The principle that international cooperation is required to protect fishery resources, which are dwindling everywhere, was adopted at the 2011 CCAMLR meeting. At the 2012 CCAMLR meeting, which concluded at the beginning of November in Hobart, Australia, three proposals (from the US, New Zealand, and France/Australia) to establish marine reserves in three different areas were discussed.
2011年召开的南极海洋生物资源养护委员会会议确立了需要进行国际合作保护日益减少的渔业资源的原则。在2012年11月初结束的澳大利亚霍巴特南极海洋生物资源养护委员会会议上，与会者探讨了由美国、新西兰和法国/澳大利亚提出的在三个不同地区设立海洋保护区的三项提案。上述提案不仅彼此之间没有冲突，而且还可以相互强化。可是讨论最终没能达成决议。俄罗斯和乌克兰、其次还有中国妨碍了协议的达成。