Instead of raising concerns specific to each MPA, proposed China and Russia are demanding CCAMLR re-do the MPA designation process the two countries previously agreed to.

A map of the Ross Sea region MPA was signed by CCAMLR delegates after the successful designation in October 2016. (Pic John B. Weller) By Andrea Kavanagh (*) - On October 28, 2016, global leaders ...

CCAMLR was not able to agree on a proposal put forward by Australia, the EU and France for an MPA in East Antarctica for the seventh year in a row, after failing to gain the required consensus.

The proposal before CCAMLR from the United States and New Zealand would create the world's single largest MPA, banning fishing and hunting throughout more than 2 million square kilometers of the ...

New Zealand brought the activities of the Russian vessel to the attention of CCAMLR, the international commission which regulates Antarctica's waters, yet the vessel faces no consequences.

In an opening speech to CCAMLR members, the United States declared its support for the MPA proposals and sent a clear message to stonewalling countries, explicitly mentioning Russia but not China.

However, CCAMLR members committed to holding a “special symposium” in July 2024 to discuss how the Antarctic Peninsula MPA, first proposed in 2018 by Chile and Argentina, might be implemented.

It is a travesty that Japan can go into an ocean sanctuary and harpoon whales." The Ross Sea MPA, one of the world’s largest protected areas covering 1.55 million sq km, was agreed by CCAMLR in 2016.

Delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area (MPA).

Hon Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 November 2012 Media Statement CCAMLR to Reconvene on Ross Sea MPA ...

The MPA plan was first tabled at the CCAMLR meeting in 2012 by the United States and New Zealand, after a last-minute merging of their separate proposals.