SC-CAMLR-XVII

At the 1997 Meetings of the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR and its CCAMLR Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM), several areas of mutual interest between SC-CAMLR and the IWC were identified:

Coordination of CCAMLR and IWC research activities;

Analysis of historical and recent datasets;

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During February and March 1998, a 43-day cruise on FV Tierra del Fuego was conducted as part of the New Fisheries Projects developed by Chile, mainly in order to establish presence of Dissostichus spp. in the CCAMLR Statistical Subareas 48.1, 48.2 and 88.3. Industrial longlines Spanish system were used for the operations, with variable quantities of fishhooks (1 440-4 320), No. 9 Mustard Kirby Read More
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The black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) is a vulnerable endemic seabird, which breeds only on Little and Great Barrier Islands, New Zealand. During late January and February 1997, within the main breeding area around the highest point on Great Barrier Island, Kirakimata (Mount Hobson), 100 burrows that had adults present were selected as long-term study burrows. The burrows were either Read More
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A pilot census of light-mantled sooty albatross Phoebetria palpebrata nests was conducted on western Campbell Island in November 1995. An extrapolation from 292 nests counted on 19 km of coastline, more than 77 seen on offshore islands, and 32 found in four inland areas, suggests that there were at least 1600 nests on the island in 1995-96. Standard vantage points were established for future Read More
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This report describes and quantifies the occurrence of oil, paint, marine debris and fishing gear associated with seabirds at South Georgia. In this, the fifth year of standardised recording, a marked increase in the quantity of plastic debris associated with seabirds was evident; quantities of fishing gear remained within the levels of previous years for all species (although the number of Read More
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Results of the survey of entanglements of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia for the eighth consecutive winter (1997) and tenth consecutive summer (1997/98) are reported here. Only seven seals were observed entangled in the winter, a drop of 59% from 1996. Four of these records were from adult females, a much higher proportion than in previous years. The number of entanglements Read More
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The results of the second annual survey of entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands are reported for the 1997/98 summer season. There were six sightings of seals wearing neck collars of man-made debris, half the number reported in 1996/97. All of the animals involved were juvenile males, the main component of the population seen at Signy Island at this time of Read More
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A census of breeding Southern Royal Albatross was undertaken at Campbell Island during the period 4 January to 6 February 1996 of the 1995-96 breeding season. A total of 7787 occupied nests was counted. Comparisons of different field census techniques and a measure of the rate of egg loss suggest that 8200-8600 pairs were nesting in the 1995-96 breeding season. The count WDS 23% higher than in Read More
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