Progress report on the plans for the Russian contribution for the CCAMLR Synoptic Survey

According to the recommendations of the recent meeting of the CCAMLR Working Group on
Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM-99) a progress report on the plans for the
Russian contribution for the CCAMLR Synoptic Survey is given. A stratified survey design
for the operation by Russian RV "Atlantida" provides a broad area coverage in Subarea 48.4
and meso-scale coverage along the eastern and western sides of the South Sandwich
Islands. The detailed survey plan has been produced in compliance with the Synoptic
Survey Protocol. A short description of actions undertaken to the data is presented.