Argentina and Uruguay agree temporary ban on hake fishing

Published 2022년 7월 8일

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The Mixed Technical Commission of the Maritime Front of Argentina and Uruguay has imposed a temporary ban on the capture of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in a specific area of the Atlantic Ocean from July 1 to September 30, 2022. The ban aims to protect the concentration of juvenile hake specimens and is part of an effort to promote the rational exploitation of the species through the creation of closed areas that protect juvenile concentrations in the Common Fishing Zone. The area covered by the ban is defined by five geographical points off the Uruguayan Atlantic coast.

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The Mixed Technical Commission of the Maritime Front of Argentina and Uruguay has issued a temporary ban on the capture of hake due to the "concentration of juvenile specimens" that "it is necessary to protect", it was announced this Wednesday. The measure will be in force throughout the third quarter of 2022 in a specific area of the Atlantic Ocean delimited by five geographical points off the Uruguayan Atlantic coast. The resolution prohibits "from July 1 to September 30, 2022, inclusive, the fishing of the hake species (Merluccius hubbsi), as well as the use of all types of bottom fishing gear" in the area covered by the crossings between parallel 35°03? south latitude (S) and the meridian 52°53 west longitude (W); 35°18'S and 52°30'W; 36°27'S and 53°45'W; 36°54'S and 54°12'W; and finally 36°31'S and 54°36'W. Failure to comply with this ...

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