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1. Composition and standing stock estimates of finfish from the Polarstern bottom trawl survey around Elephant Island and the South Shetland Islands (Subarea 48.1, 19 December 2006 to 3 January 2007)

   composition, biomass, and size composition of the abundant fish species was provided. Estimates of total ... South Shetland Islands and N. rossii in both areas. The proportion of juvenile G. gibberifrons ... , decreased further due to the production of poor year – classes since the late 1990’s. A concentration of N ... . rossii was found in the same location where aggregations of the species have been detected in 1975/76 and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/22 : Author(s): K.-H. Kock, J. Appel, M. Busch, S. Klimpel, M. Holst, D. Pietschok (Germany), L.V. Pshenichnov (Ukraine), R. Riehl, S. Schöling (Germany)

2. Approaches to monitoring and assessing the abundance of rattails (Macrourus spp.) and skates in the Ross Sea

   , experimental manipulation of fishing effort, catch-curve analysis, tagging programmes, bottom trawl surveys ... towards obtaining abundance estimates for rattails and skates in the Ross Sea. The major advantage of this ... range 600–1500 m to obtain a precise estimate of bycatch abundance in the area of highest densities ... (SSRUs 881E, G, H, I, J, and K). A trawl survey could also be used in conjunction with other methods of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/22 : Author(s): R.L. O’Driscoll, S.M. Hanchet and B.A. Wood (New Zealand)

3. TOWARDS A SYSTEM OF MARINE SPATIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS

   Abstract:  The region surrounding the South Orkney Islands has been identified by CCAMLR as one of ... following the pilot study, with the aim of generating products that can be used to inform decision-making on ... areas that might form the basis of further work, emphasising a number of questions that will help ... -XXVIII, describing a package of marine spatial protection and management measures that could be ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/22 : Author(s): S. Grant, P.N. Trathan, J. Tratalos and J. Silk (United Kingdom)

4. Ageing two myctophid fishes using otolith from king and macaroni penguins in the Marion Island and its implication to feeding preference of penguins on those myctophids

   distributed biological resources in the Antarctic waters, which are the important food sources of top ... predators, particularly penguins. However, the information on age of those fishes are very limited and ... of myctophids in the Antarctic ecosystem. Using the otolith samples collected from King and Macaroni ... penguins in the Marion Island, the present study examined the age determination and precision of age ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-18/74 : Author(s): M. Duan, G.P. Zhu, A. Makhado and L. Wei

5. An assessment of toothfish in Subarea 48.3 using CASAL

   Abstract:  The CASAL software has been successfully applied to an assessment of the stock of ... , with an extensive range of sensitivity tests and examination of diagnostics. A baseline assessment ... 45,893 t, and the spawning stock biomass was estimated to be 120,360 t, around 67% of its unexploited ... 49,943 t, and the spawning stock biomass was estimated to be 100657 t, some 64% of its unexploited level ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/16 : Author(s): R.M. Hillary, G.P. Kirkwood and D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom)

6. Using production models to assess the stock of Paralomis spinosissima around South Georgia Island

   Abstract:  Four production models were fit to a time series of daily catch per unit effort (CPUE ... recruitment function. The best fitting model was Model 1. Model 1 had three parameters: an estimate of initial ... abundance (N0), an estimate of the scaling coefficient relating abundance to CPUE (q), and a recruitment ... removals should not be greater than the number of crabs that recruit to the fishery during the course of a ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-93/23 : Author(s): George Watters (USA)

7. Blue-eyed shags as indicators of changes in ittora fish populations

   Abstract:  The use of Shag’s pellets as an appropriate technique to monitor the abundance of ... littoral fish populations is presented for consideration of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program Working ... Group. The effectiveness of the method is based on the very good agreement found between the fish ... species identified by the examinations of otoliths present in regurgitated cast and those regularly ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-93/25 Rev. 1 : Author(s): R. Casaux and E. Barrera-Oro (Argentina)

8. Target strength of Antarctic krill

   Abstract:  In-situ measurements of individual krill target strength are presented (modal value ... reproductively mature and averaged 47.44mm in length. Results agree well with recent predictions of acoustic ... target strength based on extrapolations of other field experiments using the bent cylinder model of sound ... scattering by elongated zooplankters. The modal value of the measurements is 6.7dB lower than that predicted ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-91/13 : Author(s): R.P. Hewitt and D.A. Demer (USA)

9. Modelling and Decision Making as Part of the CCAMLR Management Regime

   environment essential for the effective management of the Antarctic marine ecosystem within the requirements ... of CCAMLR Article II. Eight attributes (purpose, description, variables, driving forces, time ... development of suitable simulations of important Antarctic marine ecosystem interactions and to facilitate the ... formulation of a suitable decision-making protocol for management purposes. Author(s):  D.G.M. Miller (South ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CSD-88/10 : Author(s): D.G.M. Miller (South Africa)

10. plotImage – software for producing augmented image plots of spatially referenced data

    Abstract:  Software is presented for the automated production of standardised image plots of ... spatially referenced data. While developed to satisfy the specific requirements of WG-FSA, the routines have ... been developed to be as generic as possible and may be useful for displaying a wide range of data. This ... Working Groups for the display of spatially referenced data. Author(s):  J.P. McKinlay (Australia) Title ...

    Meeting Document : WG-SAM-10/22 : Author(s): J.P. McKinlay (Australia)

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