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1. Relationships between the distribution of whales and Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia

   examined by comparing sightings and underway acoustic data collected as part of a multidisciplinary ... research cruise during January/February 1998. A total of 222 cetaceans of 10 species was recorded with ... and krill was examined at a number of spatial scales. There was a positive relationship between whale ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/30 : Author(s): K. Reid, A.S. Brierley (United Kingdom) and G.A. Nevitt (USA)

2. CONVENORS’ REPORT OF THE WG-IMAF WORKSHOP

   this scope was a part of the broader contribution of CCAMLR to the conservation of these taxa. The key ... reflect a purpose and revised scope of the group; o in the short-medium term WG-IMAF should place a ... particular focus on a reduction in incidental mortality of seabirds associated with fishing in those areas of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/65 : Author(s): K. Rivera and N. Smith (Co-conveners of ad hoc WG-IMAF)

3. Net sample validation of acoustic techniques used to identify and size Antarctic krill

   (MVBS) data at 120 and 38 kHz were collected with a Simrad EK500 echo sounder, and net samples were ... frequency data and compared with that obtained in net hauls. This comparison revealed that a simplified bent ... cylinder model was a better predictor of krill length (predicted length = 8.79 + 0.685 observed length, r2 ... = 0.77) than a fluid-filled sphere model. Author(s):  Watkins, J.L., Brierley, A.S. Title:  Net sample ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/46 : Author(s): Watkins, J.L., Brierley, A.S.

4. Trophic relations of the cephalopod Martialia hyadesi (Teuthoidea: Ommastrephidae) at the Antarctic Polar Front, Scotia Sea

   carlsbergi, the euphausiid Euphausia superba and a hyperiid amphipod, probably Themisto gaudichaudi. A small ... , which is itself a major prey item of some higher predators In the Scotia Sea, suggests that a previously ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XI/BG/11 : Author(s): Delegation of United Kingdom

5. Demersal fish communities in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica: comparisons between video and trawl survey methods

   . Using data collected during a survey of demersal fish communities in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica ... sampling methods; a large demersal fish trawl, a beam trawl, and a towed camera system. Twenty-three sites ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/51 : Author(s): D.A. Bowden, S.M. Hanchet and P.M. Marriott (New Zealand)

6. CCAMLR Tagging Program Equipment Ordering Information

   Equipment Order Form. In addition to purchasing tags, tagging guns and needles a Tagging Equipment box is ... also available for purchase (A$30.00). The Tagging Equipment box consists of the following items: one ... any recovered tags using the supplied CCAMLR tag photo template rule as a background, and return these ... from the Secretariat. A final invoice will be issued once any parcel has been dispatched. Returning ...

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7. Further investigations in the assessment of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in Subarea 88.2 SSRUs 88.2C–H for the years 2002–03 to 2012–13

   investigated. We recommend the following: That the Amundsen Sea region be considered as a single stock, with ... year once it has been updated with the 2014 fishery data. That ways to obtain a better estimate of the ... SSRU 88.2H is recognised by allocating a greater proportion of the catch limit to SSRUs 88.2C–G and ... -length keys, using approved otolith reading protocols and aging validation. Author(s):  S. Mormede, A ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-14/29 : Author(s): S. Mormede, A. Dunn and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand)

8. Draft Research and Monitoring Plan for the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf (MPA Planning Domain 1, Subarea 48.2)

   Abstract:  This draft Research and Monitoring Plan identifies a number of scientific research and ... Shelf Marine Protected Area designated under CM 91-03. We identify a number of elements for scientific ... consistent with the objectives of the MPA. In 2013, a preliminary draft MPA Report was developed for the ... SOISS MPA (WG-EMM-13/10), which included elements for a Research and Monitoring Plan. The Working Group ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/24 : Author(s): Delegation of the European Union

9. Apparent decrease of Weddell seal numbers in the western Ross Sea

   the larger region and a thinning of fast ice along Victoria Land (conceivably beneficial to seals ... Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni), a major prey, by a fishery operating full scale by 2003 ... from seals tracked by satellite indicate wider foraging range during winter than 20 years ago. A large ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/44 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley, M.A. Larue (USA), I. Stirling (Canada), S. Stammerjohn and D.B. Siniff (USA)

10. Identification of Pleuragramma antarctica larvae in the Ross Sea via mitochondrial DNA

    traits in the Ross Sea. A report submitted to the CCAMLR-EMM working group last year provided abundance ... genomic DNA from a sample of these larvae and, using fish universal primers, amplified part of the 16S ... in a fraction of samples. Sequences were aligned with known GenBank sequences for P. antarctica and ... possibility of another nursery ground for P. antarctica in the vicinity of the Bay of Whales. This is a novel ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/61 : Author(s): J.A. Caccavo (Italy), C. Brooks (USA), L. Zane (Italy) and J.R. Ashford (USA)

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