The “State of the Environment and Antarctic Marine Living Resources in Area 48”: a proposed model for an annual report to SC-CAMLR

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) using the period April 2022 to March 2023 as an example time period. We present environmental data on sea ice, sea surface temperature, surface air temperature, chlorophyll-a, climate indices, and iceberg presence, alongside information on the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Programme in the region, and catch and effort data for the krill fishery. The report compiles this wide variety of information into a single document intended to provide the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Scientific Committee, and stakeholders with an annual appraisal of the environment and marine living resources in Convention Area 48.