Maximum catches and management measures for scallops and spider crab in Argentina

Published 2021년 10월 29일

Tridge summary

The article outlines the final maximum catches for scallop species in management units C, F, and G for the 2021 annual period, as decided by Resolution 17 of the CFP. It also highlights the closures and restrictions for fishing in certain subareas due to the Southern Management Area's varied distribution of scallop resources. The article also discusses a study by INIDEP that indicates no decreasing trends in landings or population indicators, despite the recent and precautionary exploitation in the Southern Area. Furthermore, the article reports on a collaboration between INIDEP and Pesquera Deseado to conduct a test aimed at increasing hake selectivity in the shrimp fishery, with the experiment approved by the Council and data processing and reporting to follow.

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Original content

INIDEP recommended the precautionary catch values for the scallop species for management units C, F and G at 500 tons for the first and at 1000 tons for the remaining two. But taking into account the proximity of the closing of the annual period, a draft resolution was addressed through which the final maximum catches were established for the three units during the 2021 annual period, which were established in Resolution 17 of the CFP. Thus, the CMP for MU C was set at 700 tons, for MU F at 4,500 tons and at 2000 tons for MU G. On the other hand, the closures defined by the Resolution 8 of 2020, until December 31 for the WBU between the parallels of 39º 59 ’and 40º 38’ South. In the case of management units F and G that were established by Resolution 3 of 2021, it will not be possible to fish, until the same date, between the subareas defined between the parallels of 43º 03 'and 43º 44' South for the MU F and between the parallels of 44º 12 'and 45º 01' South for SU G. INIDEP ...

Source: Revistapuerto