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Fish Heaven: a Monte Carlo, spatially explicit single species fishery model for the testing of parameter estimation methods
pictures. The executable has been compiled for Windows NT but should run on any 32bit Windows operating ... basic features of standard fish modeling with a number of optional extras. It was designed within an ... object oriented framework to allow for the possible extension in a number of directions. In particular it ... distribute themselves according to their density and the underlying habitat quality variable. On top of this ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-00/36 : Author(s): I. Ball and A. Constable (Australia)
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Monitoring a marine ecosystem using responses of upper trophic level predators
of South Georgia (Southern Ocean) using up to 27 variables measured over 22 years from 3 upper trophic ... and this was followed by variables representing diet. 4. There were 3 years in which the CSI showed extreme ... (Southern Ocean) using up to 27 variables measured over 22 years from 3 upper trophic level predators ... representing diet. 4. There were 3 years in which the CSI showed extreme and significantly low values ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/25 : Author(s): I.L. Boyd and A.W.A. Murray (United Kingdom)
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UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR ANTARCTIC APPLICATIONS
Abstract: In order to describe an aquatic ecosystem scientists require a variety of information ... installations on board dedicated research vessels, but are sometimes also obtained from various kinds of moored ... vessels. In this paper a variety of underwater acoustic technologies are presented to serve as input for ... the discussion of what kind of underwater acoustic instrumentation is needed for both research vessels ...
Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-09/09 : Author(s): L. Andersen (Norway)
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Development of best practices for the collection of longline data to facilitate research and analysis to reduce by-catch: report of a workshop held at the International Fisheries Observer Conference
: • Share information on current data collection practices and methodologies (i.e., which variables are ... on variables that are critical, preferred, optimal, or not important to facilitate research and ... with observer program staff to understand data collection limitations. • Recommend best practices for ... reduction research and analysis. An additional set of variables was identified to optimize data collections ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/45 : Author(s): K.S. Dietrich, K.S. Rivera, V. Cornish and T. Conant (USA)
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China’s plan for marine investigation and assessment in the East Antarctic sector
Abstract: Given the large scale and hostile condition of the Southern Ocean, which accounts for ... recommendations and advice for management, the SC-CAMLR is mandated to encourage and promote cooperation in the ... Antarctic marine ecosystem. As an important component of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, the vast marine ... SC-CAMLR on the marine living resources and the ecosystem in this region, including in the process of ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-38/BG/53 : Author(s): Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
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Assessment of incidental catches of seabirds in the French EEZ included in Division 58.5.1 and Subarea 58.6
Abstract: France presented at the CCAMLR XXVIIth meeting, an action plan aiming to reduce ... and 58.6, for the period 2008/2009 to 2011/2012. France demonstrated at the CCAMLR XXXth meeting, to ... the Southern French Islands, and the improvements that France wants to do to keep on reducing ... incidental catch of seabirds for the 2013-2014 period. It also presents a synthesis of the populations ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/06 : Author(s): C. Marteau (France)
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ACCURACY OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BY-CATCH IDENTIFICATION BY OBSERVERS OPERATING IN THE HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH LONGLINE FISHERY
, bryozoans and alyconarians; an issue prevalent in similar fisheries. This suggests the need for further ... additional data on benthic invertebrate by-catch; observers operating aboard the longline fishing vessel ... to Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) for onshore verification by taxonomists at the Australian ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/23 : Author(s): T. Hibberd (Australia)
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THE USE OF PATENT DATABASES TO DETECT TRENDS IN THE KRILL FISHERY
Abstract: Trends in the krill fishery are currently informed by data on annual catches and by the ... database be taken over by the Secretariat so that they can maintain an annual register of krill related ... patents which will be of use for indicating future trends in the krill fishery. Author(s): Delegation of ... Secretariat Workflow Status: Content Approved Document Release Consent: Yes Delegation responsibility for ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXVIII/BG/15 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia
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Proposal for developing and editing documents to support the communication of science from the Scientific Committee using the Secretariat’s existing report development tool
. With the advent of the web-based technology for rapporteurs and Members to jointly develop reports of ... meetings, the Secretariat has indicated that it would be possible to use a similar approach for developing ... and adopting reports on specific topics, such as fishery reports, and making them rapidly available ... . It is proposed that the Scientific Committee develop an expanded set of reference documents as part ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIV/02 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia
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A RE-APPRAISAL OF THE TOTAL BIOMASS AND ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF ANTARCTIC KRILL
Abstract: Despite much research on Euphausia superba, estimates of their total biomass and ... abundance of 8x1014 postlarvae with biomass of 379 million tonnes (Mt). These values are based on a ... of relative krill density around Antarctica with the most recent, acoustics-derived, value for the ... is estimated conservatively at 342-536 Mt y-1, based on three independent methods. These are high ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/17 : Author(s): A. Atkinson (United Kingdom), V. Siegel (Germany), E.A. Pakhomov (South Africa), M.J. Jessopp (United Kingdom) and V. Loeb (USA)