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1. THE ANTARCTIC KRILL AND ECOSYSTEM SURVEY WITH R/V “G. O. SARS” IN 2008

   Abstract:  This report describes the multipurpose AKES survey (Antarctic Krill and Ecosystem ... purposes for the AKES project were to • evaluate the links between the krill resources and distribution ... in the area and Bouvetøya based mammals and birds • study krill biology and ecology • establish TS (Target ... strength; the ability of an organism to reflect sound) for krill and ice fish • study aggregations of krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/28 : Author(s): S.A. Iversen (Norway), W. Melle, E. Bagøien, D. Chu, B. Edvardsen, B. Ellertsen, E. Grønningsæter, K. Jørstad, E. Karslbakk, T. Klevjer, T. Knutsen, R. Korneliussen, H. Kowall, B. Krafft, S. Kaartvedt, P.B. Lona, S. Murray, L. Naustvoll, L. Nøttestad, M. Ostrowski, V. Siegel, Ø. Skagseth, G. Skaret, H. Søiland, X. Zhao and C.B. Årnes

2. Variation in the distribution of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba around South Georgia

   of South Georgia. Here we summarize the length-frequency distributions of krill caught on each ... of these cruises and look particularly at differences between krill taken from the eastern and western ends ... types with relatively simple biological characteristics: cluster 1 were medium-sized year 2+ krill (mean ... size 39.7 mm); cluster 2 were a mixture of year classes (mean size 37.7 mm); cluster 3 were large krill ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-97/47 : Author(s): Daly, H.I., Murray, A.W.A., Watkins, J.L.

3. Demography of Antarctic krill in the Lazarev Sea (Subarea 48.6) and the Elephant Island area (Subarea 48.1) in 2004

   Abstract:  Standardized krill net sampling surveys were conducted in the Lazarev Sea (Subarea 48.6 ... ) in April 2004 and in the Elephant Island area (Subarea 48.1) in January and February/March 2004. Krill ... after the good krill years in 2001 and 2002. Krill density was lower in the Lazarev Sea, even after ... - old (R1) and two-year-old krill (R2) were calculated for both areas, showing low values for R1 ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-04/23 : Author(s): V. Siegel (Germany), V. Loeb (USA), B. Bergström (Sweden), S. Schöling (Germany), M. Haraldsson (Sweden), J. Kitchener (Australia), M. Vortkamp (Germany)

4. An investigation of avoidance by Antarctic krill of RRS James Clark Ross using the Autosub-2 autonomous underwater vehicle

   of the research vessel by Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. The AUV was equipped with the same type of scientific ... of krill along transect acoustically (g m-2 wet mass) prior to the ship’s arrival. We hypothesised ... that if krill avoided the ship, perhaps in response to radiated noise, then the ship should detect less krill ... the amount of krill detected by the ship or the AUV, either at the transect level or at finer scales within ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/14 : Author(s): A.S. Brierley, P.G. Fernandes, M.A. Brandon, E. Armstrong, D.G. Bone and the Autosub Team (United Kingdom)

5. Products for human consumption from krill (Euphausia superba)

   Abstract:  Studies were conducted to formulate different products using krill meat stored ... for 2 months at-30°C and one month at-20°C. Dried krill of good quality could be prepared by blanching krill ... in boiling 5% Na Cl solution for 5 minutes and then sundrying. Incorporation of krill mince even at a level ... like flavour was imparted on mixing krill mince with fish mince during preparation of fish cutlet ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-98/41 : Author(s): J. Joseph, V. Muraleedharan, R. Thankamma and C.N. Ravishankar (India)

6. Growth of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba at South Georgia

   Abstract:  Antarctic krill Euphausia superba has a central role in the ecosystem of the Southern ... dynamics. The length of Antarctic krill in the diet of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at South ... may result in 2 year-old krill at South Georgia attaining the same size as 3 year old krill ... of krill has important implication for comparing the fate of individual cohorts over large scales ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-01/18 : Author(s): K. Reid (United Kingdom)

7. Chiller killers – first steps towards identifying krill pathogens

   Abstract:  Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) is a ‘keystone species’ in the Southern Ocean ... and seals. Despite its ecological and economic importance, research into krill and other crustacean diseases ... the waters of Antarctic krill northern distribution limit have experienced significant warming. In a changing ... survey of krill from the Southern Ocean. In the present study and for the first time, krill were sampled ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-15/23 : Author(s): K. Bateman, R. Hicks, G. Tarling, M. Soeffker and G. Stentiford (United Kingdom)

8. ADULT ANTARCTIC KRILL FEEDING AT ABYSSAL DEPTHS

   Abstract:  Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a large euphausiid, widely distributed within ... of the population of postlarval krill is typically confined to the top 150 m of the water column. Here, we report ... for the first time the existence of significant numbers of Antarctic krill feeding actively at abyssal depths ... summer of 2006/07 have revealed the presence of adult krill (Euphausia superba Dana), including gravid ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-08/P01 : Author(s): A. Clarke and P.A. Tyler

9. Preliminary results on the composition and abundance of the krill stock in the southern Bellingshausen Sea (Antarctic, CCAMLR Subarea 88.3)

   Abstract:  Krill sampling was carried out onboard RV ‘Polarstem’ from January 25 to March 11, 1994 ... south of 66°S, between 68°W and 120°W. Krill Euphausia superba abundance and biomass was in the lower ... spatial separation for size groups was observed for krill, with small size groups being more abundant ... . The overall krill length frequency distribution was similar to the composition reported from the South ...

   Meeting Document : WG-EMM-95/18 : Author(s): Siegel, V.

10. Investigations of intensity of krill drift near South Georgia Island

    Abstract:  Calculation of drift’s speed (transport with current) of Antarctic krill along ... density of krill before the beginning of transport along the island’s shore was assumed about 0.1 ... g m-3. Total amount of krill immigration on island’s shelf (in above indicated limits) were examined for three ... main types of water circulation (the typisation according to Maslennikov, 1979). Duration of krill ...

    Meeting Document : WG-CEMP-92/32 : Author(s): V.V. Popkov (Russian Federation)

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