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

Résumé

At its Seventeenth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to November 6, 1998, 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 and crabs, restrict fishing in certain areas, specify licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties, encourage cooperation between Contracting Parties to ensure compliance with CCAMLR conservation measures, promote compliance with CCAMLR measures by non- Contracting Party vessels, and mandate the use of Automated Satellite- Linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) by Contracting Parties. This notice includes the full text of the conservation measures adopted at the seventeenth meeting of CCAMLR and lists the measures remaining in force from previous years that are not otherwise addressed by U.S. regulations (see Supplementary Information and Conserv