Résultats de la recherche
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Influence of krill availability on humpback whale breeding success
Abstract: The abundance of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) has been declining in the ... western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), probably as a consequence of the effects of the considerable increase ... survival) of the krill consumers may be compromised. In the present study, we investigated the reproductive ... success of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Breeding Stock G in relation to krill density ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-18/P15 : Auteur(s): E. Seyboth, F. Félix, M.-A. Lea, L. Dalla Rosa, G. Watters, K. Reid and E. Secchi
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A possible framework in which to consider plausible models of the Antarctic marine ecosystem for evaluating krill management procedures
Abstract: CCAMLR requires an assessment method for recommending a subdivision of the krill catch ... limit in Area 48 that will be highly likely to achieve the objectives of the convention despite the ... uncertainties in knowledge. This will be part of the management procedure governing the krill fishery. The ... agreed workplan for developing a management procedure includes the evaluation of candidate management ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/24 : Auteur(s): A. Constable (Australia)
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Exploratory analysis of acoustic data from the Ross Sea
Abstract: This report presents results from a pilot study to determine the feasibility of ... analyses focused on the subset of acoustic data collected when setting longlines so acoustic recordings ... , corresponding to 2–4 nmi. Data quality was generally good. Of the 84 line recordings, 68 were considered ... January 2003, and the occurrence of a double bottom echo caused by too high a ping rate from 23–30 January ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-SAM 03/9 : Auteur(s): R.L. O’Driscoll and G.J. Macaulay (New Zealand)
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Comparison between the CCAMLR-2000 and KY 1988 surveys on environmental variability of krill in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica
Abstract: We assessed the environmental variability of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba ... in December 1999. The Antarctic Surface Water mass, consisting of Winter Water and Summer Surface ... Antarctic Surface Water in 2000 reduced southward. Geographical distribution of krill, which approximates ... the area of the Antarctic Surface Water, in 1987/88 extended northward with high density. In contrast ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-02/43 : Auteur(s): M. Naganobu (Japan), M. Brandon (United Kingdom), K. Ito, K. Segawa (Japan) and V. Siegel (Germany)
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Spatio-temporal trends of longline fishing effort in the Southern Ocean and implications for seabird by-catch
the more recent development and expansion of demersal longline fleets for species such as Patagonian ... toothfish, these vessels are a major source of mortality to several species of seabird. Vessels can set many ... thousands of baited hooks in a day across many kilometres of water. These waters are often used as foraging ... hooks and subsequently drown. To provide a greater understanding of the potential impact of the Southern ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-02/43 : Auteur(s): G.N. Tuck, T. Polacheck and C.M. Bulman (Australia)
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Relationships between the distribution of whales and Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia
Abstract: The distribution of whales and krill in two survey boxes north of South Georgia was ... examined by comparing sightings and underway acoustic data collected as part of a multidisciplinary ... research cruise during January/February 1998. A total of 222 cetaceans of 10 species was recorded with ... frequent. The largest aggregation of cetaceans (21 southern right whales, 18 fin whales (Balaenoptera ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-99/30 : Auteur(s): K. Reid, A.S. Brierley (United Kingdom) and G.A. Nevitt (USA)
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ENTANGLEMENT OF ANTARCTIC FUR SEALS ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA IN MAN-MADE DEBRIS AT BIRD ISLAND, SOUTH GEORGIA DURING THE 2007 WINTER AND 2007/08 BREEDING SEASON
Abstract: Results of the survey of entanglements of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at ... summer (November 2007 to March 2008) are reported here. During the reporting period of 1 April 2007 to 31 ... March 2008 a total of 36 entangled seals were observed. Sixteen and 20 entanglements were observed in ... for 25% of winter and 10% of summer entanglements. During winter, synthetic string/longline material ...
Meeting Document : WG-FSA-08/27 : Auteur(s): E.W.J. Edwards (UK)
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Water mass distribution and circulation west of the Antarctic peninsula and including Bransfield Strait
Abstract: Historical hydrographic data from Bransfield Strait and the region west of the ... Antarctic Peninsula were analyzed to provide a description of water mass distributions and circulation ... patterns. Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW), which is characterized by temperatures above 1.0°C, salinities of ... this water mass floods the continental shelf west of the Antarctic Peninsula. CDW is also found in ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/67 : Auteur(s): Smith, D.A., Lascara, C.M., Klinck, J.M., Hofmann, E.E.
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Spatial scales of benthic invertebrate habitats from fishery by catch and video transect data in the Ross Sea region
presence of sponge and/or gorgonian bycatch are identifiable, as are several areas of dense fishing effort ... with no evidence of sponge or gorgonian presence. Identifiable sponge and/or gorgonian habitats ... occurred at a typical scale of 10-30 km 2, though some sponge habitats appeared larger. Spatial analysis of ... these data allows the detectability of sponges and gorgonian corals to be estimated, along with changes ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/28 : Auteur(s): S.J. Parker, R.G. Cole and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand)
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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 ... December 2001. Prince Edward Island (46 km 2) remains free of introduced mammals, whereas Marion Island ... (290 km 2) had a feral population of cats from the 1950s to 1980s, and still supports a large ...
Meeting Document : WG-EMM-10/P03 : Auteur(s): P.G. Ryan, P.A. Whittington and R.J.M. Crawford