Conservation Measure 41-01 (2021) General measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area 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 Exploration Entry into force notes 2021-2022 Abstract The Commission hereby adopts the general measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area in the 2021/22 season. This conservation measure applies to exploratory fisheries using the trawl or longline methods, except for such fisheries where the Commission has given specific exemptions to the extent of those exemptions. In trawl fisheries, a haul comprises a single deployment of the trawl net. In longline fisheries, a haul comprises the setting of one or more lines in a single location. Fishing should take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and effort. To this end, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season. The total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, including those with the ‘jellymeat’ condition, shall be reported. The by-catch in each exploratory fishery shall be regulated as in Conservation Measure 33-03. These measures are not meant for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands, and waters adjacent to the Prince Edward Islands. Full text English Website cm.ccamlr.org