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1. Marine debris and entanglements at Bird Island and King Edward Point, South Georgia, Signy Island, South Orkneys and Goudier Island, Antarctic Peninsula 2015–2016

   . Entanglements of two sub-adult Antarctic fur seals and one juvenile elephant seal were observed at Bird Island ... winter (April to September 2015) and summer (October 2015 to March 2016) respectively. One item ... with seabird colonies at Bird Island, most commonly in association with wandering albatrosses (65 items). Two ... incidences of entangled adult wandering albatrosses and one entangled snowy sheathbill were recorded; all ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXV/BG/21 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

2. Peculiarities of icefish Champsocephalus gunnari (Channichthyidae) distribution in South Georgia area during the surveys made by STM Atlantida in 2000 and 2002

   Abstract:  Reasons of differences in icefish distribution and biomass assessment during two ... . The year 2002 was characterized by krill distribution in near-bottom layer, causing icefish presence near ... the bottom even in dark hours of the day. During the two surveys, fry and immature fish occurred in numbers ... the year to follow. A need to change the survey season to avoid underestimation of fish biomass related ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/55 : Author(s): Zh.A. Frolkina, S.M. Kasatkina and N.N. Zhigalova (Russia)

3. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSERVATION MEASURES

   Conservation Measure 10-06 paragraph 16 and Conservation Measure 10-07 paragraph 20; and o a sentence be added ... Conservation Measure 10-06 paragraph 16 and Conservation Measure 10-07 paragraph 20; and o a sentence be added ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVII/35 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia

4. Antarctic's pelagic ecosystem: how environmental change will affect Salpidae population structure

   vulnerable region of Western Antarctic. The relatively simple food web of this area relies on krill ... crustacean has been recorded, followed by an increase in the population of the gelatinous zooplankter Salpa ... thompsoni. In the inquiry herein presented, population and morphometric analyses on Salpa thompsoni have ... been conducted. Specimens for this research were collected from the Drake Passage, using a Bongo net in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/P08 : Author(s): A.W. Słomska, A.A. Panasiuk-Chodnicka, M.I. Żmijewska and M.K. Mańko (Poland)

5. Dietary studies of Adélie penguins through faecal DNA analysis

   DNA from penguin faecal samples as an alternative, non-invasive procedure. We describe the technique ... , discuss recent results and outline current thoughts on its advantages and limitations. We also outline a ... validation study currently underway on samples collected at Signy Island, South Orkneys, to compare the prey ... Approved Delegation responsibility for releasing documents:  Australia ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-17/13 : Author(s): L. Emmerson, B. Deagle, C. Waluda, M. Dunn, P. Trathan and C. Southwell

6. Progress in the process for the designation of a Marine Protected Area in Domain 1

   1) areas are particularly important, since they are one of the regions of the planet that are most at risk ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXV/02 : Author(s): Delegaciones de Argentina y Chile

7. Evaluation of VME taxa classification by scientific observers from New Zealand vessels in the Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish longline fishery during the 2009/10 season

   areas south of 60°S) to collect and monitor longline bycatch for VME taxa, and implement a move-on rule ... if required. To ensure effective monitoring, an evaluation of VME taxa classification by Scientific ... taxa classification guide, and retained 1109 samples from 1272 longline segments for subsequent ... for most groups, the observer classifications were reasonably precise (88% accuracy). Some problems in ...

   Meeting Document : TASO-10/10 : Author(s): D.M. Tracey, M.E. Carter and S.J. Parker (New Zealand)

8. Fish in the diet of breeding Antarctic shags Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis at four colonies in the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

   specimens were eaten by shags from Midas Islands whereas the smallest ones by those from Py Point ... areas used by the shags. Our results differ from those presented in the only two previous studies ... were eaten by shags from Midas Islands whereas the smallest ones by those from Py Point ... areas used by the shags. Our results differ from those presented in the only two previous studies ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/9 : Author(s): R. Casaux, A. Baroni and E. Barrera-Oro (Argentina)

9. Catch rates and length composition data of the longline fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides at the Prince Edward Islands: 1996/97

   year, to fish in the South African zone at the Prince Edward Islands. The sanctioned fishery ... caught. Intensive fishing for D. eleginoides over the past year at the Prince Edward Islands, mostly ... were issued in October 1996 to five vessels, each with an allocation of 240 tons per year, to fish ... for D. eleginoides over the past year at the Prince Edward Islands, mostly by unregulated vessels, was probably ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVI/BG/28 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

10. Proposal to strengthen monitoring and control of transhipments

    Abstract:  Conservation Measure 10-09 requires advance notification for all transhipment ... the current measure allows for transhipment by or with vessels flagged to non-Contracting Parties (NCP ... ), nor is it clear whether transhipment constitutes fishing for the purposes of Conservation Measure 10 ... in accordance with Conservation Measure 10-02.  The proposal would also establish an NCP Transhipment ...

    Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/27 : Author(s): Delegation of the USA

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