A preliminary analysis of longline fishing activity related to the bathymetry around South Georgia ...
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large, predatory, nototheniid fish that is found around sub-antarctic islands and seamounts and in the cold temperate waters off Patagonia. Adult fish are usually found living...
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ftdatacite:10.17895/ices.pub.25349857 2024-04-28T08:02:33+00:00 A preliminary analysis of longline fishing activity related to the bathymetry around South Georgia ... Wakeford, R.C. Belchier, M. Morris, P. 2024 https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25349857 https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/A_preliminary_analysis_of_longline_fishing_activity_related_to_the_bathymetry_around_South_Georgia/25349857 unknown ASC 2004 - T - Theme session https://ices-library.figshare.com/ICES-ASC-2004/groups ICES Custom Licence https://www.ices.dk/Pages/library_policies.aspx Fisheries and aquaculture Technologies and data Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics article Other CreativeWork Conference contribution 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25349857 2024-04-02T12:00:32Z No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large, predatory, nototheniid fish that is found around sub-antarctic islands and seamounts and in the cold temperate waters off Patagonia. Adult fish are usually found living close to the seabed at depths of 500 to 2,000 m whilst younger fish inhabit shallower waters. The fish, which can attain lengths in excess of 2 metres and weigh over 70 kg, are slow growing, taking between 6-10 years to reach sexual maturity and may live for more than 50 years. A longline fishery for toothfish has operated around the island of South Georgia since the early 1990’s. Between 10 and 18 vessels are licensed to fish within the South Georgia maritime zone each year. Longlines of baited hooks are usually set in water depths of 1,000 m around the South Georgia shelf edge. However, fishing effort around the island is not uniform, as fishers have established which areas are the most productive. The available ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Patagonian Toothfish DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large, predatory, nototheniid fish that is found around sub-antarctic islands and seamounts and in the cold temperate waters off Patagonia. Adult fish are usually found living close to the seabed at depths of 500 to 2,000 m whilst younger fish inhabit shallower waters. The fish, which can attain lengths in excess of 2 metres and weigh over 70 kg, are slow growing, taking between 6-10 years to reach sexual maturity and may live for more than 50 years. A longline fishery for toothfish has operated around the island of South Georgia since the early 1990’s. Between 10 and 18 vessels are licensed to fish within the South Georgia maritime zone each year. Longlines of baited hooks are usually set in water depths of 1,000 m around the South Georgia shelf edge. However, fishing effort around the island is not uniform, as fishers have established which areas are the most productive. The available ... |
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A preliminary analysis of longline fishing activity related to the bathymetry around South Georgia ... |
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