Commission for the Conservation of Antar

Report of the Thirty-sixth Meeting of the Commission Commission for the Conservation of Antar

This document is the adopted record of the Thirty-sixth Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held in Hobart, Australia, from 16 to 27 October 2017. Major topics discussed at this meeting included: consideration of a Report of the Second Performance Review of the organisation; ongoing efforts to establish a sustainable funding base; the status of CCAMLR-managed fisheries; the Report of the Thirty-sixth meeting of CCAMLR's Scientific Committee; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Convention Area; CCAMLR fisheries regulatory framework; vulnerable marine ecosystems and bottom fishing; additional efforts to establish a representative system of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Convention Area; the development of a research and monitoring plan for the Ross Sea region MPA; precautionary management of the krill fishery; assessment and avoidance of incidental mortality of Antarctic marine living resources; new and exploratory fisheries; the System of Inspection and the Scheme of International Scientific Observation; compliance with conservation measures in force, including the implementation of CCAMLR's Compliance Evaluation Procedure; the operation of the Commission's vessel monitoring system, including to support search and rescue efforts in the Southern Ocean; review of existing conservation measures and adoption of new conservation measures; management under conditions of uncertainty; and cooperation with other international organisations, including within the Antarctic Treaty System. The Reports of the Standing Committee on Implementation and Compliance and the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance are appended.