Sustainable Management in the Southern Ocean: CCAMLR Science

• Main Author: Miller, D
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press 2011
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Environmental Management; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/16167; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/77817

The Antarctic Treaty System promotes science as the basis for conservingand managing Antarctic resources. The 1980 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) further advocates science, as well as a precautionary approach and ecosystem perspective to manage harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources. This review presents case studies to illustrate the CAMLR Commissions (CCAMLR) use of science, precaution, and an ecosystem approach to managing Antarcticfisheries. The case studies illustrate CCAMLRs use of small-scalemanagement units, bycatch measures, spatial management measures, and ecosystem-directed initiatives. These various studies highlight the value of science to CCAMLRs management efforts and the utility of CCAMLR as a model of large-scalemarine ecosystem management.