Squid: Sharp drop in daily yields north of 44ºS in Argentina

The INIDEP Technical Report 12/23 contains a summary of the activity of the fishing fleet on squid until April 10, week 15 of the harvest, which shows a lower abundance that is reflected in a cut in the daily average yields of the fleet. The available data on catch, effort, biological sampling and area of operations of the Argentine jig fleet were analyzed and the number of vessels operating outside the EEZ and within the EEZ in dispute with the United Kingdom was estimated. So far this season, 70 jigger vessels have participated, which until the technical document prepared by the Cephalopods Project directed by Marcela Ivanovic, had completed or completed 200 trips, added 4,054 days of fishing and accounted for a total of 63,553 tons of catch ( 16 tons per day on average). 97% of the catches were recorded to the south of the parallel of 44º South. To the north of 44º South, the operation began on April 1 and so far 51 vessels have caught 1,630 tons (7 tons per day on average) ...