                     outside areas of national
                                     jurisdiction, may take place
                                     outside the prescribed season
                                     (paragraph 3) provided that, prior
                                     to entry into force of the licence
                                     and prior to entering the
                                     Convention Area, each vessel shall
                                     demonstrate its capacity to comply
                                     with longline weighting as approved
                                     by the Scientific Committee and
                                     described in Conservation Measure
                                     24-02 and such data shall be
                                     reported to the Secretariat
                                     immediately.
                                    7. Should a total of three (3)
                                     seabirds be caught by a vessel
                                     outside the normal season (defined
                                     in paragraph 3), the vessel shall
                                     cease fishing immediately and shall
                                     not be permitted to fish outside
                                     the normal fishing season for the
                                     remainder of the 2007/08 fishing
                                     season.
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
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    10. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR 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
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively.
                                    13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least three fish per
                                     tonne green weight caught.
Environmental protection..........  14. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 

Conservation Measure 41-07 (2007)

Limits on the exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank 
(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) Outside Areas of National Jurisdiction 
in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 58.4.3b; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02:

 
 
 
 
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 fishery by
                                     Australia, Japan, Republic of
                                     Korea, Namibia, Spain and Uruguay.
                                     The fishery shall be conducted by
                                     Australian, Japanese, Korean,
                                     Namibian, Spanish 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. on BANZARE Bank (Statistical
                                     Division 58.4.3b) outside areas of
                                     national jurisdiction in the 2007/
                                     08 season shall not exceed:
                                       (i) A precautionary catch limit
                                        of 150 tonnes applied as
                                        follows:
                                         SSRU A--150 tonnes\1\
                                         SSRU B--0 tonnes;
                                       (ii) An additional catch limit of
                                        50 tonnes for the scientific
                                        research survey \2\ in SSRUs A
                                        and B in 2007/08.
Season............................  3. For the purpose of the
                                     exploratory longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank
                                     (Statistical Division 58.4.3b)
                                     outside areas of national
                                     jurisdiction, the 2007/08 season
                                     \1\ is defined as the period from 1
                                     May to 31 August 2008, 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 33-03.
Mitigation........................  5. The operation of this fishery
                                     shall be carried out in accordance
                                     with Conservation Measure 25-02 so
                                     as to minimise the incidental
                                     mortality of seabirds in the course
                                     of fishing.
                                    6. The fishery on BANZARE Bank
                                     (Statistical Division 58.4.3b)
                                     outside areas of national
                                     jurisdiction, may take place
                                     outside the prescribed season \1\
                                     (paragraph 3) provided that, prior
                                     to entry into force of the licence
                                     and prior to entering the
                                     Convention Area, each vessel shall
                                     demonstrate its capacity to comply
                                     with experimental line-weighting
                                     trials as approved by the
                                     Scientific Committee and described
                                     in Conservation Measure 24-02 and
                                     such data shall be reported to the
                                     Secretariat immediately.
                                    7. Should a total of three (3)
                                     seabirds be caught by a vessel
                                     outside the normal season (defined
                                     in paragraph 3), the vessel shall
                                     cease fishing immediately and shall
                                     not be permitted to fish outside
                                     the normal fishing season for the
                                     remainder of the 2007/08 fishing
                                     season.
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
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.

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                                    10. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR 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
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively.
                                    13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least three fish per
                                     tonne green weight caught.
Environmental protection..........  14. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 
\1\ Fishing is not to occur during the period from 16 March 2008 until
  the end of the scientific research survey or 1 June 2008, whichever is
  sooner.
\2\ The scientific research survey will be that notified by Australia
  (SC-CAMLR-XXVI, paragraphs 9.8 to 9.10) and completed prior to 1 June
  2008. Australia will notify the Secretariat at least three months
  before the start of the survey of the date of that start, and will
  further notify the Secretariat of the date of completion of the
  survey. The Secretariat will circulate this information to Members.

Conservation Measure 41-08 (2007)

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus Eleginoides in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 Seasons

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 2007/08 and 2008/09; Gear: 
Various)

 
 
 
Access............................  1. The fishery for Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Division
                                     58.5.2 shall be conducted by
                                     vessels using trawls, pots or
                                     longlines only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Division
                                     58.5.2 in the 2007/08 and 2008/09
                                     seasons shall be limited to 2 500
                                     tonnes west of 79[deg]20' E.
Season............................  3. For the purpose of the trawl and
                                     pot fisheries for Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides in Statistical Division
                                     58.5.2, the 2007/08 and 2008/09
                                     seasons are defined as the period
                                     from 1 December to 30 November, or
                                     until the catch limit is reached,
                                     whichever is sooner. For the
                                     purpose of the longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus eleginoides in
                                     Statistical Division 58.5.2, the
                                     2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons are
                                     defined as the period from 1 May to
                                     14 September in each season, or
                                     until the catch limit is reached,
                                     whichever is sooner. The season for
                                     longline fishing operations may be
                                     extended from 15 April to 30 April
                                     and 15 September to 31 October in
                                     each season for any vessel which
                                     has demonstrated full compliance
                                     with Conservation Measure 25-02 in
                                     the previous season. These
                                     extensions to the season will also
                                     be subject to a total catch limit
                                     of three (3) seabirds per vessel.
                                     If three seabirds are caught during
                                     the season extension, fishing
                                     throughout the season extensions
                                     shall cease immediately for that
                                     vessel.
By-catch..........................  4. Fishing shall cease if the by-
                                     catch of any species reaches its by-
                                     catch limit as set out in
                                     Conservation Measure 33-02.
Mitigation........................  5. The operation of the trawl
                                     fishery shall be carried out in
                                     accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-03 so as to minimise the
                                     incidental mortality of seabirds
                                     and mammals through the course of
                                     fishing. The operation of the
                                     longline fishery shall be carried
                                     out in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02, except paragraph 4
                                     (night setting) shall not apply for
                                     vessels using integrated weighted
                                     lines (IWLs) during the period 1
                                     May to 31 October in each season.
                                     Such vessels may deploy IWL gear
                                     during daylight hours if, prior to
                                     entry into force of the licence and
                                     prior to entering the Convention
                                     Area, each vessel shall demonstrate
                                     its capacity to comply with
                                     experimental line-weighting trials
                                     as approved by the Scientific
                                     Committee and described in
                                     Conservation Measure 24-02. During
                                     the period 15 April to 30 April in
                                     each season, vessels shall use IWL
                                     gear and in a manner that ensures
                                     lines are set and hauled
                                     sequentially, in conjunction with
                                     night setting and paired streamer
                                     lines.
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, with the exception
                                     of the period 15 April to 30 April
                                     in each season when two scientific
                                     observers shall be carried.
Data: Catch/effort................  7. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure, the
                                     following shall apply:
                                       (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Annex 41-08/A;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Annex 41-08/A. Fine-scale
                                        data shall be submitted on a
                                        haul-by-haul basis.
                                    8. For the purpose of Annex 41-08/A,
                                     the target species is Dissostichus
                                     eleginoides and by-catch species
                                     are defined as any species other
                                     than Dissostichus eleginoides.
                                    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 41-08/A, shall
                                     be collected and recorded. Such
                                     data shall be reported in
                                     accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme
                                     of International Scientific
                                     Observation.
Environmental protection..........  11. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 

Annex 41-08/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

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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;
    (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 for trawl fishing, form C2 for longline fishing, or form C5 for 
pot fishing, latest versions. 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;
    (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;
    (v) The above data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat not 
later than one month after the vessel returns to port.

Conservation Measure 41-09 (2007)

Limits on the exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 88.1 in the 2007/08 season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 88.1; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02:

 
 
 
Access............................  1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be
                                     limited to the exploratory longline
                                     fishery by Argentina, Republic of
                                     Korea, Namibia, New Zealand,
                                     Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK and
                                     Uruguay. The fishery shall be
                                     conducted by a maximum in the
                                     season of two (2) Argentine, five
                                     (5) Korean, one (1) Namibian, four
                                     (4) New Zealand, two (2) Russian,
                                     one (1) South African, one (1)
                                     Spanish, three (3) UK and two (2)
                                     Uruguayan flagged vessels using
                                     longlines only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.1 in
                                     the 2007/08 season shall not exceed
                                     a precautionary catch limit of 2
                                     700 tonnes of which 40 tonnes is
                                     set aside for research fishing (see
                                     paragraph 12) and the remaining 2
                                     660 tonnes is applied as follows:
                                       SSRU A--0 tonnes
                                       SSRUs B, C and G--313 tonnes
                                        total
                                       SSRU D--0 tonnes
                                       SSRU E--0 tonnes
                                       SSRU F--0 tonnes
                                       SSRUs H, I and K--1 698 tonnes
                                        total
                                       SSRU J--495 tonnes
                                       SSRU L--154 tonnes.
Season............................  3. For the purpose of the
                                     exploratory longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus spp. in Statistical
                                     Subarea 88.1, the 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 31 August 2008.
Fishing operations................  4. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be
                                     carried out in accordance with the
                                     provisions of Conservation Measure
                                     41-01, except paragraph 6.
By-catch..........................  5. The total by-catch in Statistical
                                     Subarea 88.1 in the 2007/08 season
                                     shall not exceed a precautionary
                                     catch limit of 133 tonnes of skates
                                     and rays, and 426 tonnes of
                                     Macrourus spp. Within these total
                                     by-catch limits, individual limits
                                     will apply as follows:
                                       SSRU A--0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRUs B, C and G total--50 tonnes
                                        of skates and rays, 50 tonnes of
                                        Macrourus spp., 60 tonnes of
                                        other species
                                       SSRU D--0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRU E--0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRU F--0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRUs H, I and K total--84 tonnes
                                        of skates and rays, 271 tonnes
                                        of Macrourus spp., 60 tonnes of
                                        other species
                                       SSRU J--50 tonnes of skates and
                                        rays, 79 tonnes of Macrourus
                                        spp., 20 tonnes of other species
                                       SSRU L--50 tonnes of skates and
                                        rays, 24 tonnes of Macrourus
                                        spp., 20 tonnes of other
                                        species.
                                       The by-catch in this fishery
                                        shall be regulated as set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 33-03.
Mitigation........................  6. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be
                                     carried out in accordance with the
                                     provisions of Conservation Measure
                                     25-02, except paragraph 4 (night
                                     setting), which shall not apply as
                                     long as the requirements of
                                     Conservation Measure 24-02 are met.
                                    7. Any vessel catching a total of
                                     three (3) seabirds shall
                                     immediately revert to night setting
                                     in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02.
Observers.........................  8. 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...............................  9. Each vessel participating in this
                                     exploratory longline fishery shall
                                     be required to operate a VMS at all
                                     times, in accordance with
                                     Conservation Measure 10-04.

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CDS...............................  10. 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 10-05.
Research..........................  11. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the Research Plan
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively. The
                                     setting of research hauls
                                     (Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex
                                     B, paragraphs 3 and 4) is not
                                     required.
                                    12. Research fishing under
                                     Conservation Measure 24-01 shall be
                                     limited to 10 tonnes of
                                     Dissostichus spp. green weight and
                                     a single vessel in each of SSRUs A,
                                     D, E and F during the 2007/08
                                     season.
                                    13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least one fish per tonne
                                     green weight caught in each SSRU,
                                     except in SSRUs A, D, E and F
                                     where, under the 10-tonne research
                                     fishing limit, toothfish shall be
                                     tagged at a rate of at least three
                                     fish per tonne green weight caught.
Data: Catch/effort................  14. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) the Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) the Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    15. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Environmental protection..........  17. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
Additional elements...............  18. 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 41-10 (2007)

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Subarea 88.2 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: toothfish; Area: 88.2; Season: 2007/08; Gear: longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02:

 
 
 
Access............................  1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Subarea 88.2 shall be
                                     limited to the exploratory longline
                                     fishery by Argentina, New Zealand,
                                     Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK and
                                     Uruguay. The fishery shall be
                                     conducted by a maximum in the
                                     season of two (2) Argentine, four
                                     (4) New Zealand, two (2) Russian,
                                     one (1) South African, one (1)
                                     Spanish, three (3) UK and two (2)
                                     Uruguayan flagged vessels using
                                     longlines only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     spp. in Statistical Subarea 88.2
                                     south of 65 S in the 2007/08 season
                                     shall not exceed a precautionary
                                     catch limit of 567 tonnes of which
                                     20 tonnes is set aside for research
                                     fishing (see paragraph 12) and the
                                     remaining 547 tonnes is applied as
                                     follows:
                                       SSRU A-0 tonnes
                                       SSRU B-0 tonnes
                                       SSRUs C, D, F and G-206 tonnes
                                        total
                                       SSRU E-341 tonnes.
Season............................  3. For the purpose of the
                                     exploratory longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus spp. in Statistical
                                     Subarea 88.2, the 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 31 August 2008.
                                    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
                                     41-01, except paragraph 6.
By-catch..........................  5. The total by-catch in Statistical
                                     Subarea 88.2 in the 2007/08 season
                                     shall not exceed a precautionary
                                     catch limit of 50 tonnes of skates
                                     and rays, and 88 tonnes of
                                     Macrourus spp. Within these total
                                     by-catch limits, individual limits
                                     will apply as follows:
                                       SSRU A-0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRU B-0 tonnes of any species
                                       SSRUs C, D, F, G-50 tonnes of
                                        skates and rays, 33 tonnes of
                                        Macrourus spp., 20 tonnes of
                                        other species in any SSRU
                                       SSRU E-50 tonnes of skates and
                                        rays, 55 tonnes of Macrourus
                                        spp., 20 tonnes of other
                                        species.
                                       The by-catch in this fishery
                                        shall be regulated as set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 33-03.
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
                                     25-02, except paragraph 4 (night
                                     setting), which shall not apply as
                                     long as the requirements of
                                     ConservationMeasure 24-02 are met.
                                    7. Any vessel catching a total of
                                     three (3) seabirds shall
                                     immediately revert to night setting
                                     in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02.
Observers.........................  8. 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...............................  9. Each vessel participating in this
                                     exploratory longline fishery shall
                                     be required to operate a VMS at all
                                     times, in accordance with
                                     Conservation Measure 10-04.
CDS...............................  10. 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 10-05.
Research..........................  11. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the Research Plan
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively. The
                                     setting of research hauls
                                     (Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex
                                     B, paragraphs 3 and 4) is not
                                     required.

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                                    12. Research fishing under
                                     Conservation Measure 24-01 shall be
                                     limited to 10 tonnes of
                                     Dissostichus spp. green weight and
                                     a single vessel in each of SSRUs A
                                     and B during the 2007/08 season.
                                    13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least one fish per tonne
                                     green weight caught in each SSRU,
                                     except in SSRUs A and B where,
                                     under the 10-tonne research fishing
                                     limit, toothfish shall be tagged at
                                     a rate of at least three fish per
                                     tonne green weight caught.
Data: Catch/effort................  14. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    15. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Environmental protection..........  17. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 

Conservation Measure 41-11 (2007)

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Statistical 
Division 58.4.1 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Toothfish; Area: 58.4.1; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Longline)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02, and notes that this measure 
would be for one year and that data arising from these activities would 
be reviewed by the Scientific Committee:

 
 
 
Access............................  1. Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.1 shall
                                     be limited to the exploratory
                                     longline fishery by Australia,
                                     Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia,
                                     New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine and
                                     Uruguay. The fishery shall be
                                     conducted by one (1) Australian,
                                     one (1) Japanese, five (5) Korean,
                                     two (2) Namibian, three (3) New
                                     Zealander, one (1) Spanish, one (1)
                                     Ukrainian and one (1) Uruguayan
                                     flagged vessels using longlines
                                     only.
Catch limit.......................  2. The total catch of Dissostichus
                                     spp. in Statistical Division 58.4.1
                                     in the 2007/08 season shall not
                                     exceed a precautionary catch limit
                                     of 600 tonnes, of which no more
                                     than 200 tonnes shall be taken in
                                     any one of the eight small-scale
                                     research units (SSRUs) as detailed
                                     in Annex B of Conservation Measure
                                     41-01.
                                    3. Catch limits for each of the
                                     SSRUs for Statistical Division
                                     58.4.1 shall be as follows:
                                    SSRU A--0 tonnes
                                    SSRU B--0 tonnes
                                    SSRU C--200 tonnes
                                    SSRU D--0 tonnes
                                    SSRU E--200 tonnes
                                    SSRU F--0 tonnes
                                    SSRU G--200 tonnes
                                    SSRU H--0 tonnes.
Season............................  4. For the purpose of the
                                     exploratory longline fishery for
                                     Dissostichus spp. in Statistical
                                     Division 58.4.1, the 2007/08 season
                                     is defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 30 November 2008.
Fishing operations................  5. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.1 shall
                                     be carried out in accordance with
                                     the provisions of Conservation
                                     Measure 41-01, except paragraph 6.
                                    6. Fishing will be prohibited in
                                     depths less than 550 m in order to
                                     protect benthic communities.
By-catch..........................  7. The by-catch in this fishery
                                     shall be regulated as set out in
                                     Conservation Measure 33-03.
Mitigation........................  8. The exploratory longline fishery
                                     for Dissostichus spp. in
                                     Statistical Division 58.4.1 shall
                                     be carried out in accordance with
                                     the provisions of Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02, except paragraph 4
                                     (night setting) shall not apply,
                                     providing that vessels comply with
                                     Conservation Measure 24-02.
                                    9. Any vessel catching a total of
                                     three (3) seabirds shall
                                     immediately revert to night setting
                                     in accordance with Conservation
                                     Measure 25-02.
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.
Research..........................  11. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the Research Plan
                                     and Tagging Program described in
                                     Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex B
                                     and Annex C respectively.
                                    12. Research fishing under
                                     Conservation Measure 24-01 shall be
                                     limited to 10 tonnes of
                                     Dissostichus spp. green weight and
                                     a single vessel in each of SSRUs A,
                                     B, D, F and H during the 2007/08
                                     season.
                                    13. Toothfish shall be tagged at a
                                     rate of at least three fish per
                                     tonne green weight caught.
Data: Catch/effort................  14. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    15. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Environmental protection..........  17. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
                                    18. There shall be no offal
                                     discharge in this fishery.
 


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Conservation Measure 42-01 (2007)

Limits on the Fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Icefish; Area: 48.3; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Trawl)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 31-01:

 
 
 
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 1 March
                                     to 31 May.
Catch limit.......................  3. The total catch of
                                     Champsocephalus gunnari in
                                     Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the
                                     2007/08 season shall be limited to
                                     2 462 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.
Season............................  5. For the purpose of the trawl
                                     fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari
                                     in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the
                                     2007/08 season is defined as the
                                     period from 15 November 2007 to 14
                                     November 2008, 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 33-01. 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 33-01.
                                     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 33-01
                                     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 25-03 so
                                     as to minimise the incidental
                                     mortality of seabirds in the course
                                     of the fishery. Vessels shall use
                                     net binding \3\ and consider adding
                                     weight to the codend to reduce
                                     seabird captures during shooting
                                     operations.
                                    8. Should any vessel catch a total
                                     of 20 seabirds, it shall cease
                                     fishing and shall be excluded from
                                     further participation in the
                                     fishery in the 2007/08 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
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Five-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-01;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    11. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-01 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Environmental protection..........  14. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 
\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 23-01, pending the adoption
  of a more appropriate period by the Commission.
\3\ See SC-CAMLR-XXV, Annex 5, Appendix D, paragraph 59 for guidelines
  for net binding.

Conservation Measure 42-02 (2007)

Limits on the Fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical 
Division 58.5.2 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Icefish; Area: 58.5.2; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Trawl)

 
 
 
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:

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                                       (i) Starting at the point where
                                        the meridian of longitude
                                        72[deg]15'E intersects the
                                        Australia-France Maritime
                                        Delimitation Agreement Boundary
                                        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;
                                       (vi) Then southwesterly along the
                                        geodesic to the point of
                                        commencement.
                                    3. A chart illustrating the above
                                     definition is appended to this
                                     conservation measure (Annex 42-02/
                                     A). 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
                                     2007/08 season shall be limited to
                                     220 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 the specified
                                     minimum legal 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.
                                     The minimum legal total length
                                     shall be 240 mm.
Season............................  6. For the purpose of the trawl
                                     fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari
                                     in Statistical Division 58.5.2, the
                                     2007/08 season is defined as the
                                     period from 1 December 2007 to 30
                                     November 2008, 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 33-02.
Mitigation........................  8. The operation of this fishery
                                     shall be carried out in accordance
                                     with Conservation Measure 25-03 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
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Annex 42-02/B;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Annex 42-02/B. Fine-scale
                                        data shall be submitted on a
                                        haul-by-haul basis.
                                    11. For the purpose of Annex 42-02/
                                     B, 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 42-02/B, shall
                                     be collected and recorded. Such
                                     data shall be reported in
                                     accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme
                                     of International Scientific
                                     Observation.
Environmental protection..........  13. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 
\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 23-01, pending the adoption
  of a more appropriate period by the Commission.

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Annex 42-02/B

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 
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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;
    (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;
    (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;
    (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;
    (v) The above data shall be submitted to the CCAMLR Secretariat not 
later than one month after the vessel returns to port.

Conservation Measure 51-01 (2007)

Precautionary Catch Limitations on Euphausia Superba in Statistical 
Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3, and 48.4

(Species: Krill; Area: 48.1. 48.2, 48.3, 48.4; Season: All; Gear: All)

    The Commission,
    Noting that it has agreed (CCAMLR-XIX, paragraph 10.11) that the 
krill catches in Statistical Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 shall 
not exceed a set level, defined herein as a trigger level, until a 
procedure for division of the overall catch limit into smaller 
management units has been established, and that the Scientific 
Committee has been directed to provide advice on such a subdivision,
    Recognizing that the Scientific Committee agreed a trigger level of 
620,000 tonnes, adopts the following measure in accordance with Article 
IX of its Convention:

 
 
 
Catch limit..................  1. The total combined catch of Euphausia
                                superba in Statistical Subareas 48.1,
                                48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 shall be limited to
                                3.47 million tonnes in any fishing
                                season.
Trigger level................  2. Until the Commission has defined an
                                allocation of this total catch limit
                                between smaller management units \1\,
                                based on the advice from the Scientific
                                Committee, the total combined catch in
                                Statistical Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3
                                and 48.4 shall be further limited to 620
                                000 tonnes in any fishing season.
                               3. This measure shall be kept under
                                review by the Commission, taking into
                                account the advice of the Scientific
                                Committee.
Season.......................  4. A fishing season begins on 1 December
                                and finishes on 30 November of the
                                following year.
Data.........................  5. For the purpose of implementing this
                                conservation measure, the data
                                requirements set out in Conservation
                                Measure 23-06 shall apply.
Environmental protection.....  6. Conservation Measure 26-01 applies.
 
\1\ Defined in CCAMLR-XXI, paragraph 4.5.

Conservation Measure 51-03 (2007)

Precautionary catch limitation on Euphausia superba in Statistical 
Division 58.4.2

(Species: Krill; Area: 58.4.2; Season: All; Gear: Trawl)

 
 
 
Catch limit.......................  1. The total catch of Euphausia
                                     superba in Statistical Division
                                     58.4.2 shall be limited to 2.645
                                     million tonnes in any fishing
                                     season.
                                    2. The total catch limit shall be
                                     further subdivided into two
                                     subdivisions within Statistical
                                     Division 58.4.2 as follows: West of
                                     55[deg] E, 1.448 million tonnes;
                                     and east of 55[deg] E, 1.080
                                     million tonnes.
Trigger level \1\.................  3. Until the Commission has defined
                                     an allocation of this total catch
                                     limit between smaller management
                                     units, as the Scientific Committee
                                     may advise, the total catch in
                                     Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to
                                     260 000 tonnes west of 55[deg] E
                                     and 192 000 tonnes east of 55[deg]
                                     E in any fishing season.
                                    4. This measure shall be kept under
                                     review by the Commission, taking
                                     into account the advice of the
                                     Scientific Committee.
Season............................  5. A fishing season begins on 1
                                     December and finishes on 30
                                     November of the following year.
Observers.........................  6. Each vessel participating in the
                                     fishery shall have at least one
                                     scientific observer in accordance
                                     with the CCAMLR Scheme of
                                     International Scientific
                                     Observation or a domestic
                                     scientific observer fulfilling the
                                     requests in the scheme, and where
                                     possible one additional scientific
                                     observer, on board throughout all
                                     fishing activities within the
                                     fishing period. \2\
Data..............................  7. For the purposes of implementing
                                     this conservation measure, the data
                                     requirements set out in
                                     Conservation Measure 23-06 shall
                                     apply.
Environmental protection..........  8. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 
\1\ A trigger level is a set level that the catch shall not exceed until
  a procedure for the division of the overall catch limit into smaller
  management units, upon which the Scientific Committee has been
  directed to provide advice, has been established.

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\2\ Bearing in mind the limited ecological information from research and
  fisheries observers in Statistical Division 58.4.2 compared to Area
  48, the Commission recognised the need to collect scientific data from
  the fishery. This paragraph applies only to the krill fishery in
  Statistical Division 58.4.2 and shall be revised depending on the
  advice of the Scientific Committee on a systematic scheme for
  scientific observation in the krill fishery or reviewed within three
  years, whichever comes earlier.

Conservation Measure 52-01 (2007)

Limits on the Fishery for Crab in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/
08 Season

(Species: Crab; Area: 48.3; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Pot)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measure 31-01:

 
 
 
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 authorised to
                                     participate in the crab fishery.
Catch limit.......................  4. The total catch of crab in
                                     Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the
                                     2007/08 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 and 90 mm respectively, may
                                     be retained in the catch.
Season............................  6. For the purpose of the pot
                                     fishery for crab in Statistical
                                     Subarea 48.3, the 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 30 November 2008,
                                     or until the catch limit is
                                     reached, whichever is sooner.
By-catch..........................  7. 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.........................  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. Scientific observers shall
                                     be afforded unrestricted access to
                                     the catch for statistical random
                                     sampling prior to, as well as
                                     after, sorting by the crew.
Data: Catch/effort................  9. For the purpose of implementing
                                     this conservation measure in the
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-02;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    10. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-02 and 23-04 the target
                                     species is crab and by-catch
                                     species are defined as any species
                                     other than crab.
Data: Biological..................  11. Fine-scale biological data, as
                                     required under Conservation Measure
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Research..........................  12. Each vessel participating in
                                     this exploratory fishery shall
                                     conduct fishery-based research in
                                     accordance with the data
                                     requirements described in Annex 52-
                                     01/A and the experimental harvest
                                     regime described in Conservation
                                     Measure 52-02. Data collected for
                                     the period up to 31 August 2008
                                     shall be reported to CCAMLR by 30
                                     September 2008 so that the data
                                     will be available to the meeting of
                                     the Working Group on Fish Stock
                                     Assessment (WG-FSA) in 2008. Such
                                     data collected after 31 August 2008
                                     shall be reported to CCAMLR not
                                     later than three months after the
                                     closure of the fishery.
Environmental protection..........  13. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 

Annex 52-01/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.
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
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Species                         Data requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dissostichus eleginoides...............  Numbers and estimated total
                                          weight.
Notothenia rossii......................  Numbers and estimated total
                                          weight.
Other species..........................  Estimated total weight.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Biological Data:
    For these data, crabs are to be sampled from the line hauled just 
prior to noon, by collecting the entire

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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 52-02 (2007)

Experimental Harvest Regime for the Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 
48.3 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Crab; Area: 48.3; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Pot)

    The following measures apply to all crab fishing within Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 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 
2007/08 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 12 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 52-02/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;
    (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 30 
June 2008 shall be submitted to CCAMLR by 31 August 2008.
    3. Normal fishing operations shall be conducted in accordance with 
the regulations set out in Conservation Measure 52-01.
    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 23-02 shall 
apply.
    5. Vessels that complete the 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 52-01.
    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.
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Conservation Measure 61-01 (2007)

Limits on the Exploratory Fishery for Martialia Hyadesi in Statistical 
Subarea 48.3 in the 2007/08 Season

(Species: Squid; Area: 48.3; Season: 2007/08; Gear: Jig)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Conservation Measures 21-02 and 31-01:

 
 
 
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 2007/08 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 2007/08 season is
                                     defined as the period from 1
                                     December 2007 to 30 November 2008,
                                     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
                                     2007/08 season, the following shall
                                     apply:
                                       (i) The Ten-day Catch and Effort
                                        Reporting System set out in
                                        Conservation Measure 23-02;
                                       (ii) The Monthly Fine-scale Catch
                                        and Effort Reporting System set
                                        out in Conservation Measure 23-
                                        04. Fine-scale data shall be
                                        submitted on a haul-by-haul
                                        basis.
                                    6. For the purpose of Conservation
                                     Measures 23-02 and 23-04, 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
                                     23-05, shall be collected and
                                     recorded. Such data shall be
                                     reported in accordance with the
                                     CCAMLR Scheme of International
                                     Scientific Observation.
Research..........................  8. Each vessel participating in this
                                     exploratory fishery shall collect
                                     data in accordance with the Data
                                     Collection Plan described in Annex
                                     61-01/A. Data collected pursuant to
                                     the plan for the period up to 31
                                     August 2008 shall be reported to
                                     CCAMLR by 30 September 2008.
Environmental protection..........  9. Conservation Measure 26-01
                                     applies.
 


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Annex 61-01/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 23-02; 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);
    (iii) Biological data (Form S3).

Resolution 26/XXVI

International Polar Year/Census of Antarctic Marine Life

    The Commission,
    Recognising that the International Polar Year is a large scientific 
program focused on the Arctic and Antarctic from March 2007 to March 
2009,
    Acknowledging that the International Polar Year involves over 60 
States and 200 scientific projects, including the Census of Antarctic 
Marine Life (CAML),
    Noting that CAML will investigate the distribution and abundance of 
Antarctica's vast marine biodiversity to develop a benchmark for the 
benefit of humankind,
    Recalling the Edinburgh Antarctic Declaration on the International 
Polar Year from the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting XXIX that 
gives political support to the International Polar Year,
    Further recognizing that the Commission, at its Twenty-fifth 
meeting, urged all Members to contribute to CCAMLR International Polar 
Year projects,
    Noting Article IX of the Convention setting out the Commission's 
functions, including to `facilitate research into and comprehensive 
studies of Antarctic marine living resources and of the Antarctic 
marine ecosystem',
    1. Welcomes the notifications received from Contracting Parties of 
proposed International Polar Year/Census of Antarctic Marine Life 
research activities to be undertaken in the CCAMLR Convention Area.
    2. Expresses its appreciation to those Contracting Parties who have 
committed to participate in International Polar Year activities in the 
CCAMLR Convention Area and to further extend knowledge of the marine 
living resources in the Antarctic marine ecosystem.
    3. Encourages all Contracting Parties to support and where possible 
contribute to the International Polar Year, including through the 
Census of Antarctic Marine Life.

    Dated: December 10, 2007.
Alan Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
    Dated: December 11, 2007.
Margaret F. Hayes,
Director, Office of Ocean Affairs, Department of State.
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