CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) at Bouvet Island (BOI) for macaroni penguins (EUC), chinstrap penguins (PYN), and Antarctic fur seals (SEA)

Bouvet Island is a sub-Antarctic island and established nature reserve in the South Atlantic Ocean (Subarea 48.6). The Norwegian Polar Institute operates a small research station designed for shorts stays of 2 to 4 months at a time. Data has been collected discontinuously on the following parameters for each species: **Macaroni and chinstrap penguins** Breeding population size Duration of foraging Breeding success Chick diet Breeding chronology **Antarctic fur seals** Duration of seal cow foraging Pup growth **Purpose of CEMP:** In order to provide information of the effects of fishing on dependent species, CCAMLR set up the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) in 1989. The two aims of CEMP are to: 1) Detect and record significant changes in critical components of the marine ecosystem within the Convention Area, to serve as a basis for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources. 2) Distinguish between changes due to harvesting of commercial species and changes due to environmental variability, both physical and biological.