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1. Viability criteria for tagging toothfish

   Abstract:  CCAMLR Conservation measures currently require vessels to tag only toothfish with a high probability of survival, but no objective criteria are provided for this evaluation. Achieving this requires an objective evaluation of the probability of survival of each fish to be tagged, which in

   Meeting Document : WG-SAM-12/27 : Author(s): S. Parker (New Zealand)

2. The distribution of spatial management and Antarctic krill catch across pelagic bioregions in the Southern Ocean

   Abstract:  We have developed a Geographic Information System (GIS) and accompanying metadata to provide standardised and accessible information on the location and extent of spatial fisheries management measures in the Southern Ocean.  We used the GIS in combination with catch data and the results

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/15 : Author(s): S.M Grant, S.L. Hill and P. Fretwell (United Kingdom)

3. Two decades of variability in krill predators at Bird Island, South Georgia and their potential as ecosystem indicators

   Abstract:  The breeding performance of seabirds and seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, in the Southern Ocean, has been recorded annually for over two decades as part of a large marine ecosystem monitoring programme. We examined the mechanistic relationships between, and patterns of inter-annual

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/16 : Author(s): S.L. Hill, C.M. Waluda, H.J. Peat and S. Fielding (United Kingdom)

4. Diet variability and reproductive performance of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at Bird Island, South Georgia

   Abstract:  We analysed summer diet and fledging mass of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus breeding at Bird Island, South Georgia during the crèche period (January and February) between 1989 and 2010. Crustaceans were the main prey accounting for over 90 % of the diet by mass. Antarctic krill

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/17 : Author(s): C.M. Waluda, S.L. Hill, H.J. Peat and P.N. Trathan (United Kingdom)

5. Warming effects in the Western Antarctic Peninsula Ecosystem: the role of population dynamic models for explaining and predicting penguin trends

   Abstract:  The Western Antarctica Peninsula and Scotia Sea ecosystems appear to be driven by complex links between climatic variables, primary productivity, krill and avian predators. There are several studies reporting statistical relationships between climate, krill and penguins population size.

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/18 : Author(s): M. Lima and S.A. Estay (Chile)

6. Linking fish and shags population trends

   Abstract:  This document analyses and relates long term information on population trends of inshore demersal fish and Antarctic shags of the South Shetland Islands. The analysis is complemented with comparable information on diet, foraging patterns and breeding output of shags from the Danco Coast,

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/36 : Author(s): R. Casaux and E. Barrera-Oro (Argentina)

7. Some peculiarities of the distribution and fishing of Euphausia superba in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (by results of USSR fleet operations in 1970–1990)

   Abstract:  Annually (from 1973 to 1991) 1-4 fishing vessels carried out research and scouting operations in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (statistical divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2) for the purposes of the searching of fishable aggregations of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). Commercial

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/35 : Author(s): L. Pshenichnov (Ukraine)

8. Precautionary spatial protection to facilitate the scientific study of habitats and communities under ice shelves in the context of recent, rapid, regional climate change

   Abstract:  Recent, rapid climate change is now well documented in the Antarctic, particularly in the Antarctic Peninsula region. One of the most evident signs of climate change has been ice shelf collapse; overall, 87% of the Peninsula’s glaciers have retreated in recent decades. Ice shelf collapse

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/34 : Author(s): P.N Trathan, S.M. Grant (United Kingdom), V. Siegel and K.-H. Kock (Germany)

9. Sensitivity analysis identifies high influence sites for estimates of penguin krill consumption on the Antarctic Peninsula

   Abstract:  Krill consumption by natural predators represents a critical link between surveys and models of standing krill biomass and the design of a sustainable krill fishery for the Scotia Sea. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a significant component of diet for penguins breeding in this

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/P02 : Author(s): H.J. Lynch, N. Ratcliffe, J. Passmore, E. Foster and P. N. Trathan

10. Synopsis of data from satellite telemetry of foraging trips and migration routes of penguins and pinnipeds from the South Shetland Islands, 1997/98 to present

    Abstract:  We present a synopsis of the US AMLR satellite telemetry data, including both ARGOS and GPS positions estimates, to inform spatial planning efforts in the Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea region. Identifying the patterns of habitat utilization by marine organisms is critical for proper

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-12/37 : Author(s): J. Hinke, G. Watters, W. Trivelpiece and M. Goebel (USA)

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