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Analysis of krill trawling positions north of the South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula area), 1980/81–1999/2000
/81 to 1999/2000 seasons in the area to the north of South Shetland Islands were analyzed in relation ... in the early 1980’s, along the shelf slope in the mid- to late 1980’s, and were highly variable, from ... the shelf across to the outer shelf in the early to late 1990’s. Intra-annual variation of trawling ... positions showed a general pattern starting from the outer shelf, and proceeded towards the shelf later in ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/35 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi and K. Segawa
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Comparison of the diet of the blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps by the analysis of pellets and stomach contents
Abstract: A total of 45 pellets from the blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps were collected in ... diet, but Harpagijer antarcticus was the most frequent and important fish in number. The prey ... represented in the pellets were consistent with those observed in stomach contents sampled simultaneously in ... the same colony; however, they differed in importance. A daily mean of 0.7 pellets per bird was ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/79 : Author(s): Silva, P., Coria, N., Favero, M., Casaux, R.
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Some principles for fisheries regulation from an ecosystem perspective
Abstract: The paper discusses some principles to be considered in the formulation of a framework ... Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. An important task in this formulation is to derive ... principles of conservation set out in the Convention. An important property required for subsiduary ... objectives is that they are framed in terms of quantities which can be robustly estimated. thus allowing the ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-V/BG/13 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia
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Beach debris survey – Main Bay, Bird Island, South Georgia 1996/97
revealed a total of 289 items, 60 % less than in the two previous years. Of the total number of items, 62 ... collection exceeded the winter. Nylon line, identical to that used in longline gear, accounted for 57 % of ... packaging bands being in force since 1994/95 their occurrence in debris surveys indicates their continued ... use. The reduction in man-made debris compared to the two previous years may reflect a reduction in ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVII/BG/7 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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ANALYSIS OF ICE-FISH (CHAMPSOCEPHALUS GUNNARI) SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION FOR OPTIMIZATION OF THE BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY SAMPLING
Abstract: The spatial distribution characteristics of ice-fish in the near-bottom layer are ... analyzed using the acoustic data obtained in the South Georgia area during the Russian bottom trawl surveys ... 2002. Acoustic and trawl density samples obtained in the near-bottom layer covered by trawl survey are ... horizontal and vertical fish distribution in the near-bottom layer of the survey area is shown. Influence of ...
Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-09/07 : Author(s): S. Kasatkina (Russia)
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Influence of krill availability on humpback whale breeding success
Abstract: The abundance of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) has been declining in the ... in the sea surface temperature observed in the region. Thus, the performance (reproduction and ... survival) of the krill consumers may be compromised. In the present study, we investigated the reproductive ... success of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Breeding Stock G in relation to krill density ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/P15 : Author(s): E. Seyboth, F. Félix, M.-A. Lea, L. Dalla Rosa, G. Watters, K. Reid and E. Secchi
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Development of a compliance evaluation procedure (DOCEP) Report of 2010/11 intersessional work and proposal for a CCAMLR compliance evaluation procedure
conservation measures. The DoCEP process commenced in 2007 with the identification and formation of an ... intersessional working group. In the intervening period, there has been a DoCEP workshop, held in Bergen in ... Norway in 2009, which made significant progress and reported its outcomes to CCAMLR XXVIII. Further work ... proposes a compliance model for discussion in SCIC and the Commission. Author(s): Convener, DOCEP Title ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXX/31 : Author(s): Convener, DOCEP
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Oiled penguins observed at Bird Island, South Georgia, 1992/1993
Abstract: In the first observation of oiled seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia since the ... station was opened in 1975, six freshly-oiled penguins (one chinstrap, five gentoos) were recorded ashore ... in July and August 1993. Because gentoo penguins feed very close inshore in winter they must have ... of the oil. Large concentrations of penguins were seen in this area by a US research cruise in June ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XII/BG/15 : Author(s): Delegation of United Kingdom
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Stable isotope analysis of Southern Ocean fish tissue samples to investigate trophic linkages of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)
fishing vessels during the 2005/06 season in the Ross Sea CCAMLR Subarea 88.1 in order to investigate ... occupying the highest level. Some Antarctic toothfish sampled in this study occupied a similar trophic level ... according to their?15N signatures to killer whales and Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, bluefin tuna in the ... Atlantic, and sperm whales from the Gulf of Mexico. There was high variance in?15N and?13C values for each ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-07/19 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, S. Bury, S.M. Hanchet and D. Thompson (New Zealand)
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REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SEABIRD BYCATCH WORKING GROUP, HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA, 17-18 AUGUST 2008
Abstract: The Fouth Meeting of the ACAP’s Advisory Committee was held in Cape Town, South Africa ... methods to reduce seabird bycatch in trawl fisheries, and noted that the body of work investigating and ... documenting mitigation measures in trawl fisheries is significantly less advanced than for longline fisheries ... . Consequently, new developments in this field in recent years are few. Seabird interactions with trawl vessels ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/61 : Author(s): ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group