Comments on the status of toothfish fisheries under CCAMLR's regulatory framework

Currently, CCAMLR's regulatory framework lacks clear and transparent definitions of fishery types, resulting in contradictions related to understanding the essence of different types of fisheries.

The Russian Federation considers it appropriate, as a first stage, to review the procedural and implementational aspects of the Antarctic fishery classification in the regulatory framework, and, as a second stage, to establish the status of existing fisheries (clarification of fishery nomenclature). Our view is that the results of each stage should be approved by the Commission.