[Southern Ocean] Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

• Main Author: NOAA
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: FIU Digital Commons 2023
• Subjects: regional fisheries management organizations; rfmo; rfmos; fisheries management; fisheries; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/srhreports/iuufishing/rfmo/20; https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/international-affairs/commission-conservation-antarctic-marine-living-

CCAMLR was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill , a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem. The United States participates as a member of this organization.