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<p>The UK is a proactive member of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and is committed to establishing a representative
network of marine protected areas around Antarctica. The UK is a co-proponent of the
proposal to establish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea, which was
submitted by the European Union and its Member States to the annual meeting of the
CCAMLR in 2016. UK scientists continue to lead on the development of the proposal,
chairing an expert workshop earlier in the year. The finalised proposal will be tabled
for adoption at the next annual CCAMLR meeting in October 2018. The UK will continue
to work with other CCAMLR Members to secure agreement to the Weddell Sea MPA proposal,
and further MPA proposals around East Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula.</p>
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