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1. Trophic interactions and population trends of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the southern Ross Sea

   coincident with a decrease in the number and size of an important prey: Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus ... contrast, the prevalence of the larger, mammal-eating Type-B killer whales has not changed in the southern ... small penguins, such as Adélies (Pygoscelis adeliae), are presented. In the case of both killer whale ... forms, the progressive seasonal breakup of fast ice in large bays bordering the Ross Sea likely provides ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/P03 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley and G. Ballard

2. Preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, on the Heard Island Plateau (Division 58.5.2) based on a survey in April–May 2003

   approximately 20% of the 2002 estimate. This decline in abundance is consistent with the passage of the strong ... evident in the survey were not fully sampled and as such are not included in the assessment. Estimates of ... in recruitment, natural mortality and growth of these fish, combined with the need to maintain a ... steady yield if possible need to be explored further in the development of a management procedure that ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/32 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, C.R. Davies, R. Williams and T. Lamb (Australia)

3. A REVIEW OF THE METHODS USED TO RELEASE SKATES (RAJIIDS), WITH OR WITHOUT TAGS, IN ANTARCTIC EXPLORATORY FISHERIES

   implemented was that some form of in-water release would be the ideal to improve survival chances ... a timely fashion in a manner most likely to ensure survival. The advantages of this method have been ... the more effective scanning of the captured skate for existing tags, greater accuracy in the ... seasons in preparation for the ‘Year of the Skate’ prior to a final decision on skate release protocols. A ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/30 : Author(s): J.M. Fenaughty (New Zealand)

4. Report on a random stratified trawl survey to estimate distribution and abundance of Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari conducted in the Heard Island region (Division 58.5.2), May–June 2007

   Abstract:  Since the commencement of commercial fishing in Australian waters on the Heard Island ... plateau in 1997 an annual random stratified trawl survey (RSTS) has been conducted to assess the stocks of ... on the Heard Island Plateau. The survey had the same design as the 2006 RSTS survey in the number of ... stations chosen for sampling in each stratum. This paper describes the conduct of the survey on the FV ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/46 : Author(s): G.B. Nowara and T. Lamb (Australia)

5. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man-made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia during the 1994 winter and 1994/95 pup-rearing season

   juveniles. Of entangled animals the proportion of males affected was 67%, approximately the same as in 1993 ... and 1991, but two-thirds of the value recorded in 1990 and 1992. The proportion of entangled animals ... 1994 winter. In the 1994/95 summer the number of entangled seals (20) was also the lowest yet recorded ... Abstract:  Surveys of Antarctic fur seals entangled in man-made marine debris were carried out for ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIV/BG/08 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

6. Revised research plan for the 2015/16 exploratory longline fishery of Dissostichus spp. in Division 58.4.1

   management of Dissostichus spp. population(s) in data- poor exploratory fisheries. During the second three ... WG-FSA in 2013 in order to maximize the expectation of tag-recapture to the extent possible under the ... Abstract:  The current season (2014/15) is the final one of the first three-season research which ... began in 2013 in data-poor fisheries. In the present report, the next three-season (2016-18) research ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/17 : Author(s): Delegation of Japan

7. Report of biological observations carried out on board the krill fishing vessel More Sodruzhestva in April to August 1991

   dominant in catches taken in April/May in the north-west of Subarea 48.2. Krill of modal sizes 31 to 32 mm ... and 35 to 36 mm made up the bulk of catches in the south-east of the subarea. No by-catch of juvenile ... fish was observed in Subarea 48.2. Krill of the following three modal groups was dominant in Subarea ... these subareas during the period 17 to 23 May 1991. Sightings of marine mammals and birds in the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-92/06 : Author(s): V.I. Latogursky (Russia)

8. Towards the development of a stock assessment for Patagonian toothfish in Division 58.4.4, SSRU C on Ob and Lena Banks

   455 tonnes, and current biomass was 1 275 tonnes (87.6 % of B 0). An additional uncertainty in the ... Abstract:  Following the advice from the CCAMLR Working Group in WG-SAM in 2012, a preliminary ... assessment of stock status of D. eleginoides in SSRU C in Ob-Lena Banks was made using a CASAL catch-at ... -length model. In this preliminary assessment, the model was started in 1990 and catch, proportions at ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/59 : Author(s): K. Taki (Japan)

9. An updated descriptive analysis of the toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) tagging program in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 for 2006/07

   Abstract:  Descriptive analyses of the toothfish tagging programme carried out in Subareas 88.1 ... described in this paper for the first time. Overall, a reported total of 12 177 Antarctic toothfish have ... . The number of tags recaptured in the Ross Sea in 2007 by New Zealand vessels was the highest annual ... recapture to date and double the number caught in 2006, although the nature of these recaptures suggests ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-07/5 : Author(s): A. Dunn, S.M. Hanchet and S.L. Ballara (New Zealand)

10. Managing ecosystem uncertainty: critical habitat and dietary overlap of top-predators in the Ross Sea

    managers of the close spatial and temporal ecological overlaps among top predators in the Ross Sea Shelf ... well within range. In the RSShE, the main prey species eaten by most of the listed predators is the ... Antarctic silverfish, which is a major predator of ice krill. Based on frequency of occurrence in the diet ... . Title:  Managing ecosystem uncertainty: critical habitat and dietary overlap of top-predators in the ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/29 : Author(s): Testa, J.W., Stewart, B.S., Olmastroni, S., Lyver, P., Karl, B., Eastman, J., Barton, K., Ballard, G., Toniolo, V., Wilson, P., Ainley, D.

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