REVISION OF THE CONSERVATION MEASURE 51-07 (2009) INTERIM DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRIGGER LEVEL IN KRILL FISHERY IN STATISTICAL SUBAREAS 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 AND 48.4

Due to the need to distribute the krill catch limit in Statistical Area 48 so as to ensure that land-based predators are not affected by fishing activity, the Commission has adopted the interim Conservation Measure 51-07 (2009) since management advice on a SSMU krill catch limit allocation subdivision in Area 48 has not been agreed yet. CM 51-07 (2009) will expire in 2011 and still more scientific information is needed on krill distribution, abundance and variability, and on land-based predator demands to create comprehensive models that would allow providing management advice for SSMU allocation, therefore it is proposing to keep conditions of CM51-07 (2009) in force for two more fishing seasons.