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1. Preliminary atlas of Balaenopterid whale distribution in the Southern Ocean based on pelagic catch data

   Paper Title:  Preliminary atlas of Balaenopterid whale distribution in the Southern Ocean based on ... pelagic catch data Abstract / Description:  A series of 57 computer-generated maps is presented, depicting ... the locations of pelagic catches of Balaenopterid whales by month between 1931/32–1979/80. Two sets of ... maps were produced. The first series contains 24 maps of catches by species by month, and the second ...

   Science Journal Paper : Selected Scientific Papers, SC-CAMLR-SSP/2 (Selected Scientific Papers, SC-CAMLR-SSP/2) : 113-193 : Author(s): Mizroch, S.A. et. al

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. Identification of Pleuragramma antarctica larvae in the Ross Sea via mitochondrial DNA

   Abstract:  Research into the early life stages of Pleuragramma antarctica is essential to ... understanding how oceanographic variation will impact spatial distributions over time. The recent findings of ... , length and growth data for larvae found in the western and eastern Ross Sea during the austral summer of ... genomic DNA from a sample of these larvae and, using fish universal primers, amplified part of the 16S ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/61 : Author(s): J.A. Caccavo (Italy), C. Brooks (USA), L. Zane (Italy) and J.R. Ashford (USA)

10. Distributions and predator-prey interactions of macaroni penguins, Antarctic fur seals, and Antarctic krill near Bird Island, South Georgia

    Abstract:  We studied the distributions, abundances and interactions of macaroni penguins Eudyptes ... . Simultaneous surveys of marine birds, Antarctic fur seals and Antarctic krill were conducted along a series of ... transects radiating from the breeding colonies of the vertebrate predators. We examined the relationships ... between the distributions of predators and their prey with respect to the abundance of krill in the water ...

    Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-93/12 : Author(s): G.L. Hunt, Jr (USA), D. Heinemann (USA) and I. Everson (United Kingdom)

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