The most supervised fishery in the world

CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) is responsible for the conservation of Antarctic marine ecosystems.

Antarctic fishery is the most supervised fishery in the world with on-board inspectors on all vessels, reporting daily catch and by-catch volumes to the CCAMLR secretariat

Total biomass of Krill in the Antarctic seas is estimated to 400 million tonnes

Krill harvesting takes place in Area 48, where a recent international survey led by Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has estimated the biomass to 72 million tonnes

Norwegian Research vessel Kronprins Haakon (Source: IMR)

•  International annual quota: 8.7 million tonnes (all sectors)
• Total catch 2020: 450 000 tonnes (0.11 % of total biomass)

Area 48 in the Antarctic (Source: CCAMLR)

Historical Catch Records