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An introduction to the Southern Ocean Observing System (Paper XP18 to CEP–SC-CAMLR Workshop 2016)
Antarctic Peninsula and one for the Indian Sector. A Ross Sea Working Group is in the process of being ... of monitoring programs in different regions of the CCAMLR and Antarctic Treaty areas, there are 5 ... main topics described here that SC-CAMLR and CEP may be interested in participating and/or developing a ... ) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems (Constable et al. 2016). These ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/70 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, L. Newmman, O. Schofield, A. Wahlin and S. Swart
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Explanation of terms
they are generally applied in the work of CCAMLR 1. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ... approval are legal terms associated with the formal commitment to abide by the obligations in a treaty or ... Member. Acceding States do not contribute financially to the organisation, participate in decision-making ... and are not permitted to fish in the CAMLR Convention Area. Accession Accession is the formal ...
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CCAMLR process of risk assessment to minimise the effects of longline fishing mortality on seabirds
Abstract: We describe the process used in the fisheries management system of the Convention for ... Fishery Management Organisations in taking steps to address seabird bycatch. CCAMLR has the most advanced ... system of management among the RFMOS covered in this review, and has made the most demonstrable progress ... in reducing seabird bycatch levels in its longline fisheries. A combination of proven mitigation ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/P2 : Author(s): S.M. Waugh, G.B. Baker, R. Gales and J.P. Croxall (Mar. Pol., in press)
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The area north of Joinville–D’Urville Islands (Subarea 48.1) a former fishing ground at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula – revisited
Abstract: The former fishing ground off Joinville – D’Urville Island was revisited in the course ... of the Antarctic Expedition ANT XIX/3 with RV ‘Polarstern’ in February 2002. Five hauls were ... . Published and unpublished reports by the Fischkombinat in Rostock (ex- German Democratic Republic), Sea ... Fisheries Institute in Gdynia (Poland) and material available in YugNIRO, Kerch (Ukraine) from ex-Soviet ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/26 : Author(s): K.-H. Kock (Germany), L. Pshenichnov (Ukraine), K. Skora (Poland), Zh.A. Frolkina (Russia) and C.D. Jones (USA)
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Target strengths of krill at 136 and 20 kHz
lengths in the range (45,50) mm the mean single-krill target strengths are in the range (-68,-69) dB at ... 136 kHz. For aggregations with mean lengths in the range (43,47)mm the mean single-krill target ... strengths are in the range (-71,-77) dB at 20 kHz. Trawling-acoustic method. For aggregations with mean ... lengths in the range (47,50) mm the mean target strengths in the range (-71,-75) dB at 20 kHz were ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-91/29 : Author(s): S.M. Kasatkina (USSR)
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Growth of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia
Abstract: Antarctic krill Euphausia superba has a central role in the ecosystem of the Southern ... dynamics. The length of Antarctic krill in the diet of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at South ... Georgia revealed a consistent increase in size between c 42- c 54 mm over the period October-March ... , indicating growth rates much higher than predicted by existing models. Geographical variation in growth rate ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/18 : Author(s): K. Reid (United Kingdom)
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CEMP Sites
)- ESP Argentina Esperanza Station is a permanent Argentine base built in 1952. It is located on the ... ) is located in the South Orkney Islands where the Argentine station Orcadas Base was established in ... 1904 and remains the longest-operating base in Antarctica. The adult arrival weight, breeding ... Point (King George Island)- SPS Argentina Stranger Point is an area in the southwest of King George ...
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RAPID WARMING OF THE OCEAN AROUND SOUTH GEORGIA,SOUTHERN OCEAN, DURING THE 20TH CENTURY: FORCINGS, CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LOWER TROPHIC LEVELS
20th century but there are few locations with data before the 1950s. In addition, assessments of change ... in this region are hampered by the strong seasonal bias in sampling, with the vast majority of data ... century summer temperatures peaked ~6 days earlier. To quantify the long-term warming trend in this highly ... -year period, a mean increase of ~0.9°C in January and ~2.3°C in August was evident in the top 100 m of ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/P03 : Author(s): M.J. Whitehouse, M.P. Meredith, P. Rothery, A. Atkinson, P. Ward and R.E. Korb
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Spatial variability and power to detect regional-scale trends
Abstract: An important issue in regional-scale trend detection is the degree of concordance in ... trend between sites in relation to an average regional trend. If there is much or more variability ... of variation in a system, resulting in low power in trend detection across that scale, despite ... -scale surveys of Adelie penguin breeding population size in east Antarctica to assess the degree of ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/47 : Author(s): C. Southwell and L. Emmerson (Australia)
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Developing research on Antarctic krill to facilitate the development and updating of feedback management procedures
Abstract: Antarctic krill fisheries have the potential to be in the top 10 fisheries of the world ... in terms of biomass production. The expansion of the fishery from current levels appears inevitable ... given the demand for protein and the efficiencies now being developed in the fishery. CCAMLR is ... the impacts that fishing may have on the ecosystem. WG-EMM last reviewed these in workshops between ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-13/12 : Author(s): E.J. Murphy, R.D. Cavanagh (United Kingdom), A. Constable (Australia), E.H. Hofmann (USA), S.L. Hill, N.M. Johnston, P.N. Trathan and J.L. Watkins (United Kingdom)