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WCC 2020 Res 107 - Activity Report

Submitted by Scott.HAJOST on Sat, 10/01/2022 - 03:15
General Information
Reducing the impact of fisheries on marine biodiversity
IUCN Constituent: 
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Antarctica
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 (SSC)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyAgain as a coalition and the environmental NGO observer in CCAMLR, it advocates for expansions of MPAs foor marine biodiversity conservation and as a climate response. It promotes regulatory requirements to address ghost fishing gear, port state measures to address IUU fishing, effective krill conservation measures ammong others. It advocates for threatened Antarctic species affected by fishing such as penguins. - None -
Scientific/technical activitiesASSOC is the environmental NGO observer in the Antarctic Treaty system including CCAMRLR and provides technical inputs including on MPAs and fisheries including krill regulated under CCAMLR. On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
ASOC has helped achieve international support and recognition of the importance of Southern OceaN MPAs under CCAMLR.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The Director General and Commission Chairs have not yet establisehd the task force which was supposed to be done i 2021. Two countries are blocking MPA expansion in CCAMLR.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacycontinuing efforts to expand Southern Ocean MPAss, monitoring of IUU fishing, precaitionary and effective krill management./