Search results

1. Estimating toothfish biomass in Subarea 48.3 using local depletions

   means of estimating toothfish density at South Georgia. Over the four years 2000-2003, we found 25 areas ... the initial CPUE experienced by the fishing vessels. Using this correlation, combined with the average ... CPUE over the four years and multiplying by the total fishable area in Subarea 48.3 we arrived at an ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM-04/18 : Author(s): Pearce, J., Agnew, D.

2. Analysis of trends in Japanese krill fishery, and its implication

   Abstract:  Haul by haul logbook data from the Japanese krill fishery from 1980/81 to 2003/04 ... intra- and inter-annual trends of standardized fishery indices are presented. The results strongly ... point which is just enough to maintain the best factory performance. The status of fishing was not clear ... vessels. It is also important to undertake the same kind of analysis for the fleets from other fishing ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/52 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi, S. Candy, S. Nicol (Australia), K. Taki and M. Naganobu (Japan)

3. Ecological implications of body composition and thermal capabilities in young Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

   the role of lipid stores in a high-latitude pinniped, the body composition and thermoregulatory ... respirometry and hydrogen isotope dilution. From these data we constructed a model to examine the importance of ... percent lipid as covariates accounted for the different metabolic responses in pups and yearlings for all ... treatments. The estimated lower critical temperature for combined pups and yearlings was 14.4 ºC, 10 to 15 ºC ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/69 : Author(s): M.R. Rutishauser, D.P. Costa, M.E. Goebel and T.M. Williams (USA)

4. Relative abundance of large whales around South Georgia

   Abstract:  To assess large whale stocks following the cessation of land-based South Georgia ... species were rare, with southern right whale sightings being the most common event. Two right whales ... mother-calf pair was observed off the Shag Rocks in February 1997. Extirpation of animals from this ... particular feeding ground is the most likely reason for ongoing low numbers of all species. Other factors may ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/34 : Author(s): M.J. Moore (USA), S.D. Berrow (UK), B.A. Jensen (USA), P. Carr (UK), R. Sears (Canada) and V.J. Rowntree, R. Payne and P.K. Hamilton (USA)

5. Analysis of marine debris found at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

   Abstract:  In the course of demographic studies of Arctocephalus gazella conducted at Cape ... Shirreff (62"27'S, 60°47'W) during the 1984185, 1987/88 and 1990/91 seasons, debris found on ... beaches was collected and transported to Santiago for analysis. The analysis of 1 346 objects collected in ... that this debris comes from different fishing areas (FAO Areas 48, 58 and 88), including areas in the ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XI/BG/07 : Author(s): Delegation of Chile

6. Proposals for study of spatial-temporal dynamics of krill distribution for management applications

   Abstract:  This paper briefly outlines the key scientific issues that should be resolved for ... providing sufficient information with the aim of quantitative understanding regularities and trends of krill ... spatial distribution in the Scotia Sea being the important information for developing management strategy ... for krill stock in the Area 48. Proposals concerning scientific activity needed for resolving issues ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXX/BG/09 : Author(s): Delegation of Russia

7. Re-constructing historical Adélie penguin abundance estimates by retrospectively accounting for detection bias

   Abstract:  This paper provides some of the detail to standardisation examples that are outlined in ... the more general Working Group paper titled ‘The importance of standardising and validating new ... methods for CEMP to maintain the robustness of long-term time series’. We recommend reading the general ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/P02 : Author(s): C. Southwell, L. Emmerson, K. Newbery, J. McKinlay, K. Kerry, E. Woehler and P. Ensor

8. Demographic studies for CEMP

   methods for determining demographic parameters. It is noted the methods (CEMP A4) as published in CEMP ... Standard Methods 2003 appear adequate. Revision may be required in the future following consideration of ... how aspects of predator demographics may be used for management in the CCAMLR context. The ... considerable tagging and search effort required to obtain demographic data and the period over which such ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/45 : Author(s): K.R. Kerry, J.R. Clarke and L.M. Emmerson (Australia)

9. Deaths of Adélie penguins at Mawson November–December 2001 investigated

   near Mawson between 23 November and 4 December, 2001. It is concluded the most likely cause of death ... was severe injury from being crushed by ice at the ice land interface. Circumstance surrounding the ... death of the penguins suggested initially that disease may have been implicated and so investigations ... were treated accordingly. The sampling protocols developed by CEMP were used in these investigations ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/42 : Author(s): K. Kerry and L. Irvine (Australia)

10. Toothfish tagging programme around South Georgia, 2000

    South Georgia during early 2000. Details of the programme are given. A total of 359 toothfish were ... tagged during a trawl survey on the Shag Rocks shelf and a further 135 were tagged on the continental ... slope around South Georgia and Shag Rocks. The programme has been advertised widely amongst industrial ... fishermen operating in the region. Author(s):  G. Pilling, I. Everson, D. Agnew, T. Daw, R. Forster, A ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-00/26 : Author(s): G. Pilling, I. Everson, D. Agnew, T. Daw, R. Forster, A. North and M. Purves (United Kingdom)

Pages