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1. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man-made debris at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands 2000/01

   Abstract:  The results of the fifth annual survey of entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Signy ... which there were no sightings of seals with neck collars of man-made debris. Data are compared with ... Island, these indicated that the number of entangled fur seals had increased (by57%) compared to the ... previous year. The absence of entangled seals at Signy Island could be due to the relatively low numbers of ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XX/BG/04 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

2. Integrated environment–prey–predator interactions off South Georgia: implications for management of fisheries

   Abstract:  The oceanography of the South Georgia region is principally that of the Southern Ocean ... rather than the South Atlantic. A combination of factors, including advection, local bathymetry and high ... local productivity, leads to relatively large concentrations of krill (Euphausia superba) in the region ... and this is a food source for large populations of penguins and seals that breed at South Georgia. A ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/27 : Author(s): I.L. Boyd (United Kingdom)

3. Proposed update to the terms of reference and guidelines for the CCAMLR MPA Special Fund

   respect of MPAs. Given recent progress by CCAMLR towards the development of MPAs, it is now timely to ... review the purpose of the Fund, and to update the terms of reference and practical guidance for how it is ... Scientific Committee: i)    Terms of Reference for use of the MPA Special Fund ii)    Guidelines on ... submission and review of proposals for use of the MPA Special Fund iii)    Terms of Reference for the MPA ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/12 : Author(s): Delegations of the United Kingdom and the United States, on behalf of the MPA Special Fund Correspondence Group

4. Factors affecting the number and mortality of seabirds attending trawlers and longliners in the Kerguelen area

   Abstract:  The factors affecting the number and the mortality of seabirds attending long-liners ... ), based on observations carried out onboard by dedicated observers. Twenty-four species of seabirds were ... mainly according to the year, the cloud cover and the presence of offal for long-liners. The dumping of ... offal increased the numbers of birds attending the vessel, especially when offals can be handled easily ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-99/26 : Author(s): H. Weimerskirch, D. Capdeville and G. Duhamel (France)

5. Preliminary acoustic results from the New Zealand IPY-CAML survey of the Ross Sea region in February-March 2008

   Ross Sea region in support of the International Polar Year Census of Antarctic Marine Life (IPY-CAML ... ). The 50 day voyage on the research vessel Tangaroa involved an extensive survey of marine organisms ... , and from the continental shelf and slope of the Ross Sea to unexplored seamounts and abyssal plains ... trawls were carried out at randomly selected locations over the shelf as part of the core biodiversity ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-09/05 : Author(s): R. O’Driscoll, G. Macaulay, S. Gauthier, M. Pinkerton and S. Hanchet (New Zealand)

6. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) by man made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia, during the 2005 winter and 2005/06 breeding season

   Abstract:  Results of the survey of entanglements of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South ... reported here. Two entanglements were observed in the winter, a decrease of 60% from the previous year, and ... the lowest number seen since records began in 1990. One of these involved a male pup entangled in ... individual involved. In contrast there was double the number of observed entanglements during summer of 2005 ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXV/BG/13 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

7. CCAMLR measures regulating the tagging of Dissostichus species, metrics used to assess vessel tagging performance, the potential for some anomalous results, and general recommendations on tagging; a view from the hauling room

   performance measures implemented by CCAMLR to control and monitor the tagging of toothfish (Dissostichus ... first season of implementation we describe several circumstances which will cause anomalies in the tag ... distribution of Dissostichus species within the assessed management division (ASD) or changes in the tagging ... rate within sub areas of the assessed ASD.  The current level of two tonnes of Dissostichus catch ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-11/50 : Author(s): J.M. Fenaughty (New Zealand) and J. Brown (United Kingdom)

8. POPULATION ASSESSMENTS OF GENTOO PENGUINS (PYGOSCELIS PAPUA) BREEDING AT AN IMPORTANT ANTARCTIC TOURIST SITE, GOUDIER ISLAND, PORT LOCKROY, PALMER ARCHIPELAGO, ANTARCTICA

   Abstract:  Goudier Island is located in the Palmer Archipelago, to the west of the Antarctic ... Peninsula; it is one of the most frequently visited tourist sites in Antarctica. A number of gentoo penguin ... (Pygoscelis papua) breeding colonies are located on the island and these have been the focus of one of the ... longest running experiments to examine the impacts of tourist numbers upon penguin breeding performance ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P07 : Author(s): P.N. Trathan, J. Forcada, R. Atkinson, R.H. Downie and J.R. Shears

9. TEMPORAL CLARIFICATION OF THE TRANSITION FROM BLUE PHASE FINGERLING TO EARLY JUVENILE BROWN PHASE IN NOTOTHENIA ROSSII FROM THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

   Abstract:  Scales and whole otoliths were read for age determination of early stages of Notothenia ... rossii caught in Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, in summer of years 2003-2006 and 2008. The sample ... was composed by blue phase fingerlings of 7-7.6 cm (TL) and age group 0 year and demersal young brown ... phase juveniles of 8.5-20.9 cm and predominant age groups 1-2 years. Counting of sclerites facilitated ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/32 : Author(s): E. Barrera-Oro, E. Moreira, N. Alescio and E. Marschoff (Argentina)

10. CONVENORS’ REPORT OF THE WG-IMAF WORKSHOP

    , Australia on 10th October 2008 to review the future of the ad hoc WG-IMAF. The workshop briefly reviewed the ... history of ad hoc WG-IMAF and considered the current work programme of CCAMLR with respect to the current ... and future role of ad hoc WG-IMAF. The workshop briefly considered future scenarios under which it ... should continue to focus on the direct impacts of fishing and marine debris on seabirds and marine ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/65 : Author(s): K. Rivera and N. Smith (Co-conveners of ad hoc WG-IMAF)

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