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    Proposed update to Conservation Measure 24-04 (2017) on Establishing time-limited Special Areas for Scientific Study in newly exposed marine areas following ice shelf retreat or collapse

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    Document Number:
    CCAMLR-41/30
    Author(s):
    Delegation of the United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, the European Union and its Member States, Australia and the USA
    Submitted By:
    Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)
    Approved By:
    Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)
    Agenda Item(s)
    CCAMLR-41 - 6 - Impacts of climate change on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
    Abstract

    This paper proposes an update to Conservation Measure 24-04 to extend its application to the whole Antarctic continental coast, in order to provide for the designation of Special Areas for Scientific Study in all regions where ice shelf collapse or retreat may occur.