Tag: Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

• Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 06:47 UTC

  US Government praised for joining conservation efforts in Antarctic Southern Ocean

  

  The government of the United States has been praised by The Pew Charitable Trusts for its decision to co-lead in matters concerning Southern Ocean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), special climate envoy John Kerry announced during a virtual ministerial meeting hosted by the European Union.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  CCAMLR begins annual meeting hoping to agree on MPA in East Antarctica

  

  The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, known as CCAMLR, began this week its annual meeting in Hobart, Tasmania. The 25-member organization - which was established with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life - has been at a seven-year stalemate which has held up the designation of a marine protected area in East Antarctica.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2017 - 08:57 UTC

  Australia and France fresh push for East Antarctica MPA in CCAMLR meeting

  

  Australia and France have kicked off a fresh push this week to create a vast marine sanctuary in pristine East Antarctica, hoping to build on the success of landmark deal secured last year at a key annual conservation summit.

• Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 06:02 UTC

  HMS Protector in New Zealand as part of her Southern Ocean patrol

  

  HMS Protector has arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of her historic Southern Ocean patrol. The arrival of the specialist ice patrol ship marks the close cooperation that exists between the UK and New Zealand in upholding the conservation rules of the Antarctic Treaty System and to protect the Southern Ocean from illegal fishing activities.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 07:04 UTC

  Ice Patrol HMS Protector concludes historic five week patrol to East Antarctica and Ross Sea

  

  The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol ship has just completed a historic five week patrol to the East Antarctic and Ross Sea. HMS Protector is the first Royal Navy, or UK Government, vessel to have visited the region in 80 years or to have travelled so far south having dipped below 77 degrees latitude.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2015 - 03:11 UTC

  Antarctic Ocean Alliance calls on CCAMLR to agree on marine conservation areas

  

  The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) called on the 25 member countries gathering on Monday for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to finally agree on lasting and significant Southern Ocean protection.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 01:56 UTC

  South Georgia Toothfish fishery best in world say reviewing scientists

  

  Recommendations have been made regarding the South Georgia Toothfish fishery by two senior scientists who have conducted an independent review, however they stressed to the Falklands Penguin News that the fishery was the best managed in the world.

• Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:51 UTC

  South Georgia re-adjusts license conditions to reduce sea birds by-catches

  

  One of the most significant seabird by-catches in over a decade occurred in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) Marine Zone last week, by the Chilean longliner Antarctic Bay.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands' Fortuna incorporates MSC ice-class longliner 'Tronio'

  

  Fortuna Ltd, one of the Falkland Islands leading fishing companies announced the incorporation to their Falklands registered fleet of the 55-meter ice class longliner 'Tronio', specifically designed for ice fishing in Antarctica.

• Wednesday, July 17th 2013 - 19:35 UTC

  Russia blocks creation of two huge Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica

  

  An extraordinary meeting of the Commission of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Ross Sea region and in East Antarctica wrapped up on Tuesday without an agreement after Russia with support from Ukraine blocked the initiative.