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1. Beach debris survey Signy Island, South Orkney Islands 1997/98

   weighing 3.6 kg were collected at Cummings Cove, 11 items weighing 0.9 kg were found at Foca Cove and four ... items with a total weight of 1.7 kg were found at Starfish Cove. The total number of marine debris items ... but was still the second lowest recorded. The proportion of plastic items found remained high, accounting ... for 570/0 of all items found. Despite the ban on the use of packaging bands aboard fishing vessels brought ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVII/BG/20 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

2. Marine debris and fishing gear associated with seabirds at sub Antarctic Marion Island – 1998/99

   Abstract:  Most (52%) of the 306 debris items found in association with seabirds at Marion Island ... found were rope nooses (79) and fishing hooks (28), both originating from the Patagonian toothfish ... also showed a dramatic decrease since 1997. An adult wandering albatrosses was found with a hook ... Macronectes halli were found with ingested Patagonian toothfish hooks. Author(s):  Delegation of South Africa ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVIII/BG/14 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

3. On the problem of diurnal migrations of some fish species on the South Georgia shelf (Subarea 48.3)

   found in the pre-bottom layer by day, being presented their small quantities in the water column ... ) they ascended into the water column where they were found in the superficial layer. No substantial variations ... in middle size fry of both species were found at different depth levels during 24-hour periods. Ch. aceratus ... fry were found within the whole water column during 24-hour periods, being mainly observed within two ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-99/64 : Author(s): I.A. Trunov, J.A. Frolkina and M.P. Konstantinova (Russia)

4. Beach litter survey - Signy Island, South Orkney Islands 1995/96

   . At Foca Cove, 26 items were found with a combined weight of 1.20 kg, and at Cummings Cove 81 items (6.23 ... kg). No items were found at Starfish Cove. As in previous years, it is clear that almost all debris ... found on Signy Island originates from accidental or deliberate dumping of rubbish or fishing gear from ... and the total number of items found on all three study beaches compared to data from 1994/95 and 1993/94 ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XV/BG/16 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

5. Fishes caught along with the Antarctic krill in the vicinity of the South Shetland Islands during the austral summer months of 1994

   Islands. Among 99 net hauls examined, a total of 77 specimens of fishes belonging to 13 species were found ... abundant (26 individuals) and most common species (found at 11 hauls). Juvenile and postlarval ... krill catch rates (Hauls. 36 and 47), and fishes are not found or rare within krill swarms of higher ... . Among 99 net hauls examined, a total of 77 specimens of fishes belonging to 13 species were found in 25 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-Krill-94/25 : Author(s): T. Iwami (Japan)

6. The diet of the blue-eyed shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis at the west Antarctic Peninsula

   , Nelson Island, in February 1991. Benthic organisms, chiefly fish, were found to be the main components ... prey items. From a total of 2112 otoliths found, 1176 fish specimens were identified belonging ... %) and important by weight (66%) respectively. The cephalopods beaks found in the samples indicate benthic octopods ... 1991. Benthic organisms, chiefly fish, were found to be the main components. Fish remains occurred ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-93/26 Rev. 1 : Author(s): R. Casaux and E. Barrera-Oro (Argentina)

7. Fish as diet of the blue-eyed shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis at Half-Moon Island, South Shetland Islands

   by means of otoliths found in the casts. The size and weight of the fish were estimated from the otolith ... , comprising 91% of prey items. From the 937 otoliths found, 562 fish were represented and 524 were assigned ... species (and their size and age ranges) were identical to those found in a similar study at Duthoit Point ... of otoliths found in the casts. The size and weight of the fish were estimated from the otolith lengths, using ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-94/32 : Author(s): E.R. Barrera-Oro and R.J. Casaux (Argentina)

8. The fish diet of black-browed albatross Diomedea melanophrys and grey-headed albatross D. chrysostoma at South Georgia

   Georgia was investigated by intercepting 155 meals from adults arriving to feed chicks during February ... 1986 and 1994. Fish represented 30% and 72% by mass of the diet of black-browed albatrosses and 14% and ... 60% by mass of the diet of grey-headed albatrosses in 1986 and 1994 respectively. We determined the ... identity and quantified the contribution (by numbers, size and mass) of fish species mainly by using ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/11 : Author(s): Reid, K., Prince, P.A., Croxall, J.P.

9. Assessment of escape mortality of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in trawls

   on the mortality rates found. A decrease in body length was also found significantly correlated with increased ... to a realistic catching process in a 16 mm mesh size, was found to be 1-6%. Krill may be more tolerant ... on the mortality rates found. A decrease in body length was also found significantly correlated with increased ... to a realistic catching process in a 16 mm mesh size, was found to be 1-6%. Krill may be more tolerant ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/14 : Author(s): B.A. Krafft (Norway) and L.A. Krag (Denmark)

10. Reproductive ecology of Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni (Norman, 1937) (Actinopterygii: Nototheniidae), in the Antarctic waters (SSRUs 58 and 88)

    March, 2016. Female ratios were found to be 0.49 in both areas, showing higher female occurrence ... was found to be 0.53, and displayed the tendency of increase with increase in the total length 140 cm ... are as follows. The average gonadosomatic index of the fish was found to be 2.16, with 2.57 for female and 1.77 ... . And the results in 2017 are as follows. The average gonadosomatic index of the fish was found to be 3.88 ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-18/65 : Author(s): J.-W. Kim, S.-G. Choi, S. Chung and D.H. An

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