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1. Diet variability and reproductive performance of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at Bird Island, South Georgia

   (Euphausia superba) was the main prey in 17 out of 22 years. Amphipods (Themisto gaudichaudii) were the main ... prey in 1994 and 2009, fish in 2004, and euphausiids other than E. superba (Thysanoessa spp. and E ... . frigida) in 2000. There was no clearly dominant prey group in 1999. The five-year average proportion of E ... frequency occurrence of T. gaudichaudii both increased with a decreasing proportion of E. superba in the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/17 : Author(s): C.M. Waluda, S.L. Hill, H.J. Peat and P.N. Trathan (United Kingdom)

2. Marine Debris

   The CCAMLR Marine Debris program was established in 1989 to monitor debris levels in the ... CCAMLR Marine Debris Database contains data from 15 sites, predominantly in the Antarctic Peninsula and ... CCAMLR as the general health of the environment affects the species covered by the Convention. In ... debris entering the marine system and to mitigate its impact in the Convention Area. Specific measures ...

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3. Influence of the quality and quantity of data from a multi-year tagging program on bias and precision of biomass estimates from an integrated stock assessment – update

   program, in particular the effects of the size (tag size-overlap) and numbers of tagged fish, the duration ... of the tagging program, the type of auxiliary data used in the assessment, and the catch history ... emerged within this overall trend. The results show that in the early stages of the tagging program, a ... with a low tag size-overlap, even with large numbers, is likely to result in overestimates of biomass ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/18 : Author(s): P.E. Ziegler (Australia)

4. Domain 1 Marine Protected Area Preliminary Proposal PART A-1: Priority Areas for Conservation

   led by Argentina and Chile. The process has resulted in the compilation, analysis, integration and ... approach in all stages of the decision making process. In particular, this paper describes the ... identification of Priority Areas for Conservation (PAC) in Domain 1- as introduced during the last EMM meeting ... in the MPA planning process and future management, Domain 1 was thought in terms of three ecoregions ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/17 : Author(s): Delegations of Argentina and Chile

5. Marine debris: a persistent and emerging threat to antarctic ecosystems

   Abstract:  CCAMLR has had success in tackling marine debris from local sources in the Southern ... marine debris, particularly in pelagic areas, is limited. This is particularly concerning, as recent ... evidence suggests that microplastic concentrations in the Southern Ocean are higher than previously thought ... , particularly microplastics, in Antarctic ecosystems is understudied. Combatting the problem of microplastics in ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/29 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

6. e-cc-xi-a4.pdf

   ... Committee noted the Auditor’s report that “The statements, which are in the form approved by the Commission ... pursuant to Financial Regulation 10.2, have been prepared in accordance with the policies outlined in Note ... acquisition and disposal of assets by the Commission during the year ending 31 December 1991 have been in ... Statements by the Auditor and agreed that in accordance with Financial Regulation 12.1, the Commission application/pdf attached to:SCAF-92

   Meeting Report : SCAF-92

7. e-sc-xxv-a4-appD.pdf

   ... Plausibility, sensitivity and uncertainty in other parameters ............................ 233 MODEL OUTPUTS ... and adopted without change (Attachment 1), and the meeting participants are listed in Attachment 2 ... first workshop was held in 2005 (SC-CAMLR-XXIV, Annex 4, Appendix D), and aimed to evaluate management ... -fishing strategies in which catches are rotated within and between SSMUs. 1.5 At its meeting in 2005, WG application/pdf attached to:WMP-06

   Meeting Report : WMP-06

8. CAMLR Convention text

   surrounding Antarctica; noting the concentration of marine living resources found in Antarctic waters and the ... increased interest in the possibilities offered by the utilisation of these resources as a source of protein ... provisions of the Antarctic Treaty and with the active involvement of all States engaged in research or ... harvesting activities in Antarctic waters; recognising the prime responsibilities of the Antarctic Treaty ...

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9. e-sc-xxiv-a4-appD.pdf

   ... STRUCTURAL AND NUMERICAL ASSUMPTIONS OF THE OPERATION OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND FISHERIES IN AREA 48 ... participants are listed in Attachment 2. 1.3 The report was prepared by Drs A. Constable (Australia), R ... krill in 1991, noting: (i) the known overlap in spatial distributions of krill catches and foraging ... limitation of fishing to 620 000 tonnes in Area 48 until a method for distributing the catch amongst application/pdf attached to:WMP-05

   Meeting Report : WMP-05

10. e-cc-xvii-a4.pdf

    ... reported on the relocation of the Secretariat offices in June 1998. He noted that the new offices provided ... Financial Statements as presented in CCAMLR-XVII/3. The Committee noted that the audit report to the 1997 ... Financial Statements, based on a review audit, advised no qualifications in respect of compliance with ... recommended that the Commission appoint the Australian National Audit Office as auditor in respect of the 1998 application/pdf attached to:SCAF-98

    Meeting Report : SCAF-98

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