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1. The feeding peculiarities of the Antarctic seals in the region of the archipelago of Argentina Islands

   that krill (Euphausia superba) is the main type of food for the major species of seals in region. Krill ... growth in comparison with literary data аccording to Weddell seal (L. weddelli) newborns monitoring. It ... testifies to enough qualitative and sufficient forage reserve for pregnant Weddell seal females in ... archipelago water area in which diet krill prevails also (about 70 %). Considering that from 5 seals species ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/P01 : Author(s): I. Dykyy

2. How trophic dynamics of adult Antarctic krill Euphausia superba responses to the condition of no ice in the water during the winter: a case study at South Georgia?

   Abstract:  Understanding the variation in krill diet during winter is crucial to elucidate the ... overwintering of krill in the Southern Ocean. The information on trophic variation of krill under ice-free ... warming. Stable isotope analyses (15 N/ 14 N and 13 C/ 12 C) were utilized to explore the variation in ... Georgia. Stable isotope signatures indicated that there were no significant differences in δ 13 C and δ 15 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-2019/P04 : Author(s): G.P. Zhu, H.T. Zhang, B. Deng and Q.Y. Yang

3. PENGUIN RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

   Abstract:  Penguins are adapted to live in extreme environments, but they can be highly sensitive ... , oceanography and critical habitats. For example, in the southwest Atlantic, the distributional range of the ice ... and chinstrap penguins have expanded their range southward. In the Southern Ocean, the El Niño ... changes in the marine ecosystem, ultimately affecting penguins. The interaction between these modes is ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-09/P09 : Author(s): J. Forcada and P.N. Trathan

4. Diet and trophic niche of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

   stomach contents of specimens collected in the Ross Sea (71°–77°S, 165°E–180°) in January–March 2008 ... of prey in stomachs, fish (silverfish and lanternfish) and krill dominated diet overall (48% and 22 ... by silverfish occurred mainly in the extreme south-west of the region and near the continental slope ... . By weight, krill identified to species level in silverfish stomachs were predominantly Euphausia ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/54 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, J. Forman, S.J. Bury, J. Brown, P. Horn and R.L. O’Driscoll (New Zealand)

5. Physical and behavioural influences on larval fish retention: contrasting patterns in two Antarctic fishes

   Abstract:  Waters around South Georgia are amongst the most productive in the Southern Ocean, and ... support internationally important fisheries. However, there is significant inter-annual variability in ... retention of the planktonic stages (eggs and larvae) of marine fish can play a key role in the maintenance ... grounds may contribute to the failure of the N. rossii population to recover from its collapse in the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/P10 : Author(s): E.F. Young, J. Rock, M.P. Meredith, M. Belchier, E.J. Murphy and G.R. Carvalho

6. Summer distribution, abundance and structure of krill populations (Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias) sampled by plankton net in the western Ross Sea (January–February 2000)

   of krill in the western Ross Sea (Antarctica). A midwater sampler-trawl (Hamburg Plankton Net) was ... double oblique tow. Mean relative biomass of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, in the area north of ... 1000m3. The high abundance of Euphausia superba (1510 g/1000m3) found in a single haul on the Mawson Bank ... Area (73°S 173°E) was remarkable. Ice krill Euphausia crystallorophias replaced the Antarctic krill in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-00/38 : Author(s): M. Azzali, A. Sala and G. Brancato (Italy)

7. The importance of sea ice association of Antarctic krill for transport and retention in the South Orkneys region: a modelling study

   Antarctic krill in CCAMLR Area 48. The local krill populations support krill-dependent higher predators and ... Orkney Islands lie in the seasonal sea ice zone. Sea ice is an important overwintering habitat for ... the local ecosystem dynamics in this key region requires greater understanding of the extent to which ... regional and local transport pathways to and in the South Orkneys region, and the residence time of krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-2019/21 : Author(s): S.E. Thorpe, E.F. Young, E.J. Murphy and A.H.H. Renner

8. Background and criteria of establishment of Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea

   Russian and German scientists in the eastern part of the Weddell Sea. Data on potentially valuable for ... commercial fishing species in the eastern part of the Weddell Sea collected by German investigators in 1979 ... -1989 are also included, as well as results of Russian longline survey of Antarctic toothfish in 2013 ... -2014 in the eastern part of the Weddell Sea.   Author(s):  A.F. Petrov, V.A. Bizikov, K.V. Shust and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/23 : Author(s): A.F. Petrov, V.A. Bizikov, K.V. Shust and E.F. Uryupova (Russia)

9. USING ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY FINER-SCALE SSMUS FOR OCEANIC AREAS IN SUBAREAS 48.1 TO 48.3

   Abstract:  One of the main issues in the management of the krill fishery is finding a spatial ... initial framework of small scale management units (SSMUs) in subareas 48.1 to 48.4 based on the spatial ... consumption of krill by predators and 10% of the cumulative total fishery catch in the three subareas (48.1 to ... 48.3) where the fishery operates. There is ample evidence of structure in oceanic areas from both ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-11/18 : Author(s): S.L. Hill and J. Silk (UK)

10. Managing ecosystem uncertainty: critical habitat and dietary overlap of top-predators in the Ross Sea

    Abstract:  We summarize three types of data in order to increase appreciation among fishery ... managers of the close spatial and temporal ecological overlaps among top predators in the Ross Sea Shelf ... whale, though other species might also soon be exploited in the Ross Sea region. In addition to those ... two predators we also include other trophic competitors and (and in two cases predatory species ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/29 : Author(s): Testa, J.W., Stewart, B.S., Olmastroni, S., Lyver, P., Karl, B., Eastman, J., Barton, K., Ballard, G., Toniolo, V., Wilson, P., Ainley, D.

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