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The three-frequency method for classifying the species and assessing the size of two euphausiids (Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias)
Abstract: In this paper an acoustic method for identifying two euphausiid species and estimating ... their length is described. The approach is in fact an outgrowth from both the fluid sphere and Bayes ... estimate E. superba biomass found in the area of the Ross Sea investigated in the December 1997 and in ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/37 : Author(s): M. Azzali, G. Lanciani and I. Leonori (Italy)
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Longline fishing at Tristan da Cunha: impact on seabirds
Abstract: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands in the central South Atlantic Ocean support globally ... effort, probably has a much greater impact. Observations aboard one vessel in mid-winter suggest a ... bycatch rate of >1 bird killed per 1000 hooks; this could be even higher in summer when more birds are ... vessels fishing illegally in Tristan waters, as well as vessels in international waters that do not use ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-00/13 : Author(s): N. Glass, I. Lavarello, J.P. Glass and P.G. Ryan (South Africa)
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Marine debris and fishing gear associated with seabirds at sub Antarctic Marion Island – 1998/99
Abstract: Most (52%) of the 306 debris items found in association with seabirds at Marion Island ... wandering albatross study colonies showed that there had been a slight decrease in the accumulation rate of ... marine debris, and in particular fishing gear, since the 1997/98 season, however, these levels were still ... much higher than the 1996/97 season. This is consistent with a decrease in the number of unsanctioned ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XVIII/BG/14 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa
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Proposal for GEF (Global Environment Facility) funding to support capacity building and training to the GEF-eligible countries with Antarctic interests
Abstract: South Africa is seeking GEF assistance to support capacity building and training in ... in Antarctic and Southern Ocean fisheries; Developing stronger partnerships to monitor and control ... resources, and the organisation in which South Africa is seeking GEF support to more effectively engage ... , particularly in relation to science processes, CCAMLR has a key role in this initiative. South Africa is ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/32 : Author(s): South Africa
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The demersal fish communities of the shelf and slope of South Georgia and Shag Rocks (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3)
Shag Rocks in 2003 indicate that depth and region have a marked influence over demersal fish community ... Southern Ocean. Clear regional differences in the shelf community are apparent with differences observed in ... patterns observed in demersal fishes show similar trends to those seen in a range of other taxa such as ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-14/26 : Author(s): S. Gregory, M.A. Collins and M. Belchier (United Kingdom)
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Mortalidad incidental de aves en la pesquería de cherna con palangre semipelágico
Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) and other fish species within the Uruguayan EEZ. Observers were trained in ... period. No significant differences in mortality were found between long line types, being higher in those ... comparing their abundance during line setting and resulting mortality. Difficulties were found in mitigation ... intermediate buoys. Although this fishery is no longer in Uruguay, the need to improve some information related ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-04/38 : Author(s): Y.H. Marín, A. Stagi and J. Chocca (Uruguay)
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Longline fishing at Tristan da Cunha: impacts on seabirds
Abstract: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Islands in the central South Atlantic Ocean support globally ... effort, probably has a much greater impact. Observations aboard one vessel in mid-winter suggest a ... bycatch rate of> 1 bird killed per 1000 hooks; this could be even higher in summer when more birds are ... from vessels fishing illegally in Tristan waters, as well as vessels in international waters that do ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/15 : Author(s): N. Glass, I. Lavarello, J.P. Glass and P.G. Ryan (South Africa)
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East Antarctica Planning Domain MPA Planning Reference Document #1: Draft MPA Report Part 1 – the Planning Domain and Candidate MPAs
Abstract: A draft MPA Report for the East Antarctica Planning Domain was submitted to WG-EMM in ... following advice from Members of WG-EMM in 2014. This updated report is provided in three parts: Part 1- The ... proposed EARSMPA, the individual MPAs and Activities in the Planning Domain (WG-EMM-14/48, Sections 1, 4, 5 ... are presented in SC-CAMLR-XXXIII/BG/39 and SC-CAMLR-XXXIII/BG/40. Author(s): Delegations of Australia ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXIII/BG/38 : Author(s): Delegations of Australia and France
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Revisiting krill ageing method using eyestalk cuticles
promise in the determination of the absolute age of krill is that of Kilada et al. (2017), which involves ... growth bands in the cuticle through multiple moulting processes is poorly understood, and is in fact a ... point of contention among crustacean researchers. Since the interpretation of growth bands in thin ... an inter-laboratory calibration should be undertaken as a community effort supported by CCAMLR, in a ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-2019/45 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi, T. Barnes, N. Waller, B. Farmer, D. Hayes, R. Kilada, C. Reiss, G. Zhu, B. Krafft, A.-L. Agnalt, T. Ichii and T. Matsuda
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Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment – 2019 Update
Abstract: This update by SCAR on recent advances in our understanding of climate change across ... ecosystems, builds on the material included in the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) report ... , published by SCAR in 2009 (Turner et al. 2009), with an update of the key points in 2013 (Turner et al. 2014 ... abreast of recent advances in climate science, with a particular focus on Antarctic climate change and the ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-38/BG/17 : Author(s): Submitted by SCAR