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Continuing research in the Dissostichus mawsoni exploratory fishery in East Antarctica (Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2) from 2018/19 to 2021/22; Research plan under CM 21-02, paragraph 6(iii)
Exploratory fishing for toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in East Antarctica (Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2)
began in 2003. Robust stock assessments and catch limits according to CCAMLR decision rules remain
to be determined for these Divisions. WG-FSA-16/29 outlined the first multi-member toothfish
exploratory fishery research plan up to 2017/18 for East Antarctica, which the Scientific Committee
agreed was appropriate to achieve the research objectives (SC-CAMLR 2016, para. 3.244). Subsequent
research progress including the evaluation of standard approaches to identify precautionary catch
limits (WG-FSA-17 para. 4.28-4.38) and bycatch mitigation (Maschette et al. 2017), suggests a low risk
profile for this fishery. Furthermore, examination of bycatch data and underwater video footage have
not led to the identification of vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) indicator species (Maschette et al.
2017, Eléaume et al. 2018). Here, we update the research plan for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (WG-FSA18/59), in accordance with ANNEX 24-01/A, Format 2. This plan has been designed as a 4-year plan,
based on the low risk profile of this fishery and to allow more time for review by Working Groups of
major reporting and review years in non-stock-assessment years.
Compared to last year (WG-FSA-19/44), this research plan has been updated with 2020/21 operating
details and an explanation of the survey design in Section 3. The updated ‘CCAMLR Research Plan –
Research Proponent Self-Assessment’ can be found in Appendix 1
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