Table 1 Historical (pre-1991) maximum annual catch and present catch limit in tonnes wet mass for each of Subareas 48.1 to 48.4 where the krill fishery currently operates14.

From: Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation

Subarea

Historical maximum catch takena

Interim catch limit (established in 2009)b

2019 catch (CCAMLR 2018/2019)c

48.1

105,554

155,000

155,907*

48.2

258,596

279,000

162,416

48.3

312,134

279,000

63,599

48.4

19

93,000

0

  1. aData obtained from www.ccamlr.org/node/92869.
  2. bThese Subarea-scale interim catch limits are subject to a total catch limit across all four Subareas of 620,000 tonnes (i.e., the ‘trigger level’).
  3. cData obtained from the SC-CCAMLR Report 201924.
  4. *Set catch limit is reached.
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