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1. Beached birds: a guide used by north pacific groundfish observers to identify seabirds incidentally caught in fisheries

   Abstract:  In the fall of 2002, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) purchased 300 ... vessels in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. This new guide replaces a dichotomous key on looseleaf paper ... of fishery observers to accurately identify seabirds as they come up in the sampled fishing gear ... collection at the NMFS North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program. A copy of Beached Birds is available in the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/24 : Author(s): T. Hass and S. Davis (USA)

2. Connectivity and population structure in Pleuragramma antarcticum

   silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) are distributed in independent, discrete populations in the Ross Sea ... populations: i) in the Ross Sea, ii) on the southern Antarctic Peninsula in Marguerite Bay and off Charcot ... (USA) and M. Pinkerton (New Zealand) Title:  Connectivity and population structure in Pleuragramma ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-11/19 : Author(s): J. Ferguson, J. Ashford, A. Piñones, J. Torres, W. Fraser, C. Jones (USA) and M. Pinkerton (New Zealand)

3. On the accuracy of the pellet analysis method to estimate the food intake in the Antarctic shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis

   through the gastrointestinal tract of the otoliths of fish represented in pellets of the Antarctic Shag ... slightly decreased in February. These estimations, in general, are in line with those previously obtained ... of the pellet analysis method to estimate the food intake in the Antarctic shag Phalacrocorax ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/61 : Author(s): Casaux, R.

4. Variants of the ASPM assessment of the toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource in the Prince Edward Islands vicinity which attempt to reconcile CPUE and catch-at-length data

   examined. One allows for the possibility of changes in somatic growth rate in response to increased food ... in somatic growth rate as abundance drops. For the recruitment variability model, results remain ... highly sensitive to the relative weights given to CPUE and catch-at-length data in the model fitting ... the toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource in the Prince Edward Islands vicinity which attempt ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM-04/12 : Author(s): Brandão, A., Butterworth, D.S.

5. Abundance and reproductive distribution of Pygoscelids sp. in the northern area of Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula

   potential to act as ecological indicators. The western Antarctic Peninsula is one of the three sites in the ... penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in the northern sector of the Danco Coast, north-west of the Antarctic ... Peninsula during the breeding season 2010-2011. Our results showed an overall increase in both populations ... in relation the 1998. Since the effects of climate change and human harvesting could confound ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/58 : Author(s): M.M. Santos, E.F. Rombolá, D. González-Zevallos, M.A. Juáres, J. Negrete and N.R. Coria (Argentina)

6. REPORT ON THE ABANDONED GILLNET RETRIEVAL OPERATION CONDUCTED BY AUSTRALIA IN CCAMLR STATISTICAL DIVISION 58.4.3B (BANZARE BANK)

   gillnets as a fishing method to target toothfish in the Convention area. Estimating the impact of IUU ... . Based on the amount of toothfish found in the 8 km long section of net retrieved, upwards of 29 tonnes ... gillnets. However these figures are likely to be underestimates of total mortality in gillnets, due to the ... evidence of large numbers of sea-lice depredated fish in the net. Author(s):  Snowdon, D., Hamill, J ...

   Meeting Document : TASO-09/10 : Author(s): Snowdon, D., Hamill, J., McEachan, F., Welsford, D.

7. Conditions for the precise measurement of fish target strength in situ

   Abstract:  Conditions for precise measurement of in situ fish target strength (TS) are empirically ... studied and two indexes are introduced for this purpose. One is the number of fish in the effective ... obtained from one large same fish school in the eastern shelf of Bering sea during the intership ... calibration between Japanese and U.S. vessels on 15 and 16 August 1991. Published in J.Mar.Acoust.Soc. Author ...

   Meeting Document : WG-Krill-94/35 : Author(s): K. Sawada and M. Furusawa (Japan), N.J. Williamson (USA)

8. Rockhopper penguins and other marine life threatened by driftnet fisheries in the south Atlantic ocean

   -target species in the Pacific Ocean, has extended its range to include the South Atlantic Ocean ... . Relatively little is known about the areas of operation and impacts of driftnetting in the South Atlantic as ... . This paper reviews the impact of the driftnet fishery on non-target species in the central South ... , apparently resulting in considerable mortality of rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) and other marine ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-IX/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

9. Recommendations from a cross-sector workshop on krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia Sea and Antarctic Peninsula region

   Abstract:  In June 2014, the ICED programme, the British Antarctic Survey and WWF co-hosted a two ... day workshop entitled “Understanding the objectives for krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia ... progress in the management of the krill fishery; broadening participation in WG-EMM to include other ... from a cross-sector workshop on krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia Sea and Antarctic ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/12 : Author(s): S. Hill, R. Cavanagh, R. Downie, C. Knowland and S. Grant (United Kingdom)

10. A review of tag-based stock assessments of the Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni in Subarea 48.4

    Abstract:  The stock abundance of Antarctic toothfish in Subarea 48.4 is estimated using tag based ... specifically developed to reduce estimation bias in populations with low recaptures, a feature typical of the ... data available for this species in 48.4. During a review of assessment methodology two main issues have ... review of assessment data and methods in order to discuss and address the issues. Author(s):  N. Walker ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-15/44 : Author(s): N. Walker, M. Soeffker, V. Laptikhovsky and T. Earl (United Kingdom)

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