Argentina: The fishing research campaign in the South Georgia Islands ended

Published 2023년 4월 4일

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A research expedition was conducted from February 27 to April 3, 2023, on the Víctor Angelescu Oceanographic Fisheries Research Vessel, funded by the Pampa Azul Initiative and in collaboration with the CCAMLR, to survey juvenile toothfish and other demersal species around the South Georgia Islands and Shag and Black Rocks. The data collected will be used to support the sustainability of the toothfish fishery in the region. The campaign was a collaborative effort between various Argentine ministries and institutions, supported by the National Program for Research and Productive Innovation in Argentine Maritime Spaces. The research focused on ecosystem studies and environmental characterization, despite facing challenging hydrometeorological conditions.

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On board the Víctor Angelescu Oceanographic Fisheries Research Vessel (BIPO) of the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP), between February 27 and April 3, 2023, a research campaign was carried out to survey the abundance of juvenile toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) and other demersal species on the shelves of the South Georgia Islands, and the Shag and Black Rocks. The campaign was financed by the Pampa Azul Initiative. This important research at sea was developed under the framework of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), of which Argentina is a founding party. The data collected during the survey will reinforce scientific knowledge about the species that inhabit the area, and add information on fish populations that will contribute to the sustainability of the toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fishery in South Georgia. , which is regulated by CCAMLR. The oceanographic campaign, which was carried ...

Source: Inidep