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A comparison of baleen whale density estimates derived from overlapping satellite imagery and a shipborne survey Scientific Reports, 2020 (Ref: 17228)
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As whales recover from commercial exploitation, they are increasing in abundance in habitats that they have been absent from for decades. However, studying the recovery and habitat use patterns of whales, particularly in remote and inaccessible regions…

South Georgia blue whales five decades after the end of whaling Endangered Species Research, 2020 (Ref: 17229)
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Blue whales Balaenoptera musculus at South Georgia were heavily exploited during 20th century industrial whaling, to the point of local near-extirpation. Although legal whaling for blue whales ceased in the 1960s…

Have whales returned to a historical hotspot of industrial whaling? The pattern of southern right whale Eubalaena australis recovery at South Georgia Endangered Species Research, 2020 (Ref: 17232)
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Around 176500 whales were killed in the sub-Antarctic waters off South Georgia (South Atlantic) between 1904 and 1965. In recent decades, whales have once again become summer visitors, with the southern right whale (SRW) the most commonly reported species until 2011. Here…

Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds PLOS ONE, 2020 (Ref: 17233)
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Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) migrate between Austral-winter calving and socialising grounds to offshore mid- to high latitude Austral-summer feeding grounds. In Australasia…

Movements and behaviour of blue whales satellite tagged in an Australian upwelling system Scientific Reports, 2020 (Ref: 17235)
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Knowledge about the movement ecology of endangered species is needed to identify biologically important areas and the spatio-temporal scale of potential human impacts on species. Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus)…

Validation of presence-only models for conservation planning and the application to whales in a multiple-use marine park Ecological Applications, 2020 (Ref: 17242)
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Identification of species' Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) is fundamental to conservation planning and species distribution models (SDMs) are a powerful tool commonly used to do this.

Antarctic Krill Lipid and Fatty acid Content Variability is Associated to Satellite Derived Chlorophyll a and Sea Surface Temperatures Scientific Reports, 2020 (Ref: 17178)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are a key component of the Antarctic food web with considerable lipid reserves that are vital for their health and higher predator survival. Krill lipids are primarily derived from their diet of plankton, in particular diatoms and flagellates.

On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica Science Advances, 2020 (Ref: 17034)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

This study reports the occurrence of intense atmospheric rivers (ARs) during the two large Weddell Polynya events in November 1973 and September 2017 and investigates their role in the opening events via their enhancement of sea ice melt. Few days before the polynya openings…

Sea ice extent, concentration, and seasonality [in "State of the Climate in 2019"] Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2020 (Ref: 17035)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic sea ice plays a pivotal role in the global climate system. Forming a highly reflective, dynamic, and insulative blanket that varies seasonally in its areal coverage from ~3 × 106 km2 to ~19–20 × 106 km2, sea ice and its snow cover strongly modifies ocean…

Exoplanets in the Antarctic Sky. III. Stellar Flares Found by AST3-II (CHESPA) within the Southern CVZ of TESS The Astronomical Journal, 2020 (Ref: 16463)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The CHinense Exoplanet Searching Program from Antarctica is a ground-based wide-field photometric survey using the AST3 and CSTAR telescopes located at Dome A, Antarctica. Blessed with the unparalleled observing conditions on the highest point of the Antarctic plateau, three remotely controlled…

Report on fish by-catch in the exploratory toothfish fishery in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 between 2014 and 2020 CCAMLR Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Scientific Committee, Online, 22 - 26 October 2020, Delegation of France and Australia (only AAD authors listed), 2020 (Ref: 16962)
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Category 2: International meeting papers

In this paper, we report on fish by-catch during exploratory fishing activities undertaken in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 during the period 2014 to 2020. Fish by-catch comprised 12 species or groups of species. In 2019 and 2020, exploratory fishing occurred exclusively in research block 58.4.

Preliminary integrated stock assessment for the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) fishery in Divisions 58.41 and 58.4.2 CCAMLR Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Scientific Committee, Online, 22 - 26 October 2020, Delegation of Australia (only AAD authors listed), 2020 (Ref: 16961)
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Category 2: International meeting papers

We present an update of ageing and estimates of biological parameters, and of the single-region integrated stock assessment for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) fishery in CCAMLR Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. The update of ageing and estimates of biological parameters addresses Milestone 1.

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