WG-EMM-2019

A proposal for a new Antarctic Specially Protected Area, Rosenthal Islands, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago, has been submitted by the United States for consideration at the 2019 Meeting of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Committee for Environmental Protection (ATCM XLII - CEP XXII, 1 – 11 July). In order to fulfill the requirements of ATCM Decision 9 (2005), the management plan Read More
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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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ICED is an international multidisciplinary programme undertaking integrated circumpolar analyses to improve understanding of Southern Ocean change, the implications for ecosystems and for management. Through ongoing engagement between ICED, CCAMLR scientists and the CCAMLR Secretariat, there is increasing mutual understanding of the key areas of ICED science and associated activities that are Read More
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Dr Rachel Cavanagh (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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Australia plans to conduct a krill biomass survey in Division 58.4.2 East during 23 January to 25 March 2021. The survey will estimate krill biomass with a view to update the precautionary catch limit for krill. A krill observatory mooring system will also be deployed during the survey to further monitor seasonal dynamics of krill in the seasonally ice covered area. The survey is also designed Read More
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Dr So Kawaguchi (Australia)

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Dr Dirk Welsford (Australia)

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This paper reports on the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) data submissions for the 2018/19 monitoring season detailed by site and species, and includes an update to the Combined Standardised Index (CSI) analysis from 2018 for Area 48. The CSI analysis is a method used to examine spatial patterns of inter-annual variability of the response by krill-dependent predators to changes in Read More
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Ms Emily Grilly

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper informs EMM 2019 about the data layer products, which were developed for WSMPA spatial planning, and lists the DOIs to the respective PANGAEA entries. By depositing these data layers with PANGAEA, we provide transparency regarding the WSMPA development process and follow the discussion under CCAMLR about the need to make reference material on MPAs easily accessible to the scientific Read More
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Dr Katharina Teschke (Germany)

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Professor Thomas Brey

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Commercial catch rates are important information for scientific evaluation of the krill resource and potential impacts of fishing on the ecosystem. Imprecise information confounds analysis and might undermine efficient and correct management actions. The following procedure now established and standardized on all vessels conducting continuous trawling, ensures that the catch is estimated and Read More
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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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The primary objective for this krill research activity was twofold 1) to conduct a survey that provides updated estimates of the biomass and distribution of krill which are used in models to estimate sustainable yield in CCAMLR Area 48 and 2) to develop knowledge on the marine environment essential for the implementation of a Feed-Back Management (FBM) system. The survey follows a similar Read More
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Dr Bjørn Krafft (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Rapport fra Havforskningen. 2019-21. https://www.hi.no/hi/nettrapporter/rapport-fra-havforskningen-en-2019-21

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In Terra Nova Bay, western Ross Sea, during the austral summer 2015 ten type - C killer whales were equipped withSmart Position Only (SPOT) and depth-recording satellite transmitters (SPLASH). Hierarchical switching state-space models (hSSSM) were applied to Argos satellite tracking data to characterize the horizontal behaviour of tagged whales.

The Bayesian state-space model revealed Read More
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Dr Giancarlo Lauriano (Italy)

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Dr Marino Vacchi (Italy)

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This paper provides a summarized description and analysis of the activities carried out by the Chilean krill fishing ship Antarctic Endeavour throughout its first year of operation (2017-2018), which was mainly destined towards testing its fishing systems and new equipment installed for the production of krill meal. Effort, catch and CPUE, and the length frequency distributions of Read More
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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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Fast climate changes in the Antarctic Peninsula are reducing krill density, which, by its turn, is reflected in penguin population dynamics. The increased concentration of fishing activities in this area in the last two to three decades is believed to have feedbacked the impacts of climate change over penguin populations. We used almost 40 years of data on fishing activities and on penguin Read More
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Dr Lucas Krüger (Chile)

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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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Low catch limits for forage species are often considered to be precautionary measures that can help conserve marine predators. Uncertainty about the impacts of fisheries removals on dependent predators bolsters this perspective, but consideration of the spatio-temporal scales over which forage species, their predators, and fisheries interact can aid assessment of whether low catch limits are Read More
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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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The first annual meeting of the SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) met in Concarneau France on June 15^th and 16^th, 2019. The meeting focused on several topics including the identification of important knowledge gaps in krill research that could provide data in support of the management needs of CCAMLR.

We used long-duration, deep-diving (1000 m) hybrid gliders (Slocum G3, Teledyne Webb Research), equipped with a suite of oceanographic sensors (CTD, fluorometers, and oxygen) and a three-frequency (38 kHz, 67.5 kHz, and 125 kHz) single-beam Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) to conduct biomass assessments of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Bransfield Strait and the Read More
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Dr Christian Reiss (United States of America)

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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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The workshop was convened to follow up the agreement in the 2018 meeting of CCAMLR on an approach to facilitate progress on the further development of the Weddell Sea MPA proposal. In its report, the Commission referred to how Norway: 1) encouraged agreement during that meeting on protective measures addressing the western subarea WSMPA proposal, and 2) undertook to engage with Germany and Read More
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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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This paper describes experiments and plans for development of an acoustic sensor to support  precise catch reporting for the continuous krill harvesting fishery. 

This paper describes trials with a net monitoring cable on board FV Saga Sea. The solution as described in the permit for using a third cable was abandoned at an early stage, as it was operable only when using one trawl behind the vessel. Trawling from the two beams caused practical difficulties and could not be implemented. Aker Biomarine has during this period standardized their Read More
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Dr Olav Godø (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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This paper describe tests with the Sailbuoy during the 2019 RV Kronprins Haakon cruise in the Antarctic. The trials were successful giving data during continuous operations from end of January to mid February. We present data demonstrating capabilities to run survey transects, to observe variability at a location (future comparison with mooring data when available) and surveying predator prey- Read More
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Dr Olav Godø (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Currently, several approaches to FBM have been tabled to CCAMLR – Risk Assessment (RA: Constable et al. 2016), experimental fishing (EF: WS-SM-18/05) and Decision Rule approaches (DR: Watters et al. 2016), and recently a more empirical approach using a combination of fishing fleet-collected acoustic data and predator foraging information (EMP: Nor/Chil/China 2017).   Each approach has Read More
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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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In the summer season of 2019 (February-April), acoustic and underwater studies of the seabed off the Argentine Islands were continued. The purpose of these studies was further development of a network of underwater testing sites in the water area of the Argentine Islands.

Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, have a circumpolar distribution but are concentrated within the south-west Atlantic sector, where they support a unique food web and a commercial fishery. Within this sector, our first goal was to produce quantitative distribution maps of all six ontogenetic life stages of krill (eggs, nauplii plus metanauplii, calyptopes, furcilia, juveniles, and Read More
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Dr Simeon Hill (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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The South Orkney Islands region is a key location for understanding the distribution of Antarctic krill in CCAMLR Area 48. The local krill populations support krill-dependent higher predators and krill fisheries, and the regional oceanographic circulation provides connections between the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Orkney Islands and the central Scotia Sea and South Georgia. Furthermore, Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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We discuss a number of ecological issues in relation to CCAMLR’s aspiration for managing the krill fishery at small temporal and spatial scales. We highlight that the devil is in the detail, and a lot of detail is potentially necessary for managing at these smaller scales. Much of this detail is currently lacking, or only partial; consequently, we highlight an alternative approach, closed Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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CCAMLR has endorsed the use of the Risk Assessment framework to apportion the krill catch limits in order to minimise the risk of the fishery to krill dependent predators. We plan to apply the risk assessment framework across Subarea 48.1 at various spatial and temporal scales, in order to identify the most appropriate way to spread catch limits for the krill fishery. The risk assessment Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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CCAMLR has endorsed the use of the Risk Assessment framework to apportion the krill catch limits in order to minimise the risk of the fishery to krill dependent predators. We plan to apply the risk assessment framework across Subarea 48.1 at various spatial and temporal scales, in order to identify the most appropriate way to spread the catch from the fishery. The risk assessment framework Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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The Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics (MAPPPD) is a web-based, open access, decision support tool designed to assist scientists, non-governmental organizations, and policymakers working to meet the management objectives as set forth by The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and other components of the Antarctic Treaty Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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We use cetacean sightings data collected from the northern and eastern Scotia Arc (CCAMLR Subareas 48.3 and 48.4) during the 2018/19 international synoptic krill survey to provide preliminary density and relative abundance estimates for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and for all other baleen whale species sighted. The survey was Read More
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Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)

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Dr Chris Darby

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CCAMLR currently manages the krill fishery in subareas 48.1 to 48.4 using an arbitrary measure (the trigger level) which was established in 1991 and is “not related to the status of the krill stock”. At the same time, CCAMLR recognises that “advances are urgently needed” specifically because the trigger level is not related to the status of the stock. The establishing terms of reference for WG Read More
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Dr Simeon Hill (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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CCAMLR manages the krill fishery in Area 48 using a catch limit (the trigger level) which was established in 1991 based on the maximum catches reported for each subarea. Since that time the ecosystem has undergone rapid environmental change. Several studies suggest that krill numerical density, demographic structure, distribution and availability to predators have also changed. These changes Read More
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Dr Simeon Hill (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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• Our study area encompasses all CCAMLR MPA Planning Domains contiguous to mainland Antarctica.
• We present the preliminary marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (mIBAS) for penguins.
• A total of 64 definitive sites were identified as IBAs
• We present a systematic overview of the population and penguin distribution data considered
• We highlight areas Read More
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  Professor Philip Trathan (Oceanites)
  
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  Dr Chris Darby
  
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We present a revised draft Research and Monitoring Plan (RMP) for the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf MPA, with the aim of further harmonizing CM 91-03 and CM 91-04. The draft RMP is based on the draft initially proposed in 2014 (SC-CAMLR-XXXIII/11) and revised in 2018 (SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/09). It aims to address the requirements of CM 91-04, and takes account of general principles from the Read More
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Dr Susie Grant (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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The current CCAMLR protocol specifies daytime acoustic sampling in order to avoid issues of krill migrating too close to the surface to be acoustically detected, as well as potential issues of diel changes in acoustic scattering strengths. However, due to logistic constraints, acoustic data were collected both during day and night for the 2019 Scotia Sea large-scale krill monitoring survey. Read More
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Dr Georg Skaret (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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We report here on the existence of seasonal fish migrations into a krill hotspot, utilized both by central place foragers and the industry. We do not have trawl samples overlapping with the acoustic data, but the behaviour displayed suggests that the fish are planktivorous. Furthermore, the acoustic data suggest that they may form high density schools during daytime, that could not be Read More
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Dr Georg Skaret (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Standard protocols for processing of echosounder data are geared towards the estimation of biomass indices of pelagic organisms. More transient visitors to the watercolumn however also give echoes, and the data provided by the echosounders may be used to assess the behaviour of these organisms, as well as their interactions with the pelagic residents. Using freely available software and neural Read More
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Dr Georg Skaret (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Visual observations of cetaceans were conducted aboard the Ukrainian krill fishing vessel More Sodruzhestva. Observations were made during December 2018 – to January 2019 in Subareas 48.1 and 48.2. 66 baleen whale registrations were recorded. Whale’s behavior was observed and analyzed.

Aerial photography is widely accepted as a useful method for monitoring penguins in Antarctica, but there are concerns about the disturbance it causes to penguins in the process. Since 2016, aerial photography using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been carried out by Korean scientists to count Adélie penguins’ nests at Cape Hallett, but the impact of using this method on breeding penguins Read More
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Dr Jeong-Hoon Kim (Korea, Republic of)

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Dr Seok-Gwan Choi (Korea, Republic of)

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Satellites Over Seals (SOS) is a crowd-sourced, remote sensing approach to identify presence/absence patterns of the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), and has recently been adapted for crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) in the Weddell Sea region. Satellites Over Seals provides an efficient method to screen large numbers of images (and hence area) for undertaking Read More
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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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New Zealand carried out a 40-day voyage to the Ross Sea from 8 January to 16 February 2019 using the research vessel Tangaroa. The purpose of this multi-disciplinary research voyage was to increase knowledge about key environmental and biological processes in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and thereby improve understanding of ecosystem function and likely Read More
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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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We provide a summary of environmental change in the Southern Ocean over the period of satellite observaton (1981 to present). The environmental data we consider are: (1) chlorophyll-a concentration from merged observation of SeaWiFS and MODIS-Aqua (1987–2019); (2) sea-surface temperature (SST) from the AVHRR series of NOAA satellites (1981–2019); (3) spatial gradient of SST (as an indicator of Read More
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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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China, Italy and Republic of Korea submitted to the next coming CEP XXII - ATCM XLII a proposal for the designation of a new Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) at Inexpressible Island and Seaview Bay, Ross Sea. The co-proponents have prepared the draft ASPA Management Plan annexed to this paper, in accordance with the requirements of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection Read More
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Dr Marino Vacchi (Italy)

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Dr Marino Vacchi (Italy)

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Domain 1 marine protected area (D1MPA) proposal has been developed sin 2012 and now has been intensively discussed. Its implementation will establish a new scenario for the current krill fishing fleet dynamic, therefore it is necessary to understand what represent each D1MPA zones for the fishery. We analysed the trend of different fishing indicators among the D1MPA zones during the period Read More
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Mr Francisco Santa Cruz (Chile)

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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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A multidisciplinary ecosystem survey in the eastern Indian sector of the Antarctic (CCAMLR Division 58.4.1) with a focus on Antarctic krill was carried out by Kaiyo-maru during the 2018/19 season for 53 days. The survey consisted of 2 survey periods: Leg 1 (from 15 December 2018 to January 2019; 24 days) and Leg 2 (from 26 January to 23 February 2019; 29 days). Leg 1 was commenced at Read More
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Dr Hiroto Murase (Japan)

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Dr Taro Ichii

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As a contribution to the joint effort on the large-scale synoptic krill survey of Area 48, the Chinese krill fishing vessel Fu Rong Hai conducted the survey in the Subarea 48.1 from 2 February to 10 February 2019. A total distance of about 875 n. mile transect acoustic data was collected using a hull-mounted Simard EK60 echosounder (38, 70 and 120 kHz), and 10 planned stations were Read More
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Dr Xinliang Wang (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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We provide a final report on the CEMP Special Fund project ‘Developing an image processing software tool for analysis of camera network monitoring data’. The project was initiated with support from the CEMP Fund in 2015/16. An earlier version of the software developed prior to receiving CEMP Fund support has been superseded with a new version which has additional image-processing, data- Read More
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Dr Colin Southwell (Australia)

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Dr Dirk Welsford (Australia)

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• The development of a consistent and reproducible ageing method for krill is critical for improving the precautionary management of krill fisheries.
• The only method to date that has shown promise in the determination of the absolute age of krill is that of Kilada et al. (2017), which involves thin sectioning of the eyestalk cuticle.
• The mechanisms controlling the Read More
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  Dr So Kawaguchi (Australia)
  
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  Dr Dirk Welsford (Australia)
  
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We here summarise the sampling effort and some preliminary findings from the 2019 Scotia Sea krill monitoring survey with the F/V Cabo de Hornos. The vessel was chartered by the Association of Responsible Harvesting Companies (ARK) and manned with personnel from the Institute of Marine Research to carry out a significant part of the 2019 Scotia Sea large scale krill monitoring. All sections of Read More
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Dr Georg Skaret (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Preliminary results from the International Synoptic Krill Survey in Area 48, 2019, are presented. Of the six vessels that participated in the survey, this report provides methods and preliminary results from four (vessels from the Association of Responsible Krill harvesting companies (ARK), Norway, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom), covering 8719 n. miles of acoustic transects and occupying 149 Read More
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Dr Gavin Macaulay

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Norwegian Polar Institute led a cruise to the Kong Håkons VII Hav 28th February -10 April 2019. Our focus area was the ocean south of 65°S east of 0° meridian and 13.5° E (Fig 1) with a focus on Astrid ridge. Our focus was to map and describe the whole ecosystem. During transit, we registered birds, seals and whales systematically and registered krill and fish abundances using echo sounder. At Read More
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Dr Andrew Lowther (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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Resource competition often results in mechanisms that ameliorate its effects, typically through the partitioning of resource exploitation either temporally or spatially.  Understanding the spatial and temporal overlap between predators that exploit the same resource then is fundamental to understanding the impacts one predator can have on another.  The fishery for Antarctic krill operates Read More
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Dr Andrew Lowther (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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While fishery-dependent data represents the preferential way to collect geographically spreadtime series of data to study the Antarctic toothfish, it is limited to areas where commercial fishing is permitted either by management or vessel operational constraints. The use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) allows a solution to this problem. Thanks to the collaboration between New Zealand Read More
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Dr Davide Di Blasi (Italy)

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Dr Marino Vacchi (Italy)

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Our study presents some initial findings on Hg distribution in Antarctica from our preliminary field work, collecting environmental samples including coastal seawater, snow and snowmelt as well as terrestrial and marine biota samples. Long-term monitoring studies are crucial to better understand how Antarctic environments respond to globally reducing Hg emission with the Minamata Convention Read More
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Dr Eunhee Kim (Korea, Republic of)

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Dr Seok-Gwan Choi (Korea, Republic of)

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CCAMLR has defined Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) detection thresholds based on the benthos bycatch monitoring. When these thresholds are reached during a single longline fishing operation, the data are reported to the Secretariat to inform the CCAMLR about the potential presence of VME to be protected. Management decisions are triggered out according to various levels. Important catches Read More
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Mr Alexis Martin (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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We present here the workflow of a large scale barcoding project of the benthic fauna of the French Exclusive Economic Zone of the Kerguelen archipelago. This project is part of a larger project that comparing faunistic assemblages through space and time, and aims to compute habitat models to highlight the structuration of the benthic communities and ecotypes spatial distribution. It will Read More
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Dr Agnès Dettaï (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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DNA barcoding is a valuable tool for biodiversity studies in the Southern Ocean. It can be combined with other types of systematics data (morphology, other sequence markers) to reassess the taxonomy of complex groups and reliably delineate species. It can serve as a precise identification tool for fisheries, ecology or large scale biodiversity surveys. The rise of Next Generation Sequencing ( Read More
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Dr Agnès Dettaï (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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Methodical aspects of a large-scale international survey in 2019 are discussed in the context of stated objectives. The main sources of uncertainty in the results of the 2019 survey are shown.

The issues are discussed on estimating spatial-temporal distribution of krill length composition in Subarea 48.1 as the essential information for stock assessment and developing management advice.

The key issues for development of krill fishery management schemes based on the ecosystem approach and proposal to generate baseline data in the context of addressing these problems are considered.

The subject of research was geostrophic circulation of water masses, spatial distribution of krill density, intensity of water flows (m³/s) and krill biomass (g/m³) transported by water flow at various spatial-temporal scales in the Scotia Sea.  According the discussion at WG-EMM-2018 (paragraph 2.24-2.27), particular attention is paid to the special field studies across time to improve Read More
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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)

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The two seasons of the data validation experiment provided for pictures from time-lapse cameras of the CEMP camera monitoring project of CCAMLR at Galindez Island gentoo (Pygoscelis Papua) penguin colonies are discussed. During 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, biologists-winterers at Vernadsky station (Galindez Island), GAI CEMP site, provided daily observations of 15 gentoo nests chosen Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguin colony population behavior/dynamics have been studied during 2018-19 season. The detailed observation of birds arrival, nesting, hatch and crèche has been provided in two colonies at GAI CEMP site at Galindez Island nearby the Vernadsky station. We inform on the results of visual survey of penguin population and penguin count. During the 2018/19 Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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In December 2018 the Ukrainian krill fishing vessel More Sodruzhestva took part in the 2018/2019 International synoptic survey in Area 48 in accordance with the decision of the Scientific Committee and the Commission (CCAMLR-XXXVII). Acoustic work, trawl stations, data collection and biological analysis of Antarctic krill catches and bycatch were carried out.

Within the framework of the 23rd Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition 2018, complex marine expeditions last conducted in 2001 were resumed aboard Ukrainian fishing vessel More Sodruzhestva which carries out regular fishing activities in the CAMLR Convention Area. The vessel equipped with modern measuring systems, and this is one of the most prominent examples of public-private partnership Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Information on status of development of small-scale marine protected areas in the Argentine Islands Archipelago

As a part of the international krill synoptic survey, the National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has conducted research program on mesozooplankton studies in the Bransfield Strait (CCAMLR subarea 48.1) during “More Sodruzhestva” voyage from 13 to 18^th of November 2018. The stratified samples were done at the same stations as for krill Read More
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Dr Kostiantyn Demianenko (Ukraine)

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Accurate census counts are fundamental to population management, but can be challenging to obtain in remote polar environments. The standard approach for income breeding pinnipeds, such as the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), is to annually survey pup production. Fur seal population dynamics in the South Shetland archipelago are largely driven by two breeding colonies, Cape Read More
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Dr Douglas Krause (United States of America)

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Dr George Watters (United States of America)

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We provide an analysis of zooplankton distributions in the circumpolar Southern Ocean based on samples collected by the international Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey (SO-CPR) between 1991 and 2018. We analysed SO-CPR measurements in relation to satellite and oceanographic observations over the period 1997–2018. These environmental data were: phytoplankton biomass, primary Read More
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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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Mr Alistair Dunn (New Zealand)

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution and areas of mixing of two stocks of the humpback whale, a krill predator, in the Indo-Pacific region of the Antarctic. These were breeding Stock ‘D’ off Western Australia and breeding Stock ‘E1’ off Eastern Australia. Both stocks have shown sign of recovery after heavy commercial exploitation in the last century. Information Read More
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Dr Luis Alberto Pastene Perez (Japan)

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Dr Taro Ichii

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This paper outlines the objectives, survey and analytical procedures and work schedule of a new non-lethal research program on whales and the ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific region of the Antarctic (JASS-A= Japanese Abundance and Stock structure Surveys in the Antarctic). The main research objectives are i) the study of the abundance and abundance trends of Antarctic minke and other large whale Read More
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Dr Luis Alberto Pastene Perez (Japan)

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Dr Taro Ichii

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In 2019, the annual IMR regional krill monitoring survey off the South Orkneys was conducted by RV Kronprins Haakon as part of the Scotia Sea large scale krill monitoring effort. To allow for comparison with previous survey years and provide some context for the large scale survey estimate, we here present the results from the 2019 regional survey processed and analysed in the same way as the Read More
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Dr Georg Skaret (Norway)

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Dr Odd Aksel Bergstad (Norway)

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The purpose of this "paper" is to present a research project in progress on the physiology of Antarctic krill, with a focus on the response to environmental temperature variations. This study first focused on the study of heat shock proteins (HSP) and the comparative aspect quickly became essential for a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in relation to the environment. On the Read More
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Dr Jean-Yves Toullec (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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The sub-Antarctic region -here considered between the sub-Antarctic Front and the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) -falls under many distinct jurisdictions, including Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of several countries, as well as the areas of competence of several international bodies as the SEAFO, SIOFA and CCAMLR. However, in oceanographic terms, these zones Read More
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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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A collection of published papers about population variability of several biological parameters and factors affecting penguins biology along the Antarctic Peninsula is presented in order to contribute to the general knowledge of penguin biological variation, to generate a data baseline in the context of environmental changes such as climate change and human activity and to support the proposal Read More
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Dr Andrés Barbosa

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Mr Roberto Sarralde Vizuete (Spain)

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Ptilocrinus amezianeae is a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) indicator species and often collected in numbers locally. P. amezianeae has been described to be restricted to oligotrophic habitats and, as a member of the family Hyocrinidae, a rare organism. Here we model P. amezianeae suitable habitat using BRT (Boosted Regression Trees) and an iterative approach to identify Read More
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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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Several studies have emphasized the variable abundance of Pygoscelid penguins from different colonies around Antarctica. In this study, the extinction risk of Adélie, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins was evaluated in order to identify the most endangered colonies under present-day and future environmental scenarios. The extinction risk was estimated for twelve colonies from environmentally Read More
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Dr César Cárdenas (Chile)

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This paper presents two new observer manuals for finfish and krill fisheries. The manuals include updated information on identifying and sexing target catch species, provide guidance on standard tasks and requirements for observers as well as supplementary information to aid data collection requirements. In addition a new version of the observer longline logbook is presented, with additions to Read More
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Mr Isaac Forster (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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Krill length data collected from fishery-dependent and fishery-independent data sources were analysed for trends in population structure. Krill length data collected by the Scheme of Scientific Observation (SISO) and the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) from 2008 to 2019 in the Bransfield Strait were compared. Differences in mean lengths and length-frequencies were apparent, however Read More
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Ms Emily Grilly

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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At WG-SM-18, the Secretariat presented the development and progress made on a Project List web database to support Research and Monitoring Plans (RMPs) for individual Marine Protected Areas (MPA), as recommended by SC-CAMLR-XXXVI. This paper reports on the updates made to the data structure model for the CCAMLR MPA Information Repository (CMIR), based on feedback received at WG-SM-18, through Read More
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Ms Emily Grilly

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Dr David Agnew (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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This paper describes the structure and preliminary results of the research cruise to investigate the marine pelagic ecosystem around the South Sandwich Islands in the austral summer of 2019. The research cruise consisted of a large scale acoustic survey, following track lines established during the CCAMLR 2000 acoustic survey of Antarctic krill. Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) stations Read More
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Dr Sophie Fielding (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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India is getting prepared to take up studies on Krill associated ecosystem studies in the Western Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean, through in-situ ship survey in the area during Austral summer 2019-20. The proposed objectives are to to understand the distribution and biomass of krill in the western Indian Ocean Sector of the Southern Ocean, to relate larval/adult krill with the Read More
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Dr Smitha Bal Raj (India)

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Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)

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The Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (MMPA Task Force) was established in 2013 by the International Committee on Marine Mammal Protected Areas (ICoMMPA), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Vice-Chair of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and the Members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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Dr Marc Eléaume (France)

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The biological carbon pump drives a flux of particulate organic carbon (POC) through the ocean and affects atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Short term, episodic flux events are hard to capture with current observational techniques and may thus be underrepresented in POC flux estimates. We model the potential hidden flux of POC originating from Antarctic krill, whose swarming behaviour Read More
Submitted By:
Dr Simeon Hill (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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Nature Communications, 10 (2019): 889, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08847-1

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High-latitude ecosystems are among the fastest warming on the planet. Polar species may be sensitive to warming and ice loss, but data are scarce and evidence is conflicting. Here, we show that, within their main population centre in the southwest Atlantic sector, the distribution of Euphausia superba (hereafter, ‘krill’) has contracted southward over the past 90 years. Near their Read More
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Dr Simeon Hill (United Kingdom)

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Dr Chris Darby

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Nature Climate Change, 9 (2019):142–147, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0370-z

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The Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a key species in the Southern Ocean ecosystem and an important link in the food web of the Antarctic ecosystem. The trophic information for this species during the transition from the austral fall to the winter is important to understand its poorly known overwintering mechanisms. However, the few studies on the topic differ in their results, Read More
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Professor Guoping Zhu (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

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Acta Oceanol. Sin., 37 (6) (2018): 90–95, doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1176-6

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Understanding the variation in krill diet during winter is crucial to elucidate the overwintering of krill in the Southern Ocean. The information on trophic variation of krill under ice-free waters during the winter can also provide the insight for understanding the response of krill to global warming. Stable isotope analyses (¹⁵N/¹⁴N and ¹³C/¹²C) Read More
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Professor Guoping Zhu (China)

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Dr Xianyong Zhao (China)

Publication:
Fish. Res., 215 (2019): 1–8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.02.011

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