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1. Foraging dynamics of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at South Georgia during brood-guard

   predictable; whether animals from one colony forage in separate locations to those from nearby colonies; or ... animals from one colony tended to forage in locations separate to those used by animals from nearby ... front, not all birds in the region focused on such areas as some birds foraged in other oceanographic ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/P4 : Author(s): P.N. Trathan, C. Green, J. Tanton, H. Peat, J. Poncet and A. Morton (United Kingdom)

2. Length-age composition of icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari, perciformes, notothenioidei, Channichthyidae) from different locations of South Georgia Island subarea

   Abstract:  Biostatistic data obtained by Soviet research and commercial vessels in 1970 to 1991 ... . Larger number of "mature" fish in the west is related to migration from eastern area of ... could rapidly set up and restore high abundance in Subarea just owing to that character in conjunction ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-00/32 : Author(s): Zh.A. Frolkina (Russia)

3. PREDICTING THE VULNERABILITY OF BENTHIC, HABITAT-FORMING ORGANISMS TO DISTURBANCE USING LIFE-HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS

   Abstract:  Assessing the impacts of fishing on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Southern ... known to occur in the Southern Ocean. These data show significant relationships between growth, age with ... temperature and/or depth suggesting that these taxa will show low resilience to disturbance in the Southern ... dispersal capability. Recovery trajectories in the orders of many decades or centuries are predicted. Author ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/35 : Author(s): K. Martin-Smith (Australia)

4. On the intensity of sampling krill trawl catches

   Abstract:  This paper uses actual krill length frequency data in an attempt to address the problem ... from commercial catches. In addition, the possible effect of two other factors (within-trawl ... (e.g. length-with-age). At present, and in the interests of both statistical rigour and the efficiency ... differences in length should be considered along with the need to collect maturity stage information. * For ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-90/27 : Author(s): D.G.M. Miller (South Africa)

5. Alternative assessment methods for toothfish at South Georgia

   first is that the CPUE in the early 1990s did not decline as would be expected as the resource was ... would be predicted by the model. Thirdly, all models predict a continuing decline, not the increase in ... initial lack of early decline, the abrupt decline between 1995 and 1996 and the subsequent increase in ... biomass in 2002 was between 78,000 and 114,000 t. Author(s):  Kirkwood, G., Payne, A., Agnew, D. Title ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM-04/17 : Author(s): Kirkwood, G., Payne, A., Agnew, D.

6. Considerations on the design and evaluation of surveys for estimating recruitment of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) with preliminary outcomes for the Heard Island plateau region (Division 58.5.2)

   levels of confidence in the estimates of abundance for all but the youngest year class. It is recommended ... management procedure for D.eleginoides in Division 58.5.2 in order to determine the potential implications ... in the context of the elements of the current monitoring and assessment methods is outlined. Author(s ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM-04/19 : Author(s): Candy, S., Constable, A.J., Davies, C.R.

7. Quantifying the escape mortality of trawl caught Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)

   fishing gear. The methods for determining fishing mortality in krill are still poorly developed. We used a ... covered codend sampling technique followed by onboard observations made in holding tanks to monitor ... mortality of krill escaping the trawl nets in our study was 4.4 ± 4.4 %, suggesting that krill are fairly ... tolerant of the capture-and-escape process in trawls. Author(s):  B.A. Krafft, L.A. Krag, A. Engås, S ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/04 : Author(s): B.A. Krafft, L.A. Krag, A. Engås, S. Nordrum, I. Bruheim and B. Herrmann

8. Density and biomass of Antarctic krill around South Shetland Islands using by 2-dB difference method

   aggregations in the Elephant Island peripheries and south of South Shetland Islands were higher than those in ... the west of the South Shetland Islands. The mean length/height ratio of krill aggregations in the west ... of the South Shetland Islands (64.5) was higher than that in the south (35.9) and the Elephant Island ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-17/04 : Author(s): S.-G. Choi, K. Lee and D. An

9. e-sc-vi-a6.pdf

   ... Group on the Long-Term Program of Work for the Scientific Committee met on 25 October 1987 in ... association with the Sixth Meeting of the CCAMLR Scientific Committee in Hobart, Australia. 2. At its first ... circulated in advance and outlined two major tasks to be addressed by the Group: improving the level of co ... proposed that the level of co-ordination of various national scientific programs might be improved if, in application/pdf attached to:WG-LTP-87

   Meeting Report : WG-LTP-87

10. Developing conceptual models of elements of the Antarctic marine ecosystem: Adélie penguins

    Abstract:  In this paper we present a simple generalised conceptual life history model of Adélie ... history categories based on an individual penguins reproductive potential in any given year, their past ... Adélie populations and also other penguin species, details in relation to parameter estimation and ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/53 : Author(s): L.M. Emmerson, J. Clarke, M. Tierney and L. Irvine (Australia)

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