Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Conservation Measures for Antarctic Fishing Under the Auspices of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Zusammenfassung

At its Sixteenth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 27 to November 7, 1997, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States is a member, adopted conservation measures, pending countries' approval, pertaining to fishing in the CCAMLR Convention Area in Antarctic waters. These were agreed upon in accordance with Article IX 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, specify measures that must be taken to minimize the incidental taking of non-target species, require contracting parties to license their Flag vessels in the Convention area, and urge vessel monitoring systems. This notice lists the conservation measures adopted at the sixteenth meeting of CCAMLR as well as the conservation measures remaining in force from previous years which are not otherwise addressed by U.S. regulations (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). This notice, therefore, together with the U.S. regulations referenced under Supplementary Informatio