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RESEARCH PROGRAMMES 



(g) Net closing devices be used to ensure precision in determining vertical 

 distributions of species. 



2.7.4 Implementation of research programmes 



If the objectives of the proposed research programme on cephalopods are to be achieved, 

 full advantage must be taken of the several programmes of implementation. 



Because of the unique situation of cephalopods in the Antarctic ecosystem, it is proposed 

 that the delineation of the fauna and an understanding of its biology can be most effectively 

 achieved by conducting a separate research project. Several ships will be equipped with 

 standardized sampling and acoustical gear to ensure direct comparability of results. The 

 proposed cephalopod research programmes can be conducted in collaboration and co-operation 

 with other biological projects involved in the multi-ship programme. In addition, much valuable 

 data can be obtained from participation in both the supporting ship-based programme and the 

 supporting shore-based programme. In particular, co-operation with commercial trawlers and 

 whaling factory vessels should provide specimens and data that otherwise could not be 

 efficiently obtained. 



SELECTED REFERENCES 



ANDRIYASHEV, A. P. 1965. A general review of the Antarctic fish fauna. In: OYE, P. van, and MIEGHAM, 



J. van, eds. Biogeography and ecology in Antarctica. The Hague, W. Junk, p 343—402. 

 Dewitt, H. H. 1971. Coastal and deep water benthic fishes of the Antarctic. Antarctic Map Folio Series, 



Folio 15. 

 EvERSON, I. 1970. The population dynamics and energy budget of Notothenia neglecta Nybelin at Signy 



Island, South Orkney Islands. British Antarctic Survey. Bulletin, No 23, p 25-50. 

 HuREAU, J.-C. 1970. Biologie compaiee de quelques poissons antarctiques (Nototheniidae). Bulletin de 



I'Institut Oceanographique (Monaco), Vol 68, No 1391. 

 HuREAU, J.-C. 1974. Les possibilites d'exploitation des resources marines dans lestles australes fran^aises. 



Bulletin du Museum Natioruil d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 3^ serie. No 154, p 185-91. 

 HuREAU, J.-C., in press. Caracteristiques generales de la faune ichtyologique du secteur indien de I'ocean 



antarctique et estimation du stock de poissons autour des lies Kerguelen. Memoires du Museum National 



d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris). 



2.8 Benthic invertebrates of potential commercial importance 



2.8.1 Introduction 



Although research on the composition, metabolism and productivity of the benthos is 

 needed to improve our understanding of the structure and processes of the Antarctic marine 

 ecosystem (Mills, 1975), in this section the research programmes will be directed primarily 

 towards those organisms which are of potential commercial importance. This, as was stated 

 earlier (Section 2.1), does not imply that research on benthic communities is unimportant, 

 merely that detailed study of these communities is beyond the immediate scope of this report. 



For benthic invertebrate resources, the following islands were considered in addition to the 

 shelf of the Antarctic continent: 



