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1. Diet and feeding ecology of the diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix at South Georgia

   Abstract:  The diet of the diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix was studied ... Bird Island, South Georgia. The diet of both species was dominated by crustaceans. in particular ... euphausiids (mainly Euphausia superba and some ThysCll1oessa), which contributed 47-76% of the biomass of ... crustaceans in the diet of P. georgicus. and copepods, which contributed 71 % of the biomass of crustaceans in ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/10 : Author(s): Croxall, J.P., Prince, P.A., Hill, H.J., Edwards, T.M., Reid, K.

2. Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua diet as an indicator of planktonic availability in the Kerguelen Islands

   Abstract:  Since penguins rely on the main planktonic resources of the Southern Ocean, knowledge ... , we investigated the composition of the diet of gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua, in relation to ... changes in the availability of two prey species, Euphausia vallentini and Themisto gaudichaudii, sampled ... during plankton surveys in the Kerguelen Islands. The comparison between plankton surveys and diet ...

   Meeting Document : WG-Joint-94/11 : Author(s): C.A. Bost, P. Koubbi, F. Genevois, L. Ruchon and V. Ridoux (France)

3. Draft MPA Report for the South Orkney Islands, Subarea 48.2; Part of CCAMLR MPA Planning Domain 1, Western Peninsula – South Scotia Arc

   Abstract:  In this paper we provide a brief history that describes the development of management ... plans and research and monitoring plans for CCAMLR MPAs. We develop a worked example of the management ... plan, research and monitoring plan and threats analysis for the South Orkney Islands southern shelf MPA ... which falls within CCAMLR MPA Planning Domain 1. We suggest that this CCAMLR MPA Report for the South ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-13/10 : Author(s): P. Trathan and S. Grant (United Kingdom)

4. Plan of research program of the Russian Federation in Subarea 48.5 (Weddell Sea) in season 2013/14

   Abstract:  Closed mostly within the Weddell Sea Subarea 48.5 is one of the closed data-poor CCAMLR ... subareas, where stock assessment should be carried out. In spite of hard ice conditions during most of the ... time of the year, this large water area is very similar with the Ross Sea. This similarity, which could ... be found in geographical location, bathymetric profile and current system, highlight the Weddell Sea ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-13/09 : Author(s): A.F. Petrov, I.I. Gordeev and K.V. Shust (Russia)

5. Deployment and recovery of an archival tag on an Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea

   migration patterns in fishes. Understanding these movement patterns is one of the key information needs for ... the assessment and management of Antarctic toothfish. We deployed 4 pop-off satellite archival tags on ... large toothfish on the Ross Sea slope in January 2013 and report on the first recovery of an Antarctic ... toothfish tagged with an archival tag. The fish was recaptured in the fishery the following season (December ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-14/64 : Author(s): S.J. Parker, D.N. Webber and R. Arnold (New Zealand)

6. Revised research plan for the 2017/18 toothfish fishery in Division 58.4.4b by Japan and France

   Abstract:  Japan and France revised the next season’s (2017/18) research plan in research blocks ... 58.4.4b_1 and 58.4.4b_2 using the latest CCAMLR C2 and Observer data, following several advices during WG ... -SAM meeting in 2017. We have used extracted data provided by the CCAMLR Secretariat on 27th July, 2017 ... . The estimated median stock size in block 58.4.4b_1 and 58.4.4b_2 was 1452.03 and 921.91, tonnes ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-17/11 : Author(s): Delegations of Japan and France

7. Foraging patterns in the Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis at Harmony Point, Antarctica

   Abstract:  During the 1995 and 1996 summer seasons the foraging patterns of the Antarctic Shag ... foraged once a day, females early in the morning and males when their partners returned to their nests ... . Compared to  those periods, when rearing chicks parents incremented the number of daily foraging  trips ... , usually alternating the time at sea, and reduced their duration. Rearing individuals  responded to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/03 : Author(s): R. Casaux and M.L. Bertolin

8. Experience with seabird by-catch limits in a trial of longline fishing in the Macquarie Island toothfish fishery

   Abstract:  The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) recently granted a permit for a ... trial of longline fishing in the Macquarie Island toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) fishery, which lies just ... outside the CCAMLR Area. Several threatened seabird species, including albatrosses and petrels have very ... fishing vessels. The seabird bycatch mitigation measures adopted for the trial included a ban on offal ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-07/19 : Author(s): T. Hewitt and I. Hay (Australia)

9. A new approach to selecting Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean

   Abstract:  Conservation of the high seas marine environment poses a significant challenge to ... policy-makers and managers. Marine conservation efforts are often hindered by the lack of data and the ... difficulties in addressing multiple, and typically conflicting uses. The majority of extant Marine Protected ... MPAs has emerged on the international agenda as a critical issue requiring the application of novel ...

   Meeting Document : WS-BSO-07/P3 : Author(s): Harris, J., M. Haward, J. Jabour and E.J. Woehler

10. Can trace element signatures in the otoliths of Dissostichus eleginoides record capture size?

    Abstract:  The elemental structure of growth increments in the otoliths of fish reflects the ... composition of water passing across the gills: as a result, elemental signatures can potentially be used to ... reconstruct the environmental history experienced by fish. To test whether the otolith elemental signatures of ... from the outer edges (which are laid down during the interval leading to capture) of otoliths taken ...

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/88 : Author(s): J.R. Ashford and C.M. Jones (USA)

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