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The food and feeding ecology of the white-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis at South Georgia
Abstract: The diet of the white-chinned petrel at Bird Island, South Georgia was studied during ... chinned petrel as the most important avian consumer of fish and squid at South Georgia (and the third most ... recorded previously at South Georgia and Indian Ocean sites probably reflecting high local availability of ... the chick-rearing period in 1986 by quantitative analysis (by weight, frequency of occurrence and ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-94/14 : Author(s): J.P. Croxall, A.J. Hall, H.J. Hill, A.W. North and P.G. Rodhouse (United Kingdom)
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Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean
. The attendance rate of the known individuals at their natal island during the annual moult was only 40 ... Title: Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands ... Abstract: During three summer surveys at Prince Edward Island (PEI), southern Indian Ocean (2001 ... all, 42 seals that had been tagged as weaned pups at their natal site were found on Marion Island (MI ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P16 : Author(s): W.C. Oosthuizen, M.N. Bester, P.J.N. de Bruyn and G.J.G. Hofmeyr
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Length at maturity of the Antarctic skates Amblyraja georgiana and Bathyraja eatonii in the Ross Sea
to obtain accurate estimates of the length at 50% maturity. Results were compared with data collected ... . Females appear to mature at a slightly greater length of 95–100 cm TL, but further data are required to ... confirm this. The length at 50% maturity of male and female Bathyraja eatonii could not be accurately ... ) Title: Length at maturity of the Antarctic skates Amblyraja georgiana and Bathyraja eatonii in the Ross ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/42 : Author(s): M.P. Francis (New Zealand)
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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia during the 1998 winter and 1998/99 pup-rearing season
Abstract: Results of the survey of entanglements of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South ... prohibition on their use (1994) but severity of entanglement was increased. Synthetic string incidence is at ... continuing publicity aimed at preventing the disposal of debris at sea. Author(s): Delegation of the United ... Kingdom Title: Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man made debris at Bird ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVIII/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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Entanglement in man-made debris of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia
removed from 170) during the 142 days of the 1988-89 pup-rearing season at Bird Island, South Georgia ... . This represents at least 0.1% of the total Bird Island population and a minimum of 0.4% of animals in ... . Rodwell and I.P. Boyd (United Kingdom) Title: Entanglement in man-made debris of Antarctic fur seals at ... Abstract: Neck collars of man-made marine debris were seen on 208 Antarctic fur seals (and ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-VIII/BG/05 : Author(s): J.P. Croxall, S. Rodwell and I.P. Boyd (United Kingdom)
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Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean
. The attendance rate of the known individuals at their natal island during the annual moult was only 40 ... Abstract: During three summer surveys at Prince Edward Island (PEI), southern Indian Ocean (2001 ... all, 42 seals that had been tagged as weaned pups at their natal site were found on Marion Island (MI ... ), 38 of which could be individually identified by resighting their tag numbers. The majority of the MI ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P16 : Author(s): W.C. Oosthuizen, M.N. Bester, P.J.N. de Bruyn and G.J.G. Hofmeyr
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RECENT TRENDS IN NUMBERS OF CROZET SHAGS BREEDING AT THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS
Abstract: Numbers of Crozet shags Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis breeding at Marion Island ... influenced by food availability. Numbers of Crozet shags breeding at Prince Edward Island approximately ... Title: RECENT TRENDS IN NUMBERS OF CROZET SHAGS BREEDING AT THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS Approval ... were similar trends in numbers breeding and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua, which ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P2 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, P.G. Ryan, B.M. Dyer and L. Upfold
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Recent trends in numbers of Crozet shags breeding at the Prince Edward Islands
Abstract: Numbers of Crozet shags Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis breeding at Marion Island ... influenced by food availability. Numbers of Crozet shags breeding at Prince Edward Island approximately ... . Crawford, P.G. Ryan, B.M. Dyer and L. Upfold Title: Recent trends in numbers of Crozet shags breeding at ... were similar trends in numbers breeding and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua, which ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P02 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, P.G. Ryan, B.M. Dyer and L. Upfold
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Target strengths of krill at 136 and 20 kHz
strengths of krill at 136 and 20 kHz Approval: Approved ... Abstract: Estimation of krill target strength was made by ensonification of encaged live krill ... and using trawling-acoustic method. Ensonification of encaged live krill. For aggregations with mean ... lengths in the range (45,50) mm the mean single-krill target strengths are in the range (-68,-69) dB at ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-91/29 : Author(s): S.M. Kasatkina (USSR)
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The age structure and growth rate of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) at South Georgia
Abstract: New length-at – age data for South Georgia toothfish are presented from a range of ... are similar to values obtained in previous studies at South Georgia and other sub-Antarctic islands ... . Evidence for the separation of early year classes is presented along with mean sizes for each age class ... . Age length keys indicate that fish enter the fishery at 7 years and are fully recruited at between 10 ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/86 : Author(s): M. Belchier (United Kingdom)