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Detection of anti-brucella antibodies in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) from Cape Shirreff, Antarctica
Abstract: A serological study was initiated to determine the presence of anti-Brucella antibodies ... from 12 Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Nº 32 ... ’ S; 60º 27’ W), located on the Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica. Field work was ... carried out as part of Project 018 "Ecological studies on the Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/48 : Author(s): O. Blank, P. Retamal, P. Abalos and D. Torres (Chile)
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Oceanic condition and zooplankton distribution/ abundance in Bransfield Strait during austral summer 1989/1990
to hydrographic condition, a total of 29 sampling stations was occupied for the CTD casts and ... and salinity distributions and T-S diagrams suggest that the cold and saline Weddell Sea water entered ... from the Antarctic Sound flows southwest along the Antarctic Peninsula coast, turns to the north at the ... east of Trinity Island, then joins the Bellingshausen Sea water (warm and less saline water) near the ...
Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-91/14 : Author(s): S.M. Kim and M.S. Suk (Korea)
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Distribution of Antarctic krill concentrations exploited by Japanese krill trawlers and minke whates
Abstract: The distribution of krill (Euphausia superba) concentrations derived from Japanese ... topography, sea-ice and hydrographic features. Data were from the Indian, Pacific and western Atlantic ... sectors. In early summer (December) the areas of operation for both fisheries were affected by the ... latitudinal position and shape of the pack-ice edge. Harvesting was frequently conducted in the vicinity of a ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-VIII/BG/31 : Author(s): Delegation of Japan
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Annual Report from SCAR to CCAMLR
Abstract: This Background Paper reports on the various activities conducted by SCAR that are of ... potential interest to CCAMLR as well as areas where the two organizations are already cooperating. Annual ... updates to the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) continue to be made to the Treaty ... , CCAMLR and others (see accompanying paper). SCAR also now has funds (from Norway, the UK and ASOC) to ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXX/BG/15 : Author(s): Submitted by SCAR
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Antarctic's pelagic ecosystem: how environmental change will affect Salpidae population structure
Abstract: Dynamic climate changes have become noticeable in recent decades, especially in the ... vulnerable region of Western Antarctic. The relatively simple food web of this area relies on krill ... - Euphausia superba. Presumably as a result of climatic fluctuations, a decrease in the numbers of this ... crustacean has been recorded, followed by an increase in the population of the gelatinous zooplankter Salpa ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/P08 : Author(s): A.W. Słomska, A.A. Panasiuk-Chodnicka, M.I. Żmijewska and M.K. Mańko (Poland)
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Domain 1 Marine Protected Area Preliminary Proposal PART C: Biodiversity Analysis by MPA zones
Abstract: This document contributes to the planning process for the designation of a Domain 1 MPA ... led by Argentina and Chile. In particular, this paper provides a biodiversity analysis by zone for the ... Domain 1 MPA preliminary proposal introduced during the last EMM meeting (WG-EMM-17/23; WG-EMM 17/24; WG ... , especially when their distribution is complex. The Domain 1 MPA model was generated based on Priority Areas ...
Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVI/BG/21 : Author(s): Delegations of Argentina and Chile
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Focal areas for marine biodiversity protection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Marine Systematic Conservation Plan Analyses (SeaPLAN): Summary of Results 2011
we developed a multi-resolution marine conservation planning approach and tested the method in the ... and human activities were collected for the inshore, continental shelf and offshore regions. A ... select priority areas for conservation. Using MARXAN conservation planning software, the site ... prioritisation process operated a selection from the coast to the offshore domain where more planning options are ...
Meeting Document : WS-MPA-11/12 : Author(s): T. Livingstone, J. Harris, M. Lombard and E. Lagabrielle (South Africa)
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SOME FIELD MATERIALS ON AREA AND SEASON OF ANTARCTIC TOOTHFISH SPAWNING
Abstract: On the results of some field materials collected from 2002 till 2008, on the basis of ... to select locations and periods of Antarctic toothfish mass spawning in some areas of the Pacific ... Ocean and Indian Ocean sectors of the Antarctic. In the Ross Sea area the most probable areas are the ... Pacific Antarctic Ridge and the Amundsen Ridge in the Amundsen Sea area. In the Cooperation Sea area the ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/14 : Author(s): V. Prutko (Ukraine)
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DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY ON ANTARCTIC KING CRAB PARALOMIS FORMOSA CAUGHT AS BYCATCH IN FISHERY FOR TOOTHFISH (DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES) ON PATAGONIAN CONTINENTAL SLOPE
Abstract: Scientific observation was conducted in the commercial trip on the long-liner " ... ;Simeiz", operating under the Ukrainian flag, in the south-western Atlantic Ocean outside the ... exclusive (marine) economic zones of the foreign states (FAO statistical area 41) in the period from ... -line set. Crabs occurred on depths of 984-1810 m. The length карапакса самцов crabs made 2,1-8,9 sm ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-09/30 : Author(s): Yu.V. Korzun (Ukraine)
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Marine debris surveys at Bird Island, South Georgia 1990 to 1995
Abstract: The Antarctic marine environment has relatively few direct sources of man-made marine ... debris; however, there is concern over the dangers posed to wildlife by increasing amounts of such debris ... programme developed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to ... monitor compliance with waste disposal under MARPOL and the effectiveness of additional regulations to ...
Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XV/BG/05 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom