SC-CAMLR-41

The Secretariat’s existing Strategic Plan runs from 2019 to 2022. In 2022, the Secretariat consulted on a new Strategic Plan for 2023–2026 which is presented here. Similar to the approach for 2019-2022, the strategy includes thematic objectives, which will involve contributions from all departments to deliver specific outcomes; and departmental tasks, which will largely be delivered by Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper reviews Secretariat activities over 2021/22, providing an update on staffing and delivery of the 2019–2022 Strategic Plan.

The Commission and Scientific Committee should note that the Secretariat has developed a new strategic and staffing plan for 2023–2026, available as a separate document.

In 2018, the Commission agreed to the Secretariat’s 2019–2022 Staffing and Salary Strategy, which included an increase in the number of International Professional staff from 12% in 2018 to 35% by 2022 and 50% by 2026. During 2022, the Secretariat reviewed the performance over the last four years, and developed proposals for the period 2023–2026. Despite the challenges to international Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The Scientific Committee requested DSAG to review the Rules for Access and Use of CCAMLR Data for consideration by the Scientific Committee symposium and the Working Groups during their meetings in 2022. This document summarises the feedback received review during the Scientific Committee Symposium 2022, WG-ASAM 2022, WG-SAM 2022, WG EMM 2022, and the Data Read More
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Dr Anton Van de Putte (Belgium)

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Dr Anton Van de Putte (Belgium)

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This paper takes into account the discussion at CCAMLR-40 and SC-CAMLR-40 (SC-CAMLR-40, paragraphs 7.5 to 7.9 and SCAF-2021, paragraphs 10 and 11) and discussions in the ‘Access to meeting documents’ e-group.

This paper introduces the concept of using digital object identifiers (DOIs) and makes recommendations to streamline access to meeting documents.

The paper describes cooperation 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 Arrangement with the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna for another three years.

The Southern Ocean plays a globally important role in climate regulation, removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and storing some of this carbon for centuries or millennia. ‘Blue carbon’ refers to the carbon stored in the bodies of marine organisms and in biogenic Read More
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Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)

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Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)

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Evaluating the effects of climate change on Antarctic marine living resources is a priority topic for CCAMLR and was identified by the recent Scientific Committee Symposium as a key area of research. Acknowledging the need to better coordinate, target and integrate scientific advice on climate change, and recognising that a focused workshop would enable progress to be made, this Read More
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Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)

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Ms Kylie Bamford (United Kingdom)

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The revision of CM 51-07 seeking to modify fisheries management in Subarea 48.1 by introducing a value for acceptable krill catches is neither consistent with the statute of CM 51-07 nor compatible with CM 51-01.

The changes to CM 51-01 and a possible update or replacement of CM 51-07 require krill resource surveys in Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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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. 

A summary is presented of key elements of interest to CCAMLR covered by the 35th session of the FAO COFI and the 9th meeting of the RSN.

WG-EMM 2022 expressed an interest in the results of scientific research that has taken place within ASPAs 152 and 153 (WG-EMM-2022, para 3.2). The management plans of the two ASPAs were established in 1991 as important sites for studies of the composition, structure, and dynamics of marine benthic communities. The Areas are recognized as important spawning grounds for several fish species, Read More
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Dr Polly A. Penhale

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Ms Elizabeth Phelps

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ASOC has submitted six background papers to CCAMLR-41. These papers highlight several key issues for CCAMLR, including: management of the krill fishery, the designation of marine protected areas, decision making processes in CCAMLR, and guidelines adopted by the International Maritime Organisation for fishing vessels operating in polar waters. During the intersessional period Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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CCAMLR is now ten years past the agreed 2012 deadline to establish a representative system of MPAs in the Southern Ocean agreed in 2009. CCAMLR’s greatest achievement in marine protection, the designation of the world’s largest MPA in the Ross Sea, is an example of global leadership. However, the fact that the three MPA proposals under discussion have not been designated Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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The Scientific Committee requested a review of the publication policy with respect to the purpose of CCAMLR Science and to develop options to increase the visibility and transparency of science conducted by CCAMLR (SC-CAMLR-40, paragraph 8.2). Given the decreased interest in submitting scientific papers to CCAMLR Science over the past decade, the objectives of the communication of science Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper provides a progress report on the science tasks conducted by the Secretariat during the 2021/22 intersessional period and makes recommendations on how to progress tasks requiring endorsement by the Scientific Committee.

The procedures for managing SC-CAMLR Special Funds have developed in different ways creating inconsistencies that should be better aligned to improve access to Members and to streamline management, budget planning and reporting. Recommendations are made to improve several aspects of fund management that improve transparency for the Scientific Committee, improve access by Members, and improve Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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We recommend that Members notifying and subsequently fishing for krill in Subarea 48.1 be required to coordinate and conduct annual surveys designed to estimate the biomass of krill at the subarea scale. This requirement can be codified by revising the first operative paragraph of CM 51-01 (the paragraph titled “Access”) and adding a new operative paragraph and new Read More
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Dr George Watters

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Dr George Watters

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The Chair’s report on the Scientific Committee Symposium was developed following the meeting and submitted for comment to the intersessional working groups (WG ASAM-2022, WG-SAM-2022 and WG-EMM-2022). Due to the time constraints of virtual meetings the comment period was extended to the Scientific Committee Symposium e-group. This report does not include comments from WG IMAF-2022 or WG-FSA- Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The CCAMLR Scholarship Scheme received one application in 2022, from Mauricio Mardones (Chile) and supported by mentors in the USA. The proposed area of research aims to analyse the population dynamics and exploitation status of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Antarctic Peninsula through integrated stock assessment models. The scholarship review panel welcomed the well- Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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To finalize the first trail of the new krill management approach for Subarea 48.1, text changes to the current conservation measures CM 51-01 and CM 51-07 were proposed with some rationales given. It is proposed that (i) the 2022 interim revision for Subarea 48.1 be valid for two years to allow for adequate time be given for its refinement Read More
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Dr Yi-Ping Ying (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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Based on a series of significant progress made by SC-CAMLR towards a sound science-based krill management approach since 2019, at its annual meeting in 2021 the Commission endorsed the rollover of CM 51-07 for one year to provide time to consolidate the revision of the new approach in Subarea 48.1. To facilitate discussion and decision-making towards Read More
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Dr Yi-Ping Ying (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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We propose to submit different articles to CCAMLR Science for a special issue on the results of  surveys on plankton and fish accross the frontal zones between the Indian subantarctic zone and the Southern Ocean between Crozet and Kerguelen. We propose to submit the articles to EMM in 2023 for the evaluation by the WG. 

This document provides information about progress in the tasks of mapping the scientific research efforts and potentials in Domain 1 as linked to the proposed Marine Protected Area (D1MPA). In the course of the last two years, the D1MPA proponents conducted reviews of the literature, domestic workshops and an open, international and multilateral survey to gather information Read More
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Mrs Marina Abas

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Dr Enrique Marschoff (Argentina)

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Since 2019 there has been considerable discussion by the Scientific Committee and its Working Groups regarding data collection issues in the krill fishery. This document outlines issues that have been identified for consideration by the Scientific Committee and its working groups, processes to address these, and a timeline for changes to forms, instructions and implementing Read More
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Dr So Kawaguchi (Australia)

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Dr Philippe Ziegler (Australia)

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Information is 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 (15-19 August 2022).

The workshop program included a wide range of aspects related to scientific observation and inspection in krill, toothfish   and   crab Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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We provide proposals on Risk assessment framework to allocate catch in Subarea 48.1 accompanied  by relevant  Russian studies carried out in recent years. These proposals reflect the Russian Federation's position regarding the development of management strategy for krill fishery (SC-CAMLR-XXXIV/11, SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/15; SC-CAMLR-XXXV paragraphs 3.85-3.87; WS-SM-18 paragraph 3.24; SC- 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 results of the practical revision of approaches to developing fisheries management in Subarea 48.1 undertaken by the Working Groups in response to the Commission's recommendations (CCAMLR-38, paragraph 5.17) highlight the lack of adequate scientific information to develop sound fisheries Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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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 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons and from research fishing under Conservation Measure (CM) 24-05. The CCAMLR fisheries catch limits and associated monthly catches in the 2021/22 season are also presented with dates of fisheries closures implemented by the Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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No new proposals for the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) Special Fund were submitted by the application deadline in 2022. Four ongoing projects received funding from the CEMP Special Fund in 2022. Funds supporting Uruguay’s incorporation of Ardley Island into the CEMP is included in the General Science Capacity Fund report. One ongoing project to fund maintenance of the CEMP Camera Read More
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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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A new collaborative report from the marine mammal science community and WWF provides the first comprehensive look at large whale migrations and the threats they face across all oceans, highlighting how the cumulative impacts from industrial fishing, ship strikes, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change are creating a hazardous journey. Protecting Blue Read More
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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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Working group paper WG-EMM-2022/15 (see Annex) was presented at this year’s EMM Meeting. The paper gives detailed information regarding the discovery of a breeding colony of notothenioid icefish (Neopagetopsis ionah, Nybelin 1947) of so far unprecedented extent observed in the southern Weddell Sea (Purser et al., 2022) during RV Polarstern expedition PS124 from February to Read More
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Dr Katharina Teschke (Germany)

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Professor Thomas Brey

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Inspite of COVID–19 restrictions we were able to conduct in late 2021 international collaboration with the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia (Canada) financially supported by CCAMLR General Capacity Building Fund. Our primary goal was to standardizate between our labs the proceeding of Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Cooperation between the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR (SC-CAMLR) and the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) has been steadily increasing to the mutual benefit of both. In order to avoid duplicate reporting between the two committees and following discussions between the Chairs of the CEP and SC-CAMLR, the report of the CEP meeting is presented to SC-CAMLR by the CEP Observer to SC- Read More
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Dr Polly A. Penhale

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Dr George Watters

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Gentoo  (Pygoscelis  papua)  penguin  colonies  count  at  GAI  CEMP  site  has  been  provided during 2021/22 breeding season. The penguin count by visual observations has been performed at Galindez Island. The detailed observation of  Gentoo  birds’  arrival, nesting, hatch and crèche has been provided in two Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Oceanites’s State of Antarctic Penguins 2022 report summarizes the present status – population size and population trends – of Antarctica’s five penguin species, continent-wide and in key regions.

SOOS has been recognised by the Scientific Committee as having an important role to play in CCAMLR ecosystem monitoring and observation, and spatial management of impacts on ecosystems, climate change, and data delivery and management. Reciprocally, CCAMLR is important to SOOS as an international scientific body that advocates for and Read More
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Dr Alyce Hancock

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Dr Alyce Hancock

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In the last deade, the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) has enhanced regional coordination and observing system capabilities. The SOOS Science and Implementation Plan (2021-2025) articulates the scientific priorities for the Southern Ocean Read More
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Dr Alyce Hancock

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Dr Alyce Hancock

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Despite growing recognition of mesopelagic fish's global significance, they remain comparatively little studied. Because of the Southern Ocean's distant location, sampling is difficult, although mesopelagic fishes play an important role there as both predators and prey. Despite this, over the course of several decades, numerous national Antarctic research programs have sampled mesopelagic Read More
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Dr Anton Van de Putte (Belgium)

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Dr Anton Van de Putte (Belgium)

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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.

Advice from avian influenza experts suggests that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 will likely arrive in the Southern Ocean during the 2022/23 or 2023/24 austral summers by way of migrating species. The SCAR Antarctic Wildlife Health Working Group (AWHWG) is concerned about the likely arrival and significant impact HPAI might have on wildlife in the region. This paper provides Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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A major update by SCAR to the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) report has been compiled. This Background Paper provides an infographic summary of the ACCE Decadal Synopsis, key findings relevant to CCAMLR, and a series of recommendations derived from these findings. CCAMLR Members are among those best placed to be the voice of the state of the environment of the southern Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Biodiversity is essential to the functioning of all life on earth, including in the Southern Ocean. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are those areas deemed the most important places in the world for the global persistence of species and ecosystems. In 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development aims to gather ocean stakeholders worldwide to ensure science can fully support sustainable development of the world’s oceans, and to strengthen international cooperation in development of scientific research and innovative technologies. The Southern Ocean Action Plan was published in April 2022, and provides an initial roadmap to Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean (ICED) is an international, multidisciplinary programme examining the response of Southern Ocean ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic change and feedbacks to the Earth System. This paper summarises recent and planned research and activities of ICED that are of relevance to the work of the CCAMLR Scientific Committee. Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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The first Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO) is a key output of the IMBeR Program Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Southern Ocean (ICED) and endorsed by SCAR.  It aimed to provide a forward-looking assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems, informed by a diversity of input and views both on the assessment and on priorities for research and Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Angharad Downes (SCAR)

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Some aspects of acoustic- trawl surveys for the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) assessment in the CCAMLR Statistical Subarea 48.3 as fish with a semi-pelagic distribution are discussed.

            It is proposed that Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Connectivity, which refers to the movement of species across space and time, of Antarctic krill and Antarctic toothfish remains largely unknown and yet is critically important to ensure precautionary spatial management, including the design of potential marine protected areas (MPAs). Currently we are performing a series of Lagrangian particle modeling experiments Read More
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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)

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Although the Ross Sea Region MPA (RSRMPA) has existed for three years, it is still unclear how research catch limits in the MPA should be allocated. The Scientific Committee's current recommendations on the allocation of allowable catch for surveys in MPAs from the TAC set for the exploratory Olympic fishery outside MPAs in the Ross Sea Region have no scientific justification Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Given the tremendous uncertainties facing the krill-based ecosystem, ASOC recommends the following to ensure precautionary management of the krill fishery:

1. SC-CAMLR should complete the krill work plan agreed in 2019, and CCAMLR should agree on a new precautionary conservation measure to replace CM Read More
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   Ms Claire Christian (ASOC)
   
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This paper provides a review of the literature of the most up-to-date available scientific information indicating the ongoing environmental changes that continue to stress habitats and ecosystems in CCAMLR Domain 1, reinforcing the importance of adopting the proposal for the establishment of a marine protected area in this region. The information provided in Read More
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Mrs Marina Abas

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Dr Enrique Marschoff (Argentina)

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Update on recent activities of the SCAR Antarctic Biodiversity Portal. Includes and update and invitation to contribute data papers to the Biodiversity Data Journal Topical Collection « Antarctic and Southern Ocean biodiversity». Highlights key published datasets.

Request input from CCAMLR members through online User Survey.

Electronic Monitoring (EM) offers the potential to reduce CCAMLR scientific observer tasking onboard vessels, while improving data quality, increasing data collection and improving observer safety. Fisheries observers should be utilised to fulfil and integrate the reporting requirements carried out by EM on these vessels, using a holistic approach. In the mid to longer Read More
Submitted By:
Ms Georgia Robson (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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Here we outline a proposal for a workshop to enhance the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Programme (CEMP) based on recommendations arising from WG-EMM-2022.

We report on a range of monitoring activities undertaken in the Scotia Sea in 2021. Based on evidence from multiple sources (acoustic moorings and survey, predator monitoring at Bird Island and Maiviken, commercial fishery and research trawls), it appears that Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) were scarce in Subarea 48.3 for Read More
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Dr Claire Waluda (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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This paper highlights some of the progress made on data-related areas during 2022 and identifies some of the data-related areas proposed for future work in line with the new strategic plan.

In this paper we present modifications to CM 22-06 and Annex 22-06/B for including fish nest areas.

During WG-EMM 2022, the recent discovery of extended fish nest aggregation in the southern Weddell Sea was presented and questions were raised about the means for protection of this site and similar sites that may be discovered elsewhere in the future.

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Dr Katharina Teschke (Germany)

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Professor Thomas Brey

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During the 2021-2022 Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) intersessional period, the United States completed its 5-year review of the management plans for ASPA No. 152 Western Bransfield Strait and ASPA No.153 Eastern Dallmann Bay. The  comprehensive review of these sites in close consultation with scientists working in the Area verified that the values under Read More
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Dr Polly A. Penhale

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Dr George Watters

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Assessment of the Precautionary Harvest Rate (Gamma) for the Antarctic krill in Subarea 48.1 was still to be finalized largely due to the proportional recruitment parameters which are key inputs of the Grym. The current mostly discussed proportional recruitment parameter estimates were based on the entire US AMLR summer survey time series but with Read More
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Dr Yi-Ping Ying (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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