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1. A review of conversion factors used in CCAMLR toothfish fisheries

   Abstract:  The product to green-weight conversion factors used in the toothfish fishery are ... integral to the reporting of catches and reconciling those catches with data reported via the CDS. This ... paper reviews the data available on conversion factor in the C2 and Observer data as well as the factors ... as an apparent long-term trend in the most commonly reported conversion factors. This variability ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/02 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat

2. Beach debris survey Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2002/03

   Abstract:  During the 2002/03 austral summer the thirteenth annual beach debris survey was carried ... from the three study beaches. The debris was counted, measured and classified by type, material, mass ... and size categories. A total of 54 items weighing 27.36kg were collected. The number of items found ... was the largest since 1999/00 and the total mass of the waste recovered was the highest recorded since ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXII/BG/12 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

3. Population dynamics of wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans at sub-Antarctic Marion Island: longline fishing and environmental influences

   Abstract:  The Prince Edward Islands support the largest breeding population of the vulnerable ... Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans. The number of birds breeding in this population has fluctuated over ... the past three decades and appears to be the result of both real changes in the size of the population ... and changes in the proportion of the population that attempts to breed in a given year. We describe ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/16 : Author(s): D.C. Nel, P.G. Ryan and J. Cooper (South Africa)

4. Hydrometeorological condition features in South Orkneys subarea in February–March 1996

   daily indeses of atmospheric circulation for the period February-March 1996, calculated average values ... the period, which along with atmospheric circulation data allow to determine atmospheric circulation ... features over ASA area at the summer period. There are obtained data on thermochaline conditions on the ... polygon near South Orkneys. There are calculated and presented maximum temperature distribution on the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-96/35 : Author(s): Polischuk, M.I., Shnar, V.N.

5. Vessel notification

   States notify CCAMLR of the intention of their vessels to enter, exit, or move between subareas and/or ... divisions of the Convention Area, was carried out to assess how such a system might strengthen the CCAMLR ... System of Inspection. The study has found that the modified Hail system could strengthen the System of ... . Several modifications are proposed to the existing CCAMLR provisions for advance notification of fishing ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XIV/13 : Author(s): Secretariat

6. Survey database

   Abstract:  Last year, WG-FSA discussed further work on the survey database. It was agreed that the ... exports data from their databases in CCAMLR format. It was also agreed that Members should consider the ... data requirements of the new CCAMLR survey database, and ensure that all essential data are recorded ... and submitted to the Secretariat. In addition, WG-FSA agreed that the Data Manager would develop a ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/7 : Author(s): Secretariat

7. Are penguins and seals in competition for Antarctic krill at South Georgia?

   Abstract:  The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and macaroni penguin (Eudyptes ... chrysolophus) are sympatric top predators that occur in the Southern Ocean around South Georgia where they are ... , respectively, the main mammal and bird consumers of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). In recent years the ... while provisioning their offspring. In this study we test the hypothesis that the increased fur seal ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/22 : Author(s): K.E. Barlow, I.L. Boyd, J.P. Croxall, K. Reid, U.J. Staniland and A.S. Brierley (United Kingdom)

8. A noise removal algorithm for acoustic data with strong interference based on post-processing techniques

   Abstract:  The use of fishing-vessel-based acoustic data has been recognized by SC-CAMLR as an ... important way to estimate the distribution and relative abundance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba ... ), yet the quality and even the utility of the data may be seriously degraded by interferences due to the ... lack of synchronization device for the acoustic instruments equipped on some of the vessels. A simple ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-15/02 : Author(s): X. Wang, X. Zhao and J. Zhang (People’s Republic of China)

9. Toothfish, skate and longline by-catch survey in Subarea 48.3

   Abstract:  This was the first deep-water trawl survey of the South Georgia Maritime Zone funded by ... the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) as part of the South Georgia ... Project. The survey was focused primarily at providing new information on the distribution, biology and ... information on bycatch species of the longline fishery, particularly grenadiers (Macrourids) and Skates ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/15 : Author(s): M. Belchier, M. Collins, M. Endicott, I. Everson, S. Hawkins, T. Marlow, T. Mulvey and R. Paterson (United Kingdom)

10. LENGTH-BASED ASSESSMENT FOR MACKEREL ICEFISH (CHAMPSOCEPHALUS GUNNARI) IN SUB-AREA 48.3

    Abstract:  The current CCAMLR assessment method for the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari ... ) in sub‐area 48.3 employs the CMIX and GYM packages, which derives population numbers‐at‐age and ... projects these numbers forward under the given harvest control rule to set a two‐year TAC. One issue is the ... accurate identification of age cohorts from the survey data. In this paper we describe a length‐based ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/27 : Author(s): R.M. Hillary (Australia), C.T.T. Edwards, R.E. Mitchel and D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom)

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