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1. Killer whale Orcinus orca and sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus interactions with longline vessels in the Patagonian toothfish fishery at South Georgia, South Atlantic

   Abstract:  Killer whale (Orcinus orca) and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) interactions with longline fishing operations were recorded by CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) observers between 2000 and 2002 at South Georgia (Subarea 48.3) in the

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/27 : Author(s): M.G. Purves (United Kingdom), D.J. Agnew (United Kingdom), E. Balguerías (Spain), C.A. Moreno (Chile) and B. Watkins (South Africa)

2. Demography and population trends of the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

   Abstract:  The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) breeds only at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and Gough Island in the central South Atlantic Ocean, and is threatened by mortality from longline fisheries operating in the South Atlantic. Demographic data have been

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/37 : Author(s): R. Cuthbert (United Kingdom), P.G. Ryan, J. Cooper (South Africa) and G. Hilton (United Kingdom)

3. Standing stock, biology, diet and spatial distribution of demersal finfish from the 2003 US AMLR bottom trawl survey of the South Shetland Islands (Subarea 48.1)

   Abstract:  The United States Antarctic Marine Living Resources (U.S. AMLR) program has conducted bottom trawl surveys of the South Shetland Islands (Subarea 48.1) during the 1998, 2001, and 2003 austral summers. Information on species and size composition, abundance, spatial distribution, and

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/38 : Author(s): C.D. Jones (USA), K.-H. Kock, (Germany), J. Ashford, A. DeVries, K. Dietrich (USA), S. Hanchet (New Zealand), T. Near, T. Turk (USA) and S. Wilhelms (Germany)

4. Information on incidental mortality of seabirds and other protected species in the US West Coast pelagic longline fishery

   Abstract:  Although the IATTC does not have an established observer program in its longline fisheries, one does exist for a US-based pelagic longline fishery for tuna and swordfish. These vessels are subject to pertinent US regulations as well as under the purview of IATTC. In response to a CCAMLR

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/39 : Author(s): D. Petersen, L. Enriquez and S. Fougner (USA)

5. Report of the Subgroup on Assessment Methods (London, United Kingdom, 12 to 15 August 2003)

   Title:  Report of the Subgroup on Assessment Methods (London, United Kingdom, 12 to 15 August 2003) Approval:  Approved

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/40

6. New Zealand Draft National Plan of Action – Seabirds

   Abstract:  Information on mackerel icefish that has been presented at WG-FSA is summarised and the information augmented by reference to published papers. The New Zealand government has released a draft National Plan of Action – Seabirds. The plan will apply to commercial and non- commercial

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/41 : Author(s): J. Nicolson and D. Randall (New Zealand)

7. Preliminary standardised CPUE analysis of the New Zealand part of the toothfish fishery in CCAMLR Subarea 88.1, from 1988/89 to 2002/03

   Abstract:  A toothfish fishery has operated during the Antarctic summer (December- May) from 1997 to 2003, in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 in the region of the Ross Sea. A preliminary standardised analysis of toothfish CPUE (catch (kg) per baited hook per set) carried out last year compared three

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/43 : Author(s): R.G. Blackwell and S.M. Hanchet (New Zealand)

8. The toothfish fishery in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 from 1997/98 to 2002/03: New Zealand vessel summary

   Abstract:  An exploratory fishery for Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) has been in operation for six seasons in Subarea 88.1 and for two seasons in Subarea 88.2. A large amount of data on both toothfish and associated bycatch from the fishing operations has been collected. The purpose of this

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/44 : Author(s): M.L. Stevenson, S.M. Hanchet and P.L. Horn (New Zealand)

9. A possible model of metapopulation structure of Dissostichus eleginoides in the southern Indian Ocean

   Abstract:  Based on data on movements of Patagonian toothfish derived from tagging experiments and analysis of toothfish DNA from Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), Kerguelen, Crozet and Marion/Prince Edward Islands regions a possible metapopulation model for the region is postulated. In

   Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/72 : Author(s): R. Williams, A.J. Constable, C. Davies and S. Candy (Australia)

10. Fish and invertebrate by-catch from Australian fisheries for D. eleginoides and C. gunnari in Division 58.5.2

    Abstract:  Currently, three Australian commercial fisheries operate around Heard and McDonald Islands in CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2. These comprise a trawl and a longline fishery for the Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus elegionoides and a trawl fishery for mackerel icefish,

    Meeting Document : WG-FSA-03/73 : Author(s): E.M. van Wijk and R. Williams (Australia)

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