SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES 2010/11

SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS FOR

NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN 2010/11

Secretariat

1. Ten Members submitted 67 notifications for exploratory fisheries in 2010/11. These

notifications were for exploratory longline fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 48.6,

88.1, 88.2 and Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3a and 58.4.3b (Table 1). There was no

notification submitted for new fisheries in 2010/11 (Conservation Measure 21-01). The

notifications were posted on the CCAMLR website and have been subsequently distributed as

Commission working papers (CCAMLR-XXIX/22 to XXIX/31). The notification summary

pages are appended to this report.

2. Members and the number of vessels notified for each exploratory fishery for

Dissostichus spp. in 2010/11, and the corresponding number of participating Members,

number of vessels and catch limits agreed in 2009/10, are given in Table 2.

3. The number of notifications received for 2010/11 (67) is less than previous seasons

(e.g. 72 notifications for 2009/10; 72 for 2008/09; 86 for 2007/08; 73 for 2006/07; 73 for

2005/06; 75 for 2004/05).

4. Notifying Members were also required to provide preliminary assessments of known

and anticipated impacts of notified exploratory bottom fishing activities on vulnerable marine

ecosystems. These assessments are collated in CCAMLR-XXIX/21.

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