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An unmanned aerial vehicle as a platform for aerial photography of land-based predator populations in Antarctica: specifications and suitability of the Aerosonde Mark III
Abstract: WG-EMM is currently investigating the feasibility of undertaking broad-scale surveys of ... large and remote regions. We describe some specifications and assess the advantages and disadvantages of ... one such UAV, the ‘Aerosonde’, which is manufactured by Aerosonde™ in Melbourne, Australia. The ... cost, the need for a launching and landing runway, difficulty in operating around mountainous terrain ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/50 : Author(s): L. Irvine and C. Southwell (Australia)
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The use of predator-derived krill length-frequency distributions to calculate krill target strength
Abstract: The relationship between krill abundance and predator performance is fundamental to an ... ecosystem based approach to resource management. We propose a method using krill sampled from the diet of ... in the length-frequency distribution of krill over a period of few weeks produced a 10 % difference ... , illustrating the need for simultaneous length-frequency data. By integrating data from land-based predators ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/42 : Author(s): K. Reid and A.S. Brierley (United Kingdom)
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Brief results of research fishing in Subarea 88.3 in the 2010/11 season
Abstract: According to the application that has been applied by Russian Federation in 2010 for ... season 2010/2011 research fishing in subarea 88.3 has been done. The work has been done by longliner ... sets had not took place because of complicated ice conditions. The catch was totally analyzed for its ... fish food analysis). According to the catch’s length variation, 30 fishes of different length have been ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-11/09 : Author(s): Delegation of the Russian Federation
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2007 krill biomass update of the South Shetland and Elephant Island regions of Area 48
Abstract: Antarctic krill biomass trends in the South Shetland Island region of Area 48 are ... presented. Updated time series using the Stochastic Distorted Wave Born Approximation, and a dynamic?Sv ... 2007), acoustic biomass estimates previously presented at the 2006 WG-EMM meeting in Namibia (WG-EMM-06 ... /32). In 2007, biomass in the South Shetland Islands region exceeded 19 million tons. This increase ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-07/31 : Author(s): C.S. Reiss and A.M. Cossio (USA)
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Chlorophyll distributions around the South Shetland Islands
patterns around the South Shetland Islands in the Antarctic survey of R/V the Kaiyo Maru from 13 December ... 1990 to 11 January 1991 (Leg I) and from 16 January to 11 February 1991 (Leg II). In the north of ... the South Shetland Islands Approval: Approved ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/23 : Author(s): H. Ishii, T. Ichii and M. Naganobu (Japan)
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Catches of target species in the Convention Area
Abstract: Summary of catches from directed fishing on toothfish, icefish and krill in the ... accordance with Conservation Measure 24-01. Catches reported in 2014/15 were published in the CCAMLR ... Statistical Bulletin, Volume 28. Catch totals for the current season (2015/16) are preliminary and based on ... data reported to 14 September 2016. Closures of fishery management areas implemented by the Secretariat ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXV/BG/01 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat
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Depth distribution and spawning pattern of Dissostichus eleginoides over the winter period in Subarea 48.3
from the 1998, 1997 and 1996 toothfish seasons. Toothfish are distributed down the shelf slope in ... may be a small spawning event in April/May. The observed shifts in length at depth may be associated ... spawning between the two areas. There may be two (or more) spawning periods during the winter, with the ... Dissostichus eleginoides over the winter period in Subarea 48.3 Approval: Approved ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-98/58 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew, K. Kerkieta, L. Heaps, C. Jones, J. Pearce and A. Watson (United Kingdom)
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Population and breeding of the gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua at Marion Island, 1994/95 to 2002/03
Abstract: The numbers of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua breeding at subantarctic Marion Island ... 1998/99, there was a steady decrease in numbers breeding between 1995/96 and 2000/01, when the ... increased the overall production of fledged chicks by 11%. Based on demographic parameters measured at other ... localities, the production of chicks at Marion Island was inadequate to maintain the population during the ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/16 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, J. Cooper, M. du Toit, M.D. Greyling, B. Hanise, C.L. Holness, D.G. Keith, J.L. Nel, S.L. Petersen, K. Spencer, D. Tshingana and A.C. Wolfaardt (South Africa)
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Update on the CCAMLR Website
Abstract: The current status of the CCAMLR Website (http://www.ccamlr.org) is described with ... reference to the work of WG-FSA. Author(s): Secretariat Title: Update on the CCAMLR Website Approval ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-00/12 : Author(s): Secretariat
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Reproduction in the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) at South Georgia
Abstract: Sexual maturation in the Mackerel Icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, was studied by ... macroscopic examination of gonads. Evidence in support of the hypothesis that a proportion of mature fish fail ... regression and resorption at least two months prior to the normal spawning date. It is concluded that the ... . Cielniaszek and J. Szlakowski (Poland) Title: Reproduction in the mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-91/07 : Author(s): I. Everson (United Kingdom), K.-H. Kock (Germany), G. Parkes (United Kingdom), D. Cielniaszek and J. Szlakowski (Poland)