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1. A brief outline of the biology of the Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902 (Nototheniidae) from the Antarctic Indian Ocean

   species in the outer waters of Antarctica. In the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean there are at least ... three relatively isolated groups. Fish aged from 0+ to 3+ years live in the epi- mesopelagic zone where ... when they reach 13-16 cm in length and 4-6 years of age. Males reach maturity at 12-18 cm in length and ... highest for high-latitude Antarctic fish. Spawning occurs in the winter-spring period. P. antarcticum is a ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-92/11 Rev. 1 : Author(s): V.V. Gerasimchuk (Ukraine)

2. Climate change and precautionary spatial protection: ice shelves

   Abstract:  Regional climate change is now known to be well established in the Antarctic ... , particularly in the Antarctic Peninsula region. One of the most evident signs of climate change has been ice ... shelf collapse; overall, 87% of the Peninsula’s glaciers have retreated in recent decades. Ice shelf ... to return that were last present during the last interglacial, a warmer period than at present. In ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXX/13 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

3. Report on Argentine CCAMLR Subarea 48.3 survey: fish

   Abstract:  Information on biological aspects of the finfish catches obtained in the survey of BIP ... Dr.  E L  Holmberg, conducted around Shag Rocks and the South Georgias Islands in April-May 2013, is ... in the shelf of the South Georgias Islands. Total lengths ranged from 4 to 55 cm, 7 to 63 cm, 9 to 51 ... structure, in a relation 1:1 in all the species analyzed. Two length-weight relationships were estimated for ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/62 : Author(s): A. Zavatteri and A. Giussi (Argentina)

4. Report on 2015 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System relevant to the work of CCAMLR

   Abstract:  The Southern Ocean Observing System was established by SCAR and SCOR in 2011 and has ... been steadily developing its work.  In this paper, we summarise the outcomes of strategic planning over ... will be important to CCAMLR in providing data relevant to conservation and fisheries in different parts ... .  These are described more fully in the paper.  In conclusion, we discuss the value of developing a ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/61 : Author(s): A. Constable (Australia), O.R. Godø (Norway) and L. Newman (SOOS)

5. Criteria for the Selection of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

   Abstract:  Selection criteria have been widely advocated as a tool to assist in the identification ... ). The application of selection criteria can assist in evaluating candidate sites, prioritising areas ... criteria might be applied in conjunction with bioregionalisation analysis to support the systematic ... selection criteria for protected areas, both in the context of the Antarctic Treaty System and in other ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXVI/BG/24 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

6. Report on the activities of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 2005/06SCAR Observer to CCAMLR

   Delegates Meeting and Open Science Conference held in Hobart in July 2006, progress with the new Evolution ... and Biodiversity in the Antarctic (EBA) and the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) projects. CAML ... to gather information on marine biodiversity in Antarctic and SCAR has established a new Action Group ... on marine acoustic studies at the University of Cadiz, Spain in January 2006. A summary is provided ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXV/BG/22 : Author(s): SCAR Observer to CCAMLR(G. Hosie, Australia)

7. Measurements of sound-speed and density contrasts of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) on board RV Kaiyo Maru

   Abstract:  In order to calculate the target strength of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) using ... of krill were measured during the Antarctic surveys conducted by the Japanese RV Kaiyo Maru in 1999 ... South Shetland Islands in February 2000. These were 21.7mm and 1.049, and 45.1mm and 1.043 in the Ross ... Sea in January and February 2005. Sound-speed was measured using the "time of flight" method ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/56 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Y. Takao, H. Yasuma, R. Matsukura, K. Amakasu and M. Naganobu (Japan)

8. Estimating the biodiversity of the shelf and oceanic zone of the d’Urville Sea (East Antarctica) for ecoregionalisation using the CEAMARC (Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census) CAML surveys

   of the areas identified in the proposal (140-150°E from the coast to 60°S). This area has been ... studied by a number of countries in the CEAMARC surveys (Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census) as ... hosted by France in Brest in late May 2011.  It collates and synthesises available data from the CEAMARC ... ecosystem change in the region. The offshore zone is separated latitudinally by the presence of three fronts ...

   Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/07 : Author(s): P. Koubbi (France), G. Hosie, A. Constable, B. Raymond (Australia), M. Moteki (Japan), N. Améziane, R. Causse (France), V. Fuentes (Spain), K. Heerah, F. Penot, D. Vincent, A. Ancel, C.A. Bost, M. Eléaume (France), D. Lindsay (Japan), M. Lindsay (Australi

9. Estimating food consumption of marine predators: Antarctic fur seals and macaroni penguins

   and macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrsolophus) that feed on krill in the Southern Ocean were used as ... sensitive to uncertainty in some demographic variables, particularly the annual survival rate and total ... offspring production. Uncertainty in the measurement of metabolic rate led to a positive bias in the mean ... amount of food consumed. Uncertainty in most other variables had little influence on the estimated food ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/23 : Author(s): I.L. Boyd (United Kingdom)

10. RESOURCES EVALUATION OF ANTARCTIC KRILL EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA DANA USING AREAL TRAWLING AND HYDRO-ACOUSTIC DATA

    analyses procedures applied for trawling and hydro-acoustic sampling have to in compliance with the rules ... revealed. Standard measures for the population densities of krill in natural habitat are not available ... , thus it is principally impossible to structure systems and random errors in evaluating process, to ... krill and minimizing miscalculations in evaluations of congestions. Evaluations regime applied for the ...

    Meeting Document : WG-SAM-08/P01 : Author(s): L.A. Kovalchuk (Ukraine)

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