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1. Alternative methods for determining subarea or local area catch limits for krill in Statistical Area 48

   limit on krill (Euphausia superba) in Statistical Area 48. The measure also implies the application in ... determining subarea or local area krill catch limits are evaluated relative to six criteria: (i) the degree to ... which information on biological relationships is considered, (ii) the cost of data collection, (iii) the ... reliability of required information, (iv) the ease of enforcement, (v) the effects on current fishing patterns ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/29 : Author(s): G. Watters and R. Hewitt (USA)

2. WG-SAM-17

   2017 Meeting documents Doc Number Title WG-EMM-17/02 Development of a five-year work plan for the ... CCAMLR Scientific Committee M. Belchier (Chair of SC-CAMLR) WG-SAM-17/01 Results of the sixth Ross Sea ... shelf survey to monitor abundance of sub-adult Antarctic toothfish in the southern Ross Sea, January ... 2017 K. Large, L. Robinson and S. Parker WG-SAM-17/02 Rev. 1 Research plan for the 2017/18 toothfish ...

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3. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF A SIMULATION MODEL, ‘PATCH’, FOR EVALUATING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CONSERVE BENTHIC HABITATS (VULNERABLE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS) WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE TO IMPACTS FROM BOTTOM FISHERIES

   ecosystems’ in order to maintain the ecological structure and function of, particularly, deep sea benthic ... habitats. Noting the paucity of data on the ecology of these habitats, this paper further develops a ... the most cost-effective way that fishers might be able to collectively enact this resolution? The UNGA ... requirement can be translated into a simple operational objective: Maintain the quality of habitats above the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/42 : Author(s): A.J. Constable (Australia)

4. An ecological risk assessment of current conservation measures for krill fishing in East Antarctica (CCAMLR Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2)

   Abstract:  Australia is adapting the risk assessment framework used in Area 48 to assess the risks ... and 58.4.2, off the coast of East Antarctica, and to evaluate whether the current management procedure ... relatively simple derivation of the risk assessment framework to assess whether the current conservation ... measures that are relevant to Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 sufficiently mitigate the risk of a krill fishery ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/37 : Author(s): N. Kelly, L. Emmerson, S. Kawaguchi, C. Southwell and D. Welsford

5. Defining predator foraging ranges, illustrated using Adélie penguin foraging tracks from Mawson coast

   Abstract:  One step toward defining small-scale management units is to determine the areas most ... likely to be foraged by predators from one year to the next, i.e. what is a predator’s feeding range ... taking into account interannual variation in foraging locations? This paper considers the issues to be ... addressed in answering that question. The proposed method for defining foraging ranges is based on an ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/41 : Author(s): I.R. Ball, A.J. Constable, J. Clarke and L. Emmerson (Australia)

6. Proposal for a longline survey on toothfish in Statistical Subarea 48.6 in 2017/18

   Abstract:  Norway proposes a plan to investigate the toothfish populations in the Statistical ... and acoustic techniques. The proposed research is pertinent to issues raised by the Scientific ... characterise the local toothfish populations in the area to better understand stock structure, movement ... patterns and improve estimation of population characteristics and thereby contribute to the development of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-17/61 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of Norway

7. Polar Code Phase 2 and next steps for Southern Ocean vessel management

   Abstract:  This paper provides an update on the progress at the International Maritime ... Organization (IMO) on the timetabling and development of a second phase of work on the International Code for ... vessels, pleasure craft, small cargo vessels). It leads to recommendations on the engagement of CCAMLR and ... CCAMLR Members in the work at the IMO and also identifies actions to be undertaken ahead of completion of ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXVI/BG/26 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

8. Population, breeding, diet and conservation of Crozet shag Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis at Marion Island, 1994/95 to 2002/03

   Abstract:  The number of Crozet shags or cormorants Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis breeding ... at subantarctic Marion Island decreased by 68% from 841 pairs in 1994/95 to 272 pairs in 2002/03. The ... mean number of pairs at colonies also decreased and was significantly related to the overall number of ... birds breeding in any given season. The decreases coincided with a period of warming and reduced ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/17 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, J. Cooper, B.M. Dyer, A.C. Wolfaardt, D. Tshingana, K. Spencer, S.L. Petersen, J.L. Nel, D.G. Keith, C.L. Holness, B. Hanise, M.D. Greyling and M. du Toit (South Africa)

9. OCEAN-BOTTOM KRILL SEX

   Abstract:  For the first time the entire sequence of the mating behaviour of Antarctic krill ... (Euphausia superba) in the wild is captured on underwater video. This footage also provides evidence that ... mating can take place near the seafloor at depths of 400–700 m. This observation challenges the generally ... accepted concept of the pelagic lifestyle of krill. The mating behaviour observed most closely resembles ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/P7 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi, R. Kilpatrick, L. Roberts, R.A. King and S. Nicol

10. Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area: Reporting, Periodic Review and Period of Designation Elements

    Abstract:  This paper describes the following elements associated with the proposal for a Marine ... Protected Area in the Ross Sea Region (CCAMLR-XXXIV-29): a possible procedure for reporting on research and ... monitoring activities within the proposed Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area (RSRMPA); how the Commission ... might review the extent to which the objectives of the RSRMPA are still relevant and are being achieved ...

    Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/BG/39 : Author(s): Delegations of the USA and New Zealand

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