ANNEX VCCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART BTACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017

Subarea/Division

Region

Season

SSRUs

Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)

By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)

SSRU

Limit

Skates and rays

Macrourus spp.

Other species

58.4.1.

Whole Division

1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017

A, B, D, F, H

0

532

5841-1

4

13

13

C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2)

161

5841-2

4

13

13

5841-3

12

37

37

E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4)

246

5841-4

1

2

2

5841-5

2

6

6

G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6)

125

5841-6

5

14

14

58.4.2.

Whole Division

1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017

A, B, C, D

0

35

2

6

6

E (including 58.4.2_1)

35

58.4.3a.

Whole Division 58.4.3a._1

1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017

32

2

5

5

Not relevant

88.1.

Whole Subarea

1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017

A, D, E, F, M

0

2 870313

B, C, G

378

A, D, E, F, M

0

A, D, E, F, M

0

A, D, E, F, M

0

H, I, K

2 118

B, C, G

50

B, C, G

40

B, C, G

60

J, L

334

H, I, K

105

H, I, K

320

H, I, K

60

J, L

50

J, L

70

J, L

40

88.2.

1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017

A, B, I

0

619

C, D, E, F, G (88.2_1 to 88.2_4)

419314

A, B

50

A, B

32

A, B

20

H

200

C, D, E, F, G, H, I

10

C, D, E, F, G, H, I

32

C, D, E, F, G, H, I

32

Including 40 tonnes for Ross Sea survey.

Overall limit with no more than 200 tonnes in each research block.

Appendix to Annex V, Part BLIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)

Region

SSRU

Boundary line

48.6

A

From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1° 30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.

B

From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.

C

From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.

D

From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.

E

From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.

F

From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.

G

From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.

58.4.1

A

From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.

B

From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.

C

From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.

D

From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.

E

From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.

F

From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.

G

From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.

H

From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.

58.4.2

A

From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.

B

From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.

C

From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.

D

From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.

E

From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.

58.4.3a

A

Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.

58.4.3b

A

From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S.

B

From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S.

C

From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S.

D

From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.

E

From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.

58.4.4

A

From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.

B

From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.

C

From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.

D

Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.

58.6

A

From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.

B

From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.

C

From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.

D

From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.

58.7

A

From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.

88.1

A

From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.

B

From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.

C

From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.

D

From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.

E

From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.

F

From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.

G

From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.

H

From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.

I

From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.

J

From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.

K

From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.

L

From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.

M

From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.

88.2

A

From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.

B

From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.

C

From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

D

From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

E

From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

F

From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

G

From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

H

From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.

I

From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S.

88.3

A

From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.

B

From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.

C

From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.

D

From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.