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1. A preliminary proposal to conduct a local survey of the Champsocephalus gunnari by the midwater trawl in the Statistical Subarea 48.2

   Abstract:  Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) – one of the most common and widespread ... species of Antarctic fish. Ukraine proposes survey of Champsocephalus gunnari at previously scheduled ... stations (trawlings) points in the statistical Subarea 48.2. The main objective of the research is to ... determine the distribution and abundance of mackerel icefish in Subarea 48.2. Author(s):  Delegation of ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-2019/24 : Author(s): Delegation of Ukraine

2. CEAMARC, the Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census for the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (IPY # 53): An overview

   distribution and abundance of Antarctic marine biodiversity and how it will be affected by climate change. It ... was a major ship-based research programme in the austral summer of 2007e2008 involving scientists from ... comprehensive survey of the plankton, fish, benthos, oceanography and geophysical conditions of the waters north ... of Terre Ade´lie and George V Land of Eastern Antarctica. CEAMARC has provided a robust benchmark of ...

   Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/P01 : Author(s): G. Hosie, P. Koubbi, M. Riddle, C. Ozouf-Costaz, M. Moteki, M. Fukuchi, N. Ameziane, T. Ishimaru, A. Goffart

3. Ecosystem indicators: factors affecting the choice of predator performance indices for use in monitoring programmes

   the ability to relate changes in indices of their performance to changes at lower trophic levels ... . Using indices of predator performance from four species of krill-eating predator together with ... independent ship-based acoustic estimates of krill abundance from South Georgia the relationship between a ... range of indices of predator performance and krill abundance was examined. There was a distinct ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-03/43 : Author(s): K. Reid (United Kingdom)

4. Diet of two icefish species from the South Shetland Islands and Elephant Island, Champsocephalus gunnari and Chaenocephalus aceratus 2001–2003

   Abstract:  The summer diet of two species of icefishes (Channichthyidae) from the South Shetland ... importance of other taxa (Themisto gaudichaudii, mysids, myctophids) in the diet was negligible. The average ... feeding rate of C. gunnari inferred from an exponential gastric evacuation model was between 1.0 and 1.5 ... % body weight per day. Most of the stomachs of C. aceratus were empty. Stomachs with food contained ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/61 : Author(s): H. Flores, K.-H. Kock, S. Wilhelms (Germany) and C.D. Jones (USA)

5. Interannual variation in the autumn diet of the gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua at Laurie Island, Antarctica

   Abstract:  The diet of the gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua was investigated during three different ... autumn periods at Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands (60°46’S, 44º42’W), Antarctica. Stomach contents of ... , species of the family Nototheniidae predominated in the diet with G. gibberifrons as the most important ... T. newnesi were also well represented in the three sampling periods. A total of 1628 squid lower ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/19 : Author(s): N. Coria, M. Libertelli, R. Casaux and C. Darrieu (Argentina)

6. INITIATIVE TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION’S ANTARCTIC SPECIAL AREA NORTHWARD TO THE ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE

   the adoption of a resolution urging Antarctic Treaty Parties to recommend the extension of the ... of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex I (oil), Annex II (noxious liquid substances), and Annex V ... environment of Antarctica, the ATCM adopted Resolution 1 (2009) citing the importance of cooperation among ... ATCM’s Chairman to seek the views of CCAMLR on the possibility of asking the IMO to amend the Antarctic ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXVIII/32 : Author(s): Delegation of the USA

7. A brief exploitation of the stone crab Lithodes murrayi (Henderson) off south west Africa, 1979/80

   uneconomic level. The extent of the L. murrayi grounds is examined on the basis of catch-per-unit-effort data ... . The species is largely confined to a bathymetric corridor of 500–700 m off South West Africa. Prior to ... crabs were present in small numbers over a much larger area. Over 90 per cent of the fishing effort was ... applied in this area of high concentration, accounting for almost 95 per cent by mass of the total catch ...

   Meeting Document : WS-CRAB-93/21 : Author(s): R. Melville-Smith (South Africa)

8. Destruction of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems by a rapidly increasing fur seal population

   Abstract:  The terrestrial environment of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic ... past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the number of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus ... of seals were present on the island prior to the initiation of commercial hunting in the early 1820s ... . The impact that the continuing increase of these seals had made on the island's terrestrial and ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-VII/BG/06 : Author(s): R.I. Lewis Smith (United Kingdom)

9. Review of CCAMLR’s partnership in FIRMS

   Abstract:  FIRMS is a partnership of regional fishery bodies and other organisations which aims to ... provide high-quality global information on the monitoring and management of marine fishery resources ... are planned. In 2009, the Commission requested that a review of future collaboration with FIRMS be ... contributed to the objectives of Article IX and XXIII of the Convention through the further development of ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXIX/18 : Author(s): Secretariat

10. An overview of tagging skates (Rajiformes) and CCAMLR skate tagging data

    Abstract:  Tagging studies of skates and rays worldwide provide valuable information to help ... better understand a wide range of metrics including movements and migrations, stock units, growth rates ... potentially valuable data source to better understand this group of fish. Despite tagging programmes being ... CCAMLR Working Groups. This report provides an overview of global tagging studies on skates, a review of ...

    Meeting Document : WG-SAM-13/25 Rev. 1 : Author(s): S.R. McCully, D. Goldsmith, G. Burt, R. Scott and J.R. Ellis (United Kingdom)

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