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1. UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR ANTARCTIC APPLICATIONS

   Abstract:  In order to describe an aquatic ecosystem scientists require a variety of information ... . Some of this information can be obtained using underwater acoustics. As examples acoustics is often ... . Examples of underwater acoustic instrumentation used by scientists to obtain such information are ... matrix sonars, and various types of trawl gear instrumentation. Data are often obtained from fixed ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-09/09 : Author(s): L. Andersen (Norway)

2. The relationship between krill (Euphausia superba) fishing areas in the west Atlantic and the species’ circumpolar distribution

   which the bulk of the commercial krill catch has been taken. Correspondingly, the areas of the following ... four regions are also calculated- (a) the CCAMLR Convention Area, (b) south of 55°S, (c) containing ... krill concentrations and (d) south of the mean summer position of the 0°C isotherm using specialised ... global biomass for krill within each of the above four regions. Similarly, the maximum estimated krill ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-VIII/BG/19 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

3. Update on the ABNJ Deep Seas Project

   Conservation of Deep-sea Living Marine Resources and Ecosystems in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction’ is a ... five year project designed to enhance sustainability in the use of deep-sea living resources and ... biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach. The project ... project started in September 2014 and is one of four projects under the Common Oceans Program ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIV/BG/25 : Author(s): FAO and CCAMLR Secretariats

4. Fish by-catch in the krill fishery: 2017 update

   ) and CCAMLR SISO data (20 766 hauls) up to 1 Sept 2017 was used to examine the frequency of occurrence ... , length-frequency distribution and geographic provenance of the key fish taxa reported. There is continued ... evidence of  an increase in the data quality from the observer scheme,  as well as an increase in the ... reporting of fish by-catch in the commercial krill fishery catch data. There was a high degree of overlap in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-17/04 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat

5. Ecosystem approach

   3.2.1 Extent to which CCAMLR decisions take account of and incorporate an ecosystem approach to ... and reporting should be developed to provide coherence and compatibility of research, monitoring and ... CMs within the Convention Area, including areas of high seas and areas of national jurisdiction. SCIC ... nations and organisations to provide compatibility of management measures, research and monitoring between ...

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6. Preliminary results from a krill net sampling survey in CCAMLR Area 48.1 in 1989/90 season

   occurred NE and SE of Elephant Island, north of the South Shetland Islands, in the central Bransfield ... estimated stock biomass of 950,000 tonnes. The zooplankton, however, was dominated by salps in the entire ... region. The krill stock consisted of subadult and adult stages. Nain concentrations of gravid females ... were detected north of the South Shetland Islands. No spawning occurred in the Bransfield Strait and in ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-IX/BG/09 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of EEC

7. Krill catch distribution in relation to predator colonies 1987 to 1992

   Abstract:  The distribution of krill catches in relation to land-based predator colonies ... , calculated from CCAMLR fine-scale data, is shown for Subareas 48.1 and 48.2. The pattern of catches in 1992 ... is similar to that seen for other years, with 70% of the total catch from Subarea 48.1 being taken ... within 100 km of colonies and between the months of December to March inclusive (the ‘critical period ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/10 : Author(s): Secretariat

8. Resources for CCAMLR Designated Inspectors

   This page provides CCAMLR Designated Inspectors with a range of resources to fulfil their duties ... inspectors. Resources Text of the CCAMLR System of Inspection (192.51 KB) A map of the Convention Area ... Articles IX.1(c), XX and XXI of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ... (74.48 KB) Explanation of terms used by CCAMLR List of CCAMLR Designated Inspectors List of CCAMLR ...

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9. Coordinating approaches to incidental mortality arising from fisheries

   Abstract:  Globally, by-catch is recognised as one of the most significant issues affecting ... fisheries management. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (the ... indirect impacts of harvesting on non-target taxa. There are many approaches to reduce by-catch. Current ... approaches to managing by-catch focus on by-catch avoidance and mitigation measures, setting of precautionary ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/71 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, C. Davies, A.T. Williamson, R. Williams and E. van Wijk (Australia)

10. The Generalised Yield Model version 5: structure, specifications and examples for validation

    Abstract:  The Generalised Yield Model (GYM) was first developed in 1995 as a generalised form of ... catches set by a proportion of an estimate of pre-exploitation biomass (as in krill), a specified catch in ... the units of biomass and relative to the recruitment parameters (as in toothfish) or according to a ... version of GYM (Version 5.01b) differs from earlier versions in 2 main ways: (i) improved storage of ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM 03/14 : Author(s): A. Constable (Australia)

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