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1. Entanglement in man-made debris of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia

   Abstract:  The incidence of entanglement in man-made debris by Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus ... their collars removed. This represents a reduction of 88% in the number of entangled seals reported in ... comparison to the same time period in 1988/89. Possible causes suggested for this observed reduction in ... entanglement include a reduction in fishing activity in the South Georgia area, a decrease in the amount of ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-X/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of UK

2. Distribution of krill (Euphausia superba Dana) catches in the South Shetlands and South Orkneys

   around the coasts of the South Shetland and South Orkney Islands. Krill catches in these zones are shown ... to have a consistent pattern in Subarea 48.1 but an unpredictable distribution in Subarea 48.2 ... , probably as a result of more variable hydrographic conditions. About 50% of the catch in Subarea 48.1 from ... December to March was taken within 40 km of the coast, and 90% within 80 km in all years 1988-1990. In 1987 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-92/19 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew (Secretariat)

3. Soviet krill fishery in 1977–1992, Part 1. Distribution, fishing effort, interannual situation patterns

   Abstract:  The data on Soviet krill fishery in i977-1992 are presented. The fishing effort (FE ... ) developed in 1977-1991 was 50086 fishing days in total. According to the pictures presented FE was ... types of FE distribution in subsequent groups of years: Type I: 1981 and 1982, partly 1979/1980: FE was ... concentrated in subarea 48.1 in January-April, then moved to 48.3 via 48.2. Type II: 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/57 : Author(s): F.F. Litvinov, V.A. Sushin, G.A. Chernega and O.A. Berezhinskiy (Russia)

4. Characterisation of skate catches in the Ross Sea region

   Abstract:  The toothfish fishery in the Ross Sea region (CCAMLR Subareas 881 and 882) has been ... less). In this paper we summarise the current available fisheries and biological information for skates ... in the Ross Sea Region, including the data collected in the two “Year of the Skate” fishing seasons ... in 2008/09 and 2009/10. The composition of the skate catch by species is uncertain; it is estimated ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-10/25 : Author(s): S. Mormede and A. Dunn (New Zealand)

5. Descriptive analysis of the toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) tagging programme in Subareas 88.1 & 88.2 for the years 2000–01 to 2014–15

   Abstract:  We provide an update of the descriptive analyses of the toothfish tagging programme in ... and 2473 recaptured, and 1191 Patagonian toothfish released and 103 recaptured since 2001. In recent ... catch in the Ross Sea region. Tag recapture data showed that most fish are recaptured only a short ... . The 308 recaptures in the Ross Sea region in 2014 was the highest observed, which then reduced to 183 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/37 : Author(s): S.J. Parker and S. Mormede (New Zealand)

6. Characterisation of the toothfish fishery in the Ross Sea region (Subarea 88.1 and SSRUs 88.2A–B) through 2018/19

   Abstract:  This report summarises fishing catch and effort in the Ross Sea region (Subarea 88.1 ... the 2019 season. The implementation of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected area in December of 2017 ... distributions showed no trends in the different management areas; interannual variability is likely driven by ... spatial patterns in fishing. The strongest time trend in the data is the change in the sex ratio over time ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-2019/07 : Author(s): J. Devine, S. Parker and A. Dunn

7. Preliminary analyses in support of the CEMP Review Workshop: serial correlations

   Abstract:  As part of the preliminary analyses undertaken in preparation for the CEMP Review ... Workshop, the Secretariat has documented serial correlation in time series of CEMP indices. The values ... input to the serial correlation analysis were the ‘transformed’ annual index values reported in WG-EMM ... -03/24. Serial correlation in biological indices occurred in 4, 10 and 33 % of the time series at ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/27 : Author(s): Secretariat

8. Monitoring of relative abundance of fjord Notothenia rossii, Gobionotothen gibberifrons and Notothenia coriiceps at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, in years 2000 to 2003

   has continued in Potter Cove from 2000 to 2003, covering a continuous sampling period of twenty years ... and in Harmony Cove, Nelson Island, in the austral summers from 2001 to 2003. The decline in trammel ... net catches of fjord fishes of the species Notothenia rossii and Gobionotothen gibberifrons in ... those found in the early 1980s. At Harmony Cove, the relative abundance of N. rossii showed an increase ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/89 : Author(s): E. Barrera-Oro, E. Marschoff, R. Casaux and B. Gonzalez (Argentina)

9. A meta-analysis of by-catch in the Ross Sea toothfish fishery

   Abstract:  Following the recommendation of WG-FSA in 2014 the Secretariat has undertaken an ... analysis of bycatch in CCAMLR longline fisheries. The numerical target catch ratio (the number of target ... vessels. This analysis indicated that, as expected, differences in this index arose due to gear and ... location of fishing. However, there was also evidence of distinct differences in the mean (and distribution ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/04 Rev. 1 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat

10. Relationship between Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) variability and westerly fluctuations and ozone depletion in the Antarctic Peninsula area

    Abstract:  An assessment of the environmental processes influencing variability in the recruitment ... and density of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is important, as variability in krill stocks ... affects the Antarctic marine ecosystem as a whole. We have assessed variability in krill recruitment and ... . We found a significant positive correlation between krill recruitment in the Antarctic Peninsula area ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/52 : Author(s): M. Naganobu, K. Kutsuwada, Y. Sasai and T. Taguchi (Japan) and V. Siegel (Germany)

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