SC-CAMLR-43

This paper, and its Annex, provides an updated report on the actions taken by CCAMLR in response to the Second Performance Review recommendations. The Commission and Scientific Committee are invited to approve revisions to the text.

The paper describes cooperation with other organisations, including under the formal Arrangements and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) that CCAMLR has signed with other regional organisations. The Secretariat recommends that the Scientific Committee and Commission authorise re-signing of the cooperation agreements with SPRFMO and ACAP. The paper also notes that following adoption by ATCM of Read More
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Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The harmonisation of the designation of Domain 1 MPA (D1MPA) and the Krill Fishery Management Approach (KFMA) in the Antarctic Peninsula was the focus of lengthy discussions at the Harmonisation Symposium (HS-2024, CCAMLR‑43/29) and WG‑EMM‑2024 (WG‑EMM-2024, paras. 5.1 to 5.71). 

The Russian Federation maintains its Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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In the current discussion of the Scientific Committee and the Commission, the revision of CM 51-07 is considered in the context of the revised Krill Fisheries Management Approach (KFMA) in Subarea 48.1 and the harmonisation of the KFMA with the designation of MPA Domain 1 in Subarea 48.1 (CCAMLR-43/29; WG-EMM-2024/22).
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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In 2023 the Scientific Committee approved the development of an MoU between CCAMLR and the Government of Peru to enhance cooperation in relation to the work of the Scientific Committee, foster engagement in its work and the exchange of data consistent with CCAMLR’s data access rules. A draft MoU is attached as Annex 2.

This paper contains the proposed draft Conservation Measure for establishing a Marine Protected Area in Domain 1 (Western Antarctic Peninsula and South Scotia Arc). Additionally, updated information supporting the proposal is presented in a background paper SC-CAMLR-43-BG-XX. 

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Mr Darío Dziewezo Polski (Argentina)

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Research plans for exploratory Dissostichus spp. fisheries required under CM 21-02 (para. 6(iii) can vary substantially in objectives, format, and design from scientific research exemptions for any finfish species required under CM 24-01 (para. 3). However, both types of research plans are currently required to be submitted in accordance Read More
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Ms Sally Carney (Australia)

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Ms Sally Carney (Australia)

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Based on an analysis of the legal and scientific aspects of the current situation regarding the establishment of MPAs in the Convention Area, this paper considers procedural and implementation measures to manage a single process for the scientifically based designation of MPAs and to regulate their operation by the CCAMLR Commission.
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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COLTO held a longline gear workshop for its members and interested stakeholders on 15-16 August 2024, in Oslo, Norway.  The workshop was attended by 35 participants from 14 COLTO member organisations, 13 different toothfish vessels, and 5 different toothfish vessel flag states (see Appendix).  All vessels that were represented use the demersal Read More
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Mr Rhys Arangio (COLTO)

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Mr Rhys Arangio (COLTO)

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This paper responds to the request of the Harmonisation Symposium that the Secretariat advise the Commission on practical and administrative adjustments that might be needed to implement the harmonised Krill Fishery Management Approach. 

The Secretariat received fishery notifications for exploratory fisheries for toothfish and krill fisheries for the 2024/25 CCAMLR season. This paper provides a summary of all fishery notifications with full details available to authenticated users through the CCAMLR website Fishery Notifications.

CCAMLR has proposed a network of Marine Protected Areas in Domain 1 (D1MPA) and a revised krill fishery management approach (KFMA) for Area 48. A harmonization symposium was held in Korea in July 2024 to address how these initiatives can work together for Subarea 48.1. ARK appreciates the opportunity to fund and take part in the symposium and we are of the opinion that good progress has Read More
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Dr Javier Arata (ARK)

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ARK continues working on the implementation process of the new Krill Fishery Management approach (KFMA). This year, ARK collaborated on updating krill survey protocols, an essential requirement for frequent krill stock evaluations. We co-sponsored and participated in the Harmonization Workshop, a key initiative to advance the MPA and KFMA efforts. In Read More
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Dr Javier Arata (ARK)

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Within the framework of the implementation of a fisheries management strategy with an
ecosystem approach, and following the recommendations of FAO and other fisheries forums,
aimed at guaranteeing ocean´s sustainability and food security, Chile has developed since
2012 a process of diagnosis, reduction and control of discards and incidental bycatch in its
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Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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ASOC has submitted several background papers to CCAMLR-43, including: the safety and environmental impact of fishing vessels, a report from the compliance workshop co-hosted with the Republic of Korea, an analysis of the FAO transshipment guidelines, and the relationship between science and conservation. Additionally, ASOC has submitted several papers presenting the Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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This paper presents the annual report of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to CCAMLR, providing information on recent and future activities of relevance to the Scientific Committee and the Commission. 

ASOC encourages the Scientific Committee and Commission to continue the good faith discusssions that began during the Harmonisation Symposium at CCAMLR-43. This paper summarizes ASOCs priorities for both the D1 MPA and krill fisheries management.  For the D1 MPA, ASOC recommends:

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The Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area has existed for over six years (CM 91-05, 2016). However, the Research and Monitoring Plan remains to be adopted, and there needs to be more clarity on several aspects of the scientific rationale for this MPA. The Russian Federation offers comments on the draft RSr MPA Research and Monitoring Plan based on its position voiced at previous CCAMLR Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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The South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf (SOISS) MPA was established in 2009 with the objectives of contributing towards the conservation of marine biodiversity in Subarea 48.2, providing a scientific reference area, and conserving important predator foraging areas and representative examples of pelagic and benthic bioregions (CM 91-03). The SOISS MPA is reviewed every Read More
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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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Information presented on a Workshop for Training Russian Scientific Observers and Inspectors to work in fisheries in the CAMLR Convention Area held at the Atlantic brunch of VNIRO ‘Atlantniro” in Kaliningrad (3-7 June 2024).

The workshop program included a wide range of aspects related to scientific Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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This paper outlines proposed improvements to the CCAMLR Statistical Bulletin, to enhance process efficiency, transparency, and data quality. Recommendations include streamlining the approval process, data change management, and content changes.

In 2023, the Scientific Committee endorsed and recommended revisions to the precautionary catch limits for Euphausia superba in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2-East following a joint proposal by Australia and Japan. This paper summarises the response to comments made by SC-CAMLR-42 on the potential influence of sea ice coverage on krill densities and the submission of Read More
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Dr So Kawaguchi (Australia)

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Dr Philippe Ziegler (Australia)

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To finalize the first trail of the new, or revised krill management approach for Subarea 48.1, China submitted a paper (SC-CAMLR-41/12) proposing two options, corresponding to simultaneous revisions of CM 51-01 and CM 51-07 together and CM 51-07 alone, respectively. The options are updated based on the relevant outcomes of WG-EMM-2024. It is proposed that ( Read More
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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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This document presents the updated draft priority elements for scientific research and monitoring in support of the proposed Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area Phase 2. The priority elements include the recommendation from WG-EMM-2024, suggestions from the WSMPA Phase 2 Research and Monitoring Plan (RMP) workshop (Oslo, Norway, 22-26 April 2024) and feedback Read More
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Dr Gary Griffith (Norway)

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Dr Bjørn Krafft (Norway)

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This paper provides a data collection plan for krill to support progressing the implementation of the Krill Fishery Management Approach (KFMA) and contribute to the Research and Monitoring Plan (RMP) for the D1MPA. We propose at-sea data collection plan by the fishery and observers (Table 1) to be included as a new annex for CM 51-07.

Article 6(2) of Annex V of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Protocol) states that “no marine area shall be designated as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area or an Antarctic Specially Managed Area without the prior approval of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.” Multiple Antarctic Treaty Read More
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Ms Ona Hahs (United States of America)

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Ms Ona Hahs (United States of America)

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The South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area (SOISS MPA), established by CCAMLR at the initiative of the United Kingdom in Subarea 48.2, has existed for over 15 years (CM 91-03, 2009). The third reporting period comes to an end in 2024, but several scientific and legal aspects of this MPA remain unclear. Clarity on the status of the SOISS MPA is vital for establishing a system Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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The outcomes of the Workshop on Climate Change (WS-CC-2023) were reported to the Scientific Committee and all recommendations were endorsed (SC-CAMLR-42). Subsequently, paper WG-EMM-2024/16 Rev 1 was presented to the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM) and paper WG-FSA-2024/XX was presented to the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA Read More
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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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This paper presents a brief overview of catches of target species from directed fishing on toothfish, icefish and krill in the Convention Area in 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons and from research fishing under Conservation Measure (CM) 24-05. The CCAMLR fisheries catch limits and associated monthly catches in the 2023/24 season are also presented with dates of fisheries closures implemented by the Read More
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Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The Spatial Overlap Analysis (SOA, previously Risk Assessment) forms part of the three-part management approach endorsed by CCAMLR in 2019. The purpose of the SOA includes the spatial and temporal allocation of a catch limit amongst management units and seasons. We have implemented the SOA for the 2024 Harmonisation Symposium’s “preferred option” for spatial management in Read More
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Dr Vicky Warwick-Evans (United Kingdom)

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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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This Background Paper provides information relevant to the 2024 review of the SOISS MPA (CCAMLR-43/XX), including information on fishing activities in Subarea 48.2, research and monitoring activities undertaken by the UK, Norway, Uruguay, Argentina and France, and updates on the key ecosystem indicators identified in the draft MPA Research and Monitoring Plan.  Read More
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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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This paper aims to provide the information on transboundary CCAMLR and SIOFA toothfish tagging data requested by the SIOFA Scientific Committee at its 8^th annual meeting (paragraph 113 of its meeting report Read More
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Dr Steve Parker (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Ms Mariana Cordeiro (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper provides a progress report on the science tasks conducted by the Secretariat during the 2023/24 intersessional period and makes recommendations on how to progress tasks requiring endorsement by the Scientific Committee.

One new proposal for the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) Special Fund was submitted, proposing the use of electronic tagging of gentoo penguins to document their foraging behaviours and to determine if differences in foraging environment was associated with different chick survival rates. The management panel recommended funding the proposal while encouraging Read More
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Dr Steve Parker (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme received two applications in 2024 (South Africa and USA). The panel recommended up to two scholarships could be awarded by the Scientific Committee, to Dr. Zoleka Filander (South Africa) for work on predicting present and future distributions of VMEs in the greater Weddell Sea, and to Ms. Rose Leeger (USA) for work on population Read More
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Dr Steve Parker (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This document provides a proposed model for an annual report on the State of the Environment and Antarctic Marine Living Resources in Area 48 (Scotia Sea). We present environmental data on sea ice, sea surface temperature, surface air temperature, chlorophyll-a concentration, climate indices, and iceberg presence, alongside information on the CCAMLR Ecosystem Read More
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Dr Claire Waluda (United Kingdom)

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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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The Forty-second meeting of the Scientific Committee, SC-CAMLR-42 (16 October – 20 October 2023) provided two recommendations to improve the scientific basis of the proposed Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area Phase 2. Since then, the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management meeting held in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands (1 July – 12 July 2024) Read More
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Dr Gary Griffith (Norway)

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Dr Bjørn Krafft (Norway)

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The purpose of this paper is to update CCAMLR about the Weddell Sea Observatory of the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Change (WOBEC) project. WOBEC aims to establish a systematic ecosystem monitoring framework in the eastern Weddell Sea that can be used to measure biodiversity and ecosystem change. The WOBEC study area covers parts of the proposed Weddell Sea Read More
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Dr Katharina Teschke (Germany)

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Professor Bettina Meyer (Germany)

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To fulfill their conservation potential, marine protected areas (MPAs) need coordinated research and monitoring through effective evaluation of ecosystem dynamics. However, coordination is challenging, often due to knowledge gaps caused by inadequate access to data and resources, compounded by insufficient communication between scientists and managers. This background paper includes an article Read More
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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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This paper summarizes activities of Oceanites since CCAMLR-42, in particular regarding monitoring of penguin population changes, important, related concerns, and the newly released State of Antarctic Penguins 2024 report.

Since 2018 the delegation of the Russian Federation has repeatedly challenged CCAMLR’s management approach to the Patagonian toothfish fishery in Subarea 48.3 (e.g. Delegation of the Russian Federation, 2021a,b; WG-FSA-2021/41, SC-CAMLR 40/15) and, since 2021/22, has blocked agreement on a Conservation Measure for that fishery (CCAMLR-40, paras 6.18-6.34).  Read More
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Dr Martin Collins (United Kingdom)

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Fishing vessels have become increasingly important for providing scientific data for the monitoring and management of Antarctic krill. Since the 2013/14 fishing season, Chinese fishing vessels have been conducting regular acoustic surveys using scientific echo-sounders in Subarea 48.1. Six summer surveys were conducted in the Bransfield Strait and the west Read More
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Dr Xinliang Wang (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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This paper provides updates on recent climate change research and observed changes that are relevant to discussions and decision-making by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and the Scientific Committee (SC-CAMLR). SCAR is also continuing to address activities relating to recommendations from the 2023 CCAMLR Read More
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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Following the recommendations of the Harmonisation Symposium (HS), we recalculated target coverage of Domain 1 Marine Protected Area (D1MPA) objectives (including those updated in WG-EMM 2024/27) - paying particular attention to the case of breeding Pygoscelis penguins - and considered the consequences of applying a staged approach for the establishment Read More
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Mr Francisco Santa Cruz (Chile)

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Several recommendations emerged from the Harmonisation Symposium including the scale of applicability of the harmonisation process, a potential staged approach among Subareas, the inclusion of additional buffer protection zones, new precautionary catch limits, the development of an integrated KFMA-D1MPA data collection plan and some requirements of a Read More
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Dr María Mercedes Santos (Argentina)

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This paper argues that science requires protected environments and ecosystems to enable differentiation of the effects of climate change from other sources of impact on the Southern Ocean, such as fisheries, and ensure that the objective of the Convention is consistently achieved in a climate change context. Required actions by CCAMLR include:

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The Southern Ocean exhibits substantial spatiotemporal variation in biogeochemical processes, but our understanding of these variations, especially in remote regions and during winter remains limited. Using biomolecular analysis on blood from wide-ranging female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella Read More
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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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The Antarctic krill fishery has evolved to operate mainly in some predictable areas in recent years, and knowledge on the inter-annual variability and the potential intra-annual seasonal trend of the krill biomass in these fishery hotspots is critical to understand the three-way interactions between krill resources, krill-dependent predators and the krill fishery. Based on Read More
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Dr Xinliang Wang (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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Well-supported, long-term monitoring of the physical and living environment is essential to understanding ongoing environmental changes in the Southern Ocean. The collection of long-term observations is critical for detecting and understanding change, and to obtain data needed as the basis for analyses and modelling. This paper provides an overview and Read More
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Dr Alyce Hancock (SCOR)

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Fish have a critical role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem, including by connecting trophic levels that are the active focus of existing SCAR expert groups (e.g., krill in SKEG or birds and mammals in  Read More
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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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This paper provides an evaluation of progress towards high-priority issues to be progressed as part of the strategic workplan for review by the Scientific Committee.

In coastal Antarctica, polynyas – open water areas within the sea ice – are “hot spots” of high biological productivity that play outsized roles in phytoplankton productivity and open water access for marine predators. Connections between coastal polynyas and primary and secondary biological production are important to quantify under both present and future Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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This paper introduces ongoing research of the transport of larval Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region that can directly assist the harmonization of the Krill Fishery Management Approach (KFMA) and Domain 1 Marine Protected Area (D1MPA). The research is an extension of a circumpolar approach Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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This paper addresses the request by WG-ASAM for the Secretariat to present to the Scientific Committee an estimate of the annual costs for maintaining the acoustic data repository based on the estimated volume of data to be exchanged. This paper also considers cost estimates for improvements to the CCAMLR authentication system necessary to allow for authentication Read More
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Mr Daphnis De Pooter (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper outlines the key SOOS activities of interest to SC-CAMLR, with emphasis on how SOOS can provide information and tools to support ecosystem-based management of fisheries, and design and implementation of ecosystem monitoring systems. To see the full achievements for SOOS in 2023, see SOOS’ Annual Reports Read More
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Dr Alyce Hancock (SCOR)

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This paper presents preliminary maps of observational coverage of the Southern Ocean being developed by the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) and SOOS’ data visualization tool, SOOSmap. SOOS welcomes feedback on these maps from Read More
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Dr Alyce Hancock (SCOR)

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Across the high seas, distant water fisheries have benefited from government subsidies. Public funds directed towards supporting the fishery sector have enabled these fisheries to extend their range and duration at sea, directly threatening fish populations and the health of ocean ecosystems. Fuel subsidies have been identified as the primary form of subsidy, often Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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This Background Paper provides an overview of the most recent activities of the SCAR Antarctic Biodiversity Portal (biodiversity.aq). An initial report on the 2023 workshop on Essential Variables (EVs) is now available online. In addition, the biodiversity.aq portal is now accessible in all four official CCAMLR languages. Read More
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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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This paper provides an update on the current status and known impacts of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Antarctica, based on a joint Working Paper submitted by SCAR, COMNAP, IAATO and CCAMLR to ATCM 46 (2024). It summarises the work undertaken by SCAR to i) prepare a biological risk assessment for the Antarctic region and its bird and marine mammal Read More
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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Management strategies provide a more predictable approach than the traditional use of stock assessments to provide scientifically based fisheries management advice. The effectiveness of management strategies relies on an agreed set of agreed management objectives for the fishery and the stock, and then using Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE, also known Read More
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Mr Nathan Walker (New Zealand)

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This paper provides the Committee for Environmental Protection’s (CEP) annual report to the Scientific Committee of CAMLR (SC-CAMLR) on activities relevant to the work of SC-CAMLR. The 2024 CEP meeting was held in Kochi, India, May 20-24, 2024.  Read More
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Dr Andrew Titmus (United States of America)

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The “Deep‐sea Fisheries under the Ecosystem Approach” (DSF) project is one of five projects in the GEF‐7 ABNJ Common Oceans Program “Global Sustainable Fisheries Management and Biodiversity Conservation in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)” (GEF, 2022; FAO, 2023a). The objective of the project is to ensure that DSF in the ABNJ are managed under an ecosystem Read More
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Dr Keith Reid

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This paper provides an update on the progress in developing plans for a joint CEP/SC-CAMLR climate change and monitoring workshop.

To support CCAMLR Members and their vessel crew and observers in implementing the tagging program, the CCAMLR Secretariat, in consultation with the Scientific Committee and its working groups, have revised and updated the original Toothfish and Skate Tagging Instructions (2013) transforming it into a manual Read More
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Mrs Melanie Williamson (South Africa)

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