Tag: CCAMLR

• Monday, March 26th 2012 - 14:07 UTC

  Campaign for Antarctic Marine Reserve launched

  

  The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, a coalition of 16 environmental groups, has launched a campaign calling for the full protection of 3.6 million square kilometres of the Ross Sea, as well as the creation of the 18 more reserves in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 23:55 UTC

  UK praises Overseas Territories for sponsoring measures to protect seabirds

  

  Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has welcomed the UK Overseas Territories important role in agreeing new measures to protect seabirds.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 00:11 UTC

  International coalition promotes network of Antarctica marine protected areas

  

  A new international coalition is working to set up a network of designated marine protected areas (MPA) and no-take marine reserves in the oceans surrounding Antarctica.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 18:24 UTC

  Toothfish quota reduced in South Georgia

  

  THE South Georgia toothfish quota dropped from 2800 tonnes to 1800 tonnes this year, with a reduction in the number of vessels from 9 to 6, confirmed the Senior Executive of the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) Martin Collins today.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:20 UTC

  Chilean Senate drafts bill to combat illegal fishing in Antarctic convergence area

  

  The Chilean Senate Committee on Fisheries approved the project that modifies the Fisheries Law and severe establishes penalties for illegal catches in the Antarctic convergence area. The next step is a vote on the floor that seems secured given the committee’s outcome.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 05:50 UTC

  African coastal states organize network to tackle illegal fishing

  

  Representatives from African coastal states attend a workshop in the United Kingdom designed to build capacity in tackling illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. IUU fishing is damaging to fish stocks, the marine environment, food security and wider economic growth and development.

• Monday, August 16th 2010 - 19:11 UTC

  Scientists survey krill fishery and possible marine protected area in South Georgia

  

  The two South Georgia Island King Edward Point (KEP) based scientists are undertaking regular winter survey work at sea to investigate the spatial overlap between the winter krill fishery and the distribution of foraging predators and fish larvae in South Georgia waters, reports the SG newsletter.