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1. Preliminary results from a krill net sampling survey in CCAMLR Area 48.1 in 1989/90 season

   Abstract:  In December 1989/January 1990 main krill concentrations along the Antarctic Peninsula ... occurred NE and SE of Elephant Island, north of the South Shetland Islands, in the central Bransfield ... Strait and in the SW shelf waters. Mean biomass was 10.1 tonnes per nautical square mile, i.e. an ... estimated stock biomass of 950,000 tonnes. The zooplankton, however, was dominated by salps in the entire ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-IX/BG/09 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of EEC

2. Food and feeding of two Channichthyids, Champsocephalus gunnari and Chaenocephalus aceratus, around Elephant Island and in the South Shetland Islands (Subarea 48.1) in 2001 and 2002

   Chaenocephalus aceratus, were collected in the Elephant Island – South Shetland Islands region during the AMLR ... cruise in March 2001 with RV ‘Yuzhmorgeologiya’ and ANTXIX/3 in January – February 2002 with RV ... ‘Polarstern’. C. gunnari fed almost exclusively on krill (Euphausia superba) in both years. C. aceratus fed on ... abundant fish species which were G. gibberifrons in 2001 and L. larseni and C. gunnari in 2002. Author(s ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/73 Rev. 1 : Author(s): H. Flores, K.-H. Kock, S. Wilhelms (Germany) and C.D. Jones (USA)

3. Molecular and morphological identification of Macrourus species caught as by-catch in the toothfish longline fisheries in CCAMLR Subareas 48.3 and 48.4.

   Abstract:  Genetic identification of grenadiers taken as bycatch in the toothfish longline fishery ... in the ability to morphologically distinguish between M. carinatus and M. holotrachys. Four species ... of Macrourus were identified genetically in the Southern Ocean and confirmed the presence of a ... Northern hemisphere species, M. berglax. There is a clear latitudinal separation of Macrourus species in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/35 : Author(s): E. Fitzcharles, K. Brigden, S. Gregory, M. Belchier and J. Brown (United Kingdom)

4. Contrasting population changes in sympatric penguin species in association with climate warming

   Abstract:  Climate warming and associated sea ice reductions in Antarctica have modified habitat ... demonstrate remarkable population responses to regional warming. However, inconsistencies in the direction of ... ice adapted gentoo penguins increased significantly in numbers over the last 26 years, whereas ... chinstrap and Adélie penguins both declined. These trends occurred in parallel with regional long-term ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/P3 : Author(s): J. Forcada, P.N. Trathan, K. Reid, E.J. Murphy and J.P. Croxall (United Kingdom)

5. Trends in mean lengths and selectivities for Dissostichus eleginoides taken by longliners in Subarea 48.3

   Abstract:  At its last meeting, WG-FSA noted a declining trend in the mean lengths of toothfish ... found the same declines in mean lengths for the period 1997 – 1999 as previously noted by WG-FSA, but ... also that this trend was halted in 2000. A GLM analysis of these data shows that both area and depth ... are highly significant factors in explaining part of this variation over time, but not all of it ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/48 : Author(s): G.P. Kirkwood and D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom)

6. Scientific background document in support of the development of a CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) – Version 2016 –Part B: Description of available spatial data

   background in support of the development of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea planning area ... . In accordance with the recommendations by WG-EMM-14 (SC-CAMLR-XXIII, Annex 6), this was done in three ... presented at the meetings of EMM in 2015 and 2016 and SC-CAMLR in 2015. At the CCAMLR meeting in 2015 the ... revised in the light of comments received at the above mentioned meetings. Final additions in the 2015/16 ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXV/BG/12 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany

7. Scientific background document in support of the development of a CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) – Version 2016 – Part C: Data analysis and MPA scenario development

   background in support of the development of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea planning area ... . In accordance with the recommendations by WG-EMM-14 (SC-CAMLR-XXIII, Annex 6), this was done in three ... presented at the meetings of EMM in 2015 and 2016 and SC-CAMLR in 2015. At the CCAMLR meeting in 2015 the ... Delegation of Germany presents Part C to the Scientific Committee. Part C has been further revised in the ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXV/BG/13 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany

8. Variability of krill biomass estimates in repeated mesoscale surveys in relation to CCAMLR-2000 Survey

   Abstract:  One of the important problems in interpreting CCAMLR-2000 results is how they reflect ... ) and methods of sampling, but sampling was carried out in the 0-100 m water layer instead 0-200 m in ... significant changes, being in the limit of 15.3-20.3 g/m2. When assuming that changes of average weight ... density reflect biomass variability, it may be suggested that value of the total krill biomass in the area ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/28 : Author(s): V.A. Sushin, F.F. Litvinov (Russia) and V. Siegel (Germany)

9. A proposal for a research plan for the exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 2013/14 in Division 58.4.3a

   Abstract:  In 2011/2012, a French vessel conducted its first exploratory fishery for Dissostichus ... spp. in division 58.4.3a. A new campaign is scheduled for 2013. France has also notified its intention ... to participate in this exploratory fishery over the next three years in order to achieve a robust ... WG-FSA 2012 and to progress on modeling tools in order to improve the estimation of current biomass ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/04 : Author(s): A. Rélot-Stirnemann - Submitted on behalf of France

10. Research plan for exploratory fishing for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in 2016/17 in Division 58.4.2 by France

    Abstract:  Exploratory fishing for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in Division 58.4.2 began in 2003 ... . In 2015 the fishery was limited to one Korean and one Spanish flagged vessel using longlines and the ... precautionary catch limit for the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. was 35 tonnes in SSRU E. Only the ... notified their intention to participate in the exploratory fishery. For 2017 France notifies its intention ...

    Meeting Document : WG-SAM-16/02 : Author(s): Delegation of France

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