Search results
-
Stones in toothfish stomachs: an unusual source of geological information from closed regions of Antarctic shelf and slope
Abstract: The rocks from stomachs of Dissostichus mawsoni were used as a source of geological ... stones may be used for geological description of the closed areas of Antarctic shelf and slope. In this ... respect, Dissostichus mawsoni may be considered as a «dredge» with a wide area of sampling. Preliminary ... analyses allow qualitative estimation of geological structure of Antarctic shelf and continental slope in ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/58 : Author(s): N.V. Kokorin, D.S. Klucharev and M.A. Sukhoruchenkov (Russia)
-
The rate of incidental mortality of birds in the IUU longline fishery in Subarea 48.3
Abstract: Information on the rates of incidental mortality of birds experienced by IUU vessels is ... large number of birds were caught and when the implementation of mitigation measures was low, to ... estimates of IUU bird catch rates for use in our analysis of the impact of IUU fishing in Subarea 48.3 (WG ... -FSA-02/4). Author(s): D.J. Agnew and G.P. Kirkwood (United Kingdom) Title: The rate of incidental ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/5 : Author(s): D.J. Agnew and G.P. Kirkwood (United Kingdom)
-
Biomass of myctophids in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean as estimated by acoustic surveys
Abstract: Acoustic surveys carried out in summer and autumn periods of 1987-1989 estimated the ... biomass of myctophids in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean over the region between 48° and 56°S ... and from 8° to 48W at about 1.7 mill.t. Over the larger part of the surveyed area the fish were sparse ... , their dense concentrations composed predominantly of one myctophid species Electrona carlsbergi occurred ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-90/19 : Author(s): A.A. Filin, K.V. Gorchinsky and V.M. Kiseleva (USSR)
-
Some properties of diagnostics of GLMM model tuning for standardising CPUE indices in the Area 48 using the CCAMLR fishery statistics database
Abstract: The data of krill fishery in Subarea 48 for 1986 – 2008 presented to CAMLR database by ... with random effects (GLMM). The analysis of diagnostics of GLMM tuning indicated that the model with ... Tweedie’s distribution satisfactorily describes the set of data collected in Subareas 48.1, 48.2 and 48.3 ... residuals significantly deviated from the normal distribution. The number of krill hauls, where Pearson’s ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/44 : Author(s): P. Gasyukov and S. Kasatkina (Russia)
-
Summary of the work of the CEP on Marine Protected Areas
“Summary of the Work of the CEP on Marine Protected Areas”. This paper reports on the development of the ... topic of Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) in discussions of the Committee for Environmental Protection ... management of Antarctic marine biodiversity would generally be best led by SC-CAMLR. However, this did not ... preclude the development by the CEP of ASPAs and ASMAs which have in whole or in part a marine component ...
Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/04 : Author(s): Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, c/o Dr P. Penhale, CEP Representative to the CCAMLR MPA Workshop
-
IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN DIET OF MACKEREL ICEFISH (CHAMPSOCEPHALUS GUNNARI) AT SOUTH GEORGIA USING BOOTSTRAPPED CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF A DIETARY INDEX
confidence intervals for an index of relative importance (% IRIDC) of prey categories. Diet varied ... ) fish tended to prey on a higher proportion of T. gaudichaudii and small euphausids such as Thysanoessa ... sp. and took smaller quantities of E. superba. In a season of poor krill availability (summer of 2003 ... -2004) the proportion of krill in the diet, stomach fullness and fish condition (indicated by length ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/29 : Author(s): C.E. Main, M.A. Collins, R. Mitchell and M. Belchier (UK)
-
Aspects of the ecology of the bigeye grenadier at South Georgia
Abstract: Aspects of the ecology of the Bigeye grenadier, Macrourus holotrachys caught as bycatch ... estimates suggest that M. holotrachys is a long lived and moderately slow growing species, reaching ages of ... over 30 years and attaining lengths in excess of 80cm (Lt). Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were ... estimated for females and closely matched those of the congeneic species M. berglax from the Northern ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/16 : Author(s): S.A. Morley, T. Mulvey, J. Dickson and M. Belchier (United Kingdom)
-
EFFECT OF STERN-SETTING TUNNEL ON THE SINK RATE OF INTEGRATED WEIGHT LONGLINE (IWL)
Abstract: This paper describes a new vessel modification to allow setting of longlines via a ... rate of demersal integrated weight longline (IWL). The stern setting tunnel consists of an elongated ... line exits the baiting machine, which is positioned in the aft section of the stern setting deck, to ... the exit point at the water line on the vessel's transom. The exit point of the tube is ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/38 : Author(s): I. Hay and G. Robertson (Australia)
-
Age and growth in length of Micromesistius australis, Norman, 1937 (Pisces, Gadidae), in the southern zone of the Argentine Sea
Abstract: It was carried out the otolith reading of more than 1100 specimens of Micromesistius ... australis, caught in waters of the southern Argentine Sea during the cruises made by the ships Walther ... respectively. For the interpretation of the growth rings, the otoliths were previously subjected to the ... paraffin inclusion and cutting technique. A distribution of length frequencies for each sex was made. A ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-V/BG/31 : Author(s): Delegation of Argentina
-
Preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) in the vicinity of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Division 58.5.2), based on a survey in July 2007, using the generalised yield model
Abstract: A survey of mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, was undertaken in Division ... 58.5.2 in the vicinity of Heard Island in July 2007 to provide the information for an assessment of short ... -term annual yield in the 2007/2008 CCAMLR season. This paper provides a preliminary assessment of yield ... for the area of Division 58.5.2 to the west of 79o 20’ E using standard CCAMLR methods. Evidence of ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/47 : Author(s): D.C. Welsford (Australia)