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1. PREDICTING SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MUSEUM AND HERBARIUM RECORDS USING MULTI-RESPONSE MODELS FITTED WITH MULTIVARIATE ADAPTIVE REGRESSION SPLINES

   presence-only data (e.g. from museums and herbaria), and that there is an established need for predictions ... methods for using these data. Such methods must, in particular, accommodate the difficulties caused by ... lack of reliable information about sites where species are absent. Here we test two approaches for ... regions of the world, and demonstrate the use of MARS for distribution modelling using presence-only data ...

   Meeting Document : WS-VME-09/P02 : Author(s): Elith, J., Leathwick, J.

2. A versatile approach to minimise damage or loss of longline gear due to sea-ice

   quickly varying sea ice cover, there is an increased risk that any parts of longline gear floating on the ... buoy recovery systems for short-term deployment of scientific instruments on the sea floor and invites ... Release Consent:  No Delegation responsibility for releasing documents:  Germany ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-2019/04 : Author(s): S. Hain, T. Brey and K. Teschke

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   information presented on this site for general information purposes only.  It makes no representations or ... graphics or images contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance placed on such information is ... therefore strictly at the risk of the user. In no event will the CCAMLR Secretariat be liable for any loss ... of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or an ...

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4. Demersal fish communities in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica: comparisons between video and trawl survey methods

   essential for understanding the ecological effects of fisheries. Such estimates are conventionally derived ... from research trawl surveys but video techniques afford an alternative, or complementary, approach ... demersal trawl were consistently lower than for the other methods. Macrourus spp. grenadiers were ca. eight ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/51 : Author(s): D.A. Bowden, S.M. Hanchet and P.M. Marriott (New Zealand)

5. Comparisons in prey distribution between inshore and offshore foraging areas of chinstrap penguins and Antarctic fur seals at Seal Island

   Abstract:  At Seal Island breeding predators which incorporated an overnight period into their ... advantages are considered for visual predators to feed in the slope/offshore region at night:(l) krill showed ... ; their ventral light organs may become easier target for predators at night. Thus, aggregation pattern of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/49 : Author(s): Ichii, T., Bengtson, J.L., Boveng, P., Cameron, M.F., Naganobu, M., Meyer, W.R., Hiruki, L.M., Takao, T., Jansen, J.K., Kawaguchi, S.

6. Line weights of constant mass (and sink rates) for Spanish-rig Patagonian toothfish longline vessels

   use of torpedo-shaped steel weights. Steel weights are smaller, lighter for equivalent mass, more ... hydrodynamic than their rocks counterparts and require no maintenance. An experiment was conducted on a ... for rock weights while remaining in compliance to the sink rates associated with the line weighting ... 1.41 m/s (8 kg steel) in the shallow depth ranges. We recommend that for operational simplicity and to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/15 : Author(s): G. Robertson (Australia), C.A. Moreno, E. Gutiérrez (Chile), S.G. Candy (Australia), E.F. Melvin (USA) and J.P. Seco Pon (Argentina)

7. Beach debris survey – Main Bay, Bird Island, South Georgia, 2003/04

   Abstract:  During the fourteenth year of standardised beach surveys of man-made debris at Bird ... by 1.82 kg since last year to 5.39 kg. The highest proportion of marine debris collected comprised ... packaging bands were recovered. Miscellaneous debris increased by 100% since last year (from 175 to 350 ... During the fourteenth year of standardised beach surveys of man-made debris at Bird Island, South ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXIV/BG/15 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

8. Beach debris survey – Main Bay, Bird Island, South Georgia, 2004/05

   Abstract:  During the fifteenth year of standardised beach surveys of man-made debris at Bird ... with 4.1135kg collected this year, whilst 5.3957 kg was gathered in 2003/04. For the second consecutive year ... in 1995/96. Over the same 15-year period packing bands are still regularly recovered from the beaches ... During the fifteenth year of standardised beach surveys of man-made debris at Bird Island, South ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXV/BG/12 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

9. Update on the ABNJ Deep Seas Project

   ’ is a five year project designed to enhance sustainability in the use of deep-sea living resources ... ; is a five year project designed to enhance sustainability in the use of deep-sea living resources ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIV/BG/25 : Author(s): FAO and CCAMLR Secretariats

10. Characterising the preferred at-sea habitats used by chinstrap penguins and the fishery for Antarctic krill: slow-flowing, nearshore waters over shallow bathymetry

    locations of animals during the breeding season from untracked colonies, even in different regions ... locations of animals during the breeding season from untracked colonies, even in different regions ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-17/34 : Author(s): P.N. Trathan, V. Warwick-Evans, J. Hinke, E.F. Young, A.P.B. Carneiro, M.P. Dias, K. Kovacs, O.R. Godø and M. Santos

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