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1. An outline of the proposed dedicated krill survey for CCAMLR Division 58.4.1 during 2018/19 season by the Japanese survey vessel, Kaiyo-maru

   . There are two main objectives of our survey: (1) estimation of krill biomass to update B(0) in the area ... Japan. No krill biomass has been estimated in the Division since 1996 when Australia carried out BROKE ... and (2) oceanographic observations in the area to detect long term changes if any. Japanese research ... vessel, Kaiyo-maru, will be used in the survey. The krill survey (echosounder and RMT) and subsequent ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-17/01 : Author(s): H. Murase, K. Abe, T. Ichii and A. Kawabata

2. Stomach contents of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) from the western Ross Sea, Antarctica

   Abstract:  The stomach contents of 496 Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) captured by ... bottom longline in the western Ross Sea during the 2003 summer fishing (from Dec 2002 to Jun 2003) season ... length. D. mawsoni feeds on a wide range of prey but is primarily piscivorous. The most important prey ... species was Whitson’s grenadier (Macrourus whitsoni), which dominated the overall diet. In continental ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/31 : Author(s): D.W. Stevens (New Zealand)

3. Preliminary report on SO-AntEco (South Orkneys – State of the Antarctic Ecosystem) benthic survey (JR15005) around the South Orkney Plateau (February–March 2016)

   South Orkney Plateau in February-March 2016. The Expedition, led by the British Antarctic Survey, was in ... collaboration with the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) State of the Antarctic Ecosystem ... (AntEco) research programme, including scientists from 8 CCAMLR members. The main purpose of the voyage ... was to understand the distribution and composition of the benthic communities associated with ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/13 Rev. 1 : Author(s): H. Griffiths, S. Grant, K. Linse, P. Trathan and the SO-AntEco scientific team

4. The foraging range of Adelie penguins at Bechervaise Island, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica, and its overlap with the krill fishery

   Euphausia superba which have in the past been the subject of a fishery occur along the shelf break zone ... harvest of krill in the region. The foraging range of the birds at Bechervaise Island considerably exceeds ... Abstract:  The foraging ranges of six female and four male Adélie penguins breeding at Bechervaise ... up to 12 km after 17 January when the sea became ice free to the coast. Concentrations of krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-92/36 : Author(s): K.R. Kerry, J.R. Clarke and G.D. Else (Australia)

5. Trawl survey of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource off the Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  A bottom trawl survey was conducted in the northern half of the South African EEZ ... around the Prince Edward Islands in April 2001. Due to the paucity of bathymetric data, it was not ... aid in the design of such surveys should they be deemed practical. The maximum operating depth for the ... study to ascertain the feasibility of conducting future trawl surveys, and to collect relevant data to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/72 : Author(s): R.W. Leslie and B.P. Watkins (South Africa)

6. Results of a scientific electronic monitoring pilot study on the FV Janas during the 2017/18 Ross Sea fishing season

   assist in improving the accuracy of data recording by observers, as well as allowing observers more time ... Abstract:  During the 2017/2018 toothfish season in the Ross Sea, the New Zealand flagged Janas ... trialled a scientific electronic monitoring system during fishing operations in the Ross Sea region. The ... fishing activities. The trial showed that 1) the systems performed well in Antarctic conditions, 2) video ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-18/20 : Author(s): B. Plum, A. Smith and S. Parker

7. Support to CCAMLR to identify and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities that undermine the objective of the CAMLR Convention – Interim Report 2019

   CAMLR Convention. In order to meet the objectives of the grant, INTERPOL was contracted, and the 2019 ... Abstract:  In 2018 EU provided a further grant of €50 000 to support to CCAMLR to identify and ... deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities that undermine the objective of the ... activities of the Global Fisheries Enforcement Project are supported. This paper presents the report ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-38/BG/05 : Author(s): INTERPOL and CCAMLR Secretariat

8. On the use of baited remote underwater video to study Antarctic toothfish distribution under the sea-ice: from data collection to processing

   of predictive variables, including an approach to account for bias in counting the number of ... spreadtime series of data to study the Antarctic toothfish, it is limited to areas where commercial fishing ... is permitted either by management or vessel operational constraints. The use of Baited Remote ... and Italy, from 2015 to 2018 a series of BRUV samplings have been carried out from the fast ice of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-2019/50 : Author(s): D. Di Blasi, S. Canese, E. Carlig, L. Ghigliotti, S.J. Parker and M. Vacchi

9. Using predators and their prey to characterise the status of the marine ecosystem at South Georgia

   status of marine predators might be used to inform ecosystem-based management approaches. In the ... managers must evaluate the applicable scale of these predator indices if they are to be used in management ... Abstract:  Increased awareness about the present status of marine systems, including those where ... fisheries target the prey of natural predators, has led to recommendations about how information on the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/28 : Author(s): P. Trathan, S. Fielding, S. Hill, M. Belchier and J. Forcada

10. UPDATED KRILL RECRUITMENT DATA FOR THE ELEPHANT ISLAND REGION OF THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA; 2002-2008

    derived from the CMIX procedure, and were also derived as a proportion of the <30 mm length class for ... , with low recruitment occurring during the intervening years. Significant differences in the ... proportional recruitment indices occurred between legs within years indicative of the changing pattern of krill ... THE ELEPHANT ISLAND REGION OF THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA; 2002-2008 Approval:  Approved ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/41 : Author(s): C. Reiss (USA)

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