Proposed medium-term research plan for the Ross Sea toothfish fishery

The long-term goals of the Ross Sea fishery based on Article II of CCAMLR can be summarised as: the target fished population is above a level which ensures stable recruitment; the ecological relationships between harvested, dependent, and related populations are maintained; and, prevention of changes or minimisation of the risk of changes in the marine ecosystem that are not potentially reversible over two or three decades, with the aim of making possible the sustained conservation of Antarctic marine living resources. Medium-term research objectives for the Ross Sea region fishery for the next 5–7 years were developed with these goals in mind.