Under Conservation Measure 41-01 (Annex C - Tagging Program for Dissostichus spp. in Exploratory Fisheries), the flag States of fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries are responsible for ensuring the tagging of Dissostichus spp., tag recovery and correct reporting. At CCAMLR XXVI (2007), “the Commission requested the Secretariat to annually prepare and submit a table for SCIC’s consideration containing data on individual Dissostichus spp. tagged and released, and the tagging rate reported by vessels operating in the exploratory fisheries” (CCAMLR-XXVI Report, paragraph 8.12). It is expected that the data will be made available to SCIC at this year’s meeting. Australia undertook an assessment of compliance with the CCAMLR tagging program based on information contained in the Fish Stock Assessment Report 2007 and discovered a high level of non-compliance. The lack of reliable information can affect stock assessments and therefore impact on the ability of the Commission to meet its objectives of conserving marine living resources. Australia considers that non-compliance with research obligations is a significant issue and should be considered further by the Commission, including adopting appropriate and proportionate mechanisms to ensure compliance.
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Currently all Contracting Parties and non-Contracting Parties cooperating in the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) are using the electronic web-based format for reporting. Australia proposes to amend Conservation Measure 10-05 (CM10-05) to remove redundant provisions and provide clarification on electronic reporting.
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Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing vessels are increasingly using gillnets as a fishing method to target toothfish in the Convention area. Estimating the impact of IUU fishing is hampered by a lack of data on the design, deployment, catch and bycatch rates of gill nets. This paper describes a gillnet found abandoned by Australian vessel patrolling BANZARE Bank (Statistical Division 58.4.3b), and the toothfish and bycatch found when a section of the gillnet was retrieved. Based on the amount of toothfish found in the 8 km long section of net retrieved, upwards of 29 tonnes of toothfish may be removed by a single vessel’s deployment of a 130 km long series of gillnets.
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Lors de la XXIXe réunion de la CCAMLR (2010) l'Australie a présenté la « Proposition de mesure de conservation générale pour la mise en œuvre d'un Système représentatif d'aires marines protégées en Antarctique (RSAMPA) au sein de la CCAMLR d'ici à 2012, et dispositions nécessaires en matière de gestion dans les mesures de conservation qui gouverneront le RSAMPA à l'avenir » (CCAMLR-XXIX/38 Rév. 1). La présente proposition, qui en est une révision, tient compte des observations formulées par les Membres durant la XXIXe réunion de la CCAMLR et pendant la période d'intersession.
Comme dans les autres mesures générales (telle que la mesure de conservation 41-01 Mesures générales applicables aux pêcheries exploratoires de Dissostichus spp. de la zone de la Convention), une mesure de conservation générale pourrait servir de cadre pour les actions courantes et les critères liés à la déclaration, à l'administration et à la gestion des aires marines protégées de la CCAMLR (AMP). Le paragraphe 1 du projet de mesure générale, décrivant brièvement les objectifs à atteindre par le biais des AMP, est fondé sur l'avis émis par le Comité scientifique en 2005 et rapporté au paragraphe 3.54 de SC-CAMLR-XXIV.
L'Australie est d'avis que l'adoption de ce projet de mesure formera un fondement solide et transparent pour l'établissement d'un système d'AMP de la CCAMLR d'ici à 2012.