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1. REVIEW OF CCAMLR TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS

   Abstract:  As directed by the Commission, this paper reviews all CCAMLR’s translation needs for ... the 2001–2008 period. Note is taken of the growing translation demand in terms of the number of pages ... requiring translation annually and the increase in translation complexity. Trends in Secretariat translation ... costs are also provided. The context provided by the review is used to identify four areas for attention ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVIII/10 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Executive Secretary

2. Estimating food consumption of marine predators: Antarctic fur seals and macaroni penguins

   Abstract:  1. Estimating food consumption is central to defining the ecological role of marine ... , growth, diet, life history and the activity budgets of marine predators to estimate population energy ... and macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrsolophus) that feed on krill in the Southern Ocean were used as ... examples to test the algorithm. A sensitivity analysis showed that estimates of prey consumed were most ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/23 : Author(s): I.L. Boyd (United Kingdom)

3. Biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) off east Antarctica (30–80°E) in January–March 2006

   January-March 2006, during which time multifrequency echosounder data were collected for the purposes of ... estimating the biomass (B 0) of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). The mean density of E. superba ... , integrated to 250 m depth across the survey area (1,566,157 km 2), was 10.15 g m-2. The total biomass was ... estimated to be 15.89 million tonnes with a CV of 47.93%. Most of the E. superba detected (80%) were in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/16 : Author(s): T. Jarvis, E. van Wijk, N. Kelly, S. Kawaguchi and S. Nicol (Australia)

4. Saga Sea krill harvesting and production

   Abstract:  F/T Saga Sea is a Norwegian registered factory trawler owned by the Aker Seafoods ... friendly continuous trawling system, named Aker Eco Harvesting System. The system is described in the paper ... and is based on a conventional trawl with a connected rubber hose to the cod end of the trawl. The ... catch is brought onboard continuously through a suction driven system. The system is completely closed ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-06/20 : Author(s): T. Williksen (Norway)

5. Observations of Adélie penguins in two seasons with contrasting weather and sea-ice conditions – a brief report

   Abstract:  The 2002-03 breeding season in comparison with 2000-01 at Edmondson Point was ... characterised by unusual sea ice and weather condition. Strong southerly winds and snow were experienced at the ... colony during December coinciding with hatching and the guard stage. The sea ice in the Ross Sea was held ... in by the presence of the large icebergs. This resulted in extensive sea ice lasting into February ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/59 : Author(s): S. Olmastroni, F. Pezzo, V. Volpi and S. Focardi (Italy)

6. Some principles for fisheries regulation from an ecosystem perspective

   Abstract:  The paper discusses some principles to be considered in the formulation of a framework ... for the regulation of fisheries from an ecosystem perspective, under the Convention for the ... subsiduary objectives for regulation which have a more rigorous scientific interpretation than the broad ... principles of conservation set out in the Convention. An important property required for subsiduary ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-V/BG/13 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia

7. Database of CCAMLR working documents

   documents contain major contributions to the work of CCAMLR and provide an important record of the history ... of scientific, political and administrative developments. While readily accessible within the ... has been discussed by Working Groups, and various requests have been made for the Secretariat to ... examine the feasibility of creating a database of CCAMLR working documents that could be indexed by ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/8 : Author(s): Secretariat

8. SCAR-MARINE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION NETWORK 2010 AND BEYOND

   Abstract:  Because of the unique context of the Southern Ocean, and the potential impact of Global ... , immediately accessible, and carefully checked. To answer this need, the SCAR Marine Biodiversity Information ... and open access to this information. The two main achievements of SCAR-MarBIN are the development of a ... , which aggregates the information on the web portal (90 datasets; 1,000,000 records). SCAR-MarBIN is ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVII/BG/35 : Author(s): Delegation of Belgium

9. CCAMLR TAGGING PROGRAM

   Abstract:  In 2008 WG-FSA recommended that the Secretariat undertake to identify the tagging event ... details for all tags recovered (WG-FSA 2008 paragraph 3.55). The Secretariat has been able to verify the ... proportion of the tags that can now be linked to tagging events in exploratory fisheries (Table 1). The ... recapture linkage rate for rajids has been lower than for toothfish in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2. The linking ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-09/04 : Author(s): Secretariat

10. Towards a new method for age determination in Antarctic krill, and evidence that krill shrink under natural conditions

    individuals may be shrinking in the field during winter. If krill shrink during the winter, conclusions ... reached by length-frequency analysis may be unreliable. In this study, the correlation between the body ... -length and the crystalline cone number of the compound eye was examined. Samples collected in the late ... laboratory population, it appears that when krill shrink, the crystalline cone number remains relatively ...

    Meeting Document : WG-Krill-94/17 : Author(s): W. de la Mare (Australia)

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