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An identification of areas within the high seas of the Southern Ocean that would contribute to a representative system of marine protected areas
Abstract: The Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has ... the primary responsibility for developing a representative system of marine protected areas (RSMPA ... milestones for 2011 are the identification of candidate MPAs and the submission of MPA proposals to the ... CCAMLR Scientific Committee. However, the majority of the Southern Ocean has not undergone systematic ...
Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/16 : Author(s): L.L. Douglass, D. Beaver, J. Turner and R. Nicoll (WWF–ASOC)
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A review of models of Southern Ocean ecosystems: krill, ecosystems and the impacts of harvesting
Abstract: An ecosystem approach for the management of human activities in the Southern Ocean is ... enshrined in the principles of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ... (CCAMLR). The implementation of such an approach requires an understanding of the wider dynamics of the ... ecosystem, which is best achieved through the development of ecosystem models. However, not all models will ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/67 : Author(s): S.L. Hill, E.J. Murphy, K. Reid, P.N. Trathan (United Kingdom), A. Constable (Australia)
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The feeding peculiarities of the Antarctic seals in the region of the archipelago of Argentina Islands
Abstract: The detailed analysis of a food of the Antarctic species of seals around Argentine ... that krill (Euphausia superba) is the main type of food for the major species of seals in region. Krill ... makes 97,2 % to a diet of fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and 90 % to a diet crabeater seal (Lobodon ... can be used as «species indicators» of krill distribution and quantity in the given region. It is ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/P01 : Author(s): I. Dykyy
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Scientific background document in support of the development of a CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) – Version 2017 – Reflection of the recommendations by WG-EMM-16 and SC-CAMLR-XXXV
in support of the development of a CCAMLR MPA in the Weddell Sea. Germany was asked to carry out ... , the Delegation of Germany intends to update the Scientific Committee on the current state of the work ... carried out during the 2016/2017 intersessional period. Chapter 1 of this working group paper informs on ... the new data retrieval process. Chapter 2 presents the updated analyses of relevant data layers ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/28 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany
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Distribution, morphology, growth, reproduction, diet and trophic position of two species of grenadier (Macrourus whitsoni and M. caml) in the Ross Sea region of the Southern Ocean (CCAMLR Subareas 88.1 and 88.2)
Abstract: We present the first differentiated information on the biology and ecological niche of ... Macrourus whitsoni and M. caml in the Ross Sea region of the Southern Ocean. Fish were caught by New Zealand ... . whitsoni examined was 65 cm TL and 1.3 kg. The two main morphological characters (number of rays in the ... left pelvic fin; number of rows of teeth in the lower jaw) were very effective at distinguishing ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/54 Rev. 1 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, P. McMillan, J. Forman, P. Marriott, P. Horn, S. Bury and J. Brown (New Zealand)
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The results of performance of tagging programs of the Korean exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in 88.1 in the 2010/11 season
presented the results from the fisheries and comparison of statistics in each SSRU. Total catch including by ... the total catches in 78 hauls while by-catches were 133 fish. The CPUEs of Dissostichus Spp. in 88.1 J ... and L appeared dramatic higher rate than the CPUEs in 88.1 B and C. Mean CPUE (number / km) of ... Dissostichus Spp. for total of 78 sets, for instance, was 16.67911. This figure was higher than the figure of ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-11/54 : Author(s): T. Jung and H.J. Choi (Republic of Korea)
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Review of Russian investigations of krill escape through the meshes of commercial trawls: approaches to estimating gross removal at krill fishery
Abstract: In this study the review of Russian investigations of krill escapement through the ... trawl netting fulfilled by means of instrumental (acoustic observations, underwater observations, method ... of fine-meshed chafers) and analytical methods are presented. The main factors affected on krill ... escapement though trawl netting and escape mortality are shown. The author discusses the results of these ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/19 : Author(s): S.M. Kasatkina (Russia)
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The use of morphometric parameters for the determination of sex of Adelie penguins
Abstract: The ability to determine the sex of Adélie penguins by discriminant analysis of ... morphometric parameters was examined for breeding birds of known sex at Bechervaise Island near Mawson Station ... , Antarctica (latitude 67°36’S, longitude 62°53’E). It was found that 89 % of birds could be correctly sexed by ... , cubitocarpal) with the mean discriminant score of 55.39. Males have a higher score and females a lower one. The ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-91/5 Rev. 1 : Author(s): K.R. Kerry, D.J. Agnew, J.R. Clarke and G.D. Else (Australia)
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Influence of the quality and quantity of data from a multi-year tagging program on bias and precision of biomass estimates from an integrated stock assessment – update
Abstract: By way of simulation, this study investigated how the bias and precision of biomass ... estimates from an integrated tag-based assessment are influenced by various aspects of a multi-year tagging ... program, in particular the effects of the size (tag size-overlap) and numbers of tagged fish, the duration ... of the tagging program, the type of auxiliary data used in the assessment, and the catch history ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/18 : Author(s): P.E. Ziegler (Australia)
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Assessment of fishing intensity of krill in Subarea 48.2 during the season of 1989/90
Abstract: The research performed was aimed at assessment of fishing fleet impact upon krill ... population during the months (December-March), being critical to dependent species. The results of fishing ... intensity estimation are presented on the basis of haul to haul commercial statistics for Russian fleet ... (data of 2900 trawlings are used) in the South Orkneys area during December 1989- March 1990. In the ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/51 : Author(s): Ivanova, V.I., Sushin, V.A., Kasatkina, S.M.