Discussions among Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources commenced with a recommendation at the eighth meeting of the Antarctic Treaty (ATCM VIII) in Oslo, Norway, in June 1975. Between 1975 and 1981, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties met in working groups, extended preparatory meetings, special preparatory meetings and consultative meetings to consider the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources.
Subsequently, the text for the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources was opened for signature on 1 August 1980. The Convention entered into force on 7 April 1982 following ratification by eight of the original signatory States, including two that were fishing in the Convention Area.
Available documents that contributed to the discussions leading up to the adoption of the Convention in the period 1975-1981 are presented in the table below. Documents are only available in English at this time. Additional documents will be added as they become available. The Secretariat would appreciate any assistance to complete this archive.
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties Meetings
ATCM VIII
Full Name: Eight Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date: Monday, 9 June 1975 to Friday, 20 June 1975
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title |
|---|---|
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Meeting report |
Report of the Eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting ( 2.84 MB) |
ATCM IX
Full Name:
Ninth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Extended Preparatory Meeting
Location: London, UK
Date: Monday, 14 March 1977 to Friday, 18 March 1977
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
|
ANT/EPM/1 |
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (668.42 KB) |
UK |
|
ANT/EPM/4 |
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (149.4 KB) |
Australia |
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ANT/EPM/6 |
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (680.47 KB) |
USA |
| ANT/EPM/9 | UK |
ATCM IX
Full Name:
Ninth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Second Extended Preparatory Meeting
Location: London, UK
Date: Tuesday, 26 July 1977 to Friday, 29 July 1977
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
|
ANT/EPM2/4 |
Biological investigations of marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) (4.13 MB) |
SCAR/SCOR |
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ANT/EPM2/5 |
Summary of preliminary views expressed by delegations to the Second Extended Preparatory Meeting on the questions posed by the United States' paper ANT/EPM/6 on Antarctic Marine Living Resources (951 KB) |
UK |
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ANT/EPM2/7 |
Antarctic Marine Living Resources: Draft elements of a conservation arrangement (545.95 KB) |
USA |
ATCM IX
Full Name: Ninth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: London, UK
Date: Monday, 19 September 1977 to Friday, 7 October 1977
Meeting Documents
1st session of the Second Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Canberra, Australia
Date: 27 February – 16 March, 1978
Meeting Documents
| Document title | Author |
|---|---|
| Interim report of the Second Special Consultative Meeting – Canberra – 1978 (1.41 MB) |
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs |
2nd session of the Second Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: 17–28 July 1978
Meeting Documents
- Final Report of the Second Session of the Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (634.07 KB)
- Documents from the 2nd session of the Second Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
3rd session of the Second Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Canberra, Australia
Date: 5–20 May 1980
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation IX-2 of the Ninth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Antarctic Marine Living Resources (682.23 KB) |
ATCM | |
| Final Act | Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources – Canberra – 7–20 May 1980 (2.29 MB) |
ATCM |
ATCM X
Full Name:
Tenth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Washington D.C., USA
Date: Monday, 17 September 1979 to Friday, 5 October 1979
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
|
ANT/X/52 Rev.1 |
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (260.15 KB) |
ATCM |
| Meeting report | Report of the Tenth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (5.64 MB) |
ATCM |
ATCM XI
Full Name
Eleventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date:Tuesday, 23 June 1981 to Tuesday, 7 July 1981
Meeting Documents
| Document Number or Report | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
|
Meeting report |
Report of the Eleventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (1.93 MB) |
ATCM |
SCAR group of specialists on marine living resources of the Southern Ocean
At its meeting in 1972 in Canberra, Australia, SCAR Working Group on Biology recommended the establishment of the Sub-Committee on Marine Living Resources of the Southern Ocean in an effort to cope with the problems and issues of these resources.
At the SCAR Executive Meeting held in June, 1975, it was decided that the present Sub-Committee should be constituted as a SCAR group of specialists on marine living resources of the Southern Ocean.
Other publications
| Title | Author | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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The living resources of the Southern Ocean: Southern Ocean fisheries survey programme PDF of publication: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bl141e.pdf This report gathers current knowledge on the magnitude and distribution of the living resources of the Southern Ocean. It is one in a series prepared by FAO on the Southern Ocean Fisheries Survey Programme. |
Inigo Everson | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | September 1977 |