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1. Recent trends in numbers of four species of penguins at the Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  Four species of penguin breed regularly at South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands: king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus, gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua, macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus and southern rockhopper penguin E. chrysocome. In December 2008 it was estimated that some 65 000

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P01 : Autor(es): R.J.M. Crawford, P.A. Whittington, L. Upfold, P.G. Ryan, S.L. Petersen, B.M. Dyer and J. Cooper

2. Recent trends in numbers of Crozet shags breeding at the Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  Numbers of Crozet shags Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis breeding at Marion Island decreased by more than 70% from 840 pairs in 1994/95 to 220 pairs in 2003/04 and then increased to some 500 pairs in 2008/09. The trends are thought to have been influenced by breeding success, which

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P02 : Autor(es): R.J.M. Crawford, P.G. Ryan, B.M. Dyer and L. Upfold

3. A tale of two islands: contrasting fortunes for sub-Antarctic skuas at the Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  Subantarctic skuas Catharacta antarctica are key predators of burrowing petrels at sub-Antarctic islands, and can be used to monitor the health of burrowing petrel populations. A survey of skuas at the Prince Edward Islands was conducted during December 2008, repeating a previous survey

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P03 : Autor(es): P.G. Ryan, P.A. Whittington and R.J.M. Crawford

4. Recent population estimates and trends in numbers of albatrosses and giant petrels breeding at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands

   Abstract:  The second mid-summer survey of surface-nesting seabirds at the Prince Edward Island group (Marion and Prince Edward islands) was conducted during December 2008, seven years after the initial mid-summer survey. Wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans may have decreased slightly at Prince

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P04 : Autor(es): P.G. Ryan, M.G.W. Jones, B.M. Dyer, L. Upfold and R.J.M. Crawford

5. Estimates of numbers of kelp gulls and Kerguelen and Antarctic terns breeding at the Prince Edward Islands, 1996/97–2008/09

   Abstract:  Breeding numbers of Laridae and other surface-nesting seabirds have been monitored at subantarctic Marion Island since 1996/97 and counts of breeding birds were made at nearby Prince Edward Island in December 2001 and December 2008. Four species are regular breeders at the islands:

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P05 : Autor(es): P.A. Whittington, R.J.M. Crawford, B.M. Dyer and P.G. Ryan

6. Quantitative assessment of benthic fauna and assemblages in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands region

   Abstract:  A benthic sampling program in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI, CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2) region was undertaken by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) from 2003 to 2008. Quantitative samples collected during three cruises by the fishing vessel Southern Champion

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/25 : Autor(es): T. Hibberd, D.C. Welsford, A.J. Constable, K. Moore and S. Doust (Australia)

7. Elaborating a representative system of marine protected areas in eastern Antarctica, south of 60°S

   Abstract:  The plan of implementation for Agenda 21 of the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) requires an estate of marine protected areas for the purposes of long‐term conservation of marine biodiversity by 2012. A representative system of marine protected areas (RSMPA)

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/26 : Autor(es): A.J. Constable, B. Raymond, S. Doust, D. Welsford and K. Martin-Smith (Australia)

8. Proposal for a CCAMLR Workshop on Marine Protected Areas (2011)

   Abstract:  The Scientific Committee has agreed that the proposed 2011 workshop should be a priorityfor support by the MPAs Special Fund. It requested that the MPAs Special FundCorrespondence Group should develop a proposal for the workshop, and that funds could beset aside for this purpose as

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/31 : Autor(es): MPA Special Fund Correspondence Group

9. Proposal for GEF (Global Environment Facility) funding to support capacity building and training to the GEF-eligible countries with Antarctic interests

   Abstract:  South Africa is seeking GEF assistance to support capacity building and training in science and science processes associated with Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems, including: Measuring potential physical and ecological degradation and destabilisation from the effects of climate

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/32 : Autor(es): South Africa

10. Preliminary assessment of the potential for the proposed bottom fishing activities to have significant adverse impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems

    Abstract:  The Secretariat has received a notification from the UK for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 in 2010/11. This notification included a preliminary assessment of the potential for the proposed bottom fishing activities to have significant adverse impact

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/33 : Autor(es): United Kingdom

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