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Prohibition of finning of sharks caught in the CAMLR Convention Area
Abstract: 1. In 2006, CCAMLR adopted Conservation Measure 32-18 on the conservation of sharks ... . The measure prohibits the “directed fishing on shark species in the Convention Area…” and calls for ... the live release of incidentally-caught sharks where possible. The measure is, however, silent on the ... practice of shark finning should incidental catches of sharks occur. The United States proposes to amend ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXII/33 : Author(s): Delegation of the USA
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Research plan for the exploratory longline fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 2014/15 in Division 58.4.3a
Abstract: In 2011/2012, the Saint André conducted its first exploratory fishery for Dissostichus ... spp. in division 58.4.3a. France notified its wish to continue this exploratory fishery over the ... account the remarks made during the WG-FSA 2013. The objective is to progress on modelling tools and to ... improve the estimation of current biomass. An update of the assessment of Dissostichus eleginoides using a ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-14/17 : Author(s): Delegation of France
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Towards the development of an assessment of stock abundance for Subarea 88.2 SSRUs 88.2C–G – a discussion paper
Abstract: This paper frames a discussion for improving the assessment of toothfish abundance for ... SSRUs 88.2C–G. We initially provide a characterisation of the fishery and a summary of available tagging ... 2 fish have been recaptured. It is likely that the lack of tag recaptures in this region has been ... caused primarily by the poor spatial overlap of released tagged fish with subsequent fishing effort. By ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-14/28 : Author(s): S.M. Hanchet and S.J. Parker (New Zealand)
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Research program on resource potential and life cycle of Dissostichus species from the Subarea 88.2 A in 2015–2018
fishing seasons 2015-2018. The present program aims to recapture tagged fishes released during the ... implementation of the previous research program took place in 2010-2012 fishing seasons and investigate resource ... potential and life cycle of Dissostichus species within the eastern part of the Ross Sea over shelf and ... continental slope within the Subarea 88.2 A. The present document is a new edition of the CCAMLR Document WG ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/27 : Author(s): Delegation of the Russian Federation
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Results of the mark–recapture experiment in Subarea 48.3, 2005
Abstract: The mark-recapture experiment continued at South Georgia in 2005. In total some 8000 ... – distributed over the whole of the fishable grounds in 48.3 this year. The Petersen mark-recapture estimator ... regimes: the historically used Kirkwood shallow selectivity, the single- and double- fleet selectivities ... estimates by CASAL (see WG-FSA-05/16), and a selectivity estimated directly from the tagging data. Estimates ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/17 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew and A. Payne (United Kingdom)
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A revised estimate of short-term yield for the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) off Heard Island based on a trawl survey in 1998
Shell Bank) in the vicinity of Heard Island enabled a revised estimate of yield for the coming 2 seasons ... in 1999 and 2000. While the abundances of icefish are lower in 1998 than in 1997, the Age 3 and Age 4 ... cohorts are still sufficiently strong to provide for a yield greater than estimates of the long term ... precautionary yield. Estimates of yield for the Heard Island Plateau population are 732 tonnes for 1999 and 518 ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-98/54 : Author(s): A. Constable and D. Williams (Australia)
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Review of activities in monitoring marine debris in the CAMLR Convention Area
entanglements and hydrocarbon soilings were received from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. Non ... -fishing items such as packaging and wood remain the most common type of debris items found in beach ... surveys. The fishing items found were mostly from longline origin. Plastic packaging bands continue to be ... Conservation Measure 26-01 requiring packaging bands to be cut up into 30 cm pieces. The amount of debris in ...
Meeting Document : WG-IMAF-11/04 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Secretariat
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The Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area: Current proposal and looking forward
management. Since MPA planning commenced, CCAMLR has identified the Ross Sea as a key region in a ... representative system of Southern Ocean MPAs due to its scientific and biological value. The original joint US-NZ ... allowing for an economically viable toothfish fishery in the Ross Sea. Since 2012, Ross Sea region MPA ... reflected in the current proposal. Through this document, ASOC highlights the revisions made to the current ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/BG/27 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC
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By-catch analysis as a part of progress report for the research fishery of Dissostichus spp. in Divisions 58.4.3a and 58.4.4b by Japan and France during 2012/13–2016/17
Abstract: This paper reports the preliminary results of by-catch analysis as a part of progress ... report for the research fishery of Dissostichus spp. in Division 58.4.3a and 58.4.4b by Japan and France ... . Although the by-catch occurred in most longline research operations, the number of by-catch individuals was ... less than 50 individuals in most of the operations. In most of longline operation, by-catch weight was ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-17/45 : Author(s): T. Okuda, A. Rigaud, R. Sinegre and T. Ichii
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A Marine Protected Area scenario by New Zealand for the Ross Sea region
Abstract: New Zealand has been an active contributor to the CCAMLR MPA planning process, and with ... the USA submitted to the CCAMLR MPA Workshop paper WS-MPA-25 (Sharp and Watters 2011), including a ... draft New Zealand MPA scenario for the Ross Sea region. This paper presents the New Zealand scenario and ... the planning method by which the scenario was developed, and provides supplemental information ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXX/10 : Author(s): Delegation of New Zealand