At its annual meeting in 2016, WG-EMM recalled its obligation to review and advise on CM 51-07, which is due to lapse at the end of the 2015/16 fishing season, and presented its discussions on this subject in paragraphs 2.201 to 2.244 of its WG report.  WG-EMM recommended that work be undertaken to further develop a risk assessment approach to spatially subdivide the trigger level for krill in Area 48 through an e-group and to deliver these outputs to Scientific Committee (WG-EMM-16, paragraphs 2.230-2.244).  These outputs would first be provided to WG-FSA for review, which in turn would pass these with a commentary on to the Scientific Committee to support its review and advice on CM 51-07 to the Commission.  This risk assessment framework aims to minimise the risk to predator populations, in particular land-based predators, of being inadvertently or disproportionally affected by the krill fishery. It assesses the localised risk of such effects, according to the requirements in the preamble of CM 51-07, and is based on the best available science. The results of the eGroup were considered by WG-FSA and the results of its deliberations are presented in its report.  This background paper provides information summarised from papers WG-FSA-16/47r1 and WG-FSA-16/48r1 (SC-CAMLR-XXXV/3, paragraph 2.239) following comments and consideration by WG-FSA.

La Comisión viene considerando un proyecto de medida de conservación para establecer el Sistema Representativo de Áreas Marinas Protegidas de la Antártida Oriental (SRAMPAO) desde 2012. El proyecto de medida de conservación adjunto es una versión modificada de la propuesta presentada en CCAMLR-XXXIV (CCAMLR-XXXIV/30). Dicho proyecto refleja cuestiones planteadas en CCAMLR-XXXIV y durante el último período entre sesiones.

The CCAMLR Secretariat’s data management systems provide the secure infrastructure and repository for CCAMLR data which are submitted by CCAMLR Members to support the policy, scientific and administrative work of the Commission and Scientific Committee. These systems are being redeveloped as part of a long-term program of work which started in 2013. The work has focused on the development of structural and data elements of the enterprise data model, data warehouse, quality assurance, reference data, data extracts and metadata, and the appraisal of candidate systems for automated loading of, and reporting on, data submissions. These elements form the building blocks of the new system.

This paper provides the background, key achievements to date and work plan for the redevelopment of the CCAMLR data management systems. It updates Members on key tasks associated with transition to a new data warehouse, development of data extracts and metadata, and the establishment of a data management group. The paper also outlines the anticipated changes, and associated benefits for users of CCAMLR data. The work plan implements the advice of SC-CAMLR and its Working Groups on data traceability, system testing and evaluation, user training, data extracts and metadata, and establishing a data management group.

The user community can expect improvements in data quality assurance, database documentation and ease of use as the new system is progressively rolled out, including increased: integration across CCAMLR data; user-focussed documentation supporting data systems and CCAMLR data; availability of metadata libraries and data dictionaries; engagement, transparency and functionality relating to data submission; data quality assurance; dissemination of CCAMLR data and Secretariat support for data analytics and interrogation.