CCAMLR Convention Area

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The CCAMLR Convention Area is a designated region of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica where international measures are applied to conserve marine living resources and manage fisheries sustainably.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fisheries management area
marine conservation area
region of the Southern Ocean
appliesTo Antarctic fisheries
marine living resources
boundedBy Antarctic continent NERFINISHED
conservationTarget Antarctic krill
penguins
seabirds
seals
toothfish
whales
containsFishery Antarctic krill fishery
icefish fishery
toothfish fishery
enteredIntoForce 1982
governedBy Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
hasFeature international cooperative management
large-scale marine ecosystem coverage
science-based decision-making
hasManagementTool area closures
bycatch mitigation measures
catch limits
marine protected areas
scientific observer programs
includes Antarctic marine ecosystems
exclusive economic zones of some Antarctic coastal states
high seas areas of the Southern Ocean
legalBasis Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources NERFINISHED
locatedIn Antarctic region NERFINISHED
Southern Hemisphere
managementApproach ecosystem approach to fisheries
precautionary principle
monitoredBy CCAMLR Scientific Committee
namedAfter Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
overlapsWith Antarctic Treaty Area NERFINISHED
partOf Southern Ocean
purpose conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
ecosystem-based management
sustainable management of fisheries
regulatedBy CCAMLR conservation measures
relatedTo Antarctic Treaty NERFINISHED
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
shortName CCAMLR Area
subjectTo Antarctic Treaty System
international law


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