KRILL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATES FOR CRABEATER SEALS AT THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN WEDDELL SEA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SSMUS OF AREA 48.1

We report annual Antarctic krill consumption estimates for crabeater seals in the Antarctic Peninsula and western Weddell Sea region (90° to 30° W and 60° to 80° S), with special reference to the CCAMLR SSMUs of FAO management Area 48.1. The estimates are based on updated abundance estimates of crabeater seals from the UK-APIS survey conducted in 1999, and were produced with a bioenergetic model specifically developed for crabeater seals.