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<p>The South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands sustainable use MPA, established
to deliver defined conservation outcomes, covers 86% of the maritime zone. No commercial
fishing licences are granted across the remaining 14% of the maritime zone.</p><p>There
are a number of legal provisions in place for the effective management and conservation
of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands sustainable use MPA including:
no-take zones from the coast to 12 nautical miles around Shag Rocks and South Georgia
and 3 nautical miles from the South Sandwich Islands coast covering 2%; an additional
pelagic no-take zone extending 12 nautical miles South Sandwich Islands coast; total
ban on commercial bottom trawling; depth restrictions on fishing for the Marine Stewardship
Council certified toothfish fishery protecting 92% of the sea floor habitats; and
prohibitions on krill fishing during the summer breeding period (1 November to 31
March).</p>
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