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LENGTH-BASED ASSESSMENT FOR THE MACKEREL ICEFISH (CHAMPSOCEPHALUS GUNNARI) IN SUB-AREA 48.3
Abstract: The current assessment method for the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) in sub ... identification of cohorts from the survey model, given the differential age structures observed in the population ... at Shag rocks and around South Georgia. In this paper we propose a length-based approach that removes ... distribution of the population from the survey data which, in conjunction with the bootstrapped survey biomass ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-09/15 : Author(s): R.M. Hillary, D.J. Agnew and R. Mitchell (United Kingdom)
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Conditions for the precise measurement of fish target strength in situ
Abstract: Conditions for precise measurement of in situ fish target strength (TS) are empirically ... studied and two indexes are introduced for this purpose. One is the number of fish in the effective ... obtained from one large same fish school in the eastern shelf of Bering sea during the intership ... calibration between Japanese and U.S. vessels on 15 and 16 August 1991. Published in J.Mar.Acoust.Soc. Author ...
Meeting Document : WG-Krill-94/35 : Author(s): K. Sawada and M. Furusawa (Japan), N.J. Williamson (USA)
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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals in man-made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia
Abstract: The incidence of entanglement of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) in Man ... incidence of entanglement during the pup-rearing period was slightly higher than in the previous year (48 ... , respectively). Polypropylene straps (44%), of the type used in packaging bands, and fishing net fragments (27 ... %) were the most common item found on seals. These proportions are similar to those reported in previous ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XI/BG/09 : Author(s): Delegation of United Kingdom
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Rockhopper penguins and other marine life threatened by driftnet fisheries in the south Atlantic ocean
-target species in the Pacific Ocean, has extended its range to include the South Atlantic Ocean ... . Relatively little is known about the areas of operation and impacts of driftnetting in the South Atlantic as ... . This paper reviews the impact of the driftnet fishery on non-target species in the central South ... , apparently resulting in considerable mortality of rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) and other marine ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-IX/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa
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Recommendations from a cross-sector workshop on krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia Sea and Antarctic Peninsula region
Abstract: In June 2014, the ICED programme, the British Antarctic Survey and WWF co-hosted a two ... day workshop entitled “Understanding the objectives for krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia ... progress in the management of the krill fishery; broadening participation in WG-EMM to include other ... from a cross-sector workshop on krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia Sea and Antarctic ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/12 : Author(s): S. Hill, R. Cavanagh, R. Downie, C. Knowland and S. Grant (United Kingdom)
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Collaborating to eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing in the Southern Ocean
enforcement actions taken against vessels suspected of engaging in Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU ... ; participation in satellite enforcement initiatives; intensification of action on nationals of CCAMLR Members ... potentially involved in IUU fishing; and improvements in the effectiveness of the IUU vessel lists. Author(s ... in the Southern Ocean Microsoft Word File: cc-xxxiv-bg-23.docx Approval: Approved Secretariat ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/BG/23 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC and COLTO
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A review of tag-based stock assessments of the Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni in Subarea 48.4
Abstract: The stock abundance of Antarctic toothfish in Subarea 48.4 is estimated using tag based ... specifically developed to reduce estimation bias in populations with low recaptures, a feature typical of the ... data available for this species in 48.4. During a review of assessment methodology two main issues have ... review of assessment data and methods in order to discuss and address the issues. Author(s): N. Walker ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/44 : Author(s): N. Walker, M. Soeffker, V. Laptikhovsky and T. Earl (United Kingdom)
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Preliminary tag-recapture based population assessment of Antarctic toothfish in Subarea 48.4
Abstract: The stock of Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in CCAMLR subarea 48.4 is estimated from ... tagging returns to be 982 tonnes in 2018. Applying the CCAMLR agreed precautionary assumption of average ... , unchanged from the 2017/18 catch limit. Historically, a precautionary approach has been applied in treating ... catches in Subarea 48.4, and the surrounding regions, the Antarctic toothfish around the southern South ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-18/26 : Author(s): T. Earl and A. Riley
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A statistical method for analysing the extent of IUU fishing in CCAMLR waters: application to Subarea 48.3
used previously to estimate IUU activity in CCAMLR. We recommend its continued use in Subarea 48.3 and ... to South Georgia covers all possible areas of fishing for toothfish in Subarea 48.3. The method uses ... data from FPV cruises in Subarea 48.3, and the encounters between FPVs and IUU fishing activity, to ... IUU activity (i.e. the same vessel). In other words, for each IUU incident we know when it was seen ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/4 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew and G.P. Kirkwood (United Kingdom)
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Solutions to seabird by-catch in Alaska’s demersal longline fisheries
and 2000) in 2 major Alaska demersal longline fisheries: the Gulf of Alaska /Aleutian Island ... abundance, attack rate, and hooking rate of seabirds in both fisheries. Based on our results, we recommend a ... the most comprehensive solution. Paired streamer lines successfully reduced seabird bycatch in all ... we saw orders of magnitude variation in bycatch across years and in the case of the sablefish fishery ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/35 : Author(s): E.F. Melvin, J.K. Parrish, K.S. Dietrich and O.S. Hamel (USA)