Report of the Thirty-Second Meeting of the Commission
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CCAMLR-XXXII COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES REPORT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMISSION HOBART, AUSTRALIA 23 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2013 CCAMLR PO Box 213 North Hobart 7002 Tasmania AUSTRALIA _______________________ Telephone: 61 3 6210 1111 Facsimile: 61 3 6224 8744 Email: [email protected] Chair of the Commission Website: www.ccamlr.org November 2013 ________________________________________________________________________________________ This document is produced in the official languages of the Commission: English, French, Russian and Spanish. Copies are available from the CCAMLR Secretariat at the above address. Abstract This document is the adopted record of the Thirty-second Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held in Hobart, Australia from 23 October to 1 November 2013. Major topics discussed at this meeting include: the status of CCAMLR-managed fisheries; the Report of the Thirty-second meeting of CCAMLR’s Scientific Committee; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Convention Area; vulnerable marine ecosystems and bottom fishing; the establishment of a representative system of marine protected areas in the Convention Area; assessment and avoidance of incidental mortality of Antarctic marine living resources; new and exploratory fisheries; current operation of the System of Inspection and the Scheme of International Scientific Observation; compliance with conservation measures in force, including the implementation of CCAMLR’s Compliance Evaluation Procedure; review of existing conservation measures and adoption of new conservation measures; a process to support a review of CCAMLR’s Catch Documentation Scheme and a separate process to support the acquisition of a Vessel Monitoring System; management under conditions of uncertainty; consideration of a second Performance Review and cooperation with other international organisations, including within the Antarctic Treaty System. The Reports of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance and the Standing Committee on Implementation and Compliance are appended. ISSN 1031 - 3184 CONTENTS Page OPENING OF THE MEETING .............................................................. 1 ORGANISATION OF THE MEETING ..................................................... 2 Adoption of the Agenda .................................................................... 2 Status of the Convention ................................................................... 2 Report of the Chair ......................................................................... 2 IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE ............................................... 2 Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) .................................................... 2 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) ........................................................ 3 Compliance Evaluation Procedure (CCEP) .............................................. 3 New and revised measures ................................................................. 4 IUU fishing.................................................................................. 5 SCIC meeting schedule .................................................................... 6 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ...................................................... 6 REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ........................................... 7 Harvested species ........................................................................... 7 Krill resources ........................................................................... 7 Finfish resources ........................................................................ 8 Exploratory fisheries .................................................................... 11 Anomalous catch data ............................................................... 16 Incidental mortality of seabirds and marine mammals associated with fisheries...... 16 Bottom fishing and vulnerable marine ecosystems ...................................... 17 Marine protected areas ..................................................................... 19 MPA review process .................................................................... 20 Climate change ............................................................................. 20 Scientific research exemption ............................................................. 21 Capacity building ........................................................................... 21 CCAMLR SCHEME OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION ......... 21 CONSERVATION MEASURES ............................................................ 22 Proposals for new conservation measures ................................................ 22 Marine protected areas .................................................................. 22 Ross Sea Region MPA .............................................................. 26 East Antarctic Representative System of MPAs .................................. 27 General ............................................................................... 28 Schedule of conservation measures ....................................................... 41 Revised conservation measures ........................................................... 42 Compliance .............................................................................. 42 Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties ..................... 42 Port inspection of fishing vessels ................................................... 43 Automated satellite-linked VMS ................................................... 43 Catch Documentation Scheme ...................................................... 43 General fishery matters ................................................................. 43 Notifications .......................................................................... 43 Bottom fishing ....................................................................... 44 Scientific research ................................................................... 44 New conservation measures on compliance and fishery matters ....................... 45 General fishery matters ................................................................. 45 Fishing seasons, closed areas and prohibition of fishing ......................... 45 By-catch limits ....................................................................... 45 Toothfish ............................................................................. 45 Icefish ................................................................................. 48 Krill ................................................................................... 49 Other measures considered ............................................................. 49 Fishing capacity and effort in exploratory fisheries ............................... 49 Conservation of sharks .................................................................. 50 General ...................................................................................... 50 IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION OBJECTIVES ................................ 50 Follow-up to the 2008 CCAMLR Performance Review ................................ 50 COOPERATION WITH THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ............................................. 52 Cooperation with Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties ................................ 52 Cooperation with SCAR ................................................................ 52 Cooperation with international organisations ............................................ 53 ARK ...................................................................................... 53 ASOC .................................................................................... 53 COLTO .................................................................................. 54 ACAP .................................................................................... 54 Cooperation with RFMOs .............................................................. 55 Reports of CCAMLR representatives at meetings of international organisations in 2012/13 ............................................ 55 BUDGET ....................................................................................... 56 OTHER BUSINESS ........................................................................... 56 Statements by Argentina and the UK ..................................................... 56 Hosting Scientific Committee intersessional meetings .................................. 58 NEXT MEETING ............................................................................. 59 Election of officers ......................................................................... 59 Invitation of Observers ..................................................................... 59 Date and location of the next meeting .................................................... 59 REPORT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMISSION .......... 60 CLOSE OF MEETING ........................................................................ 60 Tables .......................................................................................... 61 (ii) Figure .......................................................................................... 66 Annex 1: List of participants ................................................................ 67 Annex 2: List of documents ................................................................