Notification for the Ross Sea shelf survey in 2021

Request Meeting Document

Document Number:

SC-CAMLR-39/BG/03

Author(s):

Delegation of New Zealand

Submitted By:

Mr Nathan Walker (New Zealand)

Approved By:

Mr Nathan Walker (New Zealand)

Agenda Item(s)

SC-CAMLR-39 - 2 - Harvested species

Abstract

The Ross Sea shelf survey has been conducted annually since 2012, with the most recent revised proposal presented in 2017 and spanning five years (2018–2022). This paper:

serves as notification for the 2021 survey under CM 24-01 following the survey design proposed in WG-SAM-17/39, and annual notifications in WG-FSA-18/41 and WG-SAM-19/03;
fulfils the new requirement for a self-assessment of research proposals;
provides updated information needed for CM 24-05;
proposes a catch limit allocation mechanism for the survey; and
updates the milestone achievement table.