Statutory guidance

CCAMLR fisheries for British registered vessels fishing for profit: guidance

Guidance for people planning to fish with UK-registered vessels in waters administered under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 31 March 2021
• Last updated: 10 April 2024 — See all updates

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Guidance on CCAMLR Fisheries for British Vessels (2024)

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This guidance document assists potential applicants planning fishing operations in waters administered under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). It applies to all vessels legally registered in the UK, UK Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies and was prepared under the Antarctic Act 1994.

The guidance aims to:

• provide background information to help applicants develop their fishing proposals
• make the UK government processes undertaken transparent
• explain the standards you must meet for the UK government to support a fisheries application to CCAMLR

Published 31 March 2021
Last updated 10 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 10 April 2024

   Updated guidance for 2024

2. 18 April 2023

   Guidance has been fully reviewed and updated.

3. 31 March 2022

   Updated guidance for 2021/22 season.

4. 31 March 2021

   First published.