Scientific Committee on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

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The Scientific Committee on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is an expert advisory body that provides scientific research, analysis, and recommendations to guide the conservation and sustainable management of marine ecosystems in the Antarctic region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf international scientific committee
scientific advisory body
subsidiary body of an international organization
affiliation Antarctic Treaty System
appliesToJurisdiction Antarctic marine ecosystem
Southern Ocean
composition national scientific delegates from CCAMLR Parties
fieldOfWork Antarctic research
ecosystem-based management
fisheries science
living marine resources
marine conservation
marine ecology
follows Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
formedAsPartOf institutional structure of CCAMLR
hasMember scientific representatives of CCAMLR member states
headquartersLocation Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
languageUsed English
legalBasis Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
location Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
mainSubject Antarctic fisheries
Antarctic marine ecosystems
Antarctic marine living resources
namedAfter Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
parentOrganization Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
partOf Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
purpose assess the status of Antarctic marine ecosystems
develop scientific bases for conservation measures
evaluate impacts of fishing in the CCAMLR Convention Area
guide ecosystem-based management in the CCAMLR area
provide scientific advice to CCAMLR
support conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
support sustainable use of Antarctic marine living resources
regionServed Antarctic
Southern Ocean
reportsTo Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
shortName CCAMLR Scientific Committee
task advise on monitoring and assessment of Antarctic marine ecosystems
develop and review ecosystem models for the CCAMLR area
evaluate scientific aspects of proposed marine protected areas in the CCAMLR area
formulate scientific recommendations for conservation measures
provide scientific analyses of fishery and ecosystem data
review scientific research relevant to CCAMLR objectives
usesMethod ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management
precautionary approach to conservation
worksOn bycatch mitigation in Antarctic fisheries
krill fisheries management
monitoring of dependent and related species in the Antarctic ecosystem
toothfish fisheries management

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ("Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources")
establishes
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
hasOrgan
CCAMLR Convention Area ("CCAMLR Scientific Committee")
monitoredBy
Scientific Committee on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ("CCAMLR Scientific Committee")
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