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Size variations associated with abundance changes in juvenile Notothenia rossii observed at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, since the end of the fishery in the area
Abstract: Samp1es of fjord fish of the species N. rossii and N. neglecta collected at Potter Cove ... mean sizes of pre-recruit N. rossii was clearly observed along the whole sampling period. This was ... interpreted as a consequence of a significant reduction in the influx of the youngest age classes into inshore ... waters followed by the departure of the older (and more abundant) specimens offshore. These changes are ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-91/13 : Author(s): E. Marschoff and E. Barrera-Oro (Argentina)
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The spawning dynamics of Patagonian toothfish in the Australian EEZ at Heard Island and the McDonald Islands and their importance to spawning activity across the Kerguelen Plateau
industry conducted a joint project to study the reproductive dynamics of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus ... available for 12 563 individuals. The histology of male and female gonads was also analysed from specimens ... latitudinal range along the deep slope of the Kerguelen Plateau. A comparison of macroscopic staging of gonad ... resting mature animals (as confirmed by the presence of post-ovulatory follicles) from first maturing ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-12/P08 : Author(s): D.C. Welsford, J. McIvor, S.G. Candy and G.B. Nowara
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REPORT OF SANCTIONS APPLIED BY SPAIN
Hobart Australia Madrid, 21 October 2010 Dear Sir, Re: CCAMLR-IUU I am writing to you to inform you of ... San 33, neither of them flagged to Spain – which were included in the CCAMLR list of illegal vessels ... did not provide proof or evidence in support of this action. However, as a result of the inspection of ... imposed on Vidal Armadores S.A. a fine of 150.000 € as the main penalty as well as further penalties of ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXIX/BG/37 : Author(s): Delegation of Spain
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Biology, distribution and abundance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and by-catch
collected from 34 stations of fishing area 58 in Indian Ocean sector of Antarctic region between lat.57°53 ... Sampada for the study of biology, distribution and abundance. The samples were collected for a period of ... 18 days from 26th January to 12th February '96. Three types of gears were used viz. Isaacs Kidd ... most abundant size in the fishing area 58. The average sex ratio of male and female Euphausia superba ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-98/37 : Author(s): A. Anrose, Z. Klusek, M.K.R. Nair and M. R. Bhoopendranath (India)
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REPORT OF THE UK GROUNDFISH SURVEY AT SOUTH GEORGIA (CCAMLR SUB-AREA 48.3) IN JANUARY 2009
Abstract: In January 2009 the UK undertook a bottom trawl survey of CCAMLR Sub-area 48.3 on the ... FV Sil. A total of 71 random and representative 30 min tows were made giving good geographic coverage ... . The estimated mean biomass of Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) calculated using 10 strata ... , updated sea-floor areas and adjusting for the low headline height of the trawl (see CCAMLR WG-FSA (2003 ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/09 : Author(s): M. Belchier, R.E. Mitchell, M.A. Collins, L. Kenny, M. Taylor, J. Nelson and L. Featherstone (United Kingdom)
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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in man-made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia during the 1994 winter and 1994/95 pup-rearing season
Abstract: Surveys of Antarctic fur seals entangled in man-made marine debris were carried out for ... juveniles. Of entangled animals the proportion of males affected was 67%, approximately the same as in 1993 ... and 1991, but two-thirds of the value recorded in 1990 and 1992. The proportion of entangled animals ... bands and the incidence of net fragment debris was higher than 1993 (but similar to 1991) during the ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIV/BG/08 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom
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Bias in acoustic biomass estimates of Euphausia superba Dana to diel vertical migration
Abstract: The diel vertical migration of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) can greatly bias the ... results of qualitative and quantitative hydroacoustic surveys which are conducted with a down-looking ... sonar and independent of the time of day. To demonstrate and quantify these negative biases on both the ... estimates of biomass distribution and abundance, a time-depth-density analysis was performed. Data for this ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-93/48 : Author(s): D.A. Demer and R.P. Hewitt (USA)
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Analysis of catch and effort data in SSRUs 882A–B North from the 2015 fishing season including comparisons with data from exploratory fisheries and closed areas
Abstract: At the 2015 meetings of WG-FSA and the Scientific Committee, the UK, New Zealand and ... Norway noted that they would perform an analysis of CPUE variability, haul duration and haul speed from ... the 2015 survey of the northern region of SSRUs 88.2A–B, including a comparison with all exploratory ... within the range of that observed in other exploratory fisheries and similar to those typically observed ...
Meeting Document : WG-SAM-16/16 Rev. 1 : Author(s): K. Large, A. Dunn, S.J. Parker, T. Earl, C. Darby, M. Söffker and O.R. Godø
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Exploitation of mesoscale oceanographic features by grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma in the southern Indian Ocean
southern Indian Ocean. During incubation, most birds foraged to the north of the island, at the edges of ... . In contrast, during chick-rearing all tracked birds foraged to the southwest of the island, at the ... edges of anomalies along the South-West Indian Ridge. Previous work in this area has shown that these ... Indian Ridge. Diet samples taken during the chick-rearing period showed a predominance of fresh specimens ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-01/12 : Author(s): D.C. Nel, J.R.E. Lutjeharms, E.A. Pakhomov, I.J. Ansorge, P.G. Ryan and N.T.W. Klages (South Africa)
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Conservation of Antarctic pack-ice seals with increasing krill fishing and environmental change
Abstract: The management of Antarctic krill and conservation of its predators requires ... understanding about the compound effects of changing habitats, ecosystem interactions, and fishing practices ... . For Antarctic pack-ice seals, a main group of krill predators, we report the spatial density and krill ... declines consequent on climate change. We find that the WAP has the highest known density of pack-ice seals ...
Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/24 : Author(s): J. Forcada, P.N. Trathan (UK), P.L. Boveng (USA), I.L. Boyd (UK), D.P. Costa (USA), M. Fedak (UK), T.L. Rogers and C.J. Southwell (Australia)