New Conservation Measures for Antarctic Fishing Under the Auspices of CCAMLR

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At its Eighteenth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, October 25 to November 5, 1999, 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. All the measures were agreed upon in accordance with Article IX of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. A key result was the adoption of a conservation measure which provides for a comprehensive catch documentation scheme for the potentially threatened toothfish. Other measures adopted restrict overall catches of certain species of fish and crabs, restrict fishing in certain areas, specify inspection obligations supporting the Catch Documentation Scheme of Contracting Parties, and promote compliance with CCAMLR measures by non-Contracting Party vessels. This notice includes the full text of the conservation measures adopted at the eighteenth meeting of CCAMLR. For all of the Conservation Measures in force, see the CCAMLR website (www.ccamlr.org). This notice, therefore, together with the U.S. regulations referenced u