Vessel movements

To further improve compliance with conservation measures, Members are required to notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of the movements into, out of and between subareas and divisions of the Convention Area for their flagged vessels.  These notifications must be submitted within 24 hours of a vessel movement occurring.  In addition, when a fishing 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 the notifications be provided by the fishing vessel directly to the Secretariat.

This information is validated with the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data received by the CCAMLR Secretariat by fishing vessels operating inside the Convention Area.  The Secretariat maintains a list of all fishing vessels operating in the Convention Area which is made available to Contracting Parties.  The list includes vessel  movements between  areas,  subareas and divisions of the Convention Area for all fishing vessels without providing exact positions.