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Fish and squid in the diet of king penguin chicks, Aptenodytes patagonicus, during winter at sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands
Abstract: The diet of king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, rearing chicks was studied during ... three consecutive austral winters (1990, 1991 and 1992) at Crozet Islands. The mean stomach content mass ... of the 47 samples was 503 g. Percentages of wet and reconstituted masses showed that both fishes (66 ... and 36%, respectively) and squid (34 and 64%) are important components of the winter diet. Juveniles ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/09 : Author(s): Cherel, Y., Ridoux, V., Rodhouse, P.G.
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Research plan for the 2016/17 exploratory longline fishery of Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 48.6 by South Africa and Japan
Abstract: South Africa and Japan made the next season’s (2016/17) research plan in Subarea 48.6 ... using the updated CCAMLR C2 and Observer data. We have firstly checked data quality and found some ... abnormal data for the two vessels in block 48.6_2, therefore we removed the data for the current analysis ... . We investigated the biological features of D. mawsoni using Observer data. The geographical ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-16/07 : Author(s): Delegations of Japan and South Africa
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Long term movements and activity patterns of an Antarctic marine apex predator: the leopard seal
ecosystems through local predation. Here we report on the successful use of micro geolocation logging sensor ... tags to track the movements, and activity, of four leopard seals for trips of between 142-446 days ... including one individual in two separate years. Whilst the sample size is small the results represent an ... advance in our limited knowledge of leopard seals. We show the longest periods of tracking of leopard ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/P09 : Author(s): I.J. Staniland, N. Ratcliffe, P.N. Trathan and J. Forcada
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Analysis of the diet of Champsocephalus gunnari in Subarea 48.3, in late summer of years 1994–97, Dr E. Holmberg surveys
Abstract: The diet composition of mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari caught in Subarea 48.3 ... ;Q" (%) methods. Krill (Euphausia superba) followed by the amphipod hyperiid Themisto ... gaudichaudii was the main food item around South Georgia and Shag Rocks in the period investigated, except in ... 1994, when the order of importance of these two organisms in the diet was inverted. The consumption of ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-97/48 : Author(s): Barrera-Oro, E., Marschoff, E., Casaux, R.
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Committee for Environmental Protection: 2014 Annual Report to the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR
Abstract: Cooperation between the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR (SC-CAMLR) and the Committee for ... Environmental Protection (CEP) has been steadily increasing over the last few years to the mutual benefit of ... both. In order to avoid duplicate reporting between the two committees, and following discussions ... between the Chairs of the CEP and SC-CAMLR, the report of the CEP meeting is presented to SC-CAMLR by the ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIII/BG/13 : Author(s): CEP Observer to SC-CAMLR (Dr P. Penhale, USA)
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Relationships between oceanographic environment and distribution of krill and baleen whales in the Ross Sea and adjacent waters, Antarctica in 2004/05
Abstract: We have surveyed the ecological interactions between the oceanography and biological ... ecosystem in the Ross Sea and its adjacent waters with a joint survey the R/V Kaiyo Maru and the Japanese ... Whale Research Program in the 2004/05 austral summer. We compared the relationship between the ... geographical distribution of the main biological prey and predator populations such as krill including other ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/31 : Author(s): M. Naganobu, S. Nishiwaki, H. Yasuma, R. Matsukura, Y. Takao, K. Taki, T. Hayashi, Y. Watanabe, T. Yabuki, Y. Yoda, Y. Noiri, M. Kuga, K. Yoshikawa, N. Kokubun, H. Murase, K. Matsuoka, T. Iwami and K. Ito (Japan)
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China’s plan for marine investigation and assessment in the East Antarctic sector
Abstract: Given the large scale and hostile condition of the Southern Ocean, which accounts for ... almost 10% of the world ocean, the collection of scientific data and information in support of effective ... recommendations and advice for management, the SC-CAMLR is mandated to encourage and promote cooperation in the ... field of scientific research in order to extend knowledge of the marine living resources of the ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-38/BG/53 : Author(s): Delegation of the People’s Republic of China
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Krill population dynamics in the Scotia Sea: variability in growth and mortality within a single population
Abstract: Understanding the demographics of Antarctic krill over large scales may be complicated ... by regional differences in the 11 processes that govern population structure. The influence of ... regional differences in growth and mortality on population size 12 structure was examined using data on the ... length–frequency distribution of krill in the Scotia Sea using samples from the South 13 Shetland Islands ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/16 : Author(s): K. Reid, E.J. Murphy (United Kingdom), V. Loeb and R.P. Hewitt (USA)
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Fish by-catch in the krill fishery: 2016 update
Abstract: Data on fish bycatch in the krill from Commercial catch data (95 513 hauls) and CCAMLR ... SISO data (11875 hauls) was used to examine the frequency of occurrence, proportion by mass, length ... -frequency distribution and geographic provenance of the key fish taxa reported. There was a high degree of ... overlap in the most frequently reported taxa in the C1 data and SISO data, with Lepidonothen larseni and ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-16/04 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat
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Abundance, size and maturity of krill (Euphausia superba) in the krill fishing ground of Subarea 48.1 during 1990/91 austral summer
Abstract: Acoustic and net sampling surveys for krill were conducted in the krill fishing area ... north of the South Shetland Islands from 18 January to 3 February 1991. Distinct offshore-inshore ... heterogeneities in abundance and maturity of krill were observed. The survey region was divided into four zones ... ; oceanic, slope frontal, neritic and nearshore zones. The mean density of krill was low in the oceanic zone ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-92/26 : Author(s): T. Ichii, H. Ishii and M. Naganobu (Japan)