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1. Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg distribution on South Georgia shelf from inventory survey data collected by AtlantNIRO

   Abstract:  A total of 8 inventory trawling surveys of the bottom fish were made on South Georgia ... north-eastern parts of the island shelf. Near Shag Rocks they could be seen in separate years. Year-to ... -year fluctuations of catch per unit effort, predominance of certain groups of specimens and mean weight ... of the fish were obviously governed by the intensity of fishing. Author(s):  I.A. Trunov (Russia ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-92/04 : Author(s): I.A. Trunov (Russia)

2. The case for a Ross Sea marine reserve

   Abstract:  The Ross Sea continental shelf and slope have a number of characteristics that make it ... an ideal candidate for a marine reserve, as evidenced by its inclusion in the list of 11 priority ... areas, which focuses efforts on MPA designation where there are high levels of biological heterogeneity ... protection of its entire continental shelf and slope. Much of the scientific and biological importance of the ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXX/BG/23 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

3. Marine classification: lessons from the New Zealand experience

   Abstract:  New Zealand has a considerable body of experience creating spatial classifications of ... multivariate statistical modeling have made possible the combined use of spatially comprehensive environmental ... data and discontinuous biological data to generate rigorous, objective, data-driven classifications of ... management mandate. This paper considers a range of methodological options for data-driven marine ...

   Meeting Document : WS-BSO-07/6 : Author(s): B. Sharp, M. Pinkerton and J. Leathwick (New Zealand)

4. Implementing plausible ecosystem models for the Southern Ocean: an ecosystem, productivity, ocean, climate (EPOC) model

   statistical language to help explore topical issues on Antarctic marine ecosystems, including impacts of ... climate change, consequences of over-exploitation, conservation requirements of recovery and interacting ... be used to facilitate the development of plausible ecosystem models for evaluating management ... procedures for krill following the recommendations of the workshop held by WG-EMM in 2004. EPOC has been ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-05/33 : Author(s): A.J. Constable

5. CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE INVERTEBRATE TAXA IN THE ROSS SEA LONG-LINE FISHERY

   Abstract:  Conservation Measure 22-06, in the absence of site-specific or other conservation ... to be taken when evidence of a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) is encountered in the course of ... fishing operations. Monitoring fishing operations for encounters with evidence of a potential VME entails ... identification of specific taxonomic groups of invertebrates, such as sponges or corals. Identification of these ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/19 : Author(s): S. Parker, D. Tracey, E. Mackay, S. Mills, P. Marriott, O. Anderson, K. Schnabel, D. Bowden and M. Kelly (New Zealand)

6. Korean research plan for Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 48.5 in 2015/16

   directed fishing for long time and is not even subdivided into any SSRUs. Republic of Korea noted that it ... could be because of the lack of information on this region. The research surveys were conducted in this ... area for two years. The Republic of Korea noted that the research activities in this region had ... relatively high catch rates in the Convention area. In the light of fishing experiences from the fisheries of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-15/08 : Author(s): Delegation of the Republic of Korea

7. Preliminary plan for research and monitoring in the Ross Sea region, in association with spatial marine protection

   Abstract:  This document provides a preliminary version of a  research and monitoring plan to ... accompany a proposal to CCAMLR for the establishment of a system of MPAs in the Ross Sea region in 2012. The ... protection objectives as identified in Sharp & Watters (2011).  Within each of these eight objectives ... there are identified specific objectives each of which is associated with an explicit spatial ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/57 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton and B. Sharp (New Zealand)

8. A proposal for compiling information, assessments and science that underpin established CCAMLR Marine Protected Areas and provide the basis for ongoing management, science and review: an MPA Report

   Abstract:  The General Framework for the Establishment of CCAMLR Marine Protected Areas in ... measure for a CCAMLR Marine Protected Area and indicates a number of elements where advice may be given by ... management of the MPAs. This document will also need a name that is easily referred to in the common language ... of the Commission.  We propose that an MPA Report be developed, following the designation of an MPA ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/49 : Author(s): A. Constable, M. Guest, D. Welsford (Australia), P. Koubbi (France) and L. Weragoda (Australia)

9. Semi-automated software to count and validate Adélie penguin colonies from aerial photographs

   of nesting Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), on aerial photographs of the Ross Sea sector of ... user interface program. Previously, this task had been accomplished by manual marking of printed images ... , which is slow, and highly-dependent on the skill of the operator. The basis of the semi-automated ... counts. Validation of the counts against an experienced human counter is assisted by facilities to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/54 : Author(s): S.J. McNeill, K.J. Barton and P.O’B. Lyver (New Zealand)

10. Simulating nursery areas for Antarctic krill along the western Antarctic Peninsula with relevance for the Domain 1 MPA Planning process

    Antarctic marine food web. Observational and modelling studies have shown that development of the embryo and ... early larval stages of Antarctic krill (the descent-ascent cycle) is largely controlled by temperature ... that conditions a successful completion of the cycle. The objective of the present study is to estimate ... , enhanced transport of Circumpolar Deep Water and higher ocean temperatures) may alter their distribution ...

    Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/12 : Author(s): Delegations of Argentina and Chile

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