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1. Rockhopper penguins and other marine life threatened by driftnet fisheries in the south Atlantic ocean

   Abstract:  The oriental driftnet fleet, which is responsible for the large scale mortality of non ... . Relatively little is known about the areas of operation and impacts of driftnetting in the South Atlantic as ... yet, but it is emerging that driftnetting is equally devastating to the fauna of the South Atlantic ... . This paper reviews the impact of the driftnet fishery on non-target species in the central South ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-IX/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

2. Collaborating to eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing in the Southern Ocean

   Abstract:  The high-profile chase and sinking of the Thunder was just one of many important ... enforcement actions taken against vessels suspected of engaging in Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU ... to these successes. There are a number of additional ways that CCAMLR could enhance its ability to ... development of enhanced procedures for tracking vessel movements; implementation of a modern, flexible and ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/BG/23 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC and COLTO

3. Using additional information for generalised yield model

   Abstract:  It has been suggested a method of GY-model adjustment to the additional data of ... observations represented as abundance indices. Catch per effort values or results of inventory surveys can ... serve as such indices. Adjustment basic concept is a selection of those GY-models from realization sets ... a certain function of which runs through the set of points defined by confidence intervals of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-99/60 : Author(s): P.S. Gasiukov (Russia)

4. SEABIRD: DRAFT USER MANUAL V1.00-2008/06/18

   that allows a great deal of flexibility in specifying the population dynamics, parameter estimation ... to set up the input files, descriptions of the population dynamics and estimation methods, and how to ... generate outputs. It also contains a brief overview of the technical specifications of the software, and ... examples of models using SeaBird. SeaBird is designed for flexibility. It allows the user to structure the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-08/P03 : Author(s): D. Fu and R.I.C.C. Francis (New Zealand)

5. Underwater noises produced by research vessels (some comments on acoustic sampling protocol for the Area 48 synoptic survey

   Abstract:  The underwater vessel noise levels perceived by the echosounder EK-500 transducers of ... three Russian research vessels have been presented. These data have been compared to the estimate of the ... that the level of underwater noise produced by vessel is an important technical property to be taken ... into account in assessment of such parameters of Acoustic Sampling Protocol as TS and Sv thresholds and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/18 : Author(s): S. Kasatkina (Russia)

6. Has climate change promoted genetic fragmentation in the ice-dependent fish Pleuragramma antarcticum?

   genetic study investigated the population structure of this species, but used mitochondrial DNA sequencing ... and was unable to discriminate between hypotheses of panmixia, with occasional fluctuations of gene ... investigate the population structure of P. antarcticum along the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) shelf, a region of ... Antarctica highly impacted by regional warming. We found a single gene pool and an absence of inter-annual ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/67 : Author(s): C. Agostini, T. Patarnello (Italy), J. Ashford, J. Torres (USA) and L. Zane (Italy)

7. Scientific observations in CCAMLR fisheries – past, present and future

   Abstract:  The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has ... the primary competency for managing fishing south of the Antarctic Polar Front. Despite a relatively ... long history of scientific research and fisheries, CCAMLR’s fisheries management strategy has often had ... are difficult and expensive to conduct. In addition, the size of the Convention Area, its remoteness ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/64 : Author(s): Secretariat

8. Krill biomass and distribution in Subarea 48.2 during summer 1996

   Abstract:  The results of hydroacoustic survey of krill biomass assessment in Subarea 48.2 ... presented. Taking in account close relation of krill and oceanographic structure of waters and currents ... , hydrorological conditions during surveys are also discussed in the paper. Average weighed density of krill in the ... study area amounted to 17 g/sq.m, obtained on the basis of diurnal surveys, and average weighted krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/49 : Author(s): Kasatkina, S.M., Abramov, A.M., Polischuk, M.I., Sushin, V.A.

9. Joint report on exploratory fishing in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 between the 2011/12 and 2015/16 fishing seasons

   ), Republic of Korea (commenced 2012/13) and Spain (commenced 2012/13). To facilitate progress towards stock ... proponents of research in these Divisions (WG-SAM-16 para. 3.12). Accordingly, a single consolidated research ... plan in being developed that outlines the collective research objectives and activities of Australia ... , France, Japan, Republic of Korea and Spain (hereafter referred to as the participating Members). This ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-16/30 : Author(s): Delegations of Australia, France, Japan, Republic of Korea and Spain

10. Factors influencing Antarctic krill distribution in the South Shetlands

    Abstract:  The influences of biological and physical factors in the environment upon krill ... (Euphausia superba) distribution were studies in the area north of South Shetland Islands during 1990/91 ... factors were considered to be responsible for this characteristic distribution of krill. Diatoms were the ... main food of krill, and a spatial correlation between distributions of krill and diatoms were observed ...

    Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/38 : Author(s): T. Ichii, H. Ishii and M. Naganobu (Japan)

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