The Secretariat advises that the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in the Special Research Zone (RS-SRZ) of Subarea 88.1 and SSRUs 882A–B, as referred to in Conservation Measure (CM) 41-09, will close at 0800 UTC on 13/01/2021.

Vessels must not deploy any gear after 0800 UTC on 12/01/2021.

This closure notice has been issued following the procedure described in COMM CIRC 20/159–SC CIRC 20/120 and in CM 31-02.