Proposal of the Russian Federation to establish research TAC for closed SSRU in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2

Over the last three years at the meetings of WGs and CCAMLR SC a question about research TAC in open and closed SSRUs of the Ross Sea has been raised. In accordance with established practice, as a rule, if research goes on in open SSRU then the necessary catch limits are taken from the unit`s TAC. If research fishing goes on in closed SSRU then as a rule catch limits are taken from the biggest TAC in the Ross Sea – from SSRUs HIK. This proposal is about establishing of research TAC in all closed SSRUs of the Ross Sea and the Amundsen Sea.