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1. A comparison of acoustic targets at South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands during a season of profound krill scarcity

   Abstract:  Dual frequency (38 and 120 kHz) acoustic surveys of shelf-break regions in the vicinity ... of Willis Islands, South Georgia and Coronation Island, South Orkneys, both in the Atlantic sector of ... the Southern Ocean, were carried out from RRS lames Clark Ross during January 1994. Difference in ... a new generic target strength (TS) relationship was derived. This relationship was used in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/75 : Author(s): Watkins, J.L., Brierley, A.S.

2. KRILL FISHERY REPORT: 2009 UPDATE

   Abstract:  Five Members (6 vessels) are fishing for krill in Area 48 in 2008/09, and have taken ... ). Most of this catch was taken in Subarea 48.2 (51316 t) with the remainder in Subarea 48.1 (31533 t ... ). The forecast total catch of krill for the current season falls in the range 109000-147000 t. This ... compares with 156521 t of krill reported in STATLANT data in 2007/08. Recent developments in the krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/06 : Author(s): Secretariat

3. Finfish research proposals for Subarea 48.6 and Divisions 58.5.2; 58.4.3a by Koryo Maru 11 for 2012/13

   Abstract:  South Africa has played an active part in CCAMLR since its establishment in 1982 and ... has contributed to the scientific rationale for ecosystem management in a large area of the Southern ... Marine Living Resources.  The Koryo Maru 11 started with exploratory fishing in the CCAMLR Convention ... Area in 1996 and has completed a total of 47 trips to date.  Regions fished include Statistical Subarea ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-12/21 : Author(s): R. Ball (South Africa)

4. Cephalopod diet of the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) at King George Island, South Shetland Islands

   Abstract:  In the austral summer of 1995/96, 25 southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, were ... present in 72% of the individuals sampled (n=18). Seven species of squid and 3 of octopus were identified ... . Overall, the squid species Psychroteuthis glacialis was by far the most important prey in terms of numbers ... (77%), biomass (80.8%) and frequency of occurrence (94.4%). Next in importance in terms of mass in the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/13 : Author(s): G.A. Daneri, A.R. Carlini (Argentina) and P.G.K. Rodhouse (United Kingdom)

5. HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE 2009/10 IUU CATCH ESTIMATE FOR PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH

   (IUU) fishing in Australia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Heard Island and the McDonald Islands ... (HIMI). There have been no apprehensions for illegal fishing in the HIMI EEZ since the Maya V in January ... 2004. The most recent apprehension in the neighbouring French EEZ off Kerguelen Island was the Apache ... in June 2004. Despite the deterrence to IUU fishing in the HIMI region, the Australian patrols have ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXIX/BG/29 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia

6. The migration patterns of Electrona carlsbergi (Tåning, 1932)

   describes possible ways and means (mechanisms) by which this species carries out meridional migration in ... Zone (SPFZ) occurs regularly although its intensity changes in time. The densest concentrations are ... observed here in the spring-summer period (November to February) when zooplankton. the main dietary ... component for E. carlsbergi, is undergoing rapid development. In various areas of the SPFZ and in all ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-93/18 : Author(s): A.N. Kozlov (Russia)

7. An index of per capita recruitment

   )eM where R1 is the proportion of age-1 animals sampled in year y and M is the post-recruit mortality ... the population is available; and 4) the proportion of age-1 animals in the sample can be determined ... assumed in order to investigate the resulting distributions of PCR. Distributions of PCR are skewed toward ... conclusions are insensitive to changes in the shape of the functional relationship between spawners and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/50 : Author(s): R. Hewitt (USA)

8. Further development of a krill fishery simulation model

   Abstract:  The model of the krill fishery presented in 1993 (wg-Krill-93/14) refined and applied ... to both Japanese and Chilean krill fishing fleets in Subarea 48.1. A stochastic element is introduced ... to account for variability in catch rates. The most successful management regime is found to be one ... the model predicts a 90% reduction in overlap with foraging predators, and a 15 to 20% reduction in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-Joint-94/04 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew (Secretariat)

9. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANTARCTIC MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: A CALL FOR ACTION

   in the distribution and abundance of those species whose natural history patterns are closely tied to sea ice. " ... in the distribution and abundance of those species whose natural history patterns are closely tied to sea ice. " ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVII/BG/27 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

10. Do fish prey size affect the foraging patterns and breeding output of the Antarctic shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis?

    the Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis was obtained at three colonies in the Danco Coast (Py ... , followed by octopods and gastropods. Between colonies there were marked differences in the size of the fish ... . Differences in the composition of the diet might be related to different foraging areas used by the shags ... spent significantly more time in foraging activities. Although at the beginning of the study the number ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/4 : Author(s): R. Casaux and A. Baroni (Argentina)

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