Analysis and Prospects of an Antarctic Krill Detection Experiment Using Drifting Sonar Buoy DOI Creative Commons
Xinquan Xiong, Wei Fan, Yongchuang Shi

и другие.

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(13), С. 5516 - 5516

Опубликована: Июнь 25, 2024

To reduce costs associated with the detection and population assessment of Antarctic krill diversify single approach, our team designed deployed a drifting sonar buoy for in waters surrounding Antarctica. The experimental results indicate that fulfills its primary functions meets requirements designated marine areas. initial experiment lasted seven days, during which collected 157 records speed location data as well 82 sea surface temperature acoustic data, demonstrating potential detection. also revealed shortcomings design buoy, leading to proposed improvements. paper further compares advantages disadvantages traditional fishing vessels offering unique benefits low-cost deployment, labor savings, broad monitoring range, continuous real-time monitoring. serves an excellent complement

Язык: Английский

Population changes in a Southern Ocean krill predator point towards regional Antarctic sea ice declines DOI Creative Commons
Matthew Germishuizen, Marcello Vichi, Els Vermeulen

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024

While foraging, marine predators integrate information about the environment often across wide-ranging oceanic foraging grounds and reflect these in population parameters. One such species, southern right whale (Eubalaena australis; SRW) has shown alterations to behaviour, declines body condition, reduced reproductive rates after 2009 South African population. As capital breeders, changes suggest decreased availability of their main prey at high-latitudes, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). This study analysed environmental factors affecting for this over past 40 years, finding a notable southward contraction sea ice, 15–30% decline ice concentration, more than two-fold increase primary production metrics 2008. These conditions are less supportive recruitment known SRW grounds. Additionally, marginal zone, concentration two were determined be either regionally significant or marginally predictors calving interval length when using linear model. Findings highlight vulnerability recovering baleen populations climate change show how breeders serve as sentinels ecosystem regions that difficult costly study.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

2

Governance challenges to protect globally important ecosystem services of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean DOI Creative Commons
Natalie Stoeckl, Vanessa M. Adams, Rachel Baird

и другие.

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024

Abstract Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (A&SO) has a unique environment that plays an important role in Earth’s life-support systems. It no indigenous human population but hosts around 5000 researchers is visited by more than 100 000 tourists per year. In this paper, we describe biophysical processes create region’s ecosystem services, outlining their related governance systems within Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), show global distribution of service beneficiaries. These services clearly support populations across world are endangered anthropogenic activities, which current place-based ATS not empowered to control. We discuss whether it possible use insights from Elinor Ostrom’s work on managing commons, including her eight core design principles idea Common Asset Trusts, better harness efforts protect ALL services. note many existing arrangements associated with already well-aligned need be expanded globally produced A&SO.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

2

Decisive conservation action in areas beyond national jurisdiction is urgently required for seabird recovery in the face of global change DOI Creative Commons

M. Gee,

Caio Fittipaldi Kenup,

Igor Debski

и другие.

Conservation Letters, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 17(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 27, 2023

Abstract Areas beyond national jurisdiction, or the high seas, are vital to life on Earth. However, conservation of these areas, for example, through area‐based management tools (ABMTs), is challenging, particularly when accounting global change. Using decision science, integrated population models, and a Critically Endangered seabird (Kuaka; Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) as case study, we evaluated potential ABMTs in seas under change different governance structures, while uncertainty imperfect compliance. Our study highlighted that areas will likely cause declines ∼60% by 2050. decisive action could cost‐effectively address predicted declines, implemented soon possible Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty. We illustrate how science can transparently navigate complex seascape decisions advocate its wider integration largest sections our planet, seas.

Язык: Английский

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4

KRILLSCAN: An automated open‐source software for processing and analysis of echosounder data from the Antarctic krill fishery DOI Creative Commons
Sebastian Menze, Gavin J. Macaulay, Guosong Zhang

и другие.

Fisheries Management and Ecology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2024

Abstract Krillscan software was developed to automatically process echosounder data and achieve an accelerated transparent analysis of backscatter that allows calculation target biomass. Herein, the fishery for Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba , Henceforth Krill) used as a case study develop approach. Implementation sustainable management strategy is complicated by lack regularly updated abundance on spatiotemporal scales fishery. To increase biomass availability, automatic processing swarm detection tested against traditional manual scrutinization with LSSS agreed only minor offsets in estimated nautical area scattering coefficients. In addition transfer, also has graphical user interface supervise detection. Echogram size can be compressed up 100 times raw are processed faster than generated, thereby enabling near‐real time transfer. Compressed transmitted online allow fishing vessels conduct surveys without having scientific personnel special expertise board.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Integrating the needs of recovering populations of baleen whales into the revised management framework for the commercial fishery for Antarctic krill DOI Creative Commons
Philip N. Trathan, Matthew S. Savoca, Ari S. Friedlaender

и другие.

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2024

We consider how the ongoing recovery of baleen whale populations requires improved understanding when managing largest commercial fishery in Southern Ocean, for Antarctic krill. Baleen whales already represent one major consumers krill, and as such compete with fishery. However, they are not explicitly included either monitoring programme or krill fisheries management approach Commission Conservation Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). Individual at direct mortality risk from ship strike, entanglement, by-catch. In addition, sub-lethal impacts on individuals, albeit population-level consequences, via decreased body condition reproductive rates, may arise local depletion prey prey-field disturbance that increases energetic costs. Mitigating these risks whales, including those species yet recovered, fully integrated into procedures. A vital issue will be to facilitate blue, fin sei which still heavily depleted relative their pre-whaling abundance. Part answer this CCAMLR resolves outstanding issues related its newly emerging revised framework. Management is data-poor, much scientific support reliant upon data now decades old. The decision rules determining sustainable yields need careful re-evaluation, given were negotiated a time rarely observed, catches low relation estimated available biomass. marine ecosystem spatially temporally dynamic, changing, assumes static system. An explicit commitment collect up-to-date about help inform Precaution argues catch levels should increase until adequate effective management. Knowledge status inevitably require close collaboration International Whaling Commission.

Язык: Английский

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1

Analysis and Prospects of an Antarctic Krill Detection Experiment Using Drifting Sonar Buoy DOI Creative Commons
Xinquan Xiong, Wei Fan, Yongchuang Shi

и другие.

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(13), С. 5516 - 5516

Опубликована: Июнь 25, 2024

To reduce costs associated with the detection and population assessment of Antarctic krill diversify single approach, our team designed deployed a drifting sonar buoy for in waters surrounding Antarctica. The experimental results indicate that fulfills its primary functions meets requirements designated marine areas. initial experiment lasted seven days, during which collected 157 records speed location data as well 82 sea surface temperature acoustic data, demonstrating potential detection. also revealed shortcomings design buoy, leading to proposed improvements. paper further compares advantages disadvantages traditional fishing vessels offering unique benefits low-cost deployment, labor savings, broad monitoring range, continuous real-time monitoring. serves an excellent complement

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0