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1. Apparent decrease of Weddell seal numbers in the western Ross Sea

   Abstract:  Ground counts during 1959-1968 compared with counts using high resolution satellite imagery during 2008-2012 indicated many fewer Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at the two major molting haul outs in the western Ross Sea: Edisto Inlet- Moubray Bay, northern Victoria Land, and

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/44 : Author(s): D.G. Ainley, M.A. Larue (USA), I. Stirling (Canada), S. Stammerjohn and D.B. Siniff (USA)

2. Infectious diseases of Antarctic penguins: current status and future threats

   Abstract:  The Antarctic Treaty area will become increasingly frequented by both researchers and tourists in the future. Three main areas are likely to be impacted by this increase in use and by alterations due to climate change: the Western Antarctic Peninsula, the Ross Sea, and coastal regions of

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/53 : Author(s): W.W. Grimaldi, P.J. Seddon, P.O.B. Lyver, S. Nakagawa and D.M. Tompkins (New Zealand)

3. Semi-automated software to count and validate Adélie penguin colonies from aerial photographs

   Abstract:  Software has been written to enable semi-automated census counting and count validation of nesting Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), on aerial photographs of the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica. The software is written in MATLAB ®, is freely available and is deployed to users as a

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/54 : Author(s): S.J. McNeill, K.J. Barton and P.O’B. Lyver (New Zealand)

4. Adélie penguin colony size predicts south polar skua abundance on Ross Island, Antarctica

   Abstract:  Top predators are useful ecological indicators of changes in marine prey stocks and other ecosystem drivers. In the Ross Sea region, most south polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) nest near Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colonies, feeding on fish, penguin eggs and chicks, and

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/55 : Author(s): D.J. Wilson, P.O’B. Lyver (New Zealand), A.L. Whitehead (Australia), T.C. Greene (New Zealand), K. Dugger (USA), B.J. Karl, J.R.F. Barringer, R. McGarry (New Zealand), A.M. Pollard and D.G. Ainley (USA)

5. Proposal for a Resolution on Standardised Procedure to Establish CCAMLR MPAs in accordance with the Conservation Measure 91-04

   Abstract:  When considering establishment of MPAs, a set of criteria to properly evaluate proposals is necessary and essential to streamline and facilitate examinations.  On the basis of the discussions at the last Commission meeting, Japan is planning to propose a resolution “Standardized

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/32 : Author(s): Delegation of Japan

6. The krill distribution in waters around the South Shetland Islands: Preliminary results from an acoustic survey conducted by a Chinese krill fishing vessel in December 2013

   Abstract:  Commercial fishing vessel has been recognized as important platform to collect useful data for the estimation of krill stock and its management. In December 2013, a trial acoustic survey was conducted by the Chinese krill fishing vessel ‘FURONGHAI' in waters around the South

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/47 : Author(s): X. Wang, X. Zhao, G. Qi, T. Zuo, J. Zhu, J. Zhang and X. Li (People’s Republic of China)

7. Censuses in the northernmost colony of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula at Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

   Abstract:  Breeding colonies of the emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri are distributed throughout the Antarctic seasonal pack ice zone. One of the last colonies of emperors penguins discovered is situated on the south coast of Snow Hill Island, constituting the northernmost colony known in

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/56 : Author(s): M. Libertelli and N. Coria (Argentina)

8. A draft MPA Report for the East Antarctica Planning Domain

   Abstract:  A draft MPA Report for the East Antarctica Planning Domain is provided according to the guidelines adopted by SC-CAMLR in 2012.  This report provides a synthesis of the scientific information provided to the Scientific Committee and its Working Groups since 2010. It is organised into (1)

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/48 : Author(s): A. Constable (Australia), P. Koubbi (France), J. Melbourne-Thomas, M. Sumner, S. Jacob and M. Guest (Australia)

9. Congruent, decreasing trends of Gentoo Penguins and Crozet Shags at sub-Antarctic Marion Island suggest food limitation through common environmental forcing

   Abstract:  Numbers of Gentoo Penguins Pygoscelis papua and Crozet Shags Phalacrocorax [atriceps] melanogenis breeding annually at Marion Island, one of South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands in the south-west Indian Ocean, were strongly correlated over 19 split-years from 1994/95–2012/13. Both

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/P09 Rev. 1 : Author(s): R.J.M. Crawford, B.M. Dyer, L. Upfold and A.B. Makhado

10. Additional information on notification of intent to participate in the 2014–2015 fishery for Euphausia superba

    Abstract:  According to the requirements of Conservation Measure 21-03 (2013), this document provides information on net diagrams and exclusion devices of marine mammals used by the Chilean flag vessels who present fishing notifications for the 2014/2015 krill fishery season. Author(s):  Delegation

    Meeting Document : WG-EMM-14/18 : Author(s): Delegación de Chile (Disponible en inglés y en español)

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