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1. Fish and invertebrate by-catch from Australian fisheries for D. eleginoides and C. gunnari in Division 58.5.2

   Islands in CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2. These comprise a trawl and a longline fishery for the ... Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus elegionoides and a trawl fishery for mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus ... . Preliminary results from a rajid tagging program are also presented. Total removals of by-catch in the trawl ... fisheries are estimated to be very low. From 1996/1997 to 2002/2003, a total of 115 tonnes of by-catch was ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/73 : Author(s): E.M. van Wijk and R. Williams (Australia)

2. Milk fatty acid signatures indicate both major and minor shifts in foraging ecology of lactating Antarctic fur seals

   prey intake which correspond with changes observed in diving and foraging behavior during a poor food ... results confirm that adult female fur seals have a distinctly different diet prior to parturition while ... away from breeding grounds and likely switch to a diet of krill during lactation. Additionally, at ... least in a poor food year, fur seals do not feed exclusively on krill throughout lactation but rather ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/14 : Author(s): Boyd, I.L., Iverson, S.J., Arnould, J.P.Y.

3. Alternative methods for determining subarea or local area catch limits for krill in Statistical Area 48

   Abstract:  CCAMLR Conservation Measure 32/X sets a 1.5 million metric ton precautionary catch ... alternative. The probability of adverse impact on dependent species is minimized when a high amount of ... tradeoff to be important: choosing a biologically explicit alternative and delaying implementation, or ... choosing a biologically unrealistic alternative and implementing a management scheme immediately. We ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-92/16 : Author(s): G. Watters and R.P. Hewitt (USA)

4. Network characterisation of the food-web of the Ross Sea, Antarctica

   Abstract:  A balanced ecosystem model is used to explore the system-level characteristics of the ... , i.e. the whole Ross Sea shelf and slope area, averaged over a typical year, and in 35 trophic groups ... not resolved by this analysis. The Ross Sea food-web is a partially inverted biomass pyramid with a ... pronounced peak in biomass in the lower-middle part of the food-web, a result of high biomass of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/53 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton and J.M. Bradford-Grieve (New Zealand)

5. Information on the spawning season and gonadosomatic indices of Dissostichus mawsoni from Subarea 88.1 in the 2001/02 season

   season was identified as late autumn (May). A significant difference in the condition of fish between ... summer and autumn was noted, and this may be a result of migration f or spawning. The maximum GSI ... recorded for females was 26% with a 7.5 kg ovary. The maximum GSI was 43% for a stage 3 male weighing 20 kg ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/31 : Author(s): G.J. Patchell (New Zealand)

6. REPORT ON AUSTRALIAN VMS TRIAL IN THE CCAMLR AREA

   individual fishers are detailed, together with the operational costs of VMS equipment. A range of conclusions ... are drawn from the trial; notably that VMS is a cost effective measure for a flag State to monitor ... fishing activities of its vessels and that VMS offers a range of capabilities that cannot be readily ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVI/BG/7 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia

7. The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS): an update

   ). CCAMLR are invited to appoint an ex-officio representative to the SOOS Steering Committee. A SOOS Initial ... , and an Executive Officer, Louise Newman has been appointed. Currently, a website is being developed ... and a Scientific Steering Committee is being selected. Author(s):  A joint submission by SCAR and SCOR ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXX/BG/13 : Author(s): A joint submission by SCAR and SCOR

8. Models of Antarctic marine ecosystems in support of CCAMLR and IWC: background

   Abstract:  Ecosystem models are being developed to explore a range of issues globally. This paper ... to the use of ecosystem models in CCAMLR and the IWC and a history of the developmental work in those ... that need to be considered in parameterising a model, providing input data for those models and for ... CCAMLR and the IWC. Author(s):  Constable, A. Title:  Models of Antarctic marine ecosystems in support of ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-IWC-WS-08/03 : Author(s): Constable, A.

9. Incorporating climate change into CCAMLR’s decisionmaking processes

   working papers, even though climate change and ocean acidification are relevant to a wide range of policy ... submission of new or revised legislation or regulations when an issue has relevance to a broad spectrum of ... decisions. ASOC therefore recommends that CCAMLR adopt a resolution urging Members to include a climate ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIII/BG/21 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

10. Subgroup on Assessment Methods: Report to the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment 2002

    have highlighted a need to develop an integrated work plan to develop and validate assessment methods ... assessments undertaken during the time of a single meeting of WG-FSA. Issues related to the current procedures ... incorporating into assessments 2. a draft plan for assessments at WG-FSA this year, including reporting and ... archiving. 3. a proposed workplan for the future, including a timetable for work in the 2003 intersessional ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/80 : Author(s): A.J. Constable (Subgroup Coordinator)

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