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Beach debris surveys - Prince Edward Islands, 1993 to 1995
surveys of beached debris within the Convention area. Most non-wooden artefacts were plastic. Fishing ... floats and other fishing gear formed a variable proportion of the items surveyed. Artefacts that could be ... Marion Island. It is recommended that the use of expanded plastic foams and plastic strapping as ... packaging material at Marion Island be discontinued. A comparison of annual accumulation rates will become ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XIV/BG/14 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa
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Short paper to CCAMLR on the ICED Southern Ocean food webs and scenarios workshop: ICED information paper for CCAMLR WG-EMM
ecosystems in order to help inform management of Southern Ocean fisheries. As part of this ICED convened a ... workshop in November 2013 on “Southern Ocean food webs and scenarios of change”, and is currently preparing ... CCAMLR in improving the basis for future monitoring and management of Southern Ocean ecosystems, and ... , E.J. Murphy, S.L. Hill and N.M. Johnston (United Kingdom) (on behalf of the ICED workshop and ICED ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/07 : Author(s): R.D. Cavanagh, E.J. Murphy, S.L. Hill and N.M. Johnston (United Kingdom) (on behalf of the ICED workshop and ICED Scientific Steering Committee)
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Incorporating climate change into CCAMLR’s decisionmaking processes
Abstract: CCAMLR has previously recognized the importance of considering climate change impacts ... working papers, even though climate change and ocean acidification are relevant to a wide range of policy ... decisions. Government bodies often require the inclusion of similar statements to be included with the ... submission of new or revised legislation or regulations when an issue has relevance to a broad spectrum of ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIII/BG/21 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC
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The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters: Step 2 addressing fishing vessels
adoption of a Polar Code for shipping in polar waters, and sets out the initial steps for a second phase on ... identifies the relevance for fishing vessels of various safety matters addressed in the Polar Code, on the ... basis of recent incidents in the Southern Ocean. Finally, it proposes measures on ice strengthening of ... fishing vessels and training of fishing vessel crews, which should be introduced by CCAMLR in the interim ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXIV/BG/24 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC
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Comments regarding a Marine Protected Area on the Southern Shelf
Abstract: The Marine Protected Area on the southern shelf of the South Orkney Islands (SOISS MPA ... ) established by CCAMLR in Subarea 48.2 on the initiative of the United Kingdom has existed for more then eight ... and legal aspects of this MPA that require clarification. The SOISS MPA is the first MPA established ... Convention Area. Taking into account the above, we consider it appropriate to make a number of comments in ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/26 : Author(s): Delegation of the Russian Federation
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Polar Code Phase 2 and next steps for Southern Ocean vessel management
Organization (IMO) on the timetabling and development of a second phase of work on the International Code for ... vessels, pleasure craft, small cargo vessels). It leads to recommendations on the engagement of CCAMLR and ... CCAMLR Members in the work at the IMO and also identifies actions to be undertaken ahead of completion of ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXVI/BG/26 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC
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Preliminary report on invertebrate by-catch in research blocks 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 54.4.3a and 58.4.4b
indicators have been recorded as part of the C2 and also as part of observers data since CM 22.07 has been ... looked at spatial variation of VME units at different scales, and analysed taxa spatial distribution. We ... also compared gear types in terms of number of VME units collected. We suggest that taxonomic diversity ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-18/51 : Author(s): M. Eléaume, C. Chazeau, A. Martin and J. Blettery
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Further measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Convention Area
Abstract: This paper highlights the continuation of a significant level of illegal, unreported ... range of further measures to combat such activities. Author(s): Delegation of Australia Title: Further ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XVII/BG/13 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia
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Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pup growth rates obtained at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South Shetlands: 1994/95 to 1997/98 (CEMP Index C2, Procedure B)
pups (50 of each sex) were weighed by cross-sectional sampling. Pup growth rates were determined from ... least square linear regression of weight against age. Strong correlation was found between variables for ... both sexes, and assumptions of linearity and homogeneity of variance proved to be adequate (? =0.05 ... differences on reproductive strategies between populations of A. gazella. An important decrease in A. gazella ...
Meeting Document : WS-AREA 48-98/18 Rev. 1 : Author(s): R. Hucke-Gaete, V. Vallejos and D. Torres (Chile)
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Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics (MAPPPD): Data and tools for dynamic management and decision support
Abstract: Adaptive feedback management is a core component of the ecosystem based management ... approach that is being implemented by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ... meeting the management objectives as set forth by CCAMLR and other components of the ATS (i.e ... ) for the region south of 60° S. A Bayesian population model integrates the available data to develop ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-16/P08 : Author(s): G.R.W. Humphries, C. Che-Castaldo, R. Naveen, M. Schwaller, P. McDowall, M. Schrimpf and H.J. Lynch