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1. Report on 2015 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System relevant to the work of CCAMLR

   been steadily developing its work.  In this paper, we summarise the outcomes of strategic planning over ... 2015 and a recent meeting of the SSC and workshop aimed at implementing the strategic plan.  SOOS is ... of the CCAMLR area.  The capability working groups aim to develop long term capabilities of SOOS ... .  Those of interest to CCAMLR include Working Groups on Ecosystems, Acoustics and Monitoring of pack ice ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/61 : Author(s): A. Constable (Australia), O.R. Godø (Norway) and L. Newman (SOOS)

2. Estimation of the incidental capture of seabird species in commercial fisheries in New Zealand waters, 2001/02

   Abstract:  Ministry of Fisheries observers reported 851 seabird captures from observed fishing ... operations (93% dead). Observers recorded another 104 seabirds from unobserved parts of ling longline hauls ... . Observed squid (Nototodarus spp.) and hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) trawl fisheries accounted for 87% of ... (numbers of seabirds per observed fishing operation) in 2001–02, with seabirds reported caught from 26% of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/56 : Author(s): S.J. Baird (New Zealand)

3. Identification of marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for penguins in South Shetland and South Orkney Islands: a comparison of two different approaches

   Abstract:  • We provide a method of analysing penguin tracking data to identify marine IBAs, based ... on pre-existing approaches but revised according to the specific ecology of Pygoscelis penguin ... , and 2) revision of parameters for the kernel analysis (the smoothing factor and the utilization ... distribution); • We applied the revised method to 24 datasets of tracking data (three species, seven colonies ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-17/35 : Author(s): M.P. Dias, A.P.B. Carneiro, V. Warwick-Evans, C. Harris, K. Lorenz, P. Trathan

4. Report to the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources on the outcomes of the EU-H2020 Project ‘Mesopelagic Southern Ocean Prey and Predators (MESOPP)’ and its utility to SC-CAMLR

   Abstract:  The objective of the MESOPP project ‘Mesopelagic Southern Ocean Prey and Predators' ... ; is to: Make an inventory of science challenges, stakes and existing policies and develop tools to ... USA, New Zealand, Canada (in the Frame of the Galway statement), Brazil and all active countries ... enhancement of collaborations by eliminating various obstacles in establishing a common methodology and a ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-38/BG/30 : Author(s): A.J. Constable, P. Lehodey and P. Koubbi

5. Preliminary assessment of long-term yield of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) for the Heard Island Plateau region (CCAMLR Division 58.5.2) based on a random stratified trawl survey in May 2004

   Abstract:  A survey of Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides,was undertaken in Division ... 58.5.2 in the vicinity of Heard Island in May 2004 to provide the information for an assessment of short ... -term annual yield in the 2004/2005 CCAMLR season. This paper provides a preliminary assessment of yield ... for the area of Division 58.5.2 to the west of 79 o 20’ E using standard CCAMLR methods. It presents a ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/76 : Author(s): C.R. Davies, T. Lamb, A.J. Constable and R. Williams (Australia)

6. 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 ... 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 delegations of Brazil, Chile ... , European Union, and USA propose to amend CCAMLR Conservation Measure 32-18 to require that all fins of any ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIII/20 : Author(s): Delegations of Brazil, Chile, European Union and the USA

7. Population dynamics of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on Macquarie Island and the effects of mortality from longline fishing

   Abstract:  The estimated breeding population of wandering albatrosses on Macquarie Island ... increased from 17 in 1956 to a maximum of 97 in 1966, and then declined at an average rate of 8.1% per year ... emigration). The decline is correlated with the onset of large-scale fishing for tuna in the southern ... hemisphere using longlines. The effect of longline mortality on the population dynamics of the wandering ...

   Meeting Document : WG-IMALF-94/07 : Author(s): William K. de la Mare and Knowles R. Kerry (Australia)

8. Assessment of fishable krill biomass on the basis of the acoustic surveys results using geostatistical methods

   Abstract:  ABSTRACT Applicability of geostatistical methods in processing the acoustic fields of ... usefulness of these methods in studying the structure of krill density field for biomass assessment in ... compliance with different thresholds of their fishery importance. The structure of krill density field in ... small areas and constitutes only part of the total biomass concentrated within each coastal SSMU (SGW ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-10/07 Rev. 1 : Author(s): S.M. Kasatkina and P.S. Gasyukov (Russia)

9. Prohibition of finning of sharks caught in the CAMLR Convention Area

   Abstract:  Conservation Measure 32-18 on the conservation of sharks prohibits “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 delegations of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, European Union and USA ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/24 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegations of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, the European Union and the USA

10. Structure and distribution of the slope fish community in the vicinity of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Archipelago

    (depth range 200-1500 m) of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands and surrounding sea rises have been ... investigated during the pilot survey conducted in April 2001 onboard fishing vessel MV Ibis. A total of 56 fish ... taxa were collected during the survey, of which 43 were identified to species level, 8 to the genus ... sampling depth and near-bottom temperature explained 56% of both total fish CPUE and diversity variation ...

    Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXIII/BG/20 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

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