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effects of krill harvesting on dependent and related populations 

 of Antarctic marine living resources; the possible utility 

 of a joint Commission/Committee seminar to consider management 

 objectives and alternative approaches to ecosystem management; 

 and the desirability of providing funds to facilitate preparation 

 and publication of "Species Identification Sheets for the 

 Southern Ocean." It was agreed that: fish stock assessment 

 would be included as a special item on the agenda for the 

 1984 meeting of the Scientific Committee; to facilitate the 

 assessment, members would review and provide comments, 

 evaluations, and/or data concerning stock assessments done 

 by the BIOMASS Working Group on Fish Biology; the BIOMASS 

 Working Party on Birds and the SCAR Working Group on Seals 

 would be asked for their views concerning the possible use 

 of birds and seals as indicators of the state of the Antarctic 

 marine ecosystem; the SCAR Group of Specialists on Living 

 Resources of the Southern Ocean would be requested to provide 

 copies of the species data summaries currently being updated 

 by members of the Group; and consideration of management 

 goals and the ecosystem approach to management would be 

 included as a special agenda item for the 1984 and subsequent 

 meetings of the Scientific Committee. 



The Scientific Committee also considered cooperation 

 with other organizations in accordance with Article XXIII of 

 the Convention, proposals for the establishment of subsidiary 

 bodies, and arrangements for the next Committee meeting. It 

 was agreed, among other things, that: the Committee should 

 continue efforts to develop effective working relationships 

 with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, the 

 International Whaling Commission, the Food and Agriculture 

 Organization of the United Nations, the Intergovernmental 

 Oceanographic Commission, and the International Union for 

 Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; an Ad Hoc 

 Working Group on Publication Matters would be constituted to 

 consider and make recommendations concerning documentation 

 and publication policy; and the 1984 meetings of the Commission 

 and Scientific Committee would be held in Hobart, 3 to 13 

 September 1984. */ 



'/ The reports from the 1983 meetings of the Living Resources 

 Commission and Scientific Committee should be available 

 early in 1984. Copies of the reports and related documents 

 can be requested from the Executive Secretary, D. L. Powell, 

 Ph.D., 25 Old Wharf, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7000. 



