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    Options for allocating the precautionary catch limit of krill among small-scale management units in the Scotia Sea

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    WG-EMM-03/36
    Author(s):
    R.P. Hewitt, G. Watters (USA) and P.N. Trathan (United Kingdom)
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    Abstract

    With the intent of stimulating discussion, we present four options for subdividing the precautionary catch limit of krill for Area 48 into the small-scale management units (SSMU) adopted at CCAMLR-XXI. The first three are static allocations: the first is proportional to estimated predator demand in each SSMU; the second is proportional to the estimated standing stock of krill in each SSMU; and the third is proportional to the standing stock less predator demand in each SSMU. The fourth option is a dynamic allocation based on land-based predator monitoring conducted just prior to or early in the fishing season.