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There is a substantial legal fishery for Antarctic krill. ASOC and its partners have developed a new campaign focused on ensuring that krill is managed on a fully precautionary basis, which is described below. ASOC's Southern Ocean Fisheries Campaign aims to stop illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean, and to ensure that other legal fisheries are truly precautionary and sustainable. CCAMLR is responsible for managing the fisheries of the Southern Ocean. As an official observer organization, and as advisors on national delegations to CCAMLR, ASOC has been instrumental in holding CCAMLR to its mission, which is to protect the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Fishing activities are allowed in the CCAMLR area as long as a healthy ecosystem is maintained. For more information on CCAMLR, see www.ccamlr.org Illegal fishing combined with pressure from fishing nations to expand the fishery has undermined CCAMLR's ability to sustainably manage the toothfish fishery. Despite the fact that toothfish stocks might be facing imminent collapse, and the high levels of illegally caught toothfish present in major markets, the Marine Stewardship Council awarded certification of the South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish Longline fishery in March 2004. The decision to evaluate this fishery met opposition since it first came up for consideration in early 2001. ...

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