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    SC-CAMLR-40

    Full Name
    Fortieth Meeting of the Scientific Committee
    Location:
    Online
    Meeting Start Date/Time:
    Meeting End Date/Time:
    Submissions Due
    Friday, 27 August 2021 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Working Paper)
    Saturday, 11 September 2021 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Background Paper)
    Meeting Report:
    e-sc-40-rep.pdf (2.72 MB)

    Documents

    Document Number Title Agenda Item(s)
    CCAMLR-40/02
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    General Science Capacity Fund – Terms of Reference
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    7.2
    CCAMLR-40/06
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    IUU fishing activity and trends in 2020/21 and IUU Vessel Lists
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    3.2.3
    CCAMLR-40/08
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    Gender-inclusive language
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    7.1
    CCAMLR-40/09
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    Options for publishing and printing meeting reports
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    7.1
    CCAMLR-40/10
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    Current rules of access to CCAMLR meeting documents
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    7.1
    CCAMLR-40/11
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    Enabling Observers to circulate correspondence to the Commission and the Scientific Committee
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    7.1
    CCAMLR-40/12
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    Arrangements for cooperation with other organisations
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    6
    CCAMLR-40/19 Rev. 1
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    Designation of a newly-exposed marine area adjacent to Pine Island Glacier (Subarea 88.3) as a Stage 2 Special Area for Scientific Study
    Delegations of the United Kingdom and the European Union and its Member States
    5
    CCAMLR-40/27
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    Proposal to establishing limits on use of continuous fishing system for the krill fishery in the Area 48
    Delegation of Ukraine
    3.1.4
    CCAMLR-40/BG/10
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    Moving forward, not backward, with krill fishery management
    Submitted by ASOC
    3.1
    CCAMLR-40/BG/11
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    Evaluating the economics of the Antarctic krill fishery
    Submitted by ASOC
    3.1
    CCAMLR-40/BG/14
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    Research fishery for D. eleginoides in Ecuador
    Republic of Ecuador
    3
    CCAMLR-40/BG/16
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    Report from the CCAMLR Observer (Australia) to the 24th and 25th Annual Meetings and the 4th Special Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
    CCAMLR Observer (Australia)
    6.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/01
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    Proposal for a symposium to develop the next 5-year strategic plan for SC-CAMLR
    Chair of the Scientific Committee
    7.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/02 Rev. 1
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    Secretariat support for the Scientific Committee
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    8
    SC-CAMLR-40/03
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    Report of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (Virtual meeting, 5 to 9 July 2021)
    3.1, 3.4.3
    SC-CAMLR-40/04
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    Report of the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (Virtual Meeting, 13 to 20 September 2021)
    3.2, 3.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/05
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    Report of the Working Group on Statistics, Assessments and Modelling (Virtual meeting, 28 June to 2 July 2021)
    2.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/06
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    Report of the Meeting of the Working Group on Acoustic Survey and Analysis Methods (Virtual meeting, 31 May to 4 June 2021)
    2.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/07
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    A self-imposed deadline threatens CCAMLR’s science-based legacy of conservation
    Delegation of the USA
    3.1.3, 3.1.4
    SC-CAMLR-40/08
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    Integrating climate change research into the work of the Scientific Committee and its working groups: Terms of Reference for the e-Group ‘Climate change impacts & CCAMLR’
    Delegations of the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden and USA
    5
    SC-CAMLR-40/09 Rev. 1
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    Update on the emperor penguin – vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea-ice loss
    P. Trathan, S. Grant, K. Hughes, M. Hindell, S. Labrousse, M. LaRue, A. Lynnes, Y. Ropert-Coudert, B. Wienecke and S. Jenouvrier
    5
    SC-CAMLR-40/10
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    Boundaries of five candidate management units in Subarea 48.1 to facilitate the development of the new management approach for Antarctic krill
    Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
    3.1.3
    SC-CAMLR-40/11
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    Acoustic biomass estimates of Antarctic krill in Subarea 48.1 to facilitate the development of the new management approach for the krill fishery
    Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
    3.1.3
    SC-CAMLR-40/12
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    Status report on the development of scientific knowledge to support the spatial planning of Weddell Sea MPA Phase 2
    Delegation of Norway
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/13
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    Invitation to a workshop to explore spatial planning solutions for the Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area (Phase 2)
    Delegation of Norway
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/14
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    Information about a workshop for training Russian scientific observers and inspectors to work in fisheries in the CCAMLR Convention Area (Russia, 13 to 20 August 2021)
    Delegation of the Russian Federation
    7.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/15
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    Revision of the precautionary approach to ensuring the rational use of a living resource (Dissostichus eleginoides) in CCAMLR Subarea 48.3
    Delegation of the Russian Federation
    3.2.2, 3.2.4
    SC-CAMLR-40/16
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    Observation and comments on the scientific basis and draft RMP of the WSMPA Proposal
    Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/17
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    Obtaining and updating baseline data through systematic literature analysis: a case study on the populations of the emperor penguins and Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea region
    Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/18
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    The development of Research and Monitoring Plan for CCAMLR MPAs
    Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/01
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    Catches of target species in the Convention Area
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    3
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/02
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    Supporting the design and implementation of an ecosystem monitoring system for CCAMLR areas and MPAs
    Submitted by SCOR
    4.1, 6.2, 4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/03
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    Networks and tools to enhance collaboration and coordination of observational activities
    Submitted by SCOR
    6.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/04
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    2021 Report to CCAMLR by Oceanites, Inc. – Antarctic Site Inventory / MAPPPD and Related Projects / State of Antarctic Penguins Report and Penguin Population Changes / Climate Change
    Submitted by Oceanites
    5, 6.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/05 Rev. 1
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    Science-related special funds of CCAMLR
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    9
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/06
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    The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the Southern Ocean, an update
    Delegation of Belgium and the Southern Ocean Observation System
    11
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/07
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    The SCAR Antarctic Biodiversity Portal
    Delegation of Belgium and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic research
    11
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/08
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    Comments on WG-FSA 2021/41 and SC-CAMLR-40/15. On the revision of the precautionary approach to ensure the rational use of the living resource (Dissostichus eleginoides) in Subarea 48.3
    Delegation of the United Kingdom
    3.2.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/09
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    Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAS) in the Southern Ocean: An international collaboration to inform habitat-related conservation decision-making and spatial conservation measures for marine mammal species
    Delegation of France, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
    4
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/10
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    Climate change and the Southern Ocean: “Code Red” for CCAMLR
    Submitted by ASOC
    5
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/11
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    The Seas Must Live: Marine Protected Areas Now
    Submitted by ASOC
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/12
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    Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate Change in a Global Context
    Submitted by SCAR
    5
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/13
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    Ocean acidification
    Submitted by SCAR
    5
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/14
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    Antarctic Environments Portal
    Submitted by SCAR
    6.1.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/15
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    The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Annual Report 2020/21
    Submitted by SCAR
    6.1.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/16
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    2021 Report to SC-CAMLR-40 and CCAMLR-40 by the Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies (ARK)
    Submittes by ARK
    3.1, 6.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/17
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    Gentoo breeding chronology by CEMP cameras – validation experiment
    Delegation of Ukraine
    3.1.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/18
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    Comments and proposals on the development of management strategy for krill fishery: Risk Assessment framework to allocate catch in Subarea 48.1
    Delegation of the Russian Federation
    3.1.3
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/19
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    The developing scientific basis to support the planning of the Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area (WSMPA) Phase 2
    G.P. Griffith on behalf of the Norwegian MAUD project team
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/20
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    Update on the conservation status, population trends and priorities for albatrosses and petrels in the CCAMLR area
    Submitted by ACAP
    3.4.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/21
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    Committee for Environmental Protection XXIII: 2021 Annual Report to the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR
    CEP Observer to SC-CAMLR, Dr P. Penhale (USA)
    6.1.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/22
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    The Ross Sea, Antarctica: A highly protected MPA in international waters
    Submitted by ASOC
    4.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/23
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    Summary of incidental mortality associated with fishing activities collected in scientific observer and vessel data during the 2020 and 2021 seasons
    CCAMLR Secretariat
    3.4.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/24 Rev. 1
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    Chair’s guide to the agenda and summary of papers
    Chair of the Scientific Committee
    1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/25
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    Proposal for quality control of krill acoustic biomass survey processing
    G.J. Macaulay, M.J. Cox, S. Kawaguchi and B.A. Krafft
    2.1
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/26
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    Preliminary results from trial #2; examining bird interactions with monitoring cable on krill trawlers using continuous trawling methods, during the 2020/21 fishing season
    Delegation of Norway
    3.4.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/27
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    Further information requested by WG-FSA-2021 on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mortality incidents recorded by the krill fishery in Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 during the 2020/21 season
    Delegations of Norway and the United Kingdom
    3.4.2
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/28
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    Progress made by the CCAMLR Scientific Committee working groups towards the development of a data-limited approach for the provision of advice on the management of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in Subarea 48.1
    C. Darby on behalf of the e-group on the revision of CM 51-07
    3.1.3
    SC-CAMLR-40/BG/29
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    CEMP Special Fund Management Panel activities 2021
    CEMP Special Fund Management Panel
    7.2
    WG-FSA-2021/16
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    Using the Risk Assessment Framework to spread the catch limit in Subarea 48.1
    V. Warwick-Evans and P.N. Trathan
    3.1.3
    WG-FSA-2021/17
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    Summary of the intersessional work and discussion by the CCAMLR Risk assessment framework e-group
    V. Warwick-Evans, on behalf of the Risk assessment framework e-group
    3.1.3
    WG-FSA-2021/56
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    The potential impact of krill fishery concentration needs to be assessed against the highly patchy and dynamic nature of krill distribution
    X. Zhao, X. Wang, Y. Ying, G. Fan, Q. Xu, D. Gao and Y. Zhao
    3.1.2