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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 18 (Monday, January 29, 2007)]
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Office of Ocean Affairs; New Conservation and Management Measures and 
Resolutions for Antarctic Marine Living Resources Under the Auspices of 
CCAMLR; Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 18 / Monday, January 29, 2007 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[I.D. 121306C]


Office of Ocean Affairs; New Conservation and Management Measures 
and Resolutions for Antarctic Marine Living Resources Under the 
Auspices of CCAMLR

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Affairs, Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: At its Twenty-Fifth Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, from October 
23 to November 3, 2006, the Commission for the Conservation of 
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which the United States 
is a member, adopted conservation and management measures and 
resolutions, pending countries' approval, pertaining to fishing in the 
CCAMLR Convention Area. All the measures were agreed upon in accordance 
with Article IX of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources. Measures adopted restrict overall catches of 
certain species of fish and crabs, restrict fishing in certain areas, 
specify implementation and inspection obligations supporting the Catch 
Documentation Scheme of Contracting Parties, and promote compliance 
with CCAMLR measures by non-Contracting Party vessels. This notice 
includes the full text of the conservation measures adopted at the 
Twenty-Fifth meeting of CCAMLR. For all of the conservation measures in 
force, see the CCAMLR Web site at www.ccamlr.org. This notice, 
therefore, together with the U.S. regulations referenced under the 
Supplementary Information, provides a comprehensive register of all 
current U.S. obligations under CCAMLR.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on the measures or desiring more 
information should submit written comments by February 28, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gustavo A. Bisbal, Office of Ocean 
Affairs (OES/OA), Room 2665, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520; 
tel: 202-647-6927; fax: 202-647-1106; e-mail: bisbalga@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Individuals interested in CCAMLR should also 
see 15 CFR Chapter III--International Fishing and Related Activities, 
Part 300--International Fishing Regulations, Subpart A--General; 
Subpart B--High Seas Fisheries; and Subpart G--Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources, for other regulatory measures related to conservation and 
management in the CCAMLR Convention area. Subpart B notes the 
requirements for high seas fishing vessel licensing. Subparts A and G 
describe the process for regulating U.S. fishing in the CCAMLR 
Conventional area and contain the text of CCAMLR Conservation Measures 
that are not expected to change from year to year. The regulations in 
Subparts A and G include sections on: Purpose and scope; Definitions; 
Relationship to other treaties, conventions, laws and regulations; 
Procedure for according protection to CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring 
Program Sites; Scientific Research; Initiating a new fishery; 
Exploratory fisheries; Reporting and record keeping requirements; 
Vessel and gear identification; Gear disposal; Mesh Size; Harvesting 
permits; Import permits; Appointment of a designated representative; 
Prohibitions; Facilitation of enforcement and inspection; and 
Penalties.
    Review of existing conservation measures and resolutions:
    The Commission noted that the following conservation measures will 
lapse on 30 November 2006: 32-09 (2005), 33-02 (2005), 33-03 (2005), 
41-01 (2005), 41-02 (2005), 41-04 (2005), 41-05 (2005), 41-06 (2005), 
41-07 (2005), 41-08 (2005), 41-09 (2005), 41-10 (2005), 41-11 (2005), 
42-02 (2005), 52-01 (2005), 52-02 (2005) and 61-01 (2005). Conservation 
Measure 42-01 (2005) will lapse on 14 November 2006. All of these 
conservation measures dealt with general fishery matters for the 2005/
06 season.
    The Commission agreed that Conservation Measure 25-01 (1996) and 
Resolution 24/XXIV be rescinded.
    The following conservation measures and resolutions will remain in 
force in 2006/07:
    Compliance: 10-01 (1998) and 10-03 (2005).
    General fishery matters: 22-01 (1986), 22-02 (1984), 22-03 (1990), 
23-01 (2005), 23-02 (1993), 23-03 (1991), 23-04 (2000), 23-05 (2000), 
23-06 (2005), 24-01 (2005), 24-02 (2005), 25-02 (2005) and 25-03 
(2003).
    Fishery regulations: 31-01 (1986), 32-01 (2001), 32-02 (1998), 32-
03 (1998), 32-04 (1986), 32-05 (1986), 32-06 (1985), 32-07 (1999), 32-
08 (1997), 32-10 (2002), 32-11 (2002), 32-12 (1998), 32-13 (2003), 32-
14 (2003), 32-15 (2003), 32-16 (2003), 32-17 (2003) and 33-01 (1995).
    Protected areas: 91-01 (2004), 91-02 (2004) and 91-03 (2004).
    Resolutions: 7/IX, 10/XII, 14/XIX, 15/XXII, 16/XIX, 17/XX, 18/XXI, 
19/XXI, 20/XXII, 21/XXIII and 23/XXIII.
    The Commission revised the following conservation measures and 
resolution:
    Compliance: 10-02 (2004), 10-04 (2005), 10-05 (2005), 10-06 (2005) 
and 10-07 (2005). The Commission also revised the Text of the CCAMLR 
System of Inspection.
    General fishery matters: 21-01 (2002) and 21-02 (2005).
    Fishery regulations: 41-03 (2005), 51-01 (2002), 51-02 (2002) and 
51-03 (2002).
Resolution: 22/XXV
    In addition, the Commission adopted 24 new measures and one new 
resolution.
    For further information, see the CCAMLR web site at www.ccamlr.org 
under Publications for the Schedule of Conservation Measures in Force 
(2006/2007), or contact the Commission at the CCAMLR Secretariat, P.O. 
Box 213, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia. Tel: (61) 3-6210-
1111).

Conservation Measures and Resolutions Adopted at CCAMLR-XXV

Conservation Measure 10-01 (1998) \1\

Marking of fishing vessels and fishing gear
(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    The Commission hereby adopts the following conservation measure in 
accordance with Article IX of the Convention:
    1. All Contracting Parties shall ensure that their fishing vessels 
licensed \2\ in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-02 to operate 
in the Convention Area are marked in such a way that they can be 
readily identified in accordance with internationally recognised 
standards, such as the FAO Standard Specifications and Guidelines for 
the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels.
    2. Marker buoys and similar objects floating on the surface and 
intended to indicate the location of fixed or set fishing gear shall be 
clearly marked at all times with the letter(s) and/or numbers of the 
vessels to which they belong.

    \1\ Except for waters adjacent to Kerguelen and Crozet Islands
    \2\ Includes permitted

Conservation Measure 10-02 (2006) \1\ \2\

Licensing and inspection obligations of Contracting Parties with regard 
to their flag vessels operating in the Convention Area
(Species: all; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    1. Each Contracting Party shall prohibit fishing by its flag 
vessels in the Convention Area except pursuant to a

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licence \3\ that the Contracting Party has issued setting forth the 
specific areas, species and time periods for which such fishing is 
authorised and all other specific conditions to which the fishing is 
subject to give effect to CCAMLR conservation measures and requirements 
under the Convention.
    2. A Contracting Party may only issue such a licence to fish in the 
Convention Area to vessels flying its flag, if it is satisfied of its 
ability to exercise its responsibilities under the Convention and its 
conservation measures, by requiring from each vessel, inter alia, the 
following:
    (i) timely notification by the vessel to its Flag State of exit 
from and entry into any port;
    (ii) notification by the vessel to its Flag State of entry into the 
Convention Area and movement between areas, subareas/divisions;
    (iii) reporting by the vessel of catch data in accordance with 
CCAMLR requirements;
    (iv) reporting, where possible as set out in Annex 10-02/A by the 
vessel of sightings of fishing vessels \4\ in the Convention Area;
    (v) operation of a VMS system on board the vessel in accordance 
with Conservation Measure.
    3. Each Contracting Party shall provide to the Secretariat within 
seven days of the issuance of each licence the following information 
about licences issued:
     name of the vessel
     time periods authorised for fishing (start and end dates)
     area(s), subarea(s) or division(s) of fishing
     species targeted
     gear used.
    4. From 1 August 2005, each Contracting Party shall provide to the 
Secretariat within seven days of the issuance of each licence the 
following information about licences issued:
    (i) name of fishing vessel (any previous names if known) \5\, 
registration number \6\, IMO number (if issued), external markings and 
port of registry;
    (ii) the nature of the authorisation to fish granted by the Flag 
State, specifying time periods authorised for fishing (start and end 
dates), area(s) of fishing, species targeted and gear used;
    (iii) previous flag (if any) \5\;
    (iv) international Radio Call Sign;
    (v) name and address of vessel's owner(s), and any beneficial 
owner(s) if known;
    (vi) name and address of licence owner (if different from vessel 
owner(s));
    (vii) type of vessel;
    (viii) where and when built;
    (ix) length (m);
    (x) colour photographs of the vessel which shall consist of:
     one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the 
starboard side of the vessel displaying its full overall length and 
complete structural features;
     one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the port 
side of the vessel displaying its full overall length and complete 
structural features;
     one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the 
stern taken directly from astern;
    (xi) where applicable, in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-
04, details of the implementation of the tamper-proof requirements of 
the satellite monitoring device installed on board.
    5. From 1 August 2005, each Contracting Party shall, to the extent 
practicable, also provide to the Secretariat at the same time as 
submitting information in accordance with paragraph 4, the following 
additional information in respect to each fishing vessel licensed:
    (i) name and address of operator, if different from vessel owners;
    (ii) names and nationality of master and, where relevant, of 
fishing master;
    (iii) type of fishing method or methods;
    (iv) beam (m);
    (v) gross registered tonnage;
    (vi) vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A, B and C 
numbers);
    (vii) normal crew complement;
    (viii) power of main engine or engines (kW);
    (ix) carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their 
capacity (m\3\);
    (x) any other information in respect of each licensed vessel they 
consider appropriate (e.g. ice classification) for the purposes of the 
implementation of the conservation measures adopted by the Commission.
    6. Contracting Parties shall communicate without delay to the 
Secretariat any change to any of the information submitted in 
accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
    7. The Executive Secretary shall place a list of licensed vessels 
on the CCAMLR Web site.
    8. The licence or an authorised copy of the licence must be carried 
by the fishing vessel and must be available for inspection at any time 
by a designated CCAMLR inspector in the Convention Area.
    9. Each Contracting Party shall verify, through inspections of all 
of its fishing vessels at the Party's departure and arrival ports, and 
where appropriate, in its Exclusive Economic Zone, their compliance 
with the conditions of the licence as described in paragraph 1 and with 
the CCAMLR conservation measures. In the event that there is evidence 
that the vessel has not fished in accordance with the conditions of its 
licence, the Contracting Party shall investigate the infringement and, 
if necessary, apply appropriate sanctions in accordance with its 
national legislation.
    10. Each Contracting Party shall include in its annual report 
pursuant to paragraph 12 of the CCAMLR System of Inspection, steps it 
has taken to implement and apply this conservation measure; and may 
include additional measures it may have taken in relation to its flag 
vessels to promote the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation measures.

    \1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
    \2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
    \3\ Includes permit and authorisation.
    \4\ Including support vessels such as reefer vessels.
    \5\ In respect of any vessel reflagged within the previous 12 
months, any information on the details of the process of (reasons 
for) previous deregistration of the vessel from other registries, if 
known.
    \6\ National registry number.
Annex 10-02/A
Reporting of Vessel Sightings
    1. In the event that the master of a licensed fishing vessel sights 
a fishing vessel \4\ within the Convention Area, the master shall 
document as much information as possible on each such sighting, 
including:
    (a) name and description of the vessel
    (b) vessel call sign
    (c) registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel
    (d) Flag State of the vessel
    (e) photographs of the vessel to support the report
    (f) any other relevant information regarding the observed 
activities of the sighted vessel.
    2. The master shall forward a report containing the information 
referred to in paragraph 1 to their Flag State as soon as possible. The 
Flag State shall submit to the Secretariat any such reports that meet 
the criteria of paragraph 3 of Conservation Measure 10-06 or paragraph 
8 of Conservation Measure 10-07.
    3. The Secretariat shall use such reports for compiling estimates 
of IUU activities.

Conservation Measure 10-03 (2005) 1 2 3

Port inspections of vessels carrying toothfish

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(Species: toothfish; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

    1. Contracting Parties shall undertake inspections of all fishing 
vessels carrying Dissostichus spp. which enter their ports. The 
inspection shall be for the purpose of determining that if the vessel 
carried out harvesting activities in the Convention Area, these 
activities were carried out in accordance with CCAMLR conservation 
measures, and that if it intends to land or tranship Dissostichus spp. 
the catch to be unloaded or transhipped is accompanied by a 
Dissostichus catch document required by Conservation Measure 10-05 and 
that the catch agrees with the information recorded on the document.
    2. To facilitate these inspections, Contracting Parties shall 
require vessels to provide advance notice of their entry into port and 
to convey a written declaration that they have not engaged in or 
supported illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the 
Convention Area. The inspection shall be conducted within 48 hours of 
port entry and shall be carried out in an expeditious fashion. It shall 
impose no undue burdens on the vessel or its crew, and shall be guided 
by the relevant provisions of the CCAMLR System of Inspection. Vessels 
which either declare that they have been involved in IUU fishing or 
fail to make a declaration shall be denied port access, other than for 
emergency purposes.
    3. In the event that there is evidence that the vessel has fished 
in contravention of CCAMLR conservation measures, the catch shall not 
be landed or transhipped. The Contracting Party will inform the Flag 
State of the vessel of its inspection findings and will cooperate with 
the Flag State in taking such appropriate action as is required to 
investigate the alleged infringement and, if necessary, apply 
appropriate sanctions in accordance with national legislation.
    4. Contracting Parties shall promptly provide the Secretariat with 
a report on the outcome of each inspection conducted under this 
conservation measure. In respect of any vessels denied port access or 
permission to land or tranship Dissostichus spp., the Secretariat shall 
promptly convey such reports to all Contracting Parties and to all non-
Contracting Parties cooperating with the Commission by participating in 
the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. (CDS).

    \1\ Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
    \2\ Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands.
    \3\ Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. by trawlers 
fishing on the high seas outside the Convention Area. A by-catch 
shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species 
and no more than 50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel.

Conservation Measure 10-04 (2006)

Automated satellite-linked Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)
(Species: all except krill; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)

The Commission,

    Recognizing that in order to promote the objectives of the 
Convention and further improve compliance with the relevant 
conservation measures,
    Convinced that illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing 
compromises the objective of the Convention,
    Recalling that Contracting Parties are required to cooperate in 
taking appropriate action to deter any fishing activities which are not 
consistent with the objective of the Convention,
    Mindful of the rights and obligations of Flag States and Port 
States to promote the effectiveness of conservation measures,
    Wanting to reinforce the conservation measures already adopted by 
the Commission,
    Recognizing the obligations and responsibilities of Contracting 
Parties under the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. 
(CDS),
    Recalling provisions as made under Article XXIV of the Convention,
    Committed to take steps, consistent with international law, to 
identify the origins of Dissostichus spp. entering the markets of 
Contracting Parties and to determine whether Dissostichus spp. 
harvested in the Convention Area that is imported into their 
territories was caught in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation 
measures,

hereby adopts the following conservation measure in accordance with 
Article IX of the Convention:
    1. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its fishing vessels, 
licensed \1\ in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-02, are 
equipped with a satellite-linked vessel monitoring device allowing for 
the continuous reporting of their position in the Convention Area for 
the duration of the licence issued by the Flag State. The vessel 
monitoring device shall automatically communicate at least every four 
hours to a land-based fisheries monitoring centre (FMC) of the Flag 
State of the vessel the following data:
    (i) fishing vessel identification;
    (ii) the current geographical position (latitude and longitude) of 
the vessel, with a position error which shall be less than 500 m, with 
a confidence interval of 99%; and
    (iii) the date and time (expressed in UTC) of the fixing of the 
said position of the vessel.
    2. The implementation of vessel monitoring device(s) on vessels 
while participating only in a krill fishery is not currently required.
    3. Each Contracting Party as a Flag State shall ensure that the 
vessel monitoring device(s) on board its vessels are tamper proof, i.e. 
are of a type and configuration that prevent the input or output of 
false positions, and that are not capable of being over-ridden, whether 
manually, electronically or otherwise. To this end, the on-board 
satellite monitoring device must:
    (i) be located within a sealed unit; and
    (ii) be protected by official seals (or mechanisms) of a type that 
indicate whether the unit has been accessed or tampered with.
    4. In the event that a Contracting Party has information to suspect 
that an on-board vessel monitoring device does not meet the 
requirements of paragraph 3, or has been tampered with, it shall 
immediately notify the Secretariat and the vessel's Flag State.
    5. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its FMC receives Vessel 
Monitoring System (VMS) reports and messages, and that the FMC is 
equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data 
processing and electronic data transmission. Each Contracting Party 
shall provide for backup and recovery procedures in case of system 
failures.
    6. Masters and owners/licensees of fishing vessels subject to VMS 
shall ensure that the vessel monitoring device on board their vessels 
within the Convention Area is at all times fully operational as per 
paragraph 1, and that the data are transmitted to the Flag State. 
Masters and owners/licensees shall in particular ensure that:
    (i) VMS reports and messages are not altered in any way;
    (ii) the antennae connected to the satellite monitoring device are 
not obstructed in any way;
    (iii) the power supply of the satellite monitoring device is not 
interrupted in any way; and
    (iv) the vessel monitoring device is not removed from the vessel.
    7. A vessel monitoring device shall be active within the Convention 
Area. It may, however, be switched off when the fishing vessel is in 
port for a period of more than one week, subject to prior notification 
to the Flag State, and if the Flag State so desires also to the 
Secretariat, and providing that the first

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position report generated following the repowering (activating) shows 
that the fishing vessel has not changed position compared to the last 
report.
    8. In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of the 
vessel monitoring device on board the fishing vessel, the master or the 
owner of the vessel, or their representative, shall communicate to the 
Flag State every six hours, and if the Flag State so desires also to 
the Secretariat, starting at the time that the failure or the non-
functioning was detected or notified in accordance with paragraph 12, 
the up-to-date geographical position of the vessel by electronic means 
(e-mail, facsimile, telex, telephone message, radio).
    9. Vessels with a defective vessel monitoring device shall take 
immediate steps to have the device repaired or replaced as soon as 
possible and, in any event, within two months. If the vessel during 
that time returns to port, it shall not be allowed by the Flag State to 
commence a further fishing trip in the Convention Area without having 
the defective device repaired or replaced.
    10. When the Flag State has not received for 12 hours data 
transmissions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 8, or has reasons to 
doubt the correctness of the data transmissions under paragraphs 1 and 
8, it shall as soon as possible notify the master or the owner or the 
representative thereof. If this situation occurs more than two times 
within a period of one year in respect to a particular vessel, the Flag 
State of the vessel shall investigate the matter, including having an 
authorised official check the device in question, in order to establish 
whether the equipment has been tampered with. The outcome of this 
investigation shall be forwarded to the CCAMLR Secretariat within 30 
days of its completion.
    11.2 3 Each Contracting Party shall forward VMS reports 
and messages received, pursuant to paragraph 1, to the CCAMLR 
Secretariat as soon as possible:
    (i) but not later than four hours after receipt for those 
exploratory longline fisheries subject to conservation measures adopted 
at CCAMLR-XXIII; or
    (ii) but not later than 10 working days following departure from 
the Convention Area for all other fisheries.
    12. With regard to paragraphs 8 and 11(i), each Contracting Party 
shall, as soon as possible but no later than two working days following 
detection or notification of technical failure or non-functioning of 
the vessel monitoring device on board the fishing vessel, forward the 
geographical positions of the vessel to the Secretariat, or shall 
ensure that these positions are forwarded to the Secretariat by the 
master or the owner of the vessel, or their representative.
    13. Each Flag State shall ensure that VMS reports and messages 
transmitted by the Contracting Party or its fishing vessels to the 
CCAMLR Secretariat, are in a computer-readable form in the data 
exchange format set out in Annex 10-04/A.
    14. Each Flag State shall in addition separately notify by e-mail 
or other means the CCAMLR Secretariat within 24 hours of each entry to, 
exit from and movement between subareas and divisions of the Convention 
Area by each of its fishing vessels in the format outlined in Annex 10-
04/A. When a vessel intends to enter a closed area, or an area for 
which it is not licensed to fish, the Flag State shall provide prior 
notification to the Secretariat of the vessel's intentions. The Flag 
State may permit or direct that such notifications be provided by the 
vessel directly to the Secretariat.
    15. Without prejudice to its responsibilities as a Flag State, if 
the Contracting Party so desires, it shall ensure that each of its 
vessels communicates the reports referred to in paragraphs 11 and 14 in 
parallel to the CCAMLR Secretariat.
    16. Each Flag State shall notify the name, address, e-mail, 
telephone and facsimile numbers, as well as the address of electronic 
communication of the relevant authorities of their FMC to the CCAMLR 
Secretariat before 1 January 2005 and thereafter any changes without 
delay.
    17. In the event that the CCAMLR Secretariat has not, for 48 
consecutive hours, received the data transmissions referred to in 
paragraph 11(i), it shall promptly notify the Flag State of the vessel 
and require an explanation. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall promptly 
inform the Commission if the data transmissions at issue, or the Flag 
State explanation, are not received from the Contracting Party within a 
further five working days.
    18. If VMS data received by the Secretariat indicate the presence 
of a vessel in an area or subarea for which no license details have 
been provided by the Flag State to the Secretariat as required by 
Conservation Measure 10-02, or in any area or subarea for which the 
Flag State or fishing vessel has not provided prior notification as 
required by paragraph 14, then the Secretariat shall notify the Flag 
State and require an explanation. The explanation shall be forwarded to 
the Secretariat for evaluation by the Commission at its next annual 
meeting.
    19. The CCAMLR Secretariat and all Parties receiving data shall 
treat all VMS reports and messages received under paragraph 11 or 
paragraphs 20, 21, 22 or 23 in a confidential manner in accordance with 
the confidentiality rules established by the Commission as contained in 
Annex 10-04/B. Data from individual vessels shall be used for 
compliance purposes only, namely for:
    (i) active surveillance presence, and/or inspections by a 
Contracting Party in a specified CCAMLR subarea or division; or
    (ii) the purposes of verifying the content of a Dissostichus Catch 
Document (DCD).
    20. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall place a list of vessels submitting 
VMS reports and messages pursuant to this conservation measure on a 
password-protected section of the CCAMLR Web site. This list shall be 
divided into subareas and divisions, without indicating the exact 
positions of vessels, and be updated when a vessel changes subarea or 
division. The list shall be posted daily by the Secretariat, 
establishing an electronic archive.
    21. VMS reports and messages (including vessel locations), for the 
purposes of paragraph 19(i) above, may be provided by the Secretariat 
to a Contracting Party other than the Flag State without the permission 
of the Flag State only during active surveillance, and/or inspection in 
accordance with the CCAMLR System of Inspection and subject to the time 
frames set out in paragraph 11. In this case, the Secretariat shall 
provide VMS reports and messages, including vessel locations over the 
previous 10 days, for vessels actually detected during surveillance, 
and/or inspection by a Contracting Party, and VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations) for all vessels within 100 n miles of that 
same location. The Flag State(s) concerned shall be provided by the 
Party conducting the active surveillance, and/or inspection, with a 
report including name of the vessel or aircraft on active surveillance, 
and/or inspection under the CCAMLR System of Inspection, and the full 
name(s) of the CCAMLR inspector(s) and their ID number(s). The Parties 
conducting the active surveillance, and/or inspection will make every 
reasonable effort to make this information available to the Flag 
State(s) as soon as possible.
    22. A Party may contact the Secretariat prior to conducting active 
surveillance, and/or inspection in accordance with the CCAMLR System of 
Inspection, in a given area and request VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations), for vessels in that area.

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The Secretariat shall provide this information only with the permission 
of the Flag State for each of the vessels and according to the time 
frames set out in paragraph 11. On receipt of Flag State permission the 
Secretariat shall provide regular updates of positions to the 
Contracting Party for the duration of the active surveillance, and/or 
inspection in accordance with the CCAMLR System of Inspection.
    23. A Contracting Party may request actual VMS reports and messages 
(including vessel locations) from the Secretariat for a vessel when 
verifying the claims on a DCD. In this case the Secretariat shall 
provide that data only with Flag State permission.
    24. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall annually, before 30 September, 
report on the implementation of and compliance with this conservation 
measure to the Commission.

    \1\ Includes vessels licensed under French domestic law and 
vessels licensed under South African domestic law.
    \2\ This paragraph does not apply to vessels licensed under 
French domestic law in the EEZs surrounding Kerguelen and Crozet 
Islands.
    \3\ This paragraph does not apply to vessels licensed under 
South African domestic law in the EEZ surrounding Prince Edward 
Islands.
ANNEX 10-04/A

                                                 VMS Data Format
                                ['Position', `Exit' and `Entry' Reports/Messages]
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          Data element                 Field code        Mandatory/optional                 Remarks
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Start record....................  SR..................  M...................  System detail; indicates start of
                                                                               record.
Address.........................  AD..................  M...................  Message detail; destination; `XCA'
                                                                               for CCAMLR.
Sequence number.................  SQ..................  M\1\................  Message detail; message serial
                                                                               number in current year.
Type of message.................  TM\2\...............  M...................  Message detail; message type,
                                                                               `POS' as position report/ message
                                                                               to be communicated by VMS or
                                                                               other means by vessels with a
                                                                               defective satellite tracking
                                                                               device.
Radio call sign.................  RC..................  M...................  Vessel registration detail;
                                                                               international radio call sign of
                                                                               the vessel.
Trip number.....................  TN..................  O...................  Activity detail; fishing trip
                                                                               serial number in current year.
Vessel name.....................  NA..................  M...................  Vessel registration detail; name
                                                                               of the vessel.
Contracting Party internal        IR..................  O...................  Vessel registration detail. Unique
 reference number.                                                             Contracting Party vessel number
                                                                               as ISO-3 Flag State code followed
                                                                               by number.
External registration number....  XR..................  O...................  Vessel registration detail; the
                                                                               side number of the vessel.
Latitude........................  LA..................  M\3\................  Activity detail; position.
Longitude.......................  LO..................  M\3\................  Activity detail; position.
Latitude (decimal)..............  LT..................  M\4\................  Activity detail; position.
Longitude (decimal).............  LG..................  M\4\................  Activity detail; position.
Date............................  DA..................  M...................  Message detail; position date.
Time............................  TI..................  M...................  Message detail; position time in
                                                                               UTC.
End of record...................  ER..................  M...................  System detail; indicates end of
                                                                               the record.
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\1\ Optional in case of a VMS message.
\2\ Type of message shall be `ENT' for the first VMS message from the Convention Area as detected by the FMC of
  the Contracting Party, or as directly submitted by the vessel.Type of message shall be `EXI' for the first VMS
  message from outside the Convention Area as detected by the FMC of the Contracting Party or as directly
  submitted by the vessel, and the values for latitude and longitude are, in this type of message, optional.
  Type of message shall be `MAN' for reports communicated by vessels with a defective satellite tracking device.
\3\ Mandatory for manual messages.
\4\ Mandatory for VMS messages.


                               Format for Indirect Flag State Reporting Via E-mail
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                                                                                              Field contents
      Code             Code definition          Field contents            Example               explanation
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SR.............  Start record...............  No data...........  ......................  No data.
AD.............  Address....................  XCA...............  XCA...................  XCA = CCAMLR.
SQ.............  Sequence number............  XXX...............  123...................  Message sequence
                                                                                           number.
TM.............  Type of message............  POS...............  POS...................  POS = position report,
                                                                                           ENT = entry report,
                                                                                           EXI = exit report.
RC.............  Radio call sign............  XXXXXX............  AB1234................  Maximum of 8
                                                                                           characters.
NA.............  Vessel name................  XXXXXXXX..........  Vessel Name...........  Maximum of 30
                                                                                           characters.
LT.............  Latitude...................  DD.ddd............  -55.000...............  +/-numeral in GIS
                                                                                           format. Must specify--
                                                                                           for South and West, +
                                                                                           for North and East.
LG.............  Longitude..................  DDD.ddd...........  -020.000..............  +/-numeral in GIS
                                                                                           format.
DA.............  Record date................  YYYYMMDD..........  20050114..............  8 characters only.
TI.............  Record time................  HHMM..............  0120..................  4 characters only,
                                                                                           using 24-hour time
                                                                                           format. Do not use
                                                                                           separators or include
                                                                                           seconds.
ER.............  End record.................  No data...........  ......................  No data.
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Sample string:
//SR//AD/XCA//SQ/001//TM/POS//RC/ABCD//NA/Vessel Name//LT/-55.000//LG/-020.000//DA/20050114//TI/0120//ER//.
Notes:
 Three fields in Annex 10-04/A are optional. These are:
 TN (trip number)
 IR (Contracting Party internal reference number): Must start with the 3-character ISO country code, e.g.
 Argentina = ARGxxx
 XR (external registration number).
 Do not include any other fields.
 Do not include separators (e.g. : . or /) in the date and time fields.

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 Do not include seconds in the time fields.

Annex 10-04/B
Provisions on Secure and Confidential Treatment of Electronic Reports 
and Messages Transmitted Pursuant to Conservation Measure 10-04
    1. Field of Application.
    1.1 The provisions set out below shall apply to all VMS reports and 
messages transmitted and received pursuant to Conservation Measure 10-
04.
    2. General Provisions
    2.1 The CCAMLR Secretariat and the appropriate authorities of 
Contracting Parties transmitting and receiving VMS reports and messages 
shall take all necessary measures to comply with the security and 
confidentiality provisions set out in sections 3 and 4.
    2.2 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall inform all Contracting Parties of 
the measures taken in the Secretariat to comply with these security and 
confidentiality provisions.
    2.3 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall take all the necessary steps to 
ensure that the requirements pertaining to the deletion of VMS reports 
and messages handled by the Secretariat are complied with.
    2.4 Each Contracting Party shall guarantee the CCAMLR Secretariat 
the right to obtain as appropriate, the rectification of reports and 
messages or the erasure of VMS reports and messages, the processing of 
which does not comply with the provisions of Conservation Measure 10-
04.
    3. Provisions on Confidentiality
    3.1 All requests for data must be made to the CCAMLR Secretariat in 
writing. Requests for data must be made by the main Commission Contact 
or an alternative contact nominated by the main Commission Contact of 
the Contracting Party concerned. The Secretariat shall only provide 
data to a secure e-mail address specified at the time of making a 
request for data.
    3.2 In cases where the CCAMLR Secretariat is required to seek the 
permission of the Flag State before releasing VMS reports and messages 
to another Party, the Flag State shall respond to the Secretariat as 
soon as possible but in any case within two working days.
    3.3 Where the Flag State chooses not to give permission for the 
release of VMS reports and messages, the Flag State shall, in each 
instance, provide a written report within 10 working days to the 
Commission outlining the reasons why it chooses not to permit data to 
be released. The CCAMLR Secretariat shall place any report so provided, 
or notice that no report was received, on a password-protected part of 
the CCAMLR Web site.
    3.4 VMS reports and messages shall only be released and used for 
the purposes stipulated in paragraph 18 of Conservation Measure 10-04.
    3.5 VMS reports and messages released pursuant to paragraphs 20, 21 
and 22 of Conservation Measure 10-04 shall provide details of: name of 
vessel, date and time of position report, and latitude and longitude 
position at time of report.
    3.6 Regarding paragraph 21 each inspecting Contracting Party shall 
make available VMS reports and messages and positions derived therefrom 
only to their inspectors designated under the CCAMLR System of 
Inspection. VMS reports and messages shall be transmitted to their 
inspectors no more than 48 hours prior to entry into the CCAMLR, 
subarea or division where surveillance is to be conducted by the 
Contracting Party. Contracting Parties must ensure that VMS reports and 
messages are kept confidential by such inspectors.
    3.7 The CCAMLR Secretariat shall delete all the original VMS 
reports and messages referred to in section 1 from the database at the 
CCAMLR Secretariat by the end of the first calendar month following the 
third year in which the VMS reports and messages have originated. 
Thereafter the information related to the movement of the fishing 
vessels shall only be retained by the CCAMLR Secretariat after measures 
have been taken to ensure that the identity of the individual vessels 
can no longer be established.
    3.8 Contracting Parties may retain and store VMS reports and 
messages provided by the Secretariat for the purposes of active 
surveillance presence, and/or inspections, until 24 hours after the 
vessels to which the reports and messages pertain have departed from 
the CCAMLR subarea or division. Departure is deemed to have been 
effected six hours after the transmission of the intention to exit from 
the CCAMLR subarea or division.
    4. Provisions on Security.
    4.1 Overview.
    4.1.1 Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR Secretariat shall ensure 
the secure treatment of VMS reports and messages in their respective 
electronic data processing facilities, in particular where the 
processing involves transmission over a network. Contracting Parties 
and the CCAMLR Secretariat must implement appropriate technical and 
organisational measures to protect reports and messages against 
accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, 
unauthorised disclosure or access, and against all inappropriate forms 
of processing.
    4.1.2 The following security issues must be addressed from the 
outset:
     System access control: The system has to withstand a 
break-in attempt from unauthorised persons.
     Authenticity and data access control:
    The system has to be able to limit the access of authorised parties 
to a predefined set of data only.
     Communication security: It shall be guaranteed that VMS 
reports and messages are securely communicated.
     Data security:It has to be guaranteed that all VMS reports 
and messages that enter the system are securely stored for the required 
time and that they will not be tampered with.
     Security procedures: Security procedures shall be designed 
addressing access to the system (both hardware and software), system 
administration and maintenance, backup and general usage of the system.
    4.1.3 Having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their 
implementation, such measures shall ensure a level of security 
appropriate to the risks represented by the processing of the reports 
and the messages.
    4.1.4 Security measures are described in more detail in the 
following paragraphs.
    4.2 System Access Control
    4.2.1 The following features are the mandatory requirements for the 
VMS installation located at the CCAMLR Data Centre:
     A stringent password and authentication system: Each user 
of the system is assigned a unique user identification and associated 
password. Each time the user logs on to the system he/she has to 
provide the correct password. Even when successfully logged on the user 
only has access to those and only those functions and data that he/she 
is configured to have access to. Only a privileged user has access to 
all the data.
     Physical access to the computer system is controlled.
     Auditing: selective recording of events for analysis and 
detection of security breaches.
     Time-based access control: access to the system can be 
specified in terms of times-of-day and days-of-week that each user is 
allowed to log on to the system.

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     Terminal access control: specifying for each workstation 
which users are allowed to access.
    4.3 Authenticity and Data Access Security
    4.3.1 Communication between Contracting Parties and the CCAMLR 
Secretariat for the purpose of Conservation Measure 10-04 shall use 
secure Internet protocols SSL, DES or verified certificates obtained 
from the CCAMLR Secretariat.
    4.4 Data Security
    4.4.1 Access limitation to the data shall be secured via a flexible 
user identification and password mechanism. Each user shall be given 
access only to the data necessary for their task.
    4.5 Security Procedures
    4.5.1 Each Contracting Party and the CCAMLR Secretariat shall 
nominate a security system administrator. The security system 
administrator shall review the log files generated by the software for 
which they are responsible, properly maintain the system security for 
which they are responsible, restrict access to the system for which 
they are responsible as deemed needed and in the case of Contracting 
Parties, also act as a liaison with the Secretariat in order to solve 
security matters.

Conservation Measure 10-05 (2006)

Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp.
(Species: toothfish; Area: all; Season: all; Gear: all)
The Commission,

    Concerned that illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing 
for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area threatens serious 
depletion of populations of Dissostichus spp.,
    Aware that IUU fishing involves significant by-catch of some 
Antarctic species, including endangered albatross,
    Noting that IUU fishing is inconsistent with the objective of the 
Convention and undermines the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation 
measures,
    Underlining the responsibilities of Flag States to ensure that 
their vessels conduct their fishing activities in a responsible manner,
    Mindful of the rights and obligations of Port States to promote the 
effectiveness of regional fishery conservation measures,
    Aware that IUU fishing reflects the high value of, and resulting 
expansion in markets for and international trade in, Dissostichus spp.,
    Recalling that Contracting Parties have agreed to introduce 
classification codes for Dissostichus spp. at a national level,
    Recognising that the implementation of a Catch Documentation Scheme 
for Dissostichus spp. (CDS) will provide the Commission with essential 
information necessary to provide the precautionary management 
objectives of the Convention,
    Committed to take steps, consistent with international law, to 
identify the origins of Dissostichus spp. entering the markets of 
Contracting Parties and to determine whether Dissostichus spp. 
harvested in the Convention Area that is imported into their 
territories was caught in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation 
measures,
    Wishing to reinforce the conservation measures already adopted by 
the Commission with respect to Dissostichus spp.,
    Inviting non-Contracting Parties whose vessels fish for 
Dissostichus spp. to participate in the CDS,

hereby adopts the following conservation measure in accordance with 
Article IX of the Convention:
    1. The following definitions are intended only for the purposes of 
the completion of CDS documents and shall be applied as stated 
regardless of whether such actions as landings, transhipments, imports, 
exports or re-exports constitute the same under any CDS participant's 
customs law or other domestic legislation:
    (i) Port State: The State that has control over a particular port 
area or free trade zone for the purposes of landing, transhipment, 
importing, exporting and re-exporting and whose authority serves as the 
authority for landing or transhipment certification.
    (ii) Landing: The initial transfer of catch in its harvested or 
processed form from a vessel to dockside or to another vessel in a port 
or free trade zone where the catch is certified by an authority of the 
Port State as landed.
    (iii) Export: Any movement of a catch in its harvested or processed 
form from territory under the control of the State or free trade zone 
of landing, or, where that State or free trade zone forms part of a 
customs union, any other member State of that customs union.
    (iv) Import: The physical entering or bringing of a catch into any 
part of the geographical territory under the control of a State, except 
where the catch is landed or transhipped within the definitions of 
`landing' or `transhipment' in this conservation measure.
    (v) Re-export: Any movement of a catch in its harvested or 
processed form from territory under the control of a State, free trade 
zone, or member State of a customs union of import unless that State, 
free trade zone, or any member State of that customs union of import is 
the first place of import, in which case the movement is an export 
within the definition of `export' in this conservation measure.
    (vi) Transhipment: The transfer of a catch in its harvested or 
processed form from a vessel to another vessel or means of transport, 
and, where such transfer takes place within the territory under the 
control of a Port State, for the purpose of effecting its removal from 
that State. For the avoidance of doubt, temporarily placing a catch on 
land or an artificial structure to facilitate such transfer shall not 
prevent the transfer from being a transhipment where the catch is not 
`landed' within the definition of `landing' in this conservation 
measure.
    2. Each Contracting Party shall take steps to identify the origin 
of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from its territories and 
to determine whether Dissostichus spp. harvested in the Convention Area 
that is imported into or exported from its territories was caught in a 
manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures.
    3. Each Contracting Party shall require that each master or 
authorised representative of its flag vessels authorised to engage in 
harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides and/or Dissostichus mawsoni 
complete a Dissostichus catch document (DCD) for the catch landed or 
transhipped on each occasion that it lands or tranships Dissostichus 
spp.
    4. Each Contracting Party shall require that each landing of 
Dissostichus spp. at its ports and each transhipment of Dissostichus 
spp. to its vessels be accompanied by a completed DCD. The landing of 
Dissostichus spp. without a catch document is prohibited.
    5. Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with their laws and 
regulations, require that their flag vessels which intend to harvest 
Dissostichus spp., including on the high seas outside the Convention 
Area, are provided with specific authorisation to do so. Each 
Contracting Party shall provide DCD forms to each of its flag vessels 
authorised to harvest Dissostichus spp. and only to those vessels.
    6. A non-Contracting Party seeking to cooperate with CCAMLR by 
participating in this scheme may issue DCD forms, in accordance with 
the procedures specified in paragraphs 8 and 9, to any of its flag 
vessels that intend to harvest Dissostichus spp.
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implementation of the CDS by non-Contracting Parties involved in the 
trade of Dissostichus spp. is set out in Annex 10-05/C.
    8. The DCD shall include the following information:
    (i) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the issuing 
authority;
    (ii) the name, home port, national registry number and call sign of 
the vessel and, if issued, its IMO/Lloyd's registration number;
    (iii) the reference number of the licence or permit, whichever is 
applicable, that is issued to the vessel;
    (iv) the weight of each Dissostichus species landed or transhipped 
by product type, and
    (a) by CCAMLR statistical subarea or division if caught in the 
Convention Area; and/or
    (b) by FAO statistical area, subarea or division if caught outside 
the Convention Area;
    (v) the dates within which the catch was taken;
    (vi) the date and the port at which the catch was landed or the 
date and the vessel, its flag and national registry number, to which 
the catch was transhipped;
    (vii) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the 
recipient(s) of the catch and the amount of each species and product 
type received.
    9. Procedures for completing DCDs in respect of vessels are set 
forth in paragraphs A1 to A10 of Annex 10-05/A to this measure. The 
standard catch document is attached to the annex.
    10. Each Contracting Party shall require that each shipment of 
Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from its territory be 
accompanied by the export-validated DCD(s) and, where appropriate, 
validated re-export document(s) that account for all the Dissostichus 
spp. contained in the shipment. The import, export or re-export of 
Dissostichus spp. without a catch document is prohibited.
    11. An export-validated DCD issued in respect of a vessel is one 
that:
    (i) includes all relevant information and signatures provided in 
accordance with paragraphs A1 to A11 of Annex 10-05/A to this measure;
    (ii) includes a signed and stamped certification by a responsible 
official of the exporting State of the accuracy of the information 
contained in the document.
    12. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its customs government 
authorities or other appropriate government officials request and 
examine the documentation of each shipment of Dissostichus spp. 
imported into or exported from its territory to verify that it includes 
the export-validated DCD(s) and, where appropriate, validated re-export 
document(s) that account for all the Dissostichus spp. contained in the 
shipment. These officials may also examine the content of any shipment 
to verify the information contained in the catch document or documents.
    13. If, as a result of an examination referred to in paragraph 12 
above, a question arises regarding the information contained in a DCD 
or a re-export document, the exporting State whose government authority 
validated the document(s) and, as appropriate, the Flag State whose 
vessel completed the document are called on to cooperate with the 
importing State with a view to resolving such question.
    14. Each Contracting Party shall promptly provide by the most rapid 
electronic means, copies to the CCAMLR Secretariat of all export-
validated DCDs and, where relevant, validated re-export documents that 
it issued from and received into its territory and shall submit 
annually to the Secretariat a summary list of documents issued from or 
received into its territory in respect of transhipments, landings, 
exports, re-exports and imports. The list shall include: document 
identification numbers; date of landing, export, re-export, import; 
weights landed, exported, re-exported or imported.
    15. Each Contracting Party, and any non-Contracting Party that 
issues DCDs in respect of its flag vessels in accordance with paragraph 
6, shall inform the CCAMLR Secretariat of the government authority or 
authorities (including names, addresses, phone and fax numbers and e-
mail addresses) responsible for issuing and validating DCDs.
    16. Notwithstanding the above, any Contracting Party, or any non-
Contracting Party participating in the CDS, may require additional 
verification of catch documents by Flag States by using, inter alia, 
VMS, in respect of catches \1\ taken on the high seas outside the 
Convention Area, when landed at, imported into or exported from its 
territory.
    17. If, following an examination under paragraph 12, questions 
under paragraph 13 or requests for additional verification of documents 
under paragraph 16, it is determined, after consultation with the 
States concerned, that a catch document is invalid, the import, export 
or re-export of Dissostichus spp. being the subject of the document is 
prohibited.
    18. If a Contracting Party participating in the CDS has cause to 
sell or dispose of seized or confiscated Dissostichus spp., it may 
issue a Specially Validated Dissostichus Catch Document (SVDCD) 
specifying the reasons for that validation. The SVDCD shall include a 
statement describing the circumstances under which confiscated fish are 
moving in trade. To the extent practicable, Parties shall ensure that 
no financial benefit arising from the sale of seized or confiscated 
catch accrue to the perpetrators of IUU fishing. If a Contracting Party 
issues a SVDCD, it shall immediately report all such validations to the 
Secretariat for conveying to all Parties and, as appropriate, recording 
in trade statistics.
    19. A Contracting Party may transfer all or part of the proceeds 
from the sale of seized or confiscated Dissostichus spp. into the CDS 
Fund created by the Commission or into a national fund which promotes 
achievement of the objectives of the Convention. A Contracting Party 
may, consistent with its domestic legislation, decline to provide a 
market for toothfish offered for sale with a SVDCD by another State. 
Provisions concerning the uses of the CDS Fund are found in Annex 10-
05/B.

    \1\ Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. by trawlers 
fishing on the high seas outside the Convention Area. A by-catch 
shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species 
and no more than 50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel.
Annex 10-05/A
    A1. Each Flag State shall ensure that each Dissostichus catch 
document form that it issues includes a specific identification number 
consisting of:
    (i) a four-digit number, consisting of the two-digit International 
Standards Organization (ISO) country code plus the last two digits of 
the year for which the form is issued;
    (ii) a three-digit sequence number (beginning with 001) to denote 
the order in which catch document forms are issued.
    It shall also enter on each Dissostichus catch document form the 
number as appropriate of the licence or permit issued to the vessel.
    A2. The master of a vessel which has been issued a Dissostichus 
catch document form or forms shall adhere to the following procedures 
prior to each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
    (i) the master shall ensure that the information specified in 
paragraph 7 of this conservation measure is accurately recorded on the 
Dissostichus catch document form;
    (ii) if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both 
Dissostichus spp.,

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the master shall record on the Dissostichus catch document form the 
total amount of the catch landed or transhipped by weight of each 
species;
    (iii) if a landing or transhipment includes catch of Dissostichus 
spp. taken from different statistical subareas and/or divisions, the 
master shall record on the Dissostichus catch document form the amount 
of the catch by weight of each species taken from each statistical 
subarea and/or division and indicating whether the catch was caught in 
an EEZ or on the high seas, as appropriate;
    (iv) the master shall convey to the Flag State of the vessel by the 
most rapid electronic means available, the Dissostichus catch document 
number, the dates within which the catch was taken, the species, 
processing type or types, the estimated weight to be landed and the 
area or areas of the catch, the date of landing or transhipment and the 
port and country of landing or vessel of transhipment and shall request 
from the Flag State, a Flag State confirmation number.
    A3. If, for catches \1\ taken in the Convention Area or on the high 
seas outside the Convention Area, the Flag State verifies, by the use 
of a VMS (as described in paragraph 1 of Conservation Measure 10-04), 
the area fished and that the catch to be landed or transhipped as 
reported by its vessel is accurately recorded and taken in a manner 
consistent with its authorisation to fish, it shall convey a unique 
Flag State confirmation number to the vessel's master by the most rapid 
electronic means available. The Dissostichus catch document will 
receive a confirmation number from the Flag State, only when it is 
convinced that the information submitted by the vessel fully satisfies 
the provisions of this conservation measure.
    A4. The master shall enter the Flag State confirmation number on 
the Dissostichus catch document form.
    A5. The master of a vessel that has been issued a Dissostichus 
catch document form or forms shall adhere to the following procedures 
immediately after each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
    (i) in the case of a transhipment, the master shall confirm the 
transhipment obtaining the signature on the Dissostichus catch document 
of the master of the vessel to which the catch is being transferred;
    (ii) in the case of a landing, the master or authorised 
representative shall confirm the landing by obtaining a signed and 
stamped certification on the Dissostichus catch document by a 
responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone 
who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries 
authority of the Port State and is competent with regard to the 
validation of Dissostichus catch documents;
    (iii) in the case of a landing, the master or authorised 
representative shall also obtain the signature on the Dissostichus 
catch document of the individual that receives the catch at the port of 
landing or free trade zone;
    (iv) in the event that the catch is divided upon landing, the 
master or authorised representative shall present a copy of the 
Dissostichus catch document to each individual that receives a part of 
the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone, record on that 
copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received 
by that individual and obtain the signature of that individual.
    A6. In respect of each landing or transhipment, the master or 
authorised representative shall immediately sign and convey by the most 
rapid electronic means available a copy, or, if the catch landed was 
divided, copies, of the signed Dissostichus catch document to the Flag 
State of the vessel and shall provide a copy of the relevant document 
to each recipient of the catch.
    A7. The Flag State of the vessel shall immediately convey by the 
most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch was 
divided, copies, of the signed Dissostichus catch document to the 
CCAMLR Secretariat to be made available by the next working day to all 
Contracting Parties.
    A8. The master or authorised representative shall retain the 
original co