CCAMLR 2025- ASOC closing Press Release

Despite Nations Standing Firm for Antarctic Protection, CCAMLR Talks End Without Consensus

After two weeks of negotiations in Hobart, the 44th annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) closed today with little progress toward long-delayed goals to protect the Southern Ocean. Yet a powerful message emerged: a growing group of Members are standing strong for the protection of Antarctica, refusing to bow to pressure to expand industrial fishing in one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems.

“This year, conservation-minded countries showed that the future of Antarctica cannot be dictated by those who put fishing before protection,” said Claire Christian, Executive Director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC). “Key proponents refused to compromise on science, stood united in defense of marine life, and sent a clear signal that CCAMLR’s founding purpose of conservation must come first.”

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