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1. Stock structure of Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Area 88 and implications for assessment and management

   biological stocks with limited mixing, especially at adult stages: a Ross Sea Region stock and an Amundsen ... Sea Region stock. The Amundsen Sea stock likely includes juveniles and adults along the continental ... margin in the Bellingshausen Sea (SSRUs 88.3A–D), SSRUs 88.2C–G, and a spawning region in the seamount ... the continental margin SSRUs of the Amundsen Sea (i.e. SSRUs 88.2C–G). We recommend that the Ross Sea Region stock ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-14/26 : Author(s): S.J. Parker, S.M. Hanchet and P.L. Horn (New Zealand)

2. Aerobic dive limit: how often does it occur in nature?

   of this study was to estimate the aerobic dive limit from measurements of body oxygen stores and at sea ... animals of three species of otariids, the Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, the Australian sea ... lion, Neophoca cinerea, and the New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri. Antarctic fur seals dove well ... within the cADL. In contrast, many individuals of both sea lion species exceeded the cADL, some ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/48 : Author(s): D.P. Costa, N.J. Gales and M.E. Goebel (USA)

3. Contrasting population changes in sympatric penguin species in association with climate warming

   Abstract:  Climate warming and associated sea ice reductions in Antarctica have modified habitat ... warming and significant reduction in sea ice extent. Periodical warm events, with teleconnections ... to the tropical Pacific, caused cycles in sea ice leading to reduced prey biomass, and simultaneous inter-annual ... population decreases in the three penguin species. With the loss of sea ice, Adélie penguins were less ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/P3 : Author(s): J. Forcada, P.N. Trathan, K. Reid, E.J. Murphy and J.P. Croxall (United Kingdom)

4. Climate change and zooplankton dominance in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: implications for the food web

   with extensive sea-ice development. These trends potentially will have a major impact on the structure ... and function of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. In the Antarctic Peninsula region winter sea-ice coverage ... of extensive winter sea-ice development and large summertime salp blooms follow winters with relatively little ... sea-ice. An order of magnitude decrease of krill population size, increased incidence of massive salp ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/21 : Author(s): Siegel, V., Fraser, W., Trivelpiece, S., Holm-Hansen, O., Loeb, V., Hewitt, R., Trivelpiece, W.

5. Seabird by-catch and bait loss in longlining using different setting methods

   Abstract:  Sea-birds taking baits during longline setting occationally become caught ... a setting funnel that guided the baited line beneath the sea surface or when using a sea-bird scaring device ... . Bait loss and the catches of target species and sea birds were compared with those of lines set without ... by the sea-bird scarer. Losses of mackerel bait were also significantly reduced by using the scarer ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-96/06 : Author(s): Løkkeborg, S.

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

   of both extensive and reduced sea ice, we investigated characteristics of migratory routes and wintering ... locations of Adélie Penguins from two colonies of very different size on Ross Island, Ross Sea ... , but not by colony. Penguins rarely traveled north of the main sea ice pack, and used areas with high sea-ice ... Sheet withdrew southward across the Ross Sea, a situation that no other Adélie penguin population has ...

   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

7. Does large-scale ocean circulation structure life history connectivity in Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)?

   (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Southeast Pacific Basin (SPB) and Ross Sea, with a life history structured ... ; and structuring of life stages consistent with transport pathways from the northern Ross Sea. Lagrangian particle ... in the Ross Sea where juveniles are caught; whereas, the circulation would facilitate adult movement along ... that: successfully spawning fish spend only a part of their adult life history in the Ross Sea; areas in the eastern ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/P02 : Author(s): J. Ashford, M. Dinniman, C. Brooks, A. Andrews, E. Hofmann, G. Cailliet, C. Jones and N. Ramanna

8. LETTER TO DRS REID, WATTERS AND JONES IN REGARD TO “DISAPPEARANCE OF TOOTHFISH FROM MCMURDO SOUND”

   that needs to be addressed without significant delay. Together we have worked in the Ross Sea and vicinity ... for more than 300 person-years, and in the process have gained considerable knowledge about the Ross Sea ... disappearing from McMurdo Sound and vicinity, coincident with the maturation of the Ross Sea toothfish fishery ... Ross Sea, and recommendations for restoration.” We are concerned that this is the first sign ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/20 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley, S.F. Ackley, K. Arrigo (USA), G. Ballard (New Zealand), J.P. Barry (USA), L. Blight (Canada), P. Broady, B. Davison (New Zealand), P. Dayton, A.L. DeVries, K. Dugger, J.T. Eastman, S.D. Emslie (USA), C. Evans (New Zealand), R.A. Garrott, G. Hofmann, S. Kim, G. Kooyman, S.S. Jacobs (USA), G. Lauriano (Italy), A. Lescroël (France), D.R. MacAyeal (USA), M. Massaro (New Zealand), S. Olmastroni (Italy), P.J. Ponganis (USA), E. Robinson (New Zealand), D.B. Siniff, W.O. Smith (USA), I. Sti

9. Climate variability in the western Antarctic peninsula region

   seasonal and interannual variability and by the occurrence of seasonal sea ice which changes the ocean ... temperature variability in fall and winter is linked to tile high interannual variability of sea ice coverage ... . Linear regression analysis shows a significant (99.9%) anti-correlation between air temperature and sea ... seasonal lead/lag relationships between temperature and sea ice in this region, which underscore ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/61 : Author(s): Stammerjohn, S.E., Baker, K.S., Smith, R.C.

10. Net diagrams for Norwegian vessels notified for krill fishery in 2015/16 – Notification ID 86750, 86751, 86780 and 86781

    for the three Norwegian vessels (Juvel, Saga Sea and Antarctic Sea). The pages 1 – 6 relate to the vessel Juvel ... , and the pages 7 – 10 relate to the vessels Saga Sea and Antarctic Sea. Author(s):  Delegation of Norway Title ... Norwegian vessels (Juvel, Saga Sea and Antarctic Sea). The pages 1 – 6 relate to the vessel Juvel ... , and the pages 7 – 10 relate to the vessels Saga Sea and Antarctic Sea. ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/01 : Author(s): Delegation of Norway

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