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1. Review of fish and invertebrate by-catch in trawl fisheries in Division 58.5.2

   Abstract:  This paper presents estimates of the total removals of fish and invertebrate bycatch by ... fishing season and fishing ground, from the D. eleginoides and C. gunnari trawl fisheries in Division ... 58.5.2. On average, 94 % of hauls in the D. eleginoides fishery and 93% of hauls in the C. gunnari ... fishery were observed. The percentage of observed hauls was used as a scaling factor to convert observed ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/46 : Author(s): E.M. van Wijk and R. Williams (Australia)

2. Annual report from SCAR to CCAMLR

   Abstract:  Abstract   This Background Paper reports on the various activities conducted by SCAR ... that are of potential interest to CCAMLR, with a focus on new activities. The book on Antarctic Climate ... Change and the Environment (ACCE) was published in October 2009 and the Southern Ocean Observing System ... (SOOS) planning document has been finalized, the implementation of which will be supported by a ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXIX/BG/15 : Author(s): Submitted by SCAR

3. A preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) in Division 58.5.2, based on recent survey results

   Abstract:  The annual Random Stratified Trawl Survey was undertaken in Division 58.5.2 in the ... icefish population structure, abundance and yield for the area of Division 58.5.2 to the west of 79 o 20 ... ’ E using standard CCAMLR methods. A pattern of 5 year classes being present simultaneously in the ... 2+, dominate the population in both abundance and biomass. A new length weight model is estimated ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/26 : Author(s): D.C. Welsford (Australia)

4. Growth and maturation of Euphausia superba Dana in northern areas of its distribution range (with reference to South Georgia and Bouvet Island areas)

   Abstract:  Though South Georgia and Bouvet Island are located at the same latitude, the growth and ... maturation rates as well as the average minimal sizes of E.superba are appreciably higher in the former than ... in the latter area. This is attributed to milder climatic conditions and better food supply in the ... South Georgia area as compared to Bouvet Island. The differences in the growth and maturation rates of ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-VIII/BG/22 : Author(s): Delegation of USSR

5. Growth of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia

   Abstract:  Antarctic krill Euphausia superba has a central role in the ecosystem of the Southern ... Ocean and knowledge of its growth rate is central to determining the factors influencing population ... dynamics. The length of Antarctic krill in the diet of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at South ... Georgia revealed a consistent increase in size between c 42- c 54 mm over the period October-March ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/18 : Author(s): K. Reid (United Kingdom)

6. Some changes observed in Antarctic seabird distribution and behaviour

   Abstract:  The data on sea birds distribution and abundance collected on the route Kaliningrad ... - Kaliningrad from 1999 November to 2000 April are analyzed. Significant shift of the southern boundary range of ... the great shearwater Puffinus gravis up to South Sandwich Islands (about 7 degrees) is revealed. The ... fact may be explained by abundance fluctuation or shift of the Southern Polar Front to the South ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/36 : Author(s): F. Litvinov (Russia)

7. Albatross populations: status and threats

   Abstract:  The status of the worlds albatrosses are reviewed within the framework of the taxonomic ... changes proposed by Nunn et al. (1996) and Robertson and Nunn (this volume). The latest estimates of size ... of breeding populations (pairs) at all known localities of each of the 24 proposed species are ... population monitoring the status (i.e. population trends) of two-thirds of the worlds ca. 150 albatross ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XV/BG/21 : Author(s): Submitted by SCAR

8. Implementation of Conservation Measure 31-02

   Abstract:  In compliance with CM 31-02 (General Measure for the closure of all fisheries ... ) paragraph 6, this paper reports on the investigation carried out by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office ... into the actions of the UK-flagged fishing vessel Argos Georgia which was unable to remove all its ... fishing gear from the water prior to the notified closure of SSRU C, sub-area 88.1 on 13 December 2011 at ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXI/BG/30 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

9. Comparison of catches for toothfish in 58.4.1, 58.4.2, and 48.6 from vessels with anomalous CPUE

   Abstract:  An accurate history of catch is an important input into the assessment of toothfish ... stocks, and uncertainty or bias in the amount of catch from an area must be taken into account in the ... assessment of a stock. In 2013, Korea held a workshop on the anomalous CPUE data reported from some Korean ... vessels in data-poor exploratory fisheries (Delegation of Korea 2013). That paper requested that the data ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/57 Rev. 1 : Author(s): A. Dunn, B.R. Sharp (New Zealand), C. Darby (United Kingdom) and O.R. Godø (Norway)

10. Bias in acoustic biomass estimates of Euphausia superba Dana to diel vertical migration

    Abstract:  The diel vertical migration of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) can greatly bias the ... sonar and independent of the time of day. To demonstrate and quantify these negative biases on both the ... study was collected in the vicinity of Elephant Island, Antarctica during the Austral Summer of 1992 ... . The data includes five surveys conducted from mid-January to mid March. The first and fourth surveys ...

    Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/48 : Author(s): D.A. Demer and R.P. Hewitt (USA)

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