TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION



Regarding the Poseydon 1, Ukraine has requested that the attached information be circulated to all Members of the Commission.



The Report of CCAMLR-XXXI (paragraph 7.45) notes:

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC MEETING



Members are advised a preliminary English version of the new and revised Conservation Measures and Resolution adopted at the Thirty-first Meeting of the Commission are now available on the website. These conservation measures will be available on the website in all languages by 16 November 2012.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC MEETING



Members are advised that a preliminary English version of the CCAMLR-XXXI Report has been posted on the CCAMLR website. A pre-publication version of the report in all languages will be available in early December.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION



The attached report summarises fishing activities in 2011/12 as reported in 5-day, 10-day and monthly catch and effort data submitted to the Secretariat to date.  These data are circulated in accordance with conservation measures in force.



Catch and effort by reporting period for each fishery are emailed regularly to Contracting Parties participating in these fisheries.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

At CCAMLR-XXXI, the Standing Committee on Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) considered the Secretariat’s review of CCAMLR’s VMS (CCAMLR-XXXI/13 Rev. 1). It was agreed by SCIC that an informal VMS technical and operational advisory working group be established to provide input to:

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

The Standing Committee on Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) considered information provided by Togo in relation to its request to remove the vessel Tchaw from the NCP-IUU Vessel List. SCIC agreed that the information provided by Togo did not meet the requirements of CM 10-07, paragraph 18, and therefore the vessel Tchaw was not removed from the NCP-IUU Vessel List (CCAMLR-XXXI, Annex 6, paragraph 7.14). The attached letter to Togo in relation to this matter has been prepared by the Secretariat and is provided for Members.

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

For information, and possible wider distribution to colleagues and others, Members’ attention is drawn to opportunities offered under the ICES Training Programme in 2013.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary



Attch.

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE



Members are notified of the following revisions to the CCAMLR conservation measures and resolutions which were adopted by the Commission at the Thirty-First Annual Meeting (CCAMLR-XXXI, Section 7). The date for notification for the purposes of Article IX.6 of the Convention is 7 November 2012.

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE



In accordance with Conservation Measure 21-03, Members are advised that the People’s Republic of China has notified a replacement fishing vessel due to operational reasons (attached).



The An Xing Hai has been replaced by the Long Teng in the notification for krill fisheries in 2012/13.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE



In accordance with Conservation Measure 21-03, Members are advised that China has notified a replacement fishing vessel due to operational reasons (attached).



The An Xing Hai has been replaced by the Long Teng in the notification for krill fisheries in 2012/13.



Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary