Patagonian Toothfish, *Dissostichus eleginoides* Smitt, 1898.

Patagonian Toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898.


Map of the management areas within the CAMLR Convention Area. Division 58.4.3a is shaded in green.

Map of the management areas within the CAMLR Convention Area. Division 58.4.3a is shaded in green.



Catch history

Catch and effort history in Division 58.4.3a.

Catch and effort history in Division 58.4.3a.


Summary table

Stock Status Data limited
Type of Fishery Exploratory
Fishing gear Demersal longlines
Conservation Measure specific to this Summary CM 41-06



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
Exploratory fisheries All Species All Areas CM 21-02
Monthly Fine-Scale Biological Data Reporting System for Trawl, Longline and Pot Fisheries All Species All Areas CM 23-05
Daily Catch and Effort Reporting System for Exploratory Fisheries, with the exception of exploratory krill fisheries All Species All Areas CM 23-07
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 by-catch in new and exploratory fisheries in the 2018/19 season All Species All Areas CM 33-03
General measures for exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in the Convention Area in the 2018/19 season Dissostichus spp All Areas CM 41-01


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