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Fishes in pelagic catches in the vicinity of the South Shetland Island during the 6th Antarctic expedition of rv Kaiyo Maru, 1990/1991
Abstract: During the 6th Antarctic Expedition of R/V Kaiyo Maru (1990/1991), observations on the ... occurrence and abundance of fishes in a total of 102 pelagic hauls for the Antarctic krill were made. Of the ... 102 net hauls, a total of 104 fishes belonging to 4 families and 16 species were captured in 25 tows ... Cryodraco antarcticus was the next (14 individuals; 13.5% in number). The standard length of L. larseni ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/50 : Author(s): T. Iwami, T. Ichii, H. Ishii and M. Naganobu (Japan)
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The importance of Antarctic Toothfish as prey of Weddell Seals in the Ross Sea: a Review
Abstract: Uncertainty exists over the importance of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) as ... prey of top predators in the Ross Sea. We herein assess relative weight given to direct, observational ... evidence of prey taken, as opposed to indirect evidence from scat and biochemical analysis, and conclude ... of large toothfish and therefore they are not detected in scat or stomach samples; biochemical ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P02 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley and D.B. Siniff
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REVISION OF CCAMLR’S SYSTEM OF INSPECTION
proposes that the Commission update its own System of Inspection to better support the wide range of strong ... , unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. CCAMLR’s System of Inspection has not undergone significant ... Convention Area, reflective of the significant operational, technological, and legal advancements in ... fisheries enforcement that have occurred during that time as well as the increased recognition of the threat ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVIII/40 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of the USA
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Stable isotope analysis of tissue samples to investigate trophic linkages of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross and Amundsen Sea regions
Abstract: Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen (δ 15 N and δ 13 C) in Antarctic toothfish ... (Dissostichus mawsoni) muscle were measured to study the trophic connections of Antarctic toothfish in the Ross ... samples each of four by-catch species (grenadiers, icefish, moray cods and deep-sea cod) were also ... analysed, but only from the Ross Sea region. Appropriate corrections were made to account for the effect of ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/50 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, S.J Bury, J.C.S. Brown, J. Forman and A. Kilimnik (New Zealand)
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Streamlining the work of the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (SC-CAMLR)
Abstract: In recent years, the Scientific Committee has been dealing with a great diversity of ... important issues for which the Commission was expecting advice. The current structure of the Working Groups ... meetings and a large diversity of important issues. A number of important issues are not being addressed ... structure of the Scientific Committee. These options include having three meeting periods timetabled ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/59 : Author(s): G. Watters (USA), A. Constable and D. Welsford (Australia)
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A brief review of information relevant to the establishment of a Krill Research Zone within the proposed Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
Abstract: At the close of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ... Region Marine Protected Area (RSRMPA) that included the addition of a Krill Research Zone (KRZ). A ... central aim of the proposed KRZ is to enhance research opportunities within the RSRMPA. To provide a ... , focusing primarily on krill and krill-dependent predators. Here we provide a summary of that review, which ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/49 : Author(s): E.S. Klein and G.M. Watters
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ANNUAL CHANGES IN SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE OF BY-CATCH FISH COLLECTED BY JAPANESE KRILL SCIENTIFIC OBSERVERS IN THE NORTH OF SOUTH GEORGIA (CCAMLR SUBAREA 48.3), DURING AUSTRAL WINTER FROM 2002 TO 2008
Abstract: Species composition and abundance of by-catch fish were analyzed using the fish by ... north of South Georgia during the austral winter from 2002 to 2008. A total of 19 species belonging to 8 ... most abundant. Different life stages of K. anderssoni, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi, C. gunnari and L ... around South Georgia. The length frequency distribution of C. gunnari varied with years and may indicate ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/40 : Author(s): T. Iwami, K. Taki and M. Kiyota (Japan)
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DISCRIMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE THE CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT: THE CASE OF THE ANTARCTIC KRILL FISHERY
Abstract: The use of the catch per unit effort (CPUE) as an index of abundance usually requires a ... standardization process consisting of isolating all those exogenous factors from temporal variations in abundance ... vessel efficiency, variations in fishing strategies, and environmental fluctuations. The selection of the ... latter has been considered to be one of the most difficult, arbitrary, and poorly documented stages since ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/P3 : Author(s): J.C. Quiroz, R. Wiff, M.A. Barrientos and F. Contreras
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A history of the exploitation of the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Abstract: Recent analyses of anthropogenic impacts to marine systems have shown the Ross Sea to ... be the least affected stretch of ocean on Earth, although historical effects were not included in the ... study. Herein the literature is reviewed to quantify the extent of extraction of biological resources ... from the Ross Sea continental shelf and slope beginning at the start of the 20th century; none preceded ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P03 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley
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UPDATED PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR SEABIRDS AND MARINE MAMMALS WITH RISK OF FISHERIES INTERACTIONS
Abstract: We examined a methodology for assessing potential risk of interactions between ... fisheries and species of special interest (seabirds and marine mammals) by applying a Productivity ... -Susceptibility Analysis to a data set of species distribution, biological information and fishing effort. This ... type of Level Two Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) has been used across fishery management regimes to ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/51 : Author(s): S. Waugh, D. Filippi, N. Walker (New Zealand) and D.S. Kirby