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Nesting behaviour of the icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus at Bouvetøya Island, Southern Ocean (CCAMLR Subarea 48.6)
Abstract: In this paper we describe in situ observations on nesting by the Scotia Sea (or ... and parental care by species of the family Channichthyidae. These novel observations are enriched by ... descriptions of the seafloor community that is impacted by fish nesting. Given the vulnerability of spawning ... grounds and their associated megafauna to damage by bottom trawling and the associated impact on ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/26 : Author(s): H.W. Detrich III, C.D. Jones, S. Kim (USA), A.W. North (United Kingdom), A. Thurber (USA) and M. Vacchi (Italy)
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Incidental mortality of seabirds associated with longline fishing in Subarea 48.3 – preliminary results of scientific observations onboard the Chilean longliner, Puerto Ballena, from March to May 1996
observations on the by-catch of seabirds during a cruise of the Chilean longliner 'Puerto Ballena' in ... dead white-chinned petrels were reported by the observer and crew members. In addition 21 black-browed ... incidentally would have been substantially lower. The by-catch of both black-browed albatrosses and white ... further investigation. However, even if we consider the number of dead birds recorded by the observer and ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-96/31 : Author(s): Selling, J., Kock, K.-H.
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Winter distribution and condition of Antarctic krill in relation to sea-ice and water column production in the South Shetland Islands during Austral Winter 2013
Bransfield Strait, and that these krill were approximately 33mm in length, about 10mm larger than found ... during the 2012 winter survey (Reiss and Jones 2013; WG-EMM 13/40) but similar in size to krill found ... %. Observations of birds and mammals showed that many species were found in southwestern Bransfield Strait ... Bransfield Strait, and that these krill were approximately 33mm in length, about 10mm larger than found ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/13 : Author(s): C.S. Reiss, J. Walsh, K. Dietrich and J.A. Santora (USA)
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Has krill fishing the potential to adversely affect recruitment in Antarctic notothenioid fishes?
by-catch in fisheries targeting krill. The species composition of fish by-catch in krill fisheries is ... 2000s made attempts to estimate the quantity of by-caught fish. They demonstrated that, on occasions ... , the by-catch was substantial. Fish by-catch in krill fisheries has been discussed in WG-FSA since the ... 25 years later WG-FSA is still not in the position to estimate the amount of fish by-catch reliably ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-14/66 : Author(s): K.-H. Kock (Germany) and C.D. Jones (USA)
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Beach debris survey - Main Bay, Bird Island, South Georgia 1994/95
, as indicated by sections of long-line washed ashore. Packaging bands formed only 16% of debris and were found ... throughout the study period. Of the 16 plastic packing bands found, 2 (13%) were uncut. Author ... -line washed ashore. Packaging bands formed only 16% of debris and were found throughout the study ... period. Of the 16 plastic packing bands found, 2 (13%) were uncut. ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XV/BG/04 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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Histopathology of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) bearing black spots
often found on the cephalothorax of the body. Three bacteria were isolated from these black spots ... , approximately 2-5% of sub-samples of 100 krill bore small black spots. The black spots were most often found ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-07/29 : Author(s): S. Miwa, T. Kamaishi, T. Matsuyama, T. Hayashi and M. Naganobu (Japan)
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A LARGE-SCALE SURVEY OF ADÉLIE PENGUIN BREEDING DISTRIBUTION IN EAST ANTARCTICA
across the Australian Antarctic Territory in east Antarctica found that approximately half of the species ... of Adélie penguins along 3000 km of the east Antarctic coastline. The survey found 44 unreported breeding ... the Australian Antarctic Territory in east Antarctica found that approximately half of the species&rsquo ... of Adélie penguins along 3000 km of the east Antarctic coastline. The survey found 44 unreported ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/34 : Author(s): C. Southwell and L. Emmerson (Australia)
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Changes in the diet of the South Georgia shag Phalacrocorax georgianus at the South Orkney Islands along four consecutive years
Orkney Islands, was studied by the analysis of 337 pellets (regurgitated casts) collected during the 1995 ... , 1996, 1997 and 1998 breeding seasons. Demersal-benthic fish were by far the main prey, followed by ... Lepidonotothen nudifrons (1996 and 1997) were the most frequent preys followed by Gobionotothen gibberifrons or ... Trematomus newnesi. Harpagifer antarcticus, followed by L. nudifrons or T. newnesi, was the most numerous ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/8 : Author(s): R. Casaux and A. Ramón (Argentina)
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The use of morphometric parameters for the determination of sex of Adelie penguins
, Antarctica (latitude 67°36’S, longitude 62°53’E). It was found that 89 % of birds could be correctly sexed ... (latitude 67°36’S, longitude 62°53’E). It was found that 89 % of birds could be correctly sexed by comparing ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-91/5 Rev. 1 : Author(s): K.R. Kerry, D.J. Agnew, J.R. Clarke and G.D. Else (Australia)
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Analysis of the stomach content in the blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis at Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands
were by far the main component, followed by octopods, polychaetes and gammarids. Notothenia coriiceps ... , predominated in frequency (58%) and in weight (65%), whereas Nototheniops nudifrons was the most important by ... field, it reduces the errors arose from the examination of regurgitated casts, like erosion by digestion ... complemented with information on shags’ foraging trips, obtained in the field by film records. Author(s): N ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-94/31 : Author(s): N. Coria, R. Casaux, M. Favero and P. Silva (Argentina)