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change in previously submitted infor- on Seal Island. Seal Island is situated mation within 10 days of the change. at 60°59′14′′ S. lat., 55°23′04′′ W. long. (3) Additional conditions and restric- (ii) Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo Is- tions. The Assistant Administrator lands. This designation takes effect on may revise the CEMP permit effective May 1, 1995. Cape Shirreff is a low, ice- upon notification of the permit holder, free peninsula towards the western end to impose additional conditions and re- of the north coast of Livingston Island, strictions as necessary to achieve the South Shetland Islands, situated at purposes of the Convention, the Act 62°29′ S. lat., 60°47′ W. long., between and the CEMP Management Plan. The Barclay Bay and Hero Bay. San Telmo CEMP permit holder must, as soon as Island is the largest of a small group of possible, notify any and all agents op- ice-free rock islets, approximately 2 erating under the permit of any and all km west of Cape Shirreff. The bound- revisions or modifications to the per- aries of the Cape Shirreff CEMP Pro- mit. tected Site are identical to the bound- (k) Revocation or suspension. CEMP aries of the Site of Special Scientific permits may be revoked or suspended Interest No. 32, as specified by ATCM based upon information received by the Recommendation XV–7. No manmade Assistant Administrator and such rev- boundary markers indicate the limits ocation or suspension shall be effective of the SSSI or protected site. The upon notification to the permit holder. boundaries are defined by natural fea- (1) A CEMP permit may be revoked tures and include the entire area of the or suspended based on a violation of Cape Shirreff peninsula north of the the permit, the Act, or this subpart. glacier ice tongue margin, and most of (2) Failure to report a change in the the San Telmo Island group. For the information submitted in a CEMP per- purposes of the protected site, the en- mit application within 10 days of the tire area of Cape Shirreff and the San change is a violation of this subpart Telmo Island group is defined as any and voids the application or permit, as land or rocks exposed at mean low tide applicable. Title 15 CFR part 904 gov- within the area delimited by the map erns permit sanctions under this sub- of SSSI No. 32 and available from the part. Assistant Administrator. (l) Exceptions. Entry into a Protected Site described in this section is lawful § 300.104 Scientific research. if committed under emergency condi- (a) The management measures issued tions to prevent the loss of human life, pursuant to the procedures at § 300.111 compromise human safety, prevent the do not apply to catches of less than 5 loss of vessels or aircraft, or to prevent tons taken by any vessel for research environmental damage. purposes, unless otherwise indicated. (m) Protected sites. (1) Sites protected (b) Catches taken by any vessel for by the Antarctic Treaty and regulated research purposes will be considered as under the ACA are listed at 45 CFR part of any catch limit. part 670 subparts G and H. (c) The catch reporting procedure (2) The following sites have been identified in management measures is- identified as CEMP Protected Sites sued pursuant to the procedures at subject to the regulatory authority of § 300.111 applies whenever the catch the Act: within any 5-day reporting period ex- (i) Seal Islands, South Shetland Is- ceeds 5 tons, unless more specific re- lands—The Seal Islands are composed porting requirements apply to the spe- of islands and skerries located approxi- cies being fished. mately 7 km north of the northwest (d) Any person, organization or insti- corner of Elephant Island, South Shet- tution planning to use a vessel for re- land Islands. The Seal Islands CEMP search purposes, when the estimated Protected Site includes the entire Seal catch is expected to be less than 50 Islands group, which is defined as Seal tons, must provide the following vessel Island plus any land or rocks exposed and research notification to the Assist- at mean low tide within a distance of ant Administrator at least 2 months in 5.5 km of the point of highest elevation advance of the planned research:

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(1) Name and registration number of search/surveys or exploratory fishing vessel. has not been submitted to CCAMLR; (2) Division and subarea in which re- (2) Catch and effort data have never search is to be carried out. been submitted to CCAMLR; or (3) Estimated dates of entering and (3) Catch and effort data from the leaving CCAMLR Convention Area. two most recent seasons in which fish- (4) Purposes of research. ing occurred have not been submitted (5) Fishing equipment to be used to CCAMLR. (bottom trawl, midwater trawl, (b) An individual subject to these longline, crab pots, other). regulations intending to develop a new (e) The following measures apply to fishery shall notify the Assistant Ad- any person planning to use any vessel ministrator no later than July 1 of the for research purposes, when the esti- year in which he or she intends to ini- mated catch is expected to be more tiate the fishery and shall not initiate than 50 tons: (1) The person must use the CCAMLR the fishery pending CCAMLR review. Format for Reporting Plans for Finfish (c) The notification shall be accom- Surveys in the Convention Area when panied by information on: the Total Catch is Expected to be More (1) The nature of the proposed fish- Than 50 Tons to report the details of ery, including target species, methods the research plan to the Assistant Ad- of fishing, proposed region and any ministrator at least 7 months in ad- minimum level of catches that would vance of the planned starting date for be required to develop a viable fishery. the research. A copy of the format is (2) Biological information from com- available from the Assistant Adminis- prehensive research/survey cruises, trator. such as distribution, abundance, demo- (2) The format requires: graphic data and information on stock (i) The name of the CCAMLR Mem- identity. ber. (3) Details of dependent and associ- (ii) Survey details. ated species and the likelihood of them (iii) Description of the vessel. being affected by the proposed fishery. (iv) Description of the fishing gear to (4) Information from other fisheries be used. in the region or similar fisheries else- (v) Description of acoustic gear to be where that may assist in the valuation used. of potential yield. (vi) Survey design and methods of data analyses. § 300.106 Exploratory fisheries. (vii) Data to be collected. (a) An exploratory fishery, for pur- (3) A summary of the results of any poses of this section, is a fishery that research fishing subject to these provi- was previously defined as a new fishery sions must be provided to the Assistant under § 300.105. Administrator within 150 days of the completion of the research fishing and (b) A fishery will continue to be clas- a full report must be provided within 11 sified as an exploratory fishery until months. sufficient information is available to: (4) Catch and effort data resulting (1) Evaluate the distribution, abun- from the research fishing must be re- dance, and demography of the target ported to the Assistant Administrator species, leading to an estimate of the using the CCAMLR C4 haul-by-haul re- fishery’s potential yield. porting format for research vessels. (2) Review the fishery’s potential im- pacts on dependent and related species. § 300.105 Initiating a new fishery. (3) Allow the CCAMLR Scientific (a) A new fishery, for purposes of this Committee to formulate and provide section, is a fishery on a species using advice to the Commission on appro- a particular method in a statistical priate harvest catch levels and fishing subarea for which: gear. (1) Information on distribution, abun- (c) Each vessel participating in an dance, demography, potential yield and exploratory fishery must carry a sci- stock identity from comprehensive re- entific observer.

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