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Non-native Species in the Antarctic: Report of a Workshop
south of 60° South, including, for example, male and female specimens of the North Atlantic Spider crab ... the risks of new species being introduced and becoming established are increasing. To assess these ... and Antarctica, in April 2006. The outcomes to the workshop were presented in a series of papers to ... the ninth meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). CCAMLR’s Article II requires ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXV/BG/21 : Author(s): Delegation of New Zealand
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Characteristics of krill aggregations in 48.4 subdivision during January–February 2000
presence of non-aggregated and scattered form, swarms, when surveying (January 17-February 1, 2001).. There ... have been revealed differences between spatial distribution patterns of krill aggregations of different ... characteristics of some 2400 krill swarms detected and sized acoustically in the study area have been described ... been made an analysis of krill biomass horizontal and vertical distributions in the study area in ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/42 : Author(s): S.M. Kasatkina, A.P. Malyshko, V.N.Shnar and O.A. Berezhinskiy (Russia)
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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals in marine debris at Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Islets, Livingston Island, Antarctica: 1988–1997
Abstract: We have compiled the records of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) entangled ... results indicate that 45% of the entanglement material found in a total of 20 individuals (nine subadult ... debris like net fragments (ghost nets) and nylon ropes. We have managed to liberate 35% of the total ... entangled animals (four females, one juvenile male, and two pups). The total percentage of entangled animals ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVI/BG/33 : Author(s): Delegation of Chile
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The food and feeding ecology of the white-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis at South Georgia
Abstract: The diet of the white-chinned petrel at Bird Island, South Georgia was studied during ... the chick-rearing period in 1986 by quantitative analysis (by weight, frequency of occurrence and ... number of individuals) of regurgitated or lavaged adult stomach contents. Antarctic krill was the most ... important constituent of the diet, comprising over 90% of prey items and forming 47% of the diet by weight ...
Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-94/14 : Author(s): J.P. Croxall, A.J. Hall, H.J. Hill, A.W. North and P.G. Rodhouse (United Kingdom)
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Assessments of by-catch in trawl fisheries at Heard and MacDonald Islands
Abstract: This paper provides an assessment of the long-term annual yield for three species ... undertaken with the aim of examining the potential for the commercial trawl fisheries to significantly affect ... the spawning biomass of these stocks in the longer term. The long-term annual yield for each of the ... literature. The second part of the analysis examined the amount of each species caught in the commercial ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-97/30 : Author(s): de la Mare, W.K., Williams, R., Constable, A.
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Informing the Scientific Committee about the revisions of the WSMPA proposal
Abstract: Following the submission of a first draft Conservation Measure for establishing a MPA ... would fall under the remit of, or might be of interest to participants at SC-CAMLR 2018: Unifying the ... previously two separate WSMPA parts into one coherent WSMPA by closing the gap on the eastern coast of the ... Antarctic Peninsula; Adjustment of the habitat of adult Antarctic toothfish in Statistical Subareas 48.6 and ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/BG/14 Rev. 1 : Author(s): Delegation of Germany
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Review of the 2007 budget, draft 2008 budget and forecast budget for 2009
outcome of the budget for 2007, a draft of the 2008 budget and an indicative forecast for the 2009 budget ... for 2007 is not expected to exceed budget and carries forward a surplus of A$194 000 to 2008. The ... surplus includes an unbudgeted, half-year New Member Contribution of A$53 312 in respect of the People’s ... Republic of China, which applied to become a member of the Commission in July 2007. General Services Staff ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVI/04 : Author(s): Executive Secretary
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Krill distribution variability and fishery conditions within the local ground of Subarea 48.3 in June 1991
Abstract: Experiments on estimation of krill transport by a current and its distribution ... characteristics variability were carried out within a local ground of Subarea 48.3 in the fleet operation area. It ... is shown that krill transport by wat4er flow across the fishing ground results in variation of fished ... krill aggregations distribution, and thus, in unstable indices of fishing vessels activity. During the ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/04 : Author(s): Kasatkina, S.M.
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Entanglement in man-made debris of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia
Abstract: Neck collars of man-made marine debris were seen on 208 Antarctic fur seals (and ... removed from 170) during the 142 days of the 1988-89 pup-rearing season at Bird Island, South Georgia ... . This represents at least 0.1% of the total Bird Island population and a minimum of 0.4% of animals in ... ) formed 59% of collars, nylon string (15%), fishing net (13%) and six other materials comprising the rest ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-VIII/BG/05 : Author(s): J.P. Croxall, S. Rodwell and I.P. Boyd (United Kingdom)
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Criteria for the Selection of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide (e.g. Kelleher, 1999; Roberts et al., 2003; CBD, 2006 ... ). The application of selection criteria can assist in evaluating candidate sites, prioritising areas ... they do not provide definitive answers to questions relating to the location and design of protected ... development of a representative system of MPAs. The effective application of selection criteria depends on the ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXVI/BG/24 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom