Conservation Measure 33-02 (2021) Limitation of by-catch in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 season. Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Bycatch Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Total allowable catch Entry into force notes 2021-2022 Abstract This conservation measure states the following: 1. There shall be no directed fishing for any species other than Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 fishing season. 2. In directed fisheries in Statistical Division 58.5.2 in the 2021/22 season, the by-catch of Channichthys rhinoceratus shall not exceed 1 663 tonnes, the by-catch of Lepidonotothen squamifrons shall not exceed 80 tonnes, the by-catch of Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni combined shall not exceed 409 tonnes, the by-catch of Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus combined shall not exceed 360 tonnes, and the by-catch of skates and rays shall not exceed 120 tonnes. For the purposes of this measure ‘skates and rays’ should be counted as a single species. 3. The by-catch of any fish species not mentioned in paragraph 2, and for which there is no other catch limit in force, shall not exceed 50 tonnes in Statistical Division 58.5.2. 4. If, in the course of a directed fishery, the by-catch in any one haul1 is equal to, or greater than, 5 tonnes for Channichthys rhinoceratus, 3 tonnes for all Macrourus spp. combined, or 2 tonnes for Lepidonotothen squamifrons, or 2 tonnes of Somniosus spp., or 2 tonnes of skates and rays, then the fishing vessel shall not fish using that method of fishing at any point within 5 n miles2 of the location where the by-catch limit is exceeded for a period of at least five days3 . The location where the by-catch limit is exceeded is defined as the path4 followed by the fishing vessel. 5. If, in the course of a directed fishery, the by-catch in any one haul1 of any other by-catch species for which by-catch limitations apply under this conservation measure is equal to, or greater than, 1 tonne, then the fishing vessel shall not fish using that method of fishing at any point within 5 n miles2 of the location where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne for a period of at least five days3 . The location where the by-catch exceeded 1 tonne is defined as the path4 followed by the fishing vessel Full text English Website cm.ccamlr.org