All bottom fishing vessels operating in the CCAMLR area should be aware of the regulations concerning Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). The CCAMLR Conservation Measures currently define the following types of VME areas:
Additionally, the CCAMLR Registry of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems includes a tab with the VME-indicator taxa for Risk Areas. This dataset comprises information submitted by Scientific Observers on the VME species and associated quantities for each notified risk area.
You can explore the public data on Registered VMEs, Risk Areas and Fine-scale rectangles on this app, or download it all clicking below. The data in this registry is licensed under a CC0 license.
For general information regarding the access and use of CCAMLR data refer to Rules for Access and Use of CCAMLR Data.
