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Update of the ICESCAPE software routines
Abstract: Updated ICESCAPE routines are submitted and a short review of the software is presented ... . Several recent studies indicate the usefulness of ICESCAPE for standardising Adélie penguin population ... counts taken at potentially different points in a breeding season. Such standardisation admits the ... possibility of, for the first time, comparing Adélie penguin population counts across space and time for all ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/14
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Outline details of the proposed aerial photographic survey at South Georgia for estimating breeding population sizes of land-based predators
Abstract: This paper describes current research plans to estimate the size of land-based marine ... with commercial fisheries. The research will also develop methodologies that reliably assess trends in ... the abundance of these populations. The research will focus upon predator species that depend upon ... potential for resource competition under existing fisheries management policies. The research will also ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/24 : Author(s): P. Trathan and D. Briggs (United Kingdom)
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Priority research surveys to address uncertainties in the assessment of toothfish in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2
Abstract: We have identified key uncertainties in the stock assessment of Antarctic toothfish in ... . Given the continued uncertainty arising from the relative paucity of abundance data, age and length ... should be given a high priority by the Scientific Committee. We recommend the Scientific Committee invite ... research plans involving multiple Members could be generated either by the Scientific Committee or in its ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/55 : Author(s): S. Hanchet, B. Sharp and S. Parker (New Zealand)
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Collaborating to eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Southern Ocean
as efforts to improve monitoring and compliance within the Convention Area. Significant progress has ... progress towards eliminating IUU fishing. Key recommendations include continuing to support the trial ... satellite enforcement project; implementing the new e-CDS; providing funding for Project Scale; and ... supporting the US-Australia proposal to improve oversight of transshipments. These and other recommendations ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXV/BG/27 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC and COLTO
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Progress report of the CEMP Special Fund project to develop an image processing software tool for analysis of camera network monitoring data
Abstract: We provide a brief update on the progress of our CEMP Special Fund project ‘Developing ... an image processing software tool for analysis of camera network monitoring data’. The project was ... initiated with support from the CEMP Fund in 2015/16. A software programmer has been engaged and is ... currently working within the Australian Antarctic Division’s Data Centre to refine the software and develop ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-17/10 : Author(s): C. Southwell, L. Emmerson, K. Newbery, J. Hinke, G. Watters, M. Santos, G. Milinevsky, M. Korczak-Abshire, N. Ratcliffe and P. Trathan
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The use of net monitoring cable in trawl fishery for krill
Abstract: Based on the discussion at EMM 2016 we here present challenges, results and potential ... experiments. Due to the vessel-and gear differences of Saga Sea and Antarctic Sea presently using the ... therefore clarifies alternative approaches and suggests for Antarctic Sea the option of attaching the net ... cable to other operational cables of the trawl system thus avoiding a free third cable. Author(s): O.R ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-17/47 : Author(s): O.R. Godø
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Toward a System of Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean
marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea region, which will come into force on December 1 st this year ... . To continue momentum, CCAMLR Members must realize the extent of the commitment they made in 2009, and ... again in 2011 (CM 91-04) toward establishing a representative system of MPAs in the Convention Area. To ... the Weddell Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula in 2018. Here ASOC provides an overview of these proposals ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/32 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC
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Preliminary results of biological studies in the 1st Ukrainian Antarctic expedition in Subarea 48.2 in March 1997
carried out on the Ukrainian scientific research vessel "E. Krenkel" in subarea 48.2. The ... similar observations, but in much less amount, were carried out in subarea 48.1. The preliminary results ... of biological studies make possible to characterize the krill population state, other functionally ... significant components of the plankton community. Author(s): V.A. Bibik (Ukraine) Title: Preliminary results ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-98/13 : Author(s): V.A. Bibik (Ukraine)
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DETECTION OF VULNERABLE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN SCOTIA ARC (CCAMLR SUBAREAS 48.1 AND 48.2) THROUGH RESEARCH BOTTOM TRAWL SAMPLING AND UNDERWATER IMAGERY
17 areas off the northern Antarctic Peninsula and 11 areas off the South Orkney Islands (CCAMLR ... Subareas 48.1 and 48.2). These areas, which have been proposed for inclusion in the CCAMLR VME registry ... , were detected during the 2006 and 2009 U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program surveys. The VMEs ... ’ vs. ‘light’ VME indicator taxa with consequences on the proposed trigger, as well as the rationale ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/32 : Author(s): S.J. Lockhart and C.D. Jones (USA)
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Impacts of cetaceans on the structure of Southern Ocean food webs
Abstract: Here we present three scenarios that demonstrate how cetaceans may influence the ... structure and dynamics of the Southern Ocean food web. These should be considered in addition to several ... -predator removal are not a novel concept. While we acknowledge the correlative nature of our examples, we ... nonetheless contend that they indicate fruitful directions for current and future research in the Southern ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P04 : Author(s): D. Ainley, G. Ballard, L.K. Blight, S. Ackley, S.D. Emslie, A. Lescroël, S. Olmastroni, S.E. Townsend, C.T. Tynan, P. Wilson and E. Woehler