By analysing the current legal and scientific aspects of establishing MPAs in the
Convention Area, we can determine the necessary procedural and implementation measures
required to regulate the science-based establishment and operation of MPAs by the
CCAMLR Commission. The Russian Federation deems it crucial for the Commission to
establish a Program (or a "roadmap") that outlines the practical application of the suggested
procedures and implementation measures and urges the Commission to oversee the
implementation of this program by its Members. We consider such a roadmap to be a tool for
achieving the objectives of the MPA, which would provide for an analysis of the state of the
marine ecosystem and its individual elements. A draft of such a roadmap is provided in this
paper.
Suggestions for establishing Marine Protected Areas in the CCAMLR Convention Area: regulation of the uniform process for establishing MPAs and the Commission's management of MPAs
Document Number:
CCAMLR-SM-III/10
Submitted By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
Approved By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
Abstract