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1. Analysis of seamount-specific catch and tagging data in the Amundsen Sea, SSRU 88.2H

   is recommended that the stock assessment include only recaptures of tagged fish that have been at ... features in SSRU 88.2H were analysed to compare multiple raw indicators of biomass trends in isolated local ... catch data are unlikely to index abundance at small temporal and spatial scales. Although indicative ... the choice of reference area, the method produced lower biomass estimates than mark-recapture ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-14/27 : Author(s): S.J. Parker (New Zealand)

2. Warp strike observations

   • 789 large bird heavy contacts were observed, at an average rate of 3.5 heavy contacts per hour (c. v ... Abstract:  This report contains an analysis of data on seabird trawl-warp strike collected by ... summer of 2004 – 2005. The aim of the work was to test a new protocol for quantifying warp-strikes and to ... probability of warp strikes occurring for small and large birds. The protocol was designed for use by non ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/40 : Author(s): E. Abraham (New Zealand)

3. Demonstrating global leadership in marine spatial protection

   Reserves. Adoption of a general Conservation Measure on MPAs at CCAMLR XXX should assist Members in the ... as they convene for their 30th annual meeting. One of the most important is fulfilling their ... commitment to meet the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) goal of designating a representative ... system of marine protected areas (MPAs) and Marine Reserves by 2012.1 The recent Workshop on Marine ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXX/BG/20 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

4. e-cc-vi-aD.pdf

   ... .’ PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO CCAMLR 39. The Commission had requested ... and remuneration of professional Secretariat staff. The SCAF requested the Executive Secretary to 13 ... Division offered all of the features of 6 Option 1 (favoured by the Secretariat) at a lower initial ... that the Executive Secretary prepare a report for consideration at the next meeting of the Commission ... in the Convention Area will, in respect of the amount harvested, contribute at the rate of 1.5% of ... contributions to be paid in respect of the amount harvested shall be fixed at 50%; • the maximum percentage application/pdf attached to:SCAF-87

   Meeting Report : SCAF-87

5. Modelling the impact of krill fishing on seal and penguin colonies

   Abstract:  A key area of concern highlighted by the Scientific Committee of the Commission for the ... Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) concerns the potential overlap of the krill fishery ... with the foraging area of land-based predators such as seals and penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula ... region. The dynamics of krill in this region are strongly influenced by advective processes. A key ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-05/14 : Author(s): É.E. Plagányi and D.S. Butterworth (South Africa)

6. To what extent do type C killer whales (Orcinus orca) feed on Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica?

   number and distribution of killer whales in the Ross Sea region. At present, the balance of evidence ... , Sulzberger Bay) or at the scale of the whole Ross Sea shelf and slope. Basic information necessary to ... . It is also possible that changes in killer whale feeding can affect the structure and stability of ... commonly observed carrying toothfish in their mouths; (2) comparison of the relative nutrient density of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-13/29 : Author(s): L. Torres, M.H. Pinkerton (New Zealand), R. Pitman, J. Durban (USA) and R. Eisert (New Zealand)

7. Standardised CPUE analysis of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) fishery in the Ross Sea for the years 1997/98 to 2005/06

   . Hence the CPUE indices developed here are of limited use as indices of toothfish abundance at the ... ) since 1997 in CCAMLR Subareas 88.1 and 88.2. Previously, standardised analysis of toothfish CPUE (catch ... fishing years. This report revises and updates the previous analysis with the addition of data from the ... that have been in the fishery for at least 4 years. We estimate indices using both lognormal ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-06/47 : Author(s): A. Dunn and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand)

8. Reports on abundance and biological information of toothfish in Division 58.4.3b by Shinsei Maru No.3 in the 2010/11 and proposal of the consecutive survey in the 2011/12

   D. eleginoides at 700-900 m depths. Both maturity index and relative weight of gonads to body weight ... order to collect information for the stock status and biology of toothfish in the southeast sector (24 ... allocated hauls) of Division 58.4.3b (BANZARE Bank), using a commercial bottom longline vessel Shinsei Maru ... released alive) of Dissostichus spp. and other bycatch species was 12.0 tonnes in the SE sector, where the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-11/05 : Author(s): K. Taki, T. Iwami and M. Kiyota (Japan)

9. Preliminary assessment of Champsocephalus gunnari on the Heard Island Plateau (Division 58.5.2) based on a survey in May 2002

   assessments. The estimate of biomass of mackerel icefish for the population at Heard Island was not ... current estimates of length at age parameters would be for most of the fish to be three year olds. However ... Abstract:  A survey of mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, was undertaken in Division ... 58.5.2 in the vicinity of Heard Island in May 2002 to provide the information for an assessment of yield ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/47 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, R. Williams and T. Lamb (Australia)

10. Krill population dynamics in the Scotia Sea: variability in growth and mortality within a single population

    the 14 higher growth rate at South Georgia, produced a consistent similarity in the position of the ... Abstract:  Understanding the demographics of Antarctic krill over large scales may be complicated ... by regional differences in the 11 processes that govern population structure. The influence of ... length–frequency distribution of krill in the Scotia Sea using samples from the South 13 Shetland Islands ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/16 : Author(s): K. Reid, E.J. Murphy (United Kingdom), V. Loeb and R.P. Hewitt (USA)

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