[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3907-3911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1280]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
[Public Notice 2150]
Conservation Measures for Antarctic Fishing Under the Auspices of
the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources
AGENCY: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, State Department.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: At its Thirteenth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to
November 4, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States is a member,
adopted the conservation measures and the resolution listed below,
pending countries' approval, pertaining to fishing in the CCAMLR
Convention Area in Antarctic waters. These were agreed upon in
accordance with Article IX, paragraph 6(A) of the Convention for the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. The measures
restrict overall catches of certain species of fish, prohibit the
taking of certain species of fish, list the fishing seasons, define the
reporting requirements, and specify measures that must be taken to
minimize the incidental taking of non-target species.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on the measures or desiring more
information should submit written comments on or before February 8,
1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erica Keen, Division of Polar Affairs, Office of Oceans Affairs (OES/
OA/PA), Room 5801, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520,
(202)647-3262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Conservation Measures Adopted at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of
CCAMLR
At its Thirteenth Annual Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to
November 4, 1994, the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted the following conservation
measures and resolution. The conservation measures addressing catch
limitations were adopted in accordance with Conservation measure 7/V
and therefore enter into force immediately.
Conservation Measures Adopted in 1994
Conservation Measure 18/XIII
Procedure for According Protection to CEMP Sites
The Commission,
Bearing in mind that the Scientific Committee has established a system
of sites contributing data to the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program
(CEMP), and that additions may be made to this system in the future;
Recalling that it is not the purpose of the protection accorded to CEMP
sites to restrict fishing activity in adjacent waters;
Recognizing that studies being undertaken at CEMP sites may be
vulnerable to accidental or willful interference;
Concerned, therefore, to provide protection for CEMP sites, scientific
investigations and the Antarctic marine living resources therein, in
cases where a Member or Members of the Commission conducting or
planning to conduct CEMP studies believes such protection to be
desirable;
hereby adopts the following Conservation Measure in accordance with
Article IX of the Convention:
1. In cases where a Member or Members of the Commission conducting,
or planning to conduct, CEMP studies at a CEMP site believe it
desirable that protection should be accorded to the site, it, or they,
shall prepare a draft management plan in accordance with Annex A to
this Conservation Measure.
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2. Each such draft management plan shall be sent to the Executive
Secretary for transmission to all Members of the Commission for their
consideration at least three months before its consideration by WG-EMM.
3. The draft management plan shall be considered in turn by WG-EMM,
the Scientific Committee and the Commission. In consultation with the
Member or Members of the Commission which drew up the draft management
plan, it may be amended by any of these bodies. If a draft management
plan is amended by either WG-EMM or the Scientific Committee, it shall
be passed on in its amended form either to the Scientific Committee or
the Commission as the case may be.
4. If, following completion of the procedures outlined in
paragraphs 1 to 3 above, the Commission considers it appropriate to
accord the desired protection to the CEMP site, the Commission shall
adopt a Resolution calling on Members to comply, on a voluntary basis,
with the provisions of the draft management plan, pending the
conclusion of action in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 8 below.
5. The Executive Secretary shall communicate such a Resolution to
SCAR, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties and, if appropriate,
the Contracting Parties to other components of the Antarctic Treaty
System which are in force.
6. Unless, before the opening date of the next regular meeting of
the Commission, the Executive Secretary has received:
(i) An indication from an Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party that
it desires the resolution to be considered at a Consultative Meeting;
or
(ii) An objection from any other quarter referred to in paragraph 5
above; the Commission may, by means of a conservation measure, confirm
its adoption of the management plan for the CEMP site and shall include
the management plan in Annex B to Conservation Measure 18/XIII.
7. In the event that an Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party has
indicated its desire for the Resolution to be considered at a
Consultative Meeting, the Commission shall await the outcome of such
consideration, and may then proceed accordingly.
8. If objection is received in accordance with paragraphs 6(ii) or
7 above, the Commission may institute such consultations as it may deem
appropriate to achieve the necessary protection and to avoid
interference with the achievement of the principles and purposes of,
and measures approved under, the Antarctic Treaty and other components
of the Antarctic Treaty System which are in force.
9. The management plan of any site may be amended by decision of
the Commission. In such cases full account shall be taken of the advice
of the Scientific Committee. Any amendment which increases the area of
the site or adds to categories or types of activities that would
jeopardize the objectives of the site shall be subject to the
procedures set out in paragraphs 5 to 8 above.
10. Entry into a CEMP site included in Annex B shall be prohibited
except for the purposes authorized in the relevant management plan for
the site and in accordance with a permit issued under paragraph 11.
11. Each Contracting Party shall, as appropriate, issue permits
authorizing its nationals to carry out activities consistent with the
provisions of the management plans for CEMP sites and shall take such
other measures, within its competence, as may be necessary to ensure
that its nationals comply with the management plans for such sites.
12. Copies of such permits shall be sent to the Executive Secretary
as soon as practical after they are issued. Each year the Executive
Secretary shall provide the Commission and the Scientific Committee
with a brief description of the permits that have been issued by the
Parties. In cases where permits are issued for purposes not directly
related to the conduct of CEMP studies at the site in question, the
Executive Secretary shall forward a copy of the permit to the Member or
Members of the Commission conducting CEMP studies at that site.
13. Each management plan shall be reviewed every five years by WG-
EMM and the Scientific Committee to determine whether it requires
revision and whether continued protection is necessary. The Commission
may then act accordingly.
Conservation Measure 29/XIII\1\\2\
\1\Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet
Islands.
\2\Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
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Minimization of the Incidental Mortality of Seabirds in the Course of
Longline Fishing or Longline Fishing Research in the Convention Area
The Commission,
Noting the need to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds during
longline fishing by minimizing their attraction to the fishing vessels
and by preventing them from attempting to seize baited hooks,
particularly during the period when the lines are set,
Agrees to the following measures to reduce the possibility of
incidental mortality of seabirds during longline fishing.
1. Fishing operations shall be conducted in such a way that the
baited hooks sink as soon as possible after they are put in the water.
Only thawed bait shall be used.
2. Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e., between the times of
nautical twilight). During longline fishing at night, only the minimum
ship's lights necessary for safety shall be used.
3. Trash and offal should not be dumped while longlines are being
set or hauled; if discharge of offal is unavoidable, this discharge
shall take place as far as possible and/or on the opposite side of the
vessel from the area of the vessel where longlines are set or hauled.
4. Every effort should be made to ensure that birds captured alive
during longlining are released alive and that wherever possible hooks
are removed without jeopardizing the life of the bird concerned.
5. A streamer line designed to discourage birds from settling on
baits during deployment of longlines shall be towed. Specification of
the streamer line and its method of deployment is given in the Appendix
to this Measure. Details of the construction relating to the number and
placement of swivels may be varied so long as the effective sea surface
covered by the streamers is no less than that covered by the currently
specified design. Details of the device dragged in the water in order
to create tension in the line may also be varied.
6. Other variations in the design of streamer lines can be tested
on vessels carrying two observers, at least one appointed in accordance
with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation,
providing that all other elements of this Conservation Measure are
complied with.\3\
\3\The streamer lines under test should be constructed and
operated taking full account of the principles set out in WG-IMALF-
94/19 and available from the CCAMLR Secretariat.
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Appendix to Conservation Measure 29/XIII
1. The streamer line is to be suspended at the stern from a
point approximately 4.5 m above the water and such that the line is
directly above the point where the baits hit the water.
2. The streamer line is to be approximately 3 mm diameter, have
a minimum length of 150 m and have a device at the end to create
tension so that the main line streams directly behind the ship even
in cross winds.
3. At 5 m intervals commencing from the point of attachment to
the ship five branch streamers each comprising two strands of
approximately 3 mm diameter cord should be
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attached. The length of the streamer should range between approximately
3.5 m nearest the ship to approximately 1.25 m for the fifth
streamer. When the streamer line is deployed the branch streamers
should reach the sea surface and periodically dip into it as the
ship heaves. Swivels should be placed in the streamer line at the
towing point, before and after the point of attachment of each
branch streamer and immediately before any weight placed on the end
of the streamer line. Each branch streamer should also have a swivel
at its attachment to the streamer line.
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Conservation Measure 76/XIII
Prohibition of Directed Fishery on Notothenia gibberifrons,
Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia
squamifrons and Patagonotothen guntheri, in Statistical Subarea 48.3
for the 1994/95 and 1995/96 Seasons
This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
Directed fishing on Notothenia Gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus
aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia squamifrons and
Patagonotothen guntheri in Statistical Subarea 48.3 is prohibited in
the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons, defined as the period from 5
November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in 1996.
Conservation Measure 77/XIII
Catch Limit on Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4
for the 1994/95 Season
1. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical
Subarea 48.4 caught in the 1994/95 season shall be limited to 28
tonnes.
2. For the purposes of the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides
in Statistical Subarea 48.4, the 1994/95 fishing season is defined
as the period from 15 December 1994 to the end of the Commission
meeting in 1995, or until the TAC is reached, whichever is sooner.
3. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,
commencing on 15 December 1994.
(ii) the Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set out in
Conservation Measure 81/XIII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,
commencing on 15 December 1994.
Conservation Measure 78/XIII
Precautionary Catch Limits on Champsocephalus gunnari and
Dissostichus eleginoides in Division 58.5.2
1. In accordance with the management advice of the 1994 meeting
of the Scientific Committee:
(i) A precautionary TAC of 311 tonnes in any one season shall be
set for Champsocephalus gunnari in Division 58.5.2; and
(ii) A precautionary TAC of 297 tonnes in any one season shall
be set for Dissostichus eleginoides in Division 58.5.2. This TAC may
only be taken by trawling.
2. The five-day catch and effort reporting system set out in
Conservation Measure 51/XII and the monthly effort and biological
data reporting system set out in Conservation Measure 52/XI shall
apply.
3. The fishing season shall commence in each year at the close
of the annual meeting of the Commission and shall continue until the
respective precautionary catch limits are reached, or until 30 June,
whichever comes first.
4. For the purposes of implementing this Conservation Measure,
the catches shall be reported to the Commission on a monthly basis.
5. Those limits shall be kept under review by the Commission,
taking into account the advice of the Scientific Committee.
Conservation Measure 79/XIII
Limits on the Exploratory Crab Fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3
in the 1994/95 Season
The following Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
1. The crab fishery is defined as any commercial harvest
activity in which the target species is any member of the crab group
(Order Decapoda, Suborder Reptantia).
2. The crab fishery shall be limited to one vessel per Member.
3. The total catch of crab from Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall
not exceed 1 600 tonnes during the 1994/95 fishing season.
4. Each Member intending to participate in the crab fishery
shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat at least there months in advance
of starting fishing of the name, type, size, registration number,
radio call sign, and research and fishing operations plan of the
vessel that the Member has authorized to participate in the crab
fishery.
5. All vessels fishing for crab shall report the following data
to CCAMLR by 31 August 1995 for crabs caught prior to 31 July 1995:
(i) The location, date, depth, fishing effort (number and
spacing of pots and soak time), and catch (numbers and weight) of
commercially sized crabs (reported on as fine a scale as possible,
but no coarser than 0.5 deg. latitude by 1 deg. longitude) for each
10-day period;
(ii) The species, size, and sex of a representative subsample of
crabs sampled according to the procedure set out in Annex 79/A
(between 35 and 50 crabs shall be sampled every day from the line
hauled just prior to noon) and by-catch caught in traps; and
(iii) Other relevant data, as possible, according to the
requirements set out in Annex 79/A.
6. For the purposes of implementing this Conservation Measure,
the 10-day catch and effort reporting system set out in Conservation
Measure 61/XII shall apply.
7. Data on catches taken between 31 July 1995 and 31 August 1995
shall be reported to CCAMLR by 30 September 1995 so that the data
will be available to the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment.
8. Crab fishing gear shall be limited to the use of crab pots
(traps). The use of all other methods of catching crabs (e.g.,
bottom trawls) shall be prohibited.
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9. The crab fishery shall be limited to sexually mature male
crabs--all female and undersized male crabs caught shall be released
unharmed. In the case of Paralomis spinosissima and P. formosa,
males with a minimum carapace width of 102 mm and 90 mm,
respectively, may be retained in the catch.
10. Crab processed at sea shall be frozen as crab sections
(minimum size of crabs can be determined using crab sections).
Conservation Measure 80/XIII
Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical
Subarea 48.3 for the 1994/95 Season
This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
1. The total catch of Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical
Subarea 48.3 caught during the 1994/95 season shall be limited to
2800 tonnes.
2. For the purposes of the fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides
in Statistical Subarea 48.3, the 1994/95 fishing season is defined
as the period from 1 March to 31 August 1995, or until the TAC is
reached, whichever is the sooner.
3. Each vessel participating in the Dissostichus eleginoides
fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 season shall have
a scientific observer, appointed in accordance with the Scheme of
International Scientific Observation of CCAMLR, on board throughout
all fishing activities within the fishing period.
4. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,
commencing on 1 March 1995;
(ii) The Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set out in
Conservation Measure 81/XIII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,
commencing on 1 March 1995.
Conservation Measure 81/XIII
Effort and Biological Data Reporting System for Dissostichus
eleginoides in Statistical Subareas 48.3 and 48.4 for the 1994/95
Season
This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
1. At the end of each month each Contracting Party shall obtain
from each of its vessels the haul-by-haul data required to complete
the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data form for longline
fisheries (Form C2, latest version). These data shall include
numbers of seabirds or marine mammals of each species caught and
released or killed. It shall transmit those data to the Executive
Secretary not later than the end of the following month.
2. At the end of each month, each Contracting Party shall obtain
from each of its vessels a representative sample of length
composition measurements from the fishery (Form B2, latest version).
It shall transmit those data to the Executive Secretary not later
than the end of the following month.
3. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
(i) Length measurements of fish should be of total length to the
nearest centimeter below;
(ii) Representative samples of length composition should be
taken from a single fishing ground.\1\ In the event that the vessel
moves from one fishing ground to another during the course of a
month, then separate length compositions should be submitted for
each fishing ground.
\1\Pending the provision of a more appropriate definition, the
term fishing ground is defined here as the area within a single
fine-scale grid rectangle (0.5 deg. latitude by 1 deg. longitude).
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4. Should a Contracting Party fail to transmit the fine scale
catch and effort data or length composition data to the Executive
Secretary by the deadline specified in paragraph 2, the Executive
Secretary shall issue a reminder to the Contracting Party. If at the
end of a further two months those data have still not been provided
the Executive Secretary shall notify all Contracting parties of the
closure of the fishery to vessels of the Contracting Party which has
failed to supply the data as required.
Conservation Measure 82/XIII
Protection of the Cape Shirreff CEMP Site
1. The Commission noted that a program of long-term studies is
being undertaken at Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo Islands,
Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, as part of the CCAMLR
Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP). Recognizing that these studies
may be vulnerable to accidental or willful interference, the
Commission expressed its concern that this CEMP site, the scientific
investigations, and the Antarctic marine living resources therein be
protected.
2. Therefore, the Commission considers it appropriate to accord
protection to the Cape Shirreff CEMP site, as defined in the Cape
Shirreff management plan.
3. Members shall comply with the provisions of the Cape Shirreff
CEMP site management plan, which is recorded in Annex C of
Conservation Measure 18/IX.
4. To allow Members adequate time to implement the relevant
permitting procedures associated with this measure and the
management plan, Conservation 82/XIII shall become effective as of 1
May 1995.
5. In accordance with Article X, the Commission shall draw this
Conservation Measure to the attention of any State that is not a
Party to the Convention and whose nationals or vessels are present
in the Convention Area.
Conservation Measure 84/XIII
Precautionary TAC for Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical Subarea
48.3 for the 1994/95 Season
This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
1. For the purposes of this Conservation Measure the fishing
season for Electrona carlsbergi is defined as the period from 5
November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in 1995.
2. The total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the 1994/95 season
shall not exceed 200 000 tonnes in Statistical Subarea 48.3.
3. In addition, the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in the
1994/95 season shall not exceed 43 000 tonnes in the Shag Rocks
region, defined as the area bounded by 52 deg.30'S, 40 deg.W;
52 deg.30'S, 44 deg.W; 54 deg.30'S, 40 deg.W and 54 deg.30'S,
44 deg.W.
4. In the event that the catch of Electrona carlsbergi is
expected to exceed 20 000 tonnes in the 1994/95 season, a survey of
stock biomass and age structure shall be conducted during that
season by the principal fishing nations involved. A full report of
this survey including data on stock biomass (specifically including
area surveyed, survey design and density estimates), age structure
and the biological characteristics of the by-catch shall be
available for discussion at the 1995 meeting of the Working Group on
Fish Stock Assessment.
5. The directed fishery for Electrona carlsbergi in Statistical
Subarea 48.3 shall cose if the by-catch of any of the species named
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII reaches its by-catch limit or if the
total catch of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 200 000 tonnes,
whichever comes first.
6. The directed fishery for Electrona carlsbergi in the Shag
Rocks region shall close if the by-catch of any of the species named
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII reaches its by-catch limite or if
the total catch of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 43 000 tonnes,
whichever comes first.
7. If, in the course of the directed fishery for Electrona
carlsbergi, the by-catch of any one haul of any of the species named
in Conservation Measure 85/XIII exceeds 5%, the fishing vessel shall
move to another fishing ground within the subarea.
8. For the purpose of implementing this Conservation Measure:
(i) The Catch Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure
40/X shall apply in the 1994/95 season;
(ii) The Data Reporting System set out in Conservation Measure
54/XI shall apply in the 1994/95 season.
Conservation Measure 85/XIII
Limitation of the By-catch of Notothenia gibberifrons,
Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia
rossii and Notothenia squamifrons, in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for
the 1994/95 Season.
This Conservation Measure is adopted in accordance with
Conservation Measure 7/V:
In any directed fishery in Statistical Subarea 48.3, during the
1994/95 season commencing 5 November 1994, the by-catch of
Notothenia gibberifrons shall not exceed 1470 tonnes; the by-catch
of Chaenocephalus aceratus shall not exceed 2 200 tonnes; and the
by-catch of Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia rossii, and
Notothenia squamifrons shall not exceed 300 tonnes each.
Conservation Measure 86/XIII
Prohibition of Directed Fishery on Champsocephalus gunnari in
Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 Season.
The Commission adopted this Conservation Measure in accordance
with Conservation Measure 7/V:
Directed fishing on Champsocephalus gunnari is prohibited in
Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 season, defined as the
period from 5 November 1994 to the end of the Commission meeting in
1995.
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Conservation Measure 87/XIII
Limitation of Total Catch of Notothenia squamifrons in Statistical
Division 58.4.4 (Ob and Lena Banks) in the 1994/95 and 1995/96
Seasons
1. The total catch of Notothenia squamifrons for the entire two
year period shall not exceed 1 150 tonnes, which shall be made up of
715 tonnes on Lena Bank and 435 tonnes on Ob Bank.
2. The two year period shall be from 5 November 1994 to the end
of the Commission meeting in 1996.
3. For the purpose of implementing this conservation measure:
(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort reporting system set out in
Conservation Measure 51/XII shall apply in the period 1994 to 1996
commencing on 5 November 1994;
(ii) The Monthly Effort and Biological Data Reporting System set
out in Conservation Measure 52/XI shall apply for the target species
Notothenia squamifrons, and the by-catch species Dissostichus
eleginoides commencing on 5 November 1994;
(iii) Data on the numbers of seabirds of each species killed or
injured in incidents involving the net monitor cable shall also be
reported to the Commission;
(iv) Age frequency, length frequency and age/length keys for
Notothenia squamifrons, Dissostichus eleginoides and any other
species forming a significant part of the catch shall be collected
and reported to each annual meeting of the Working Group on Fish
Stock Assessment for each Bank separately on forms B2 and B3; and
(v) The Fishery for Notothenia squamifrons will be subject to
review at the 1995 annual meetings of the Scientific Committee and
the Commission.
4. Each vessel participating in the fishery in Statistical
Division 58.4.4 in the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons shall have a
scientific observer, appointed in accordance with the Scheme of
International Scientific Observation of CCAMLR, on board throughout
all fishing activities within the fishing period.
Resolution Adopted in 1994
Resolution 11/XIII
Cape Shirreff CEMP Protected Area
1. The Commission noted that a program of long-term studies is
being undertaken and is planned at Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo
Islands, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, as part of the
CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP). Recognizing that these
studies may be vulnerable to accidental or willful interference, the
Commission expressed its concern that this CEMP site, the scientific
investigations, and the Antarctic marine living resources therein be
protected.
2. Therefore, the Commission considers it appropriate to accord
protection to Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo Islands by
establishing the ``Cape Shirreff CEMP Protection Area''.
3. Members are requested to comply, on a voluntary basis, with
the provisions of the management plan for the Cape Shirreff CEMP
Protected Area, until such time as Conservation Measure 82/XIII
comes into effect.
4. It was agreed that, in accordance with Article X, the
Commission would draw this Resolution to the attention of any State
that is not a Party to the Convention and whose nationals or vessels
are present in the Convention Area.
Other Conservation Measures in Force
The Commission agreed that Conservation Measures 2/III (as
amended by 19/IX which came into force on 1 November 1991 except for
waters adjacent to Kerguelen and Crozet Islands), 3/IV, 4/V, 5/V, 6/
V, 7/V, 19/IX, 30/X (which came into force on 3 May 1992, except for
waters adjacent to Kerguelen Crozet Islands), 31/X (which came into
force on May 1992, except for waters around Kerguelen and Crozet
Islands and around the Prince Edward Islands), 40/X, 45/XI, 51/XII,
52/XI, 54/XI, 61/XII, 62/XI, 63/XII, 64/XII, 65/XII, 72/XII, 73/XII,
75/XII, should remain in force.\1\
\1\Conservation Measures 5/V and 6/V, which prohibit directed
fishing for Notothenia rossii in Subareas 48.1 and 48.2
respectively, remain in force but are currently encompassed within
the provisions in Conservation Measures 72/XII and 73/XII.
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Catch Reporting
Catches of E. carlsbergi shall be reported to the Secretariat at
the end of each calendar month, according to the system described in
Conservation Measure 40/X. In addition, biological data should be
reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 54/XI.
Catches of D. eleginoides shall be reported to the Secretariat
at the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described
in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In addition, biological data should
be reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 81/
XIII.
Catches of C. gunnari shall be reported to the Secretariat at
the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described in
Conservation Measures 51/XII. In addition, biological data should be
reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 52/XI.
Catches of N. Squamifrons shall be reported to the Secretariat
at the end of five-day intervals, according to the system described
in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In addition, biological data should
be reported every month in accordance with Conservation Measure 52/
XI.
Catches of crabs shall be reported to the Secretariat at the end
of ten-day intervals, according to the system described in
Conservation Measure 61/XII. In addition, data on all crabs caught
caught prior to 31 July 1995 shall be reported to CCAMLR by 31
August 1995, in accordance with Conservation Measures 79/XIII.
Catches for scientific research shall be reported to the
Secretariat according to the CCAMLR within season catch and effort
reporting systems whenever the catch within the period exceeds five
tons, unless more specific regulations apply to the particular
species.
Dated: January 6, 1995.
R. Tucker Scully,
Director, Office of Oceans Affairs.
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