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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia during the 1999 winter and the 1999/2000 pup rearing season
Abstract: Results of the survey of entanglements of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South ... disposal of debris at sea. Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom Title: Entanglement of Antarctic ... and a 94% decrease on the highest previous total (1992). Four of these animals wereentangled in ... on the 1998 winter. The number of seals observed entangled in the summer was the second lowest ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIX/BG/02 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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Trends of Antarctic fur seal population at SSSI No. 32, Livingston Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica
had to model the population at the latter site, in order to have a complete estimate of the population ... (Chile) Title: Trends of Antarctic fur seal population at SSSI No. 32, Livingston Island, South ... Arctocephalus gazella population breeding at Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Islets (SSSI No.32), Livingston Island ... , South Shetland, Antarctica. We also discuss the current reliability of the model and related population ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/16 : Author(s): R. Hucke-Gaete, D. Torres, A. Aguayo, J. Acevedo and V. Vallejos (Chile)
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Acoustic estimates of krill density at South Georgia during 11 austral summers between 1981 and 1998
Abstract: Acoustic estimates of densities of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, at South Georgia ... : Acoustic estimates of krill density at South Georgia during 11 austral summers between 1981 and 1998 ... are presented for eleven austral summers between 1981 and 1998. Krill abundance at the island ... and 1994 austral summer seasons were characterised by particularly low abundances of krill. For five ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-98/51 : Author(s): A.S. Brierley, J.L. Watkins, C. Goss, M.T. Wilkinson and I. Everson (UK)
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Foraging dynamics of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at South Georgia during brood-guard
determine how they ranged from their colonies during the early part of their breeding season at a time when ... Abstract: We used satellite telemetry methods to study macaroni penguins at South Georgia to ... they are constrained to return to their chick on a near-daily basis. The principal objectives of this ... colonies (or at least overlap was restricted), and that though birds from some colonies foraged within ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/P4 : Author(s): P.N. Trathan, C. Green, J. Tanton, H. Peat, J. Poncet and A. Morton (United Kingdom)
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Preliminary studies on age, growth and size at sexual maturity of Dissostichus eleginoides in the Ob-Lena Bank in the 2007/08 season
Abstract: Preliminary studies on the age, growth and size at sexual maturity of Dissostichus ... : Preliminary studies on age, growth and size at sexual maturity of Dissostichus eleginoides in the Ob-Lena Bank ... eleginoides sampled in the 2007/08 season in the Ob-Lena Bank were carried out. The ages of 214 of 3,013 fish ... of otolith readings by experienced readers of AAD. One of these is that the first ring was generally ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-11/16 : Author(s): K. Taki, T. Iwami and M. Kiyota (Japan)
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Growth of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia
dynamics. The length of Antarctic krill in the diet of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at South ... Abstract: Antarctic krill Euphausia superba has a central role in the ecosystem of the Southern ... Ocean and knowledge of its growth rate is central to determining the factors influencing population ... may result in 2 year-old krill at South Georgia attaining the same size as 3 year old krill in the ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/18 : Author(s): K. Reid (United Kingdom)
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Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari in the diet of upper trophic level predators at South Georgia: implications for fisheries management
in the diet of upper trophic level predators at South Georgia: implications for fisheries management ... Abstract: Mackerel Icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg is an important component of the ... ecosystem at South Georgia where its diet is dominated by Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba, it is an ... important prey species for a number of upper trophic level predators, and is the target of commercial ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/74 : Author(s): K. Reid, S. Hill and T. Diniz (United Kingdom)
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A first attempt at an assessment of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource in the Prince Edward Islands EEZ
spawning biomass has been depleted to at most a few percent only of its pre-exploitation level. Projections ... ) Title: A first attempt at an assessment of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource ... Abstract: The history of the fishery for Patagonian toothfish in the Prince Edward Islands EEZ is ... trend. Application of a simple age-structured production model provides robust indication that the ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/54 : Author(s): A. Brandão, B.P. Watkins, D.S. Butterworth and D.G.M. Miller (South Africa)
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High densities of pterobranchs and sea pens encountered at sites in the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48.2): two potential VMEs
encountered at sites on the shelf of the eastern South Orkney Islands. The details of these encounters ... densities for these taxa reveal at least one station location for each taxa with anomalously high levels of ... . Lockhart and C.D. Jones (USA) Title: High densities of pterobranchs and sea pens encountered at sites in ... Abstract: High densities of pterobranchs (Phylum Hemichordata: Class Pterobranchia) and sea pens ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/14 : Author(s): S.J. Lockhart and C.D. Jones (USA)
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Diet of the cape petrel Daption capense during the post hatching period at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
Abstract: The diet of the Cape petrel Daption capense was investigated at Laurie Island, South ... petrel at Mossman Peninsula. Diet composition in terms of frequency of occurrence, mass and number was ... of the cape petrel Daption capense during the post hatching period at Laurie Island, South Orkney ... contents of adults and regurgitate of chicks were sampled during the post-hatching period. The analysis ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/44 : Author(s): Montalti, D., Coria, N.R., Soave, G.E.