Prop. 12.39 – p. 1 Prop. 12.39 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF APPENDICES I AND II

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• Subjects: Executive summary; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Toothfish
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Dissostichus eleginoides is proposed to be included in accordance with Article II 2(a). It is known that the accumulated harvesting from the wild of this species for international trade by illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing operators has a detrimental impact on the species due to these activities making the annual harvest continually exceed the level that can be continued in perpetuity. Listing of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsonii) on Appendix II of the Convention, in accordance with Article II 2(b). Dissostichus mawsoni is proposed for inclusion in accordance with Article II 2(b) in that the species resembles Dissostichus eleginoides closely such that a non-expert with reasonable effort is unlikely to be able to distinguish between them. Annotations (+200 series) Populations of Dissostichus species (spp.) The conservation, management or other relevant measures or resolutions adopted for Dissostichus spp. by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), relating to Dissostichus spp. harvested from within the CCAMLR Convention Area, shall apply for the purposes of regulating trade in Dissostichus spp. under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) including for the purposes of Article IV of CITES. States party to CITES conducting trade in Dissostichus spp. harvested and traded in compliance with the conservation, management and other relevant measures or resolutions adopted by CCAMLR, including the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp., shall be regarded as having fulfilled their obligations under CITES as regards trade in Dissostichus spp. Trade in Dissostichus spp. harvested outside the CCAMLR Convention Area shall be subject to the relevant provisions of CITES and shall be regulated accordingly.