{"abstract":"NMFS issues this final rule to: lengthen the duration of the permit required to enter a Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) site from 1 year to up to 5 years; define the CCAMLR fishing season and require the use of an automated satellite-linked vessel monitoring system (VMS) for U.S. vessels harvesting Antarctic marine living resources (AMLR) in the area of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Convention); require foreign entities to designate and maintain a registered agent within the United States; prohibit the import of Dissostichus species (toothfish) identified as originating from certain high seas areas outside the Convention Area; incorporate into the Code of Federal Regulations the prohibition on the import of toothfish issued a Specially Validated Dissostichus Catch Document (SVDCD); and institute a preapproval system for U.S. receivers and importers of Dissostichus eleginoides (Patagonian toothfish) and Dissostichus mawsoni (Antarctic toothfish). This final rule is intended to implement U.S. obligations as a Member of CCAMLR and to conserve Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish by preventing and discouraging unlawful harvest and trade in these species and streamlining the administration of the Dissostichus Catch Document (DCD) scheme.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/05/01/03-10679.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":300,"title":50}],"citation":"68 FR 23224","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective June 2, 2003, except that amendments to Sec. Sec. 300.107 and 300.113 are effective June 16, 2003.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 021016236-3089-02","I.D. 082002A"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-10679","effective_on":"2003-06-02","end_page":23229,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/05/01/03-10679.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/01/03-10679/antarctic-marine-living-resources-ccamlr-ecosystem-monitoring-permits-vessel-monitoring-system-catch","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-10679?publication_date=2003-05-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-05-01/03-10679/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":6,"page_views":{"count":100,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-01/pdf/03-10679.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-05-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/05/01/03-10679.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-AP74":{"issue":"200304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-AP74/antarctic-marine-living-resources-vessel-monitoring-system-and-catch-documentation-scheme","title":"Antarctic Marine Living Resources Vessel Monitoring System and Catch Documentation Scheme","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200304&RIN=0648-AP74&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-AP74"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":23224,"subtype":null,"title":"Antarctic Marine Living Resources; CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Permits; Vessel Monitoring System; Catch Documentation Scheme; Fishing Season; Registered Agent; and Disposition of Seized AMLR","toc_doc":"Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Commission; monitoring permits and system, fishing season, registered agent, etc.","toc_subject":"International fisheries regulations:","topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":68}