Authorised vessels

To participate in harvesting of fisheries resources inside the Convention Area, Contracting Parties must issue a licence (which includes permit or authorisation) to their flagged vessels in order for those vessels to become authorised vessels.  The licence must include details of the specific area(s), species and time periods for which 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.

A Contracting Party may only issue such a licence to fish in the Convention Area to a vessel flying its flag, if the vessel has an IMO number and if the Contracting Party is satisfied of the vessel’s ability to exercise its responsibilities under the Convention and its conservation measures.

The details of the licence must be provided to the Secretariat within seven days of issuance and fulfil the requirements of Conservation Measure 10-02. 

The CCAMLR list of authorised vessels is publicly available on the CCAMLR website.