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1. FISHING EQUIPMENT, MARINE DEBRIS AND HYDROCARBON SOILING ASSOCIATED WITH SEABIRDS AT BIRD ISLAND, SOUTH GEORGIA, 2007/2008

   hydrocarbons associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March ... 2008. It is the fifteenth such annual report. As in previous years, the majority of items (84%) of ... was observed in the total number of items encountered (n=116) compared with the previous season. Two ... were observed, and in both cases the fishing gear was typical of that used in longline fisheries. There ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/25 : Author(s): D. Fox (UK)

2. EXPECTED TAG RECAPTURE RATES FROM NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES FOR DISSOSTICHUS SPP.

   Abstract:  Tag recapture rates in new and exploratory Dissostichus spp. fisheries in the southern ... Indian Ocean sector of the CCAMLR area are examined. In particular, the potential for tagging programs in ... new and exploratory fisheries to yield sufficient data to be of use in determining TAC’s in the early ... , tag detection rates, natural mortality, fish movement out of the fishery, and IUU removals in order to ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/63 : Author(s): J.P. McKinlay and D.C. Welsford (Australia)

3. Collection, processing and potential use of sonar data from krill fishing vessels

   vessels.  The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion on the utility of sonars to describe krill ... within a survey area and to consider the metrics (descriptors) we outline in the paper.  We hope the ... outcome of our discussions will facilitate the use of sonar data collected from a variety of vessels and ... sonar types by providing guidance on the operation, sonar system settings, and data analysis techniques ...

   Meeting Document : SG-ASAM-14/01 : Author(s): G. Skaret (Norway) and M.J. Cox (Australia)

4. Fishing ground selection in krill fishery: trends in its patterns across years, seasons, and nations

   scale data. Among the 15 SSMUs within Areas 48.1, 48.2 and 48.3 including the pelagic SSMUs, only one ... third of them were identified as the main contributors to the total catch. A shift of operational timing ... seasonal SSMU selection were characterized by following the result of cluster analysis. Frequently used ... SSMUs did not always match the areas of high krill densities observed by scientific surveys, and ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-05/28 : Author(s): S. Kawaguchi (Australia), K. Taki and M. Naganobu (Japan)

5. Anthropogenic feather soiling, marine debris and fishing gear associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia, 1999/2000

   associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia. In this, the seventh year of standardised recording ... . Quantities of fishing gear remained within the levels of previous years for all other species, except black ... -browed albatross, which increased by133% from the previous maximum. Marine debris (the vast majority of ... which were plastics) showed 75% and 93% increases from the previous maxima for wandering albatross and ...

   Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XIX/BG/04 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

6. ABUNDANCE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ON TOOTHFISH IN DIVISION 58.4.4a & b BY SHINSEI MARU NO. 3 IN 2007/08 SEASON

   Abstract:  A survey was conducted in order to collect information for the stock status and various ... , Shinsei Maru No. 3, from July 23 to September 27, 2008. The survey was undertaken in two Phases (Phase 1 ... % in numerical number and 90-96 % in weight to the total samples in SSRUs. Mean CPUE of toothfish in ... for the Division was estimated to be 11.0 indiv. / 1,000 hooks and 108.8 kg / 1,000 hooks. With the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-09/10 : Author(s): K. Taki, T. Ichii, M. Kiyota and S. Kawahara (Japan)

7. IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN DIET OF MACKEREL ICEFISH (CHAMPSOCEPHALUS GUNNARI) AT SOUTH GEORGIA USING BOOTSTRAPPED CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF A DIETARY INDEX

   was dominated by krill, Euphausia superba and by the amphipod Themisto gaudichaudii. Smaller (younger ... -2004) the proportion of krill in the diet, stomach fullness and fish condition (indicated by length ... -weight relationships) were significantly lower than in the other summer seasons. The poor krill season ... was followed by a large reduction (> 80%) in the estimated annual biomass of C. gunnari the ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/29 : Author(s): C.E. Main, M.A. Collins, R. Mitchell and M. Belchier (UK)

8. Aggregation patterns of pelagic predators and their principal prey, Antarctic krill, near South Georgia

   Abstract:  1. We examine the spatial distributions of pelagic seabirds and. fur seals near South ... Georgia, and asked to what extent the distributions of these predators were influenced by the spatial ... is an explicit consideration of the separation in space between swarms of krill and aggregations of ... survey of the waters surrounding Bird Island, South. Georgia. Predator abundance was estimated visually ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-93/13 : Author(s): R.R. Veit (USA), E.D. Silverman (USA) and I. Everson (United Kingdom)

9. Diving pattern and performance in nonbreeding gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) during winter

   organization during the foraging trip) in relation to diet in nonbreeding Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua ... diurnal with 98% of foraging trips completed during the same day. Foraging-trip frequency was 0.8/day ... , trip duration was 6-8 h, and birds spent 51-62% of the foraging trip diving. Dive depth and duration ... -3.5 min, respectively. Deep-dive duration exceeded the subsequent surface interval, but shallow dives ...

   Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-92/37 : Author(s): T.D. Williams (United Kingdom), A. Kato (Japan), J.P. Croxall (United Kingdom), Y. Naito (Japan), D.R. Briggs, S. Rodwell and T.R. Barton (United Kingdom)

10. Marine debris and entanglements at Bird Island and King Edward Point, South Georgia, Signy Island, South Orkneys and Goudier Island, Antarctic Peninsula 2017/18

    , at Signy Island, South Orkneys and at Goudier Island, Antarctic Peninsula for the period April 2017 ... during the reporting period. Overall, the occurrence of beached marine debris was above the long-term ... mean at both Bird Island and Goudier Island but below the mean at Signy Island. The incidence of marine ... mammal entanglements was below the long-term mean at all sites surveyed. Debris associated with seabird ...

    Meeting Document : SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/BG/21 : Author(s): C. Waluda

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