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1. Activity, seasonal site fidelity, and movements of Type-C killer whales between the Ross Sea, Antarctica and New Zealand

   potential threats faced by, and capacity for resilience in, this top predator. Together with Weddell seals ... affected by the Ross Sea fishery for Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni, but critical knowledge gaps ... TCKW may use small-scale areas in this highly productive ecosystem intensely for a period of days to ... and extremely broad spatial scale of movement exhibited by TCKW have important implications for our ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/52 : Author(s): R. Eisert (New Zealand), G. Lauriano, S. Panigada (Italy), E.N. Ovsyanikova, I.N. Visser, P.H. Ensor, R.J.C. Currey, B.R. Sharp and M.H. Pinkerton (New Zealand)

2. Fishing gear, marine debris and oil associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia, 2001/02

   with wandering albatrosses compared to last year, but the number of items (63) remains well above the mean since ... plastic fragments) than in any previous year. Small quantities of marine debris ingested by black-browed ... with wandering albatrosses compared to last year, but the number of items (63) remains well above the mean since ... plastic fragments) than in any previous year. Small quantities of marine debris ingested by black-browed ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXI/BG/07 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

3. Mitigation of Macrourus by-catch in research block 58.4.1_6 and estimation of Macrourus biomass and sustainable catch in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2

   exploratory fishing for D. mawsoni on Macrourus spp. in Division 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 in general and in research ... grid includes only areas of low Macrourus spp. by-catch rates, or (2) replace the requirement for ... catch for the M. whitsoni species morph in all research blocks of Division 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 by applying ... sustainable catch estimates from autoline, and if not available, from trotline be considered as the basis for ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-17/23 : Author(s): D. Maschette, P. Burch, P. Yates and P. Ziegler

4. High densities of pterobranchs and sea pens encountered at sites in the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48.2): two potential VMEs

   densities for these taxa reveal at least one station location for each taxa with anomalously high levels of ... biomass. These two stations should be considered for designation as VMEs. This proposal is structured ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/14 : Author(s): S.J. Lockhart and C.D. Jones (USA)

5. Network characterisation of the food-web of the Ross Sea, Antarctica

   , i.e. the whole Ross Sea shelf and slope area, averaged over a typical year, and in 35 trophic groups ... shelf and slope area, averaged over a typical year, and in 35 trophic groups. Effects at smaller spatial ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/53 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton and J.M. Bradford-Grieve (New Zealand)

6. Report of the WG-FSA Intersessional Subgroup on Sampling Catches from Longlines

   frame is based on the mean time that is taken for hauling which is itself a random variable. The gear ... , indicated that increasing the number of fish sampled for length would not substantially increase the ... precision of the estimates for mean length. From the limited evidence available, seabird mortality rates are ... unacceptable levels. Sampling toothfish for biometric data in the factory and observing the incoming line may ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/52

7. Scientific background document in support of the development of a CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) – Version 2015 - Part B: Description of available spatial data

   justification for the development of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea planning area. In ... areas for a Weddell Sea MPA. Here, the delegation of Germany intends to update the Scientific Committee ... . Chapter 1 describes the environmental data sets that were acquired for the evaluation of MPAs in the ... for the Weddell Sea MPA planning (SC-CAMLR-XXXIII, § 5.21). Please note that this document constitutes ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIV/BG/16 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany

8. Connectivity and population structure in Pleuragramma antarcticum along the west Antarctic Peninsula

   Bay corresponding to the year class found during GLOBEC 2001 suggested a dominant cohort and no local ... of otolith chemistry are scheduled over the next year. Author(s):  J. Ashford, J. Ferguson, A. Piñones ... Bay corresponding to the year class found during GLOBEC 2001 suggested a dominant cohort and no local ... of otolith chemistry are scheduled over the next year. ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-10/16 : Author(s): J. Ashford, J. Ferguson, A. Piñones, J. Torres and W. Fraser

9. Total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): Health risk assessment

   , methylmercury accounted for approximately 40% of the total mercury. In a comparison analysis, muscle and liver ... contained 2.5–6.4% and 4.0–10.3% of the provisional tolerable weekly intake for total mercury recommended by ... the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the tolerable weekly intake for methylmercury ... for releasing documents:  Korea, Republic of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-17/P02 : Author(s): M. Yoon, M.-R. Jo, K.-T. Son, W.-S. Choi, S. I. Kang, S.-G. Choi, J. H. Lee and T. S. Lee

10. Characteristics of interannual variation in aggregation and diurnal vertical migration of Antarctic krill at South Georgia during winter

    index and diurnal vertical distribution for Antarctic krill in krill fishing grounds (hotspots) at South ... was speculated to be from the Weddell sea during 2000-2006. Median winter trawling depth (a proxy for ... krill vertical migration) for each daytime and night-time was significantly positively correlated with ... responsibility for releasing documents:  Japan ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/34 : Author(s): T. Ichii, Y. Mori, P.N. Trathan, K. Mahapatra, M. Okazaki, T. Hayashi and T. Okuda

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