CCAMLR and its approaches to management of the krill fishery

Abstract The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic MarineLiving Resources has met annually since 1982, with the task of implementing the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; the treaty which was designed to manage rationally the exploitation of resources in the...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Nicol, Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Antarctic Krill
Euphausia superba
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012626
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400012626
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Summary:Abstract The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic MarineLiving Resources has met annually since 1982, with the task of implementing the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; the treaty which was designed to manage rationally the exploitation of resources in the Southern Ocean. The central resource of the region is Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba Dana) and despite nine years of meetings the Commission has yet to adopt any conservation measures to protect krill. This article examines the published work of the Commission, seeking to determine how the Commission has dealt with the krill fishery and why it has not yet developed a krill management plan.

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