Summary of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) data holdings through the 2023/24 monitoring season

The CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP), initiated in 1985, is a circumpolar research initiative aimed at detecting changes in predator populations and distinguishing between those caused by fisheries activities and those caused by environmental variability. This report presents a summary of the data submissions to the CEMP for the 2023/24 monitoring season, organised by site, parameter, and species, and summarises the total data holdings and programme structure in addition to the spatial distribution of krill fishing effort in Statistical Area 48 relative to monitored CEMP sites.