SC-CAMLR-XXIII

Durante las temporadas antárticas 2002/2003 y 2003/2004 se continuó con las recolecciones de desechos marinos en las playas de Cabo Shirreff, isla Livingston. Se obtuvo un total de 337 artículos durante la temporada 2002/2003, con un peso de 5,02 kg y con un 88% de plásticos, y 626 restos de basuras en la temporada 2003/2004, con un peso de 39,05 kg y 97% de elementos plásticos. En total, para Read More
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The current status of national surveys on monitoring of marine debris and their impact on marine mammals and seabirds in the Convention Area has been reviewed. The CCAMLR Marine Debris Database contains data from 11 sites, all within Area 48. Uruguay submitted data on beached marine debris at King George Island for the fourth consecutive year. There are now 4 sites that have data for more than Read More
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The results of the eighth annual survey of entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands are reported for the 2003/2004 summer season. There were no sightings of seals wearing neck collars of man-made debris. Data are compared with results from a parallel study undertaken at Bird Island, South Georgia in 2003/04. In the case of Bird Island, data indicated that the Read More
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During the thirteenth year of standardised beach surveys of man-made debris at Bird Island, South Georgia, a total of 183 items was collected. This represents a 5.0% decrease on the total recorded in 2001/02 and the lowest levels of beach debris during summer since the first year of recording in 1990/91. The distribution of debris between summer and winter was similar to the previous year with Read More
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In the fourteenth consecutive winter of the survey at Bird Island, South Georgia, the number of entanglements increased by 56% compared to last year and the majority of injuries were classified as severe (71%). In contrast the sixteenth consecutive summer of reporting saw a decrease of 45% compared to last year and was the lowest number of entanglements recorded since the first observations Read More
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During the 2003/04 austral summer the fourteenth annual beach debris survey was carried out at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Debris was cleared each month between December and March from the three study beaches. The debris was counted, measured and classified by type, material, mass and size categories. A total of 21 items weighing 11.59kg were collected. The number of items found was Read More
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This report describes and quantifies occurrences of fishing gear, marine debris and oil associated with seabirds at Bird Island, South Georgia from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004. It is the eleventh such annual report. As in most previous years, more items of fishing gear (mostly longlining gear) were found in association with wandering albatrosses than with any other species, although the Read More
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Based on the analysis of data on the searching fishery on Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) by the Russian fishing vessels "Yantar" and "Volna" in the seasons of 2002/03-2003/04 it has been obtained that the long-line catchability and size composition of fish depended on the fishing depth, bottom orography and sharp change in the depth, etc. In this relation, to determine the areas and depth of Read More
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Demersal fish community structure, distribution and trophic relationships on the slope (depth range 200-1500 m) of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands and surrounding sea rises have been investigated during the pilot survey conducted in April 2001 onboard fishing vessel MV Ibis. A total of 56 fish taxa were collected during the survey, of which 43 were identified to species level, 8 to the Read More
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Many international conservation treaties, non-binding agreements and other instruments that have relevance to marine protected area (MPA) development provide for action to be taken globally, and thus include Antarctica within the scope of a worldwide system of marine protected areas. However, depending on their specific provisions, full application in Antarctic waters may be difficult, Read More
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