Antarctic fisheries research publications

Journal papers

Clark, M.R, Dunn, M.R., McMillan, P.J., Pinkerton, M.H., Stewart, A., Hanchet, S.M. (2010). Latitudinal variation of demersal fish assemblages in the western Ross Sea. Antarctic Science 22: 782–792.

Dunn, A., Hanchet, S.M. (2010). Assessment models for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea including data from the 2006–07 season. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2010/1. 28 p.

Fenaughty J.M. (2006).  Geographical differences in the condition, reproductive development, sex ratio, and length distribution of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni from the Ross Sea, Antarctica (CCAMLR Statistical Subarea 88.1). CCAMLR Science, 13: 27–45.

Fenaughty, J.M., Eastman, J.T., Sidell, B.D. (2008). Biological implications of low condition factor “axe handle” specimens of the Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni, from the Ross Sea. Antarctic Science 20: 537–551.

Fenaughty, J.M., Stevens, D.W., Hanchet, S.M. (2003). Diet of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica (Subarea 88.1). CCAMLR Science 10: 113–123.

Francis, M.P., Gallagher, M.J. (2009). Revised age and growth estimates for Antarctic starry skate (Amblyraja georgiana). CCAMLR Science 16: 211–220.

Hanchet, S.M., Mormede, S., Dunn, A. (2010). Distribution and relative abundance of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) on the Ross Sea shelf. CCAMLR Science 17: 33–51.

Hanchet, S.M., Dunn, A., Parker, S.J., Horn P., Stevens, D., Mormede, S. (2015). The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): biology, ecology, and life history in the Ross Sea region. Hydrobiologia, 761 (1): 397–414. doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2435-6.

Hanchet, S.M., Dunn, A.; Parker, S.J., Horn, P.L., Stevens, D. , Mormede, S. (2016). Response to the opinion paper by Ainley et al. Hydrobiologia, doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2607-4.

Hanchet, S.M., O’Driscoll, R., Ballara, S., Dunn, A. (2008). Grenadier bycatch in the toothfish longline fishery in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. American Fisheries Society Symposium 63: 451–462.

Hanchet, S.M., Rickard, G.J., Fenaughty, J.M., Dunn, A., Williams, M.J. (2008). A hypothetical life cycle for Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni in Antarctic waters of CCAMLR Statistical Area 88. CCAMLR Science 15: 35–54.

Hanchet, S.M., Stevenson, M.L., Horn, P.L., Blackwell, R.G. (2003). Characterisation of the exploratory fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni and D. eleginoides) in the Ross Sea and approaches to management of the stocks. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2003/43. 27 p.

Hanchet, S.M., Stewart, A.L., McMillan, P.J., Clark, M., O’Driscoll, R., Stevenson, M.L. (2013). Diversity, relative abundance, new locality records, and updated fish fauna of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 25: 619–636.

Hanchet, S.M., Tracey, D.M., Dunn, A.; Horn, P.L., Smith, N. (2012). Mercury concentrations of two toothfish and three of its prey species from the Pacific sector of the Antarctic. Antarctic Science 24: 34–42.

Horn, P.L. (2002). Age and growth of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in waters from the New Zealand subantarctic to the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Fisheries Research 56: 275–287.

Horn, P.L., Sutton, C.P., De Vries, A.L. (2003). Evidence to support the annual formation of growth zones in otoliths of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). CCAMLR Science 10: 125–138.

Jo. H.-S., Yeon, I., Lim, C., Hanchet, S.M., Lee, D.-W., Kang, C.-K. (2013). Fatty acid analysis to infer diet of Antarctic toothfish caught in February 2012 in the southern Ross Sea. CCAMLR Science 20: 35–53.

Marriot, P.M., Horn, P.L., McMillan, P. (2003). Species identification and age estimation for the ridge-scaled Macrourid (Macrourus whitsoni) the Ross Sea. CCAMLR Science 10: 37–51.

Marriott, P., Manning, M., Horn, P.L. (2005). Age estimation and maturity of the ridge-scaled macrourid Macrourus whitsoni from the Ross Sea. CCAMLR Science 13: 291–303.

McMillan, P.J., Iwamoto, T., Stewart, A., Smith, P.J. (2012). A new species of grenadier, genus Macrourus (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the southern hemisphere and a revision of the genus. Zootaxa 3165: 1–24.

Mormede, S., Dunn, A. (2013). Quantifying vessel performance in the CCAMLR tagging program: spatially and temporally controlled measures of tag-detection rates. CCAMLR Science 20:73–80.

Mormede, S.M., Dunn, A., Hanchet, S.M. (2014). A stock assessment model of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea incorporating multi-year tag-release and recapture data. CCAMLR Science 21: 39–62. [PDF 2.4KB]

Mormede, S., Dunn, A., Hanchet, S.M., Parker, S.J. (2014). Spatially explicit population dynamics operating models for Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea region. CCAMLR Science 21: 19–37.

Mormede, S., Dunn, A., Pinkerton, M. (2011). Generic modelling tools for the assessment of marine populations. In: The Kerguelen Plateau: Marine ecosystem and Fisheries. Duhamel, G.; Welsford, D. (eds.). Cybium, Paris. pp 257–262.

O’Driscoll, R.L., Hanchet, S.M., Miller, B.S. (2012). Can acoustic methods be used to monitor grenadier (Macrouridae) abundance in the Ross Sea region? Journal of Ichthyology 53: 700–708.

O’Driscoll, R.L., Macaulay, G.J., Gauthier, S., Pinkerton, M., Hanchet, S. (2011). Distribution, abundance and acoustic properties of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) in the Ross Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 58: 181–195.  

Parker, S.J., Bowden, D.A. (2010). Identifying taxonomic groups vulnerable to bottom longline fishing gear in the Ross Sea region. CCAMLR Science 17: 105–127.

Parker, S.J., Grimes, P.J. (2010). Length and age at spawning of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea. CCAMLR Science 17: 53–73.

Parker, S., S. Mormede, A. De Vries, S. Hanchet & R. Eisert, (2016). Have Antarctic toothfish returned to McMurdo Sound? Antarctic Science 28: 29–34.

Parker, S.J., Smith, M.H. (2011). Can toothfish catches be used to predict the presence of vulnerable benthic invertebrate taxa? CCAMLR Science 18: 87–96.

Pinkerton, M.H., Bradford-Grieve, J.M. (2014). Characterizing foodweb structure to identify potential ecosystem effects of fishing in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(7):1542-1553, DOI.10.1093/icesjms/fst230.

Pinkerton, M.H.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M., Hanchet, S.M. (2010). A balanced model of the food web of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. CCAMLR Science 17: 1–31.

Pinkerton, M.H., Forman, J., Bury, S.J., Brown, J., Horn, P., O’Driscoll, R. L. (2013). Diet and trophic niche of Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Journal of Fish Biology (2013) 82, 141–164.

Pinkerton, M.H., Forman, J., Stevens, D.W., Bury, S.J., Brown, J. (2012). Diet and Trophic Niche of Macrourus spp. (Gadiformes, Macrouridae) in the Ross Sea Region of the Southern Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 2012, Vol. 52, No. 10, pp. 787–799.

Pinkerton, M.H., Lyver, P.O’B., Stevens, D.W, Forman, J., Eisert, R., Mormede, S. (2016). Increases in Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea: Could the fishery for Antarctic toothfish be responsible? Ecological Modelling 337 (2016) 262–271.

Pinkerton, M.H.; McMillan, P.J.; Forman, J.S.; Marriott, Horn, P.; Bury, S.; Brown, J. (2013). Distribution, morphology and ecology of Macrourus whitsoni and M. caml (Gadiformes, Macrouridae) in the Ross Sea region. CCAMLR Science, Vol. 20 (2013): 37–61.

Pinkerton, M.H., Ó Maolagáin, C., Forman, J., Marriott, P. (2015). Discrimination of Macrourus whitsoni and M. caml (Gadiformes, Macrouridae) using otolith morphometrics. CCAMLR Science, Vol. 22 (2015): 15–28.

Sharp, B.R., Parker, S.J., Smith, N. (2009). An impact assessment framework for bottom fishing methods in the CCAML Convention Area. CCAMLR Science 16: 195–210.

Smith, P., Gaffney, P.M. (2005). Low genetic diversity in the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) observed with mitochondrial and intron DNA markers. CCAMLR Science 12: 43–52.

Stevens, D.W., Dunn, M.R., Pinkerton, M.H., Forman, J.S. (2014). Diet of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) from the continental slope and oceanic features of the Ross Sea region, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 26 (5): 502–512.

Sutton, C.P., Manning, M.J., Stevens, D.W., Marriott, P.M. (2008). Biological parameters for icefish (Chionobathyscus dewitti) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. CCAMLR Science 15: 139–166.

Walters, A., Lea, M-A., van den Hoff, J., Field, I.C., Virtue, P., Sokolov, S., Pinkerton, M.H., Hindell, M.A. (2014) Spatially Explicit Estimates of Prey Consumption Reveal a New Krill Predator in the Southern Ocean. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86452. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086452

CCAMLR Working Group papers

Delegation of New Zealand. (2008). The Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish fishery: review of the 3-year experiment and development of medium-term research objectives and an operational framework for the fishery. CCAMLR document WG-FSA-08/50.

Delegations of New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. (2014). Medium-term research plan for the Ross Sea toothfish fishery. CCAMLR document WG-FSA-14/60.

Dunn, A., Horn, P.L., Hanchet, S.M. (2006). Revised estimates of the biological parameters for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea. CCAMLR document WG-FSA-SAM-06/08.

Eisert, R., Pinkerton, M.H., Newsome, S.D., Oftedal, O.T. (2013). A critical re-examination of the evidence for a possible dependence of Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. CCAMLR document WG-EMM-13/28.

Mormede, S., Dunn, A. (2013). Investigation of potential biases in the assessment of Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea fishery using outputs from a spatially explicit operating model. CCAMLR document WG-SAM-13/36.

Mormede, S., Dunn, A., Hanchet, S. M. 2011. Assessment models for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea for the years 1997/98 to 2010/11.  CCAMLR document WG-FSA-11/42.

Mormede, S., Parker, S.J., Hanchet, S.M., Dunn, A., Gregory, S. 2014. Results of the third CCAMLR sponsored research survey to monitor abundance of sub-adult Antarctic toothfish in the southern Ross Sea, February 2014 and development of the time series.  CCAMLR document WG-FSA-14/51.

Mormede, S., Pinkerton, M.H., Dunn, A., Hanchet, S.M., Parker, S.J. 2014. Development of a spatially-explicit minimum realistic model for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and its main prey (Macrouridae and Channichthyidae) in the Ross Sea. CCAMLR document WG-EMM-14/51.

Torres, L., Pinkerton, M.H., Pitman, R., Durban, J., Eisert, R. 2013. To what extent do type C killer whales (Orcinus orca) feed on Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica? CCAMLR document WG-EMM-13/29.