Full Name: Working Group on Fish Stock AssessmentLocation: Hobart, AustraliaDate(s): Monday, 8 October 2007 to Friday, 19 October 2007Submissions Due: Monday, 24 September 2007 (Working Group Paper) Meeting documents Doc Number Title WG-FSA-07/05 CCAMLR tagging programSecretariat WG-FSA-07/1 Provisional Agenda for the Working Group on Fish Stock AssessmentSecretariat WG-FSA-07/10 Rev. 5 Estimation of IUU catches of toothfish inside the Convention Area during the 2006/07 fishing seasonSecretariat WG-FSA-07/11 Brief report on scientific observation on the fishery vessel Simeiz (FAO Statistical Area 41, November 2006 to March 2007)A.K. Zaytsev (Ukraine) WG-FSA-07/12 Species profile of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari)K.-H. Kock (Germany) and I. Everson (UK) WG-FSA-07/13 Autoliners and seabird by-catch: do line setters increase the sink rate of integrated weight longlines?G. Robertson (Australia), J. Williamson, M. McNeill (New Zealand), S. Candy (Australia) and N. Smith (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/14 A new fishing gear in the Chilean Patagonian toothfish fishery to minimise interactions with toothed whales with associated benefits to seabird conservationC.A. Moreno, R. Castro, L.J. Mujica and P. Reyes (Chile) WG-FSA-07/15 Line weights of constant mass (and sink rates) for Spanish-rig Patagonian toothfish longline vesselsG. Robertson (Australia), C.A. Moreno, E. Gutiérrez (Chile), S.G. Candy (Australia), E.F. Melvin (USA) and J.P. Seco Pon (Argentina) WG-FSA-07/16 Biomass abundance and distribution of fish in the Kerguelen Islands’ zone (Division 58.5.1)G. Duhamel and M. Hautecoeur (France) WG-FSA-07/17 Proposal to extend the fishing season for longline fishing in CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2I. Hay (Australia) WG-FSA-07/18 Effect of two natural repellents on the depredation of mackerel baits by white-chinned petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis)N. Gasco (France) and J.P. Pierre (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/19 Experience with seabird by-catch limits in a trial of longline fishing in the Macquarie Island toothfish fisheryT. Hewitt and I. Hay (Australia) WG-FSA-07/2 List of participantsSecretariat WG-FSA-07/20 Educational poster on hook ingestionG. Robertson (Australia) WG-FSA-07/21 Biology and distribution of South Georgia icefish (Pseudochaenichthys georgianus) around South Georgia and Shag RocksS. Clarke, W.D.K. Reid, M.A. Collins and M. Belchier (United Kingdom) WG-FSA-07/22 Composition and standing stock estimates of finfish from the Polarstern bottom trawl survey around Elephant Island and the South Shetland Islands (Subarea 48.1, 19 December 2006 to 3 January 2007)K.-H. Kock, J. Appel, M. Busch, S. Klimpel, M. Holst, D. Pietschok (Germany), L.V. Pshenichnov (Ukraine), R. Riehl, S. Schöling (Germany) WG-FSA-07/23 Interaction of sperm whales with bottom longline and the Mammal and Bird Excluding Device (MBED) operation in the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fishery in the southwestern AtlanticO. Pin and E. Rojas (Uruguay) WG-FSA-07/24 Mercury concentrations of five species of Antarctic fish collected from CCAMLR Subareas 88.1 and 88.2S.M. Hanchet, D.M. Tracey, A. Dunn, P.L. Horn and N. Smith (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/25 Biological parameters for icefish (Chionobathyscus dewitti) in the Ross Sea, AntarcticaC.P. Sutton, M.J. Manning, D.W. Stevens, P.M. Marriott (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/26 Major outcomes from the third meeting of ACAP’s advisory committeeACAP Secretariat WG-FSA-07/27 Identification and speciation of Antarctic skatesP.J. Smith, C.D. Roberts, A.L. Stewart, M. McVeagh and C.D. Struthers (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/28 A characterisation of the toothfish fishery in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 from 1997/98 to 2006/07S.M. Hanchet, M.L. Stevenson and A. Dunn (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/29 Preliminary assessment of the South Georgia toothfish stock, 2007D.J. Agnew, R. Hillary and J. Pearce (United Kingdom) WG-FSA-07/3 List of documentsSecretariat WG-FSA-07/30 Proposal for further trials aimed at reducing Macrourus spp. by catch on autoliners targeting D. eleginoides with longlines around South GeorgiaDelegation of the United Kingdom WG-FSA-07/31 Proposal for trials to test modified longline gear as a means to reduce cetacean depredation and mitigate incidental bird catchDelegation of the United Kingdom WG-FSA-07/32 Results of the tagging experiment for (D. eleginoides) in Subarea 48.4, 2007 updateJ. Roberts and D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom) WG-FSA-07/33 Preliminary trials to test mitigation measures aimed at reducing Macrourus spp. by-catch on autoliners targeting D. eleginoides with longlines in the CCAMLR Convention AreaR.E. Mitchell, D.J. Agnew, T. Carruthers, J. Clark, L. Ross (United Kingdom) and J. van Heerden (South Africa) WG-FSA-07/34 Rev. 1 2007 assessment of the toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) resource in the Prince Edward Islands vicinityA. Brandão and D.S. Butterworth (South Africa) WG-FSA-07/35 A hypothetical life cycle for Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni in Antarctic waters of CCAMLR Statistical Area 88S.M. Hanchet, G.J. Rickard, J.M. Fenaughty, A. Dunn and M.J. Williams (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/36 Tagging larger toothfish, methods and equipmentJ.M. Fenaughty (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/37 Assessment models for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea including data from the 2006/07 seasonA. Dunn and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/38 Rev. 2 The morphology of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni Norman 1937) males and females and new data on its gonad structure in the Ross Sea in the summer periodS.V. Piyanova and N.V. Kokorin (Russia) WG-FSA-07/39 Preparing for the Year of the Skate: proposed information collection and tagging protocol for skatesS. Mormede, A. Dunn, J. Fenaughty, M. Francis, S. Hanchet, R. O’Driscoll and N. Smith (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/4 CCAMLR fisheries: 2007 updateSecretariat WG-FSA-07/40 An updated descriptive analysis of the toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) tagging program in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 for 2006/07A. Dunn, S.M. Hanchet and S.L. Ballara (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/41 Field identification guide to the main fishes caught in the Ross Sea longline fisheryP.J. McMillan, P. Marriott, S.M. Hanchet, J.M. Fenaughty, E. Mackay and H. Sui (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/42 Mincing, mealing and batching: waste management strategies aimed at reducing seabird interactions with trawl vesselsE. Abraham and J. Pierre (New Zealand) WG-FSA-07/43 Preliminary results of testing of PIT-D device at deepwater longline fishery of Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in the Ross Sea during the fishing season of 2006/07N.V. Kokorin, V.V. Bulanov and V.V. Krjukov (Russia) WG-FSA-07/44 Preliminary assessment of the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank (Division 58.4.3b), based on the analysis of fine-scale catch and effort dataJ.P. McKinlay, D.C. Welsford, A.J. Constable and G.B. Nowara (Australia) WG-FSA-07/45 Summary of holdings of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) otoliths and size-at-age estimates from Heard and McDonald Islands (Division 58.5.2)D.C. Welsford and G.B. Nowara (Australia) WG-FSA-07/46 Report on a random stratified trawl survey to estimate distribution and abundance of Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari conducted in the Heard Island region (Division 58.5.2), May–June 2007G.B. Nowara and T. Lamb (Australia) WG-FSA-07/47 Preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) in the vicinity of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Division 58.5.2), based on a survey in July 2007, using the generalised yield modelD.C. Welsford (Australia) WG-FSA-07/48 Rev. 1 Overview and update of Australia’s scientific tagging program in the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fishery in the vicinity of Heard and McDonald Islands (Division 58.5.2)D.C. Welsford, T. Lamb and G.B. Nowara (Australia) WG-FSA-07/49 Results of study of the oogenesis characteristics of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni Norman 1937) (Nototheniidae) from Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 (Ross Sea)S. V. Piyanova and A.F. Petrov (Russia) WG-FSA-07/50 Description of the most important species of finfish and cephalopods in diet of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937) (Perciformes, Nototheniidae), in the Amundsen Sea in 2006–2007A.F. Petrov and J.A. Filippova (Russia) WG-FSA-07/51 Integrated weight longlines: potential for reduction of skate by catch in demersal longline fisheriesK. Dietrich and E. Melvin (USA) WG-FSA-07/52 Long-term changes in the size composition of fjord Notothenia rossii, Gobionotothen gibberifrons and Notothenia coriiceps at Potter Cove, after the 1978–1980 fishery in the areaE.R. Marschoff, E.R. Barrera-Oro and N.S. Alescio (Argentina) WG-FSA-07/53 Rev. 1 An integrated stock assessment for the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in Division 58.5.2 using CASALS.G. Candy and A.J. Constable (Australia) WG-FSA-07/54 Revision of the CCAMLR Scientific Observers ManualS. Kawaguchi (Australia) and E. Appleyard (CCAMLR Secretariat) WG-FSA-07/55 Spawning periods and locations of Champsocephalus gunnari in Subarea 48.3 (South Georgia and Shag Rocks): a reviewS. Clarke, M. Belchier and M.A. Collins WG-FSA-07/56 Preliminary report of the UK winter icefish survey, South Georgia (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3), 27 August to 21 September 2007M. Belchier, M.A. Collins, J. Moir-Clark, S. Fielding, J. Lawson, C. Main and A. Pande (United Kingdom) WG-FSA-07/57 Rev. 1 BirdLife International Global Procellariiform Tracking DatabaseB. Sullivan (BirdLife International) WG-FSA-07/58 Stones in toothfish stomachs: an unusual source of geological information from closed regions of Antarctic shelf and slopeN.V. Kokorin, D.S. Klucharev and M.A. Sukhoruchenkov (Russia) WG-FSA-07/6 Rev. 1 A summary of observations on board longline vessels operating within the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2006/07 seasonSecretariat WG-FSA-07/7 Rev. 1 Summary of observations aboard trawlers operating in the Convention Area during the 2006/07 seasonSecretariat WG-FSA-07/8 Rev. 1 A summary of scientific observations related to Conservation Measures 25-02 (2005), 25-03 (2003) and 26-01 (2006)Secretariat WG-FSA-07/9 Summary of an observation aboard a pot vessel operating in the Convention Area during the 2006/07 seasonSecretariat WG-FSA-07/P1 The biology of the spiny icefish (Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914)K.-H. Kock, L.V. Pshenichnov, C.D. Jones, J. Gröger and R. Riehl. (Polar Biol., 31 (3): 381–393 (2007)) WG-FSA-07/P2 CCAMLR process of risk assessment to minimise the effects of longline fishing mortality on seabirdsS.M. Waugh, G.B. Baker, R. Gales and J.P. Croxall (Mar. Pol., in press) WG-FSA-07/P3 Distribution, growth, diet and foraging behaviour of the yellow-fin notothen (Patagonotothen guntheri) on the Shag Rocks shelf (Southern Ocean)M.A. Collins, R. Shreeve, S. Fielding and M. Thurston (J. Fish Biol., 72 (1): 271–286 (2008)) WG-FSA-07/P4 Distribution and diet of juvenile Patagonian toothfish on the South Georgia and Shag Rocks shelves (Southern Ocean)M.A. Collins, K.A. Ross, M. Belchier, K. Reid. (Mar. Biol., 152: 135–147 (2007)). WG-FSA-07/P5 Distribution and ecology of Chaenocephalus aceratus (Channichthyidae) around South Georgia and Shag Rocks (Southern Ocean).W.D.K Reid, S. Clarke, M.A. Collins and M. Belchier. (Polar Biol., 30 (12): 1523–1533 (2007)) This page was last modified on 08 Mar 2016