Patagonian Toothfish, *Dissostichus eleginoides* Smitt, 1898.

Patagonian Toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898.


Map of the management areas within the CAMLR Convention Area. Subarea 48.3, is shaded in green.

Map of the management areas within the CAMLR Convention Area. Subarea 48.3, is shaded in green.



Catch history

Catch and effort history.

Catch and effort history.



Summary table

Stock Status Patagonian toothfish stock at 50% of B0
Type of Fishery Established
Fishing gear Demersal longlines
Conservation Measure specific to this Summary CM 41-02



Additional Conservation Measures

In addition to Conservation Measures that apply to all Areas and all Species, the following Conservation Measures address wider environmental considerations in this fishery:

Description Species Area Conservation Measure
Monthly Fine-Scale Biological Data Reporting System for Trawl, Longline and Pot Fisheries All Species All Areas CM 23-05
Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of longline fishing or longline fishing research in the Convention Area All Species All Areas CM 25-02
Limitation of the By-Catch of Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia rossii and Lepidonotothen squamifrons in Statistical Subarea 48.3 Chaenocephalus aceratus, Gobionotothen gibberifrons, Lepidonotothen squamifrons, Notothenia rossii, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Subarea 48.3 CM 33-01



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