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1. CLIMATICALLY DRIVEN FLUCTUATIONS IN SOUTHERN OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS

   of how biological and physical processes interact across a wide range of scales. Here we examine the ... role of physical and biological processes in generating fluctuations in the ecosystem around South ... Georgia in the South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Anomalies in sea surface temperature (SST) in ... the South Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean have previously been shown to be generated through ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/P02 : Author(s): E.J. Murphy, P.N. Trathan, J.L. Watkins, K. Reid, M.P. Meredith, J. Forcada, S.E. Thorpe, N.M. Johnston and P. Rothery

2. Linking predator and prey behaviour: contrasts between Antarctic fur seals and macaroni penguins at South Georgia

   combination of concurrent at sea (predator observations, net hauls and multi-frequency acoustics), and land ... -based (animal tracking and diet analysis) techniques, we examined variability in the foraging ecology of ... these sympatric top predators during the austral summer and autumn of 2004. Krill availability derived ... occurred in 80% of fur seal diet samples, with fish remains in 37% of samples. Penguin diets contained the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P07 : Author(s): C.M. Waluda, M.A. Collins, A.D. Black, I.J. Staniland and P.N. Trathan

3. Krill population dynamics at South Georgia: implications for ecosystem-based fisheries management

   Abstract:  The South Georgia region supports a large biomass of krill that is subject to high ... interannual variability. The apparent lack of a locally self-maintaining krill population at South Georgia ... to successful ecosystem-based management of krill fishery in the region. Krill acoustic-density data ... from surveys conducted in the early, middle and late period of the summers of 2001 to 2005, together ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P08 : Author(s): K. Reid, J.L. Watkins, E.J. Murphy, P.N. Trathan, S. Fielding and P. Enderlein

4. A preliminary stock assessment in SSRUS 486A, G: A Bayesian and CPUE based biomass dynamic model

   contribution to estimate abundance in a simple biomass dynamic model for both species of toothfish in northern ... area of 48.6 (SSRU 48.6A, 48.6G). Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish presented a high proportion with ... sets in which both species are present, and thus, an analysis of catch intention was implemented by ... using multivariate statistical approach of the catch composition. Standardisation of CPUE was done by ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-13/29 : Author(s): R. Wiff, J.C. Quiroz (Chile) and R. Scott (United Kingdom)

5. Using acoustic echo counting to estimate grenadier abundance in the Ross Sea (SSRU88.1I)

   index the relative abundance of grenadiers and be useful for exploring spatial distribution. Automated ... . These methods can be applied to large volumes of relatively low quality, opportunistically collected ... longline catches of grenadiers and toothfish. Single targets were most abundant within 250 m of the bottom ... at seabed depths of 700–1000 m, and revealed consistent spatial patterns, with higher numbers of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-14/62 : Author(s): Y. Ladroit, R.L. O’Driscoll and S. Mormede (New Zealand)

6. The preliminary report on the survey in Subarea 48.2 in 2019

   Abstract:  The fifth year survey and observations of Dissostichus spp. in statistical subarea 48.2 ... on board of the Ukrainian vessel SIMEIZ were conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the ... Scientific Committee and Commission.  The design and timing of the fifth year of research generally ... corresponded to the 2018 season, but significant changes were noted in the CPUE of Antarctic toothfish ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-2019/29 : Author(s): Delegation of Ukraine

7. Results from the New Zealand exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 in the 2004/05 season

   season in this fishery are presented. Janas undertook 44 sets in Division 58.4.2 for a catch of 37.9 ... tonnes of D. mawsoni and 0.395 tonnes of D. eleginoides. Two sets were undertaken in Division 58.4.1 SSRU ... C for a catch of 0.372 tonnes of D. mawsoni. San Aspiring undertook 20 research sets in Division ... 58.4.1 SSRU G for a catch of 20.9 tonnes of D. mawsoni and 0.4 tonnes of D. eleginoides. The first sign ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-05/62 : Author(s): G.J. Patchell (New Zealand)

8. Toothfish, skate and longline by-catch survey in Subarea 48.3

   Abstract:  This was the first deep-water trawl survey of the South Georgia Maritime Zone funded by ... the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) as part of the South Georgia ... ecology of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) at South Georgia as well as providing ... information on bycatch species of the longline fishery, particularly grenadiers (Macrourids) and Skates ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/15 : Author(s): M. Belchier, M. Collins, M. Endicott, I. Everson, S. Hawkins, T. Marlow, T. Mulvey and R. Paterson (United Kingdom)

9. EXTRAPOLATING CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER DATA THROUGH THE SOUTHERN OCEAN USING BOOSTED REGRESSION TREES

   , called BRT (Boosted Regression Trees), to data on the distribution of Oithona similis, a small cyclopoid ... copepod which is abundant through much of near-surface waters of the Southern Ocean. A large dataset (> ... ;19 000 records) of abundances of O. similis were measured during the SCAR Southern Ocean Continuous ... the abundance and the probability of presence of O. similis and the long-term, broad-scale ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-08/12 : Author(s): M.H. Pinkerton, A.N.H. Smith (New Zealand), B. Raymond, G. Hosie (Australia) and B. Sharp (New Zealand)

10. Fishing equipment, marine debris and oil associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia, 2003/04

    Abstract:  This report describes and quantifies occurrences of fishing gear, marine debris and oil ... such annual report. As in most previous years, more items of fishing gear (mostly longlining gear) were ... decreased substantially since last year. Grey-headed albatross collected the highest number of marine debris ... items, mostly small plastic fragments, of the study species. The quantity of fishing gear and ...

    Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXIII/BG/16 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

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