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1. Recent trends in numbers of four species of penguins at the Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  Four species of penguin breed regularly at South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands: king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus, gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua, macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus and southern rockhopper penguin E. chrysocome. In December 2008 it was estimated that some 65 000

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P01 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, P.A. Whittington, L. Upfold, P.G. Ryan, S.L. Petersen, B.M. Dyer and J. Cooper

2. Quantitative assessment of benthic fauna and assemblages in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands region

   Abstract:  A benthic sampling program in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI, CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2) region was undertaken by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) from 2003 to 2008. Quantitative samples collected during three cruises by the fishing vessel Southern Champion

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/25 : Author(s): T. Hibberd, D.C. Welsford, A.J. Constable, K. Moore and S. Doust (Australia)

3. Elaborating a representative system of marine protected areas in eastern Antarctica, south of 60°S

   Abstract:  The plan of implementation for Agenda 21 of the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) requires an estate of marine protected areas for the purposes of long‐term conservation of marine biodiversity by 2012. A representative system of marine protected areas (RSMPA)

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/26 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, B. Raymond, S. Doust, D. Welsford and K. Martin-Smith (Australia)

4. Proposal for a CCAMLR Workshop on Marine Protected Areas (2011)

   Abstract:  The Scientific Committee has agreed that the proposed 2011 workshop should be a priorityfor support by the MPAs Special Fund. It requested that the MPAs Special FundCorrespondence Group should develop a proposal for the workshop, and that funds could beset aside for this purpose as

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/31 : Author(s): MPA Special Fund Correspondence Group

5. Proposal for GEF (Global Environment Facility) funding to support capacity building and training to the GEF-eligible countries with Antarctic interests

   Abstract:  South Africa is seeking GEF assistance to support capacity building and training in science and science processes associated with Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems, including: Measuring potential physical and ecological degradation and destabilisation from the effects of climate

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/32 : Author(s): South Africa

6. Preliminary assessment of the potential for the proposed bottom fishing activities to have significant adverse impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems

   Abstract:  The Secretariat has received a notification from the UK for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 in 2010/11. This notification included a preliminary assessment of the potential for the proposed bottom fishing activities to have significant adverse impact

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/33 : Author(s): United Kingdom

7. Demonstrating proof of concept of the application of systematic conservation planning at the circumpolar scale

   Abstract:  Systematic conservation planning is a recognised tool for advancing ongoing efforts to establish meaningful protection for the unique biodiversity of the Southern Ocean. With conservation planning already underway in a number of priority areas within the Southern Ocean, this report looks

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/34 : Author(s): D. Beaver, R. Nicoll, G. Llewellyn, P. Harkness, C. Hellyer and J. Turner (ASOC-WWF)

8. Responding to climate change: Adélie penguins confront astronomical and ocean boundaries

   Abstract:  Long-distance migration enables many organisms to take advantage of lucrative breeding and feeding opportunities during summer at high latitudes and then to move to lower, more temperate latitudes for the remainder of the year. The latitudinal range of the Adélie penguin spans ~22o.

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P11 : Author(s): G. Ballard, V. Toniolo, D.G. Ainley, C.L. Parkinson, K.R. Arrigo and P.N. Trathan

9. Spatial and seasonal distribution of adult Oithona similis in the Southern Ocean: predictions using boosted regression trees

   Abstract:  We applied a multivariate statistical modelling technique called boosted regression trees to derive relationships between environmental conditions and the distribution of the adult stage of the cyclopoid copepod Oithona similis in the Southern Ocean. Nearly 20 000 samples from the

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P14 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, A.N.H. Smith, B. Raymond, G.W. Hosie, B. Sharp, J.R. Leathwick and J.M. Bradford-Grieve

10. Preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) in the vicinity of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Division 58.5.2), based on a survey in March–April 2010, including a revised growth model

    Abstract:  A survey of mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, was undertaken in Division 58.5.2 in the vicinity of Heard Island in March-April 2010 to provide the information for an assessment of short-term annual yield in the 2010/2011 CCAMLR season. This paper provides a preliminary

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-10/12 : Author(s): D.C. Welsford (Australia)

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