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1. REPORT ON TRANSHIPMENT OF KRILL IN 2009

   Abstract:  Report on transhipment of krill in 2009 Delegation of Japan Abstract: According to the ... in the CCAMLR Convention Area in 2009, as a background paper for CCAMLR annual meeting to be held in ... October 2010. Explanation: According to the Conservation Measure 10-09 “Notification system for ... transshipments within the Convention Area”, especially in accordance with the paragraph 6 of the Measure, Japan ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXIX/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of Japan

2. Proposal for trials to test modified longline gear as a means to reduce cetacean depredation and mitigate incidental bird catch

   Abstract:  The UK undertook preliminary trials of the previously described “cone” or “bottle ... conjunction with the observer’s report of that cruise (Basson 2006). Initial results were promising, and the ... UK intends to proceed with further, more extensive trials, in the 2007/08 fishing season in Subarea ... 48.3. Although seabird interactions are expected to be minimal, the trials will stop if 3 seabirds are ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/31 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

3. Oil, paint, marine debris and fishing gear associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia, 1997/98

   Abstract:  This report describes and quantifies the occurrence of oil, paint, marine debris and ... fishing gear associated with seabirds at South Georgia. In this, the fifth year of standardised recording ... , a marked increase in the quantity of plastic debris associated with seabirds was evident; quantities ... of fishing gear remained within the levels of previous years for all species (although the number of ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVII/BG/10 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

4. Krill length and age at maturity

   Abstract:  Data from several summer surveys to the Antarctic Peninsula region were analysed to ... calculate length and age at maturity for the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. L50 values of 34.62 to 35.90 ... mm for female krill are the best estimates for the high spawning season. Males attain sexual maturity ... identical for krill. Comparisons with length at age data show that females mature in the third year of the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/40 : Author(s): V. Siegel (Germany) and V. Loeb (USA)

5. Population assessment of Antarctic toothfish in Subarea 48.4 using tag-recapture method

   Abstract:  The stock of Antarctic toothfish in the CCAMLR subarea 48.4 was estimated using as the ... Petersen method as  640 tonnes. Application of the harvest rate used for D. eleginoides in Subarea 48.3 (γ ... = 0.038) gives yields of 24 t for the Antarctic toothfish in the region vs. previous estimation of 30 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/64 : Author(s): V. Laptikhovsky (United Kingdom)

6. Spatial overlap of krill-dependent predators and krill fishery catches and a proposal for subdivision of catch limits in Subarea 48.1

   understanding of spatial overlap between predators and fishing activity. We provide estimates of the spatial ... restricted to the last 5 years, since this time period emphasizes the shift toward autumn and winter fishing ... during the winter period, especially in the Bransfield Strait. Across years, predator distributions ... might affect the distribution of fishing effort.  A comparison of CEMP parameters from two years with ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/36 : Author(s): J.T. Hinke, M.E. Goebel (USA), M.M. Santos (Argentina), P.N. Trathan (UK), W.Z. Trivelpiece and G.M. Watters (USA)

7. VARIABILITY IN KRILL BIOMASS LINKS HARVESTING AND CLIMATE WARMING TO PENGUIN POPULATION CHANGES IN ANTARCTICA

   Abstract:  The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) and adjacent Scotia Sea support abundant wildlife ... populations, many of which were nearly extirpated by humans. This region is also among the fastest-warming ... areas on the planet, with 5–6 °C increases in mean winter air temperatures and associated decreases in ... winter sea-ice cover. These biological and physical perturbations have affected the ecosystem profoundly ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/P1 : Author(s): W.Z. Trivelpiece, J.T. Hinke, A.K. Miller, C.S. Reiss, S.G. Trivelpiece and G.M. Watters

8. CCAMLR observer manual questionnaires: summary results of preliminary analysis during its introductory period

   Abstract:  Preliminary analysis of data from the questionnaires of krill fishery behavior in ... CCAMLR observer manual was undertaken. The analysis revealed possible inconsistency in definitions of the ... event codes among different skippers. Some suggestions were made to improve the quality of questionnaire ... format to better understand the nature of the fishery. Author(s):  S. Kawaguchi and S. Nicol (Australia ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-05/31 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi and S. Nicol (Australia)

9. Identifying priority areas for conservation within Domain 1

   . Main points discussed were the significance of each conservation objective for the process, the best ... way to implement each objective in the analysis and data gaps. Outputs of the workshop are expected to ... contribute to the general discussion on MPA planning for Domain 1. Author(s):  J. Arata (Chile) Title ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/49 : Author(s): J. Arata (Chile)

10. A risk management framework for avoiding significant adverse impacts of bottom fishing gear on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

    adverse impacts of bottom fishing gear on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) are avoided. Due to the high ... levels of uncertainty surrounding both the evidence of VME presence and the consequences of interaction ... used successfully by IMAF to minimise the effects of longline fishing mortality on seabirds. The aim of ... organisms. The likelihood and consequences of bottom fishing activities, with associated uncertainties, is ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/37 : Author(s): K. Martin-Smith (Australia)

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