CCAMLR-XV

This paper discusses the relevance to CCAMLR of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (UN Agreement). The principal provisions of the UN Agreement are examined and their potential effects on CCAMLR Read More
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This paper proposes that the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources revise the coordinates of part of the boundary between Statistical Divisions 58.5.1 (the division around Kerguelen Island) and 58.5.2 (the division around Heard Island) to coincide with the relevant coordinates defined in the 1982 Agreement on Maritime Delimitation between France and Australia. Read More
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The fifth year of survey of beach debris at Main Bay, Bird Island reported a 3-fold increase in overall debris levels (725 items reported in 1994/95 compared with 225 items in 1993/94). Debris accumulated throughout the summer accounted for 33% of the total (three times the summer proportion in 1993/94). Of the 67% of debris occurring during the winter, 43 % occurred during July. Nylon line, Read More
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The Antarctic marine environment has relatively few direct sources of man-made marine debris; however, there is concern over the dangers posed to wildlife by increasing amounts of such debris. Between 1990 and 1995 beached debris was monitored at Bird Island, South Georgia. This was part of a programme developed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( Read More
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A beach litter survey was carried out on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands during the 1995/96 austral summer. Similar surveys have been conducted during the previous five summers. Debris was cleared from three study beaches, Foca Cove, Cummings Cove and Starfish Cove, in January and February 1996 and items were identified. counted, weighed and any clues regarding their origin noted. No other Read More
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The principal results of the monitoring survey on marine debris carried out at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, during the Antarctic season 1995/96 is given.
During the present survey a total of 4 251 articles with a total weight of 65.8 kg were obtained. As occurred in previous seasons, the plastic was the principal item (4 015 pieces) with a 94.45%; followed by glass (147 pieces), 3.46 Read More
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This paper summarises the activities undertaken by Australia in the Convention Area during the year to 30 June 1996 related to the assessment and avoidance of incidental mortality due to marine debris and fishing operations