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1. Beach litter accumulation at sub-Antarctic Marion Island – 1998/99

   Abstract:  As part of an ongoing study on Subantarctic Marion Island, we report on beach litter ... accunmulation for the year May 1998- April 1999. The amount of debris found in both annual and monthly ... and proportion of styrofoam items. Plastic items were most numerous this season, while styrofoam ... effect and high turnover rate, highlights the dangers of single annual surveys. Author(s):  Delegation of ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVIII/BG/22 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

2. ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES FOR CRABEATER, WEDDELL AND LEOPARD SEALS AT THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA AND IN THE WESTERN WEDDELL SEA (90º - 30º W, 60º - 80º S)

   Abstract:  This paper presents spatial modelling based abundance and density estimates of pack-ice ... . Trathan (United Kingdom) Title:  ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES FOR CRABEATER, WEDDELL AND LEOPARD SEALS AT THE ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-PSW-08/06 : Author(s): J. Forcada and P.N. Trathan (United Kingdom)

3. FISHING INDUSTRY POLLUTION OBSERVATIONS AND ASSOCIATED MARINE MAMMAL ENTANGLEMENT RECORDS AT SOUTH GEORGIA, SUMMER 1996/97

   Abstract:  From various locations on or near the mainland of South Georgia, between November 1996 ... and January 1997, 13 observations of entanglement of marine mammals (one southern elephant seal ... . Of the fur seals five (42%) were female (three adult, two juvenile) and seven (58%) were male (one ... . Marine debris was collected from a 1 km stretch of beach on the south coast of South Georgia between 24 ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVI/BG/26 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

4. Shags in Antarctica: their feeding behaviour and ecological role in the marine food web.

   Notothenia coriiceps, constitute their main prey. Shag partners alternate the time at sea and, as the energy ... requirements at the nest increase, they increment the number but reduce the duration of the feeding trips ... coriiceps, constitute their main prey. Shag partners alternate the time at sea and, as the energy ... requirements at the nest increase, they increment the number but reduce the duration of the feeding trips ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/P5 : Author(s): Casaux, R., Barrera-Oro, E.R.

5. Inter-annual variability in krill density at South Georgia: 1997–2012

   , maintaining very large numbers of predators, and fluctuations in their abundance can affect the overall ... structure and functioning of the ecosystems. The inter-annual variability in the abundance and biomass of ... krill was examined using a 15 year time series of acoustic observations undertaken in the Western Core ... Box (WCB) survey area to the north of South Georgia, Southern Ocean. Krill targets were identified in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-13/14 : Author(s): S. Fielding, J.L Watkins, P. Trathan, P. Enderlein, C. Waluda, C. Goss, G. Stowasser, G. Tarling and E. Murphy (United Kingdom)

6. Preliminary trials to test mitigation measures aimed at reducing Macrourus spp. by-catch on autoliners targeting D. eleginoides with longlines in the CCAMLR Convention Area

   vessel (14/0 EZ J-type hooks and squid bait respectively). Catch per unit effort (CPUE) of Macrourus spp ... in catch rates of Macrourus spp due to bait was significant, but not for hook-type. Bait type had ... similar effects on the catch rates of Dissostchus spp. and of all other by-catch species combined. However ... significant. In order for the benefits of mackerel bait in reducing macrourid (and other species) bycatch to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/33 : Author(s): R.E. Mitchell, D.J. Agnew, T. Carruthers, J. Clark, L. Ross (United Kingdom) and J. van Heerden (South Africa)

7. Age-structured production model for toothfish at South Georgia

   through the introduction of a new annual selectivity function, modelled as a unimodal, algebraically ... decaying function of age, with three easily interpretable parameters. When only a single selectivity curve ... reaches preset parameter boundaries. With one or two parameters of the selectivity estimated only once the ... the CPUE very closely. Convergence problems were noted for the highly parameterised versions of this ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM-05/18 : Author(s): A. Payne, G.P. Kirkwood, R. Hillary and D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom)

8. BEACH DEBRIS SURVEY AT CAPE SHIRREFF, LIVINGSTON ISLAND, DURING THE ANTARCTIC SEASON 1996/97

   beaches of Cape Shirrefl Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, where a total of 1 609 articles with a ... total of 49.03 Kg were obtained. Besides, from a neighbouring area of Cape Shirreff, were collected 178 ... ) 0,40/0. Of the plastic items, those used in fisheries (strapping bands 207, ropes 205, and net pieces 9 ... ) were 421 articles. The total density of marine debris collected on the site has increased from 0.65 ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVI/BG/35 : Author(s): Delegation of Chile

9. Resolution X (2000) adopted at SATCM-XII

   Title:  Resolution X (2000) adopted at SATCM-XII Approval:  Approved ...

   Meeting Document : SCOI-00/23

10. Speech by ambassador Edward J. Perkins at CCAMLR, Hobart, Tasmania

    Title:  Speech by ambassador Edward J. Perkins at CCAMLR, Hobart, Tasmania Approval:  Approved ...

    Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XIII/BG/31

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