LIST OF FIGURES 



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1 . Map of Antarctica 6 



2. Boundaries of the main statistical regions 



in the Southern Ocean 7 



3 . Major water masses 8 



4. Catches of large whales in the Antarctic 18 



5. Principal concentrations of Antarctic krill... 21 



6. Comparison of the zones occupied by selected 

 species of krill, marine mammals, and birds 



from the Antarctic continent northward 22 



7 . Sizes of krill patches 24 



8. Influence of the sinking shelf water on 

 liberated krill eggs 27 



9. Map of whaling statistical areas and whaling 

 grounds 29 



10. General migration patterns of great whales.... 31 



11. The seasonal cycle in southern fin whales 32 



12. Movement patterns of sei, humpback, and 



fin whales 33 



13. Crabeater seal distribution 44 



14 . Leopard seal distribution 45 



15. Ross seal distribution 46 



16 . Weddell seal distribution 47 



17 . Residual pack ice regions 49 



18. Food consumption in Antarctic marine mammals.. 54 



19. Distribution maps of the penguin species 63 



20. Distribution maps of the Antarctic seabirds... 68 



