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1. Records of entangled birds at Marion Island 1986 to 1995

   Abstract:  Six records of entanglements of six species of birds from 1986 to 1994 at sub-Antarctic ... ):  Delegation of South Africa Title:  Records of entangled birds at Marion Island 1986 to 1995 Approval ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIV/BG/18 : Author(s): Delegation of South Africa

2. Time series of Drake Passage Oscillation Index (DPOI) from 1952 to 2006, Antarctica

   Abstract:  An assessment of the environmental processes influencing variability in the recruitment ... and density of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba DANA) is important as variability in krill stocks ... krill recruitment and density in the Antarctic Peninsula area with an environmental factor; strength of ... , between Rio Gallegos, Argentina, and Base Esperanza, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during 1982 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-06/13 : Author(s): M. Naganobu and K. Kutsuwada (Japan)

3. Summary of Ross Sea skate tagging programme results

   Abstract:  Over 9,000 skates have been tagged and released in the Ross Sea over a period of seven ... years, and 47 (0.5%) have been recaptured. The recapture of tagged Amblyraja georgiana after up to four ... years at liberty shows that some skates survive and recover from being hauled out of depths of around ... 1,000 m and tagged. In-water tagging greatly reduces the incidence of broken jaws in skates, and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-06/32 : Author(s): S.L. Ballara, A. Dunn and M.P. Francis (New Zealand)

4. Seasonal variation in acoustic estimates of krill density at South Georgia during 2001/2002

   Abstract:  Four separate acoustic surveys of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) were conducted ... (middle), and one in May 2002 (late). The surveys were the second in a five-year series of observations ... designed to complement and extend an existing time series of summer surveys maintained by the British ... South Georgia have revealed a similar pattern of change to that observed in 2000/2001 and highlight the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/39 : Author(s): C. Goss, S.A. Grant, N. Cunningham, J.L. Watkins, P.N. Trathan, E. Murphy and K. Reid (United Kingdom)

5. Age-at-length of Patagonian toothfish from the Falkland/Malvinas Islands

   Abstract:  To provide an age-length key for use in modelling the age structure of the Patagonian ... toothfish stock around the Falkland Islands, we used otoliths to estimate the age of a sample of 1893 ... crenellations. Two readers undertook one reading each of the sections, estimating age using criteria agreed at ... reference ages. However, the second trainee reader consistently over-estimated the age of younger fish, and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/74 : Author(s): J. Ashford, A. Arkhipkin, C. Jones and S. Bobko

6. Foraging movements of the shy albatross Diomedea cauta breeding in Australia; implications for interactions with longline fisheries

   Abstract:  Satellite telemetry was used to identify the foraging zones of Shy Albatrosses Diomedea ... Branca to the south) to assess their level of interaction with longline fisheries. Adult birds from both ... Branca foraged between the colony and the southeastern edge of the continental shelf. The distances ... travelled by the birds and the duration of their foraging trips varied during the breeding cycle and tended ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-98/33 : Author(s): N. Brothers, R. Gales, A. Hedd and G. Robertson (Australia)

7. Biodiversity of the benthos off Kerguelen Islands: overview and perspectives

   number of species recorded from the Kerguelen has substantially increased. From 172 species reported by ... Arnaud (1974), the total number of species has increased dramatically to 735 (Jouventin et al., 1996) and ... northern limit of the Polar Front is probably one of the best study areas to (1) monitor the impact of ... environmental forcing; and (3) assess the biodiversity of these benthic communities. Author(s):  N. Améziane, M ...

   Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/P03 : Author(s): N. Améziane, M. Eléaume, L.G. Hemery, F. Monniot, A. Hemery, M. Hautecoeur and A. Dettaï

8. Climate Change, Longevity Overfishing and Precautious Management of the Area 88 Toothfish Fishery

   Abstract:  Three aspects of current management of the “exploratory” Antarctic toothfish ... face of climate-related environmental changes currently underway. These aspects are: 1) lack of ... of this species to climate-related factors; and 3) an increase in that sensitivity owing to the ... targeted removal of the oldest, most successful and most fecund toothfish. The current strategy is to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/07 : Author(s): D. Ainley (USA), M. Massaro, G. Ballard (New Zealand) and J.T. Eastman (USA)

9. The diet of the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands

   Abstract:  The diet of juvenile and non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella ... was investigated at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, by the analysis of 18 and 33 ... (50.2%). The importance of the remaining taxa represented in the samples (octopods, hyperiids and ... bivalves) was negligible. Among fish, Myctophiids represented 85.2% of the fish mass, being Gymnoscopelus ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/60 : Author(s): Carlini, A., Baroni, A., Casaux, R.

10. Status and trends of Adelie penguin populations in the Ross Sea region

    Abstract:  Aerial reconnaissance and photography were used in the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica to ... determine the breeding locations of Adé1ie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae, and to count the numbers of nests ... Adé1ie rookeries are now known from the region, with a total of about 1,082,1300 breeding pairs – almost ... half the world population. Some rookeries were photographed in all, or most, of the seven seasons to ...

    Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-92/23 : Author(s): R.H. Taylor, P.R. Wilson and B.W. Thomas (New Zealand)

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