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The Use of Penguin Stomachal Contents for the Simultaneous Study of Prey and Predator Parameters
assumptions made in the analysis of data. Nested designs are proposed as the correct approach because lack of ... independence between krill found in the stomach of a given penguin prevents the pooling of krill lengths from ... contained in stomachal contents requires the use of block sampling designs. Replicating samples of the same ... highly significant linear regression between krill size and time was found. Full use of the information ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-89/16 : Author(s): E. Marschoff and B. González (Argentina)
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Update of the activities of the SCAR krill action group (SKAG) since last year’s WG-EMM
Abstract: The first annual meeting of the SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) met in Concarneau France ... important knowledge gaps in krill research that could provide data in support of the management needs of ... on June 15 th and 16 th, 2019. The meeting focused on several topics including the identification of ... CCAMLR. Author(s): B. Meyer and C. Reiss Title: Update of the activities of the SCAR krill action group ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-2019/12 Rev. 1 : Author(s): B. Meyer and C. Reiss
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Observations of demersal fish, benthic communities and seafloor composition of the Southern Ocean Atlantic sector from the ICEFISH 2004 cruise
Abstract: A multi-disciplinary research cruise in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean was ... South Sandwich Islands and Bouvetoya, where the isolation of the latter island likely played a role in ... conducted during the 2004 austral winter as part of the International Collaborative Expedition to collect ... included demersal finfish, benthic invertebrates, and information of seafloor composition. The objectives ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/61 : Author(s): C.D. Jones, S.J. Lockhart and D.F. Doolittle (USA)
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Areal and seasonal extent of sea-ice cover off the northwestern side of the Antarctic Peninsula: 1979 through 1995
Abstract: Analysis of seasonal sea ice cover of a 1,250,000 km2 area off the northwestern side of ... years. The most recent event was first apparent in 1994 and continues through the latest data available ... index of sea ice cover in units of 106 km2-months. Author(s): Hewitt, R.P. Title: Areal and seasonal ... extent of sea-ice cover off the northwestern side of the Antarctic Peninsula: 1979 through 1995 Approval ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/24 : Author(s): Hewitt, R.P.
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Estimation of IUU catches of toothfish inside the Convention Area during the 2009/10 fishing season
Abstract: The paper presents an estimate of IUU catches of toothfish during the 2009/10 fishing ... take into account new information submitted in respect of two vessels fishing in Divisions 58.4.1 and ... 58.4.4a. Changes from version 1 are highlighted in bold. Author(s): Secretariat Title: Estimation of IUU ... catches of toothfish inside the Convention Area during the 2009/10 fishing season Approval: Approved ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-10/06 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Secretariat
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The composition and origin of marine debris stranded on the shores of subantarctic Macquarie Island
those reported for islands in the South Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, or from the coast of Alaska ... Abstract: The coastline of subantarctic Macquarie Island (54° 35’S, 158° 55’E) was surveyed over ... an eight week period in 1988 to determine types, quantities, and possible sources of marine debris ... plastic bottles, and small pieces of expanded polystyrene were common. Litter accumulated in highest ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-VIII/BG/10 : Author(s): D.J. Slip and H.R. Burton (Australia)
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Future work of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management and implications for the format of its meetings
information in order to derive a qualitative description of the status of theecosystem and appropriate ... distributed predationpressure and randomly determined recruitment. The effects of uncertainty with regard ... for assembling thesecomponents was developed at the first meeting of WG-EMM and considerable ... fishery, harvested species, dependentspecies and the environment; 2) invoke a set of management decision ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIX/06 : Author(s): Convener WG-EMM
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A PRELIMINARY BALANCED TROPHIC MODEL OF THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE ROSS SEA, ANTARCTICA, WITH EMPHASIS ON APEX PREDATORS
of the lower trophic level species in the model are grouped by functional role because information is ... parameter uncertainty and the large range of magnitude (>6 orders of magnitude) in trophic flows between ... Abstract: We report on the development of a mass balanced carbon-budget trophic model of the Ross ... Sea as a step towards investigating ecosystem effects of the fishery for Antarctic toothfish ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/42 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, J.M. Bradford-Grieve and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand)
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The importance of standardising and validating new methods for CEMP to maintain the robustness of long-term time series
series and is an important consideration for the inclusion of new methods in the CEMP. We briefly ... standardising new methods against current methods is critical to maintain the robustness of long-term time ... summarise aspects of recently published work on a number of new methods applied to Adélie penguins in East ... Antarctic to illustrate the importance of standardisation and validation. It is important that new methods ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/44 : Author(s): C. Southwell and L. Emmerson (Australia)
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An overview of the elasmobranch fish of the Southern Ocean
Abstract: This review summarises current knowledge of the elasmobranch fish occurring in the ... Lamna nasus. Although other squaliform sharks are thought to occur in the area, the taxonomic status of ... Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters of the CCAMLR area. About 14–15 species of elasmobranch have been ... recorded, with skates (Rajiformes) the most speciose order. Two genera of skates are known (Amblyraja and ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/28 : Author(s): J.R. Ellis, S.R. McCully, V.V. Laptikhovsky and R. Scott (United Kingdom)