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Comparative studies on the biological and acoustical properties of krill aggregations (Euphausia superba Dana) samples during the XIII Italian Expedition to the Ross Sea (December 1997–January 1998)
Abstract: During the XIII Italian Expedition to the Ross Sea in late spring and early summer ... the Euphausia superba) and acoustical (differences in volume back-scattering strength of krill ... recordings during the hauls. The surveyed area extended from 71° to 76°' S in latitude and from 164° E ... to 177° W in longitude. The aim of the paper is: (1) to compare the species/length composition of ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/39 : Author(s): M. Azzali, J. Kalinoswki, G. Lanciani and I. Leonori (Italy)
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Fatty acid signature analysis from the milk of Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals from South Georgia: implications for diet determination
used in marine ecosystems in which diet determination by more direct methods is difficult and sometimes ... misleading. This study examined fatty acid profiles in milk from two species of pinniped from the Southern ... fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) in 3 consecutive years, from 1991- 1993 (n=72) and from Southern ... elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) in 1988 (n=53) at South Georgia. Lipids were extracted and fatty acid ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/44 : Author(s): D.J. Brown, I.L. Boyd, G.C. Cripps and P.J. Butler (United Kingdom)
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Marine debris, entanglements and hydrocarbon soiling at Bird Island and King Edward Point, South Georgia, Signy Island, South Orkneys and Goudier Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2010/11
Island. In total, 177 items of marine debris were found in association with seabird colonies at Bird ... at Bird Island and Signy Island during 2010/11 were below the long-term mean for beached debris in ... -term mean in summer and winter at Bird Island but slightly above the mean at Signy Island. At King ... Edward Point the number of entanglements was significantly higher than the single incidence reported in ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXX/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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A distribution-free model of length-frequency distribution to inform fishery stratification for integrated assessments
significantly influence the LFD helps in evaluating how to account for important differences in availability and ... set of length quantiles L for a predetermined set of corresponding probabilities P (in this instance ... 0.05, 0.1 to 0.9 in 0.1 increments, and 0.95), constructed from individual length measurements of ... and sensitivity in detecting differences compared to modelling a single quantile such as the median ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-13/18 : Author(s): S. Candy, P. Ziegler and D. Welsford (Australia)
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Adélie penguin colony size predicts south polar skua abundance on Ross Island, Antarctica
Abstract: Top predators are useful ecological indicators of changes in marine prey stocks and ... other ecosystem drivers. In the Ross Sea region, most south polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) nest ... carrion. We estimated skua abundance at Adélie penguin colonies on Ross Island in two consecutive years ... areas of varying size within the three main Ross Island colonies. We considered skua populations in ice ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/55 : Author(s): D.J. Wilson, P.O’B. Lyver (New Zealand), A.L. Whitehead (Australia), T.C. Greene (New Zealand), K. Dugger (USA), B.J. Karl, J.R.F. Barringer, R. McGarry (New Zealand), A.M. Pollard and D.G. Ainley (USA)
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Long term movements and activity patterns of an Antarctic marine apex predator: the leopard seal
including one individual in two separate years. Whilst the sample size is small the results represent an ... advance in our limited knowledge of leopard seals. We show the longest periods of tracking of leopard ... island of South Georgia. It appears that these tracked animals migrate in a directed manner towards Bird ... , similar to those observed in other predators in the region including the krill fishery. Analysis of ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/P09 : Author(s): I.J. Staniland, N. Ratcliffe, P.N. Trathan and J. Forcada
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Informing the Scientific Committee about the revisions of the WSMPA proposal
in the Weddell Sea (WSMPA) to CCAMLR 2016, Germany has carried out further work on the WSMPA proposal ... Antarctic Peninsula; Adjustment of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subareas 48.6 and ... ; Establishment of scientific reference areas in Statistical Subarea 48.6 for monitoring the effects of harvesting ... the establishment (number, location and size) of unfished scientific reference areas in the habitat ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/BG/14 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany
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Krill fishery information
Abstract: A compilation of information and work pertaining to the krill fisheries in CCAMLR ... waters in presented, including: • A report on catches for the last, complete season (2001/02) and an ... update on catches in the current season (2002/03); • Further development of measures of overlap between ... the krill fishery and krill predators; • An updated plan for the krill fishery in Area 48 ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/28 : Author(s): Secretariat
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PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF DISSOSTICHUS MAWSONI BY-CATCH DURING BOTTOM AND KRILL FISHING (STATISTICAL DIVISION 58.4.2)
Abstract: Preliminary analysed data obtained from bottom fishing in 1987, 1989 from Cosmonaut and ... Cooperation Seas. Presented frequency of occurrence of immature Dissostichus mawsoni in catches of bottom ... trawls and juvenile Dissostichus mawsoni in catches of mid-water trawls during krill fishing in the same ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/23 : Author(s): L.K. Pshenichnov (Ukraine)
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Records of fishing hooks associated with albatrosses at Bird Island, South Georgia, 1992/93
Abstract: At least six instances of long-line fishing gear (especially hooks) in association with ... breeding black-browed and wandering albatrosses were recorded at Bird Island, South Georgia in 1992J93 ... . Although similar observations had been made in previous seasons, this is the highest incidence yet recorded ... in a single season. Author(s): Delegation of United Kingdom Title: Records of fishing hooks ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XII/BG/07 : Author(s): Delegation of United Kingdom