The Commission hereby adopts the Conservation Measure 41-09 (2021) Limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1 in the 2021/22 season, in accordance with Conservation Measure 21-02 (this text also indication other relevant measures that are observed and interacted). Access 1. Fishing for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be limited to the exploratory longline fishery by Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, UK and Uruguay. The fishery shall be conducted by a maximum in the season of two (2) Australian, one (1) Japanese, six (6) Korean, three (3) New Zealand, one (1) Spanish, five (5) Ukrainian, three (3) UK and one (1) Uruguayan flagged vessels using longlines only. Catch limit 2. In accordance with Conservation Measure 91-05, paragraph 28, the precautionary catch limits for Statistical Subarea 88.2 small-scale research units (SSRUs) A–B are included in the catch limits in this paragraph. The total catch of Dissostichus mawsoni in the 2021/22 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 3 495 tonnes applied as follows: (i) all areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70°S, which in Statistical Subarea 88.1 include SSRU A and SSRUs B, C and G – 664 tonnes (ii) all areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70°S, which in Statistical Subarea 88.1 include SSRUs G, H, I, J and K – 2 307 tonnes. (iii) Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area – 459 tonnes. 3. A discrete research catch limit of 65 tonnes has been set aside in the 2021/22 season as follows: (i) for the Ross Sea shelf survey notified by New Zealand under Conservation Measure 24-01, to be undertaken by the vessel San Aotea II – 65 tonnes This research catch limit is fixed and shall not be modified by any overrun of the individual or combined SSRU catch limits for target or by-catch species in Statistical Subarea 88.1. Season 4. For the purpose of the exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1, the 2021/22 season is defined as the period from 1 December 2021 to 31 August 2022. Fishing operations 5. The exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus mawsoni in Statistical Subarea 88.1 shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Conservation Measure 41-01, except paragraph 6. By-catch 6. The by-catch limits for Statistical Subarea 88.2 SSRUs A–B are included in the by-catch limits in this paragraph. This paragraph also applies to Statistical Subarea 88.2 SSRUs A–B. The total by-catch1 in the 2021/22 season shall not exceed a precautionary catch limit of 170 tonnes of skates and rays, and 494 tonnes of Macrourus spp. Within these total by-catch limits, individual limits will apply as follows: (i) all areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70°S, which in Statistical Subarea 88.1 include SSRU A and SSRUs B, C and G – 33 tonnes of skates and rays, 106 tonnes of Macrourusspp., 33 tonnes of other species (ii) all areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70°S, which in Statistical Subarea 88.1 include SSRUs G, H, I, J and K – 115 tonnes of skates and rays, 316 tonnes of Macrourus spp., 115 tonnes of other species (iii) Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area – 22 tonnes of skates and rays, 72 tonnes of Macrourus spp., 22 tonnes of other species. For the purposes of this paragraph ‘Macrourus spp.’ and ‘skates and rays’ should each be counted as a single species. On all vessels, all skates and rays must be brought on board or alongside the vessel to be checked for tags and for their condition to be assessed. Recaptured tagged skates and rays, as per Conservation Measure 41-01, Annex 41-01/C, paragraphs 2(vii) and (ix), should not be re-released. Unless otherwise specified by scientific observers, all other skates and rays caught alive and with a high probability of survival should be released alive, by vessels, by cutting snoods, and when practical, removing the hooks, and the number should be recorded and reported to the Secretariat.