Legal Mandates

AMLR Convention Act of 1984 (AMLR-A)
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Convention Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-623) provides the legislative authority to establish the U.S. AMLR Program, implementing NOAA’s strategic goal of managing the use of the Southern Ocean resources through an ecosystem approach.

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is an international treaty between 25 nations that seeks to manage Antarctic fisheries with the goal of preserving species diversity and stability of the entire Antarctic marine ecosystem.