Centurión del Atlántico ship will carry out a new campaign to assess the abundance of toothfish juveniles in Argentina

The Federal Fisheries Council unanimously decided to authorize the research plan for toothfish juveniles proposed by INIDEP between 53 ° and 54 ° LS ”aboard the vessel CENTURIO? N DEL ALTA? NTICO. The campaign plan as it was learned will be identical to that of previous years, while the ship's departure is scheduled for August 15 from the port of Ushuaia. The campaign foresees? the realization of 20 sets during the month of August, with a fixed geographical position and of 20 minutes of effective duration of the trawl, which will be carried out in the framework of a regular fishing trip with the aim of estimating an index of abundance of the fraction juvenile toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), in the main area of concentration of immature specimens of the species. Also, taking advantage of the particular characteristics of the fishing operations, shorter duration and depth, tagging and releasing of juvenile specimens of the species will be carried out. Considering that the ...