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1. PROPOSAL FOR REVISING CONSERVATION MEASURES 24-02 (2005) AND 41-03 (2006) IN RELATION TO SUBAREA 48.4

   Abstract:  The provisions for fishing season and mitigation measures in Conservation Measure 24-02 ... (2005) regulating fishing in Subarea 48.4 do not currently conform to the IMAF Risk Assessment advice ... given in CCAMLR-XXIV/BG/26. The UK proposes text that should be added to CM 24-02 to bring the measure ... into line with the Risk Assessment, which would allow fishing outside season April – September if it is ...

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/45 : Author(s): Delegation of the United Kingdom

2. Australia’s observations and actions on IUU activities in 2015/16

   Abstract:  The 2015-16 season has seen further significant progress in the fight to combat Illegal ... , Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Southern Ocean. This paper outlines the action Australia has ... taken as part of its compliance program, and in cooperation with South East Asian countries through the ... ), with other CCAMLR members, and with other countries more broadly. The paper notes that international ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXV/BG/20 : Author(s): Delegation of Australia

3. Draft conservation measure for an East Antarctic Marine Protected Area

   been under consideration by the Commission since 2012. This paper presents a revised conservation ... measure articulating changes, including feedback provided by members, which continue to improve the ... proposal. The paper provides greater clarity on the proposal by explaining how existing conservation ... measures create zones within the proposed EAMPA where different activities can occur, and includes ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXVI/17 : Author(s): Delegations of Australia, the European Union and its Member States

4. Offal Management Group – update

   Abstract:  Information available in the CCEP on incidents of non-compliance with CM 26-01 ... paragraph 6, that prohibits dumping or discharging offal and discards south of 60°S, appear to be the result ... of mechanical failure. The information on offal management practices from other organisations relate ... to how and when offal should be discharged and largely reflects the provisions of CCAMLR’s CM 25-02 ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-38/BG/08 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat

5. ASOC report to CCAMLR

   recommendations on a variety of issues relevant to the work of the Commission, including on marine protected areas ... . Throughout the intersessional period, ASOC and its member groups have conducted a variety of activities with ... the aim of supporting Antarctic conservation: supporting science, engaging in public advocacy, and ... facilitating opportunities for discussion between CCAMLR stakeholders. CCAMLR must respond to the ongoing ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-38/BG/43 : Author(s): Submitted by ASOC

6. CCAMLR Compliance Evaluation Procedure (CCEP) Summary Report

   Abstract:  In accordance with Conservation Measure (CM) 10-10, paragraph 2(i), the Secretariat has ... prepared a Summary CCAMLR Compliance Report (Summary Report) based on the Draft CCAMLR Compliance Reports ... status. The Draft reports identified 10 potential conservation measure implementation issues, affecting 7 ... Contracting Parties. The Secretariat circulated Draft reports prior to the Commission meeting on 8 August 2018 ...

   Meeting Document : CCAMLR-XXXVII/13 Rev. 1 : Author(s): CCAMLR Secretariat

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

   around South Georgia in the 2001/2002 season: one in November 2001 (early); two during January 2002 ... (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 ... Antarctic Survey regularly since 1996. Krill density in November was low (5 g m-2), higher in both the two ...

   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)

8. INCOMPLETE SEARCH EFFORT AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF BIAS IN BROAD-SCALE ESTIMATES OF PENGUIN ABUNDANCE DERIVED FROM PUBLISHED COUNT DATA: A CASE STUDY FOR ADÉLIE PENGUINS IN EAST ANTARCTICA

   m2 and within 500 m of the ocean) in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) was mapped using a GIS ... , and the literature reviewed for evidence of the mapped habitat being searched for occupation by ... breeding Adélie penguins. The total area of potential breeding habitat was estimated to be close to 700 km2 ... and 40% of the total potential habitat area. There were marked regional differences in search effort ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-PSW-08/13 : Author(s): C. Southwell, D. Smith and A. Bender (Australia)

9. Status of krill target strength

   Abstract:  Empirical estimates for the target strength of krill are extracted from the literature ... cause of bias in single-animal measurements, namely thresholding. Theoretical estimates for the target ... strength are derived from the deformed-cylinder scattering model assuming specific sets of physical and ... orientational parameters, for which there is an empirical basis. The theoretical estimates show a non-monotonic ...

   Meeting Document : WG-KRILL-92/11 : Author(s): K.G. Foote (Norway), D. Chu and T.K. Stanton (USA)

10. Competition-induced starvation drives large-scale population cycles in Antarctic krill

    Abstract:  Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)—one of the most abundant animal species on Earth ... . Previous studies have postulated that the krill cycle is induced by periodic climatological factors, but ... , we identify intraspecific competition for food as the main driver of the krill cycle, while external ... that the cycle amplitude increases with reduction of krill loss rates. Thus, a decline of apex ...

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/P05 : Author(s): A.B. Ryabov, A.M. de Roos, B. Meyer, S. Kawaguchi and B. Blasius

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