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1. Impacts of cetaceans on the structure of Southern Ocean food webs

   structure and dynamics of the Southern Ocean food web. These should be considered in addition to several ... -predator removal are not a novel concept. While we acknowledge the correlative nature of our examples, we ... lend themselves to this technology. While much of what we relate cannot be easily resolved using remote ... of a broader scientific basis for management of Antarctic marine resources, which are increasingly ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P04 : Author(s): D. Ainley, G. Ballard, L.K. Blight, S. Ackley, S.D. Emslie, A. Lescroël, S. Olmastroni, S.E. Townsend, C.T. Tynan, P. Wilson and E. Woehler

2. Annual changes in species composition and abundance of myctophid fish in the north of South Georgia (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3), Antarctica, during austral winter from 2002 to 2008

   Abstract:  Species composition and abundance of myctophid fish were analyzed using the fish ... area north and northwest of South Georgia, Antarctica during the austral winter from 2002 to 2008. A ... total of 9 myctophid species were identified in the by-catch samples, among which Krefftichthys ... anderssoni, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi and Protomyctophum choriodon were abundant. Different life stages of K ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/22 : Author(s): T. Iwami, M. Naganobu, K. Taki and M. Kiyota (Japan)

3. Report of the Second Annual Meeting of SCAR Krill Action Group

   Abstract:  The first annual meeting of the SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) met in Concarneau France ... on June 15th and 16th, 2019. The meeting  focused on several topics including  the  identification of ...   important  knowledge  gaps  in  krill  research  that  could  provide  data  in  support  of  the management ... needs of CCAMLR. Author(s):  B. Meyer, S. Kawaguchi and K. Reid Title:  Report of the Second Annual ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-38/BG/06 : Author(s): B. Meyer, S. Kawaguchi and K. Reid

4. A preliminary assessment of age and growth of eel cod (Muraenolepis sp.) and violet cod (Antimora rostrata) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

   Abstract:  Samples of an eel cod (Muraenolepis sp.) and violet cod (Antimora rostrata) were ... obtained from the bycatch of the longline fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni and D. eleginoides ... ) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Counts of zones visible in sectioned otoliths were used to estimate ... length or sex distributions of the populations (i.e., small fish and males were absent). The Muraenolepis ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-10/19 : Author(s): P.L. Horn and C.P. Sutton (New Zealand)

5. CHINSTRAP PENGUINS: MISUNDERSTOOD AND VULNERABLE MONITORS OF ECOSYSTEM CHANGES IN THE SCOTIA SEA REGION OF ANTARCTICA

   area directly. A paradigm guiding recent research in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region of ... the SS, the “sea-ice hypothesis”, suggests that declines in the seasonal extent and duration of sea ... , 30 years of field studies in the WAP, coupled with more regional surveys throughout the Scotia Sea ... increases and decreases in penguin abundance as a result of changes in abundance of Antarctic krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/17 : Author(s): W.Z. Trivelpice, J.T. Hinke, A.K. Miller, C. Reiss, S.G. Trivelpiece and G.M. Watters (USA)

6. AERIAL SURVEYS OF WEDDELL SEALS DURING 2007-08, WITH NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF AERIAL CENSUSES IN THE ROSS SEA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTINUED COUNT EFFORT

   Abstract:  Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) have proved to be an important predator of ... , in November 2007, and summarize historical results of aerial surveys made along the coast of Victoria ... successfully be used to document changes in distribution and abundance of Weddell seals. Ground counts of ... Erebus Bay colonies made annually, 1974-2007, demonstrate the sensitivity of count data to environmental ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/23 : Author(s): D. Siniff and D. Ainley (USA)

7. A comparative morphometric analysis of sagittal otoliths of three icefishes (Channichthyidae) in Antarctic waters

   Abstract:  In the present study a comparative morphometric analysis of sagittal otoliths was ... binarized images of left and right otoliths for fish ranging from 20 to 67 cm TL. To test for significant ... from the 20 harmonics analyzed were homoscedastic and normal, and showed very low level of correlation ... showed a high discriminatory power to distinguish the left and right otoliths, with a total percentage of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-18/47 : Author(s): G. Plaza, C. Rodríguez-Valentino and P.M. Arana

8. Proposals for study of spatial-temporal dynamics of krill distribution for management applications

   providing sufficient information with the aim of quantitative understanding regularities and trends of krill ... are shown. Practical implementation of these proposals will contribute to attaining CCAMLR goals in ... krill stocks management.     Author(s):  Delegation of Russia Title:  Proposals for study of spatial ... -temporal dynamics of krill distribution for management applications Approval:  Approved ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXX/BG/09 : Author(s): Delegation of Russia

9. Developing conceptual models of elements of the Antarctic marine ecosystem: marine mammals

   Abstract:  The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is ... currently considering plausible models of the Southern Ocean ecosystem within the Working Group on Ecosystem ... Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM). This paper describes properties for two groups of marine mammals that may ... be included in future ecosystem models of the Southern Ocean: cetaceans and pack-ice breeding seals ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/65 : Author(s): N. Gales and C. Southwell (Australia)

10. Demography of the Korean blue crab, Portunus trituberculatus fishery exploited in the west coast of Korea and the East China Sea

    Abstract:  A quantitative analysis was carried out to estimate the maximum sustainable yield of ... blue crab distributed around the waters of Korea and in the East China Sea without using fishing effort ... of this fish stock was estimated to be about 22,400 tonnes per year and Fmsy to be 0.95. Author(s ... ):  J.-U. Lee and D.-H. An (Republic of Korea) Title:  Demography of the Korean blue crab, Portunus ...

    Meeting Document : WS-CRAB-93/20 : Author(s): J.-U. Lee and D.-H. An (Republic of Korea)

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