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    Proposal to extend trial of daytime setting of longlines between 15 and 30 April in the Patagonian toothfish longline fishery in CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2

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    Document Number:
    WG-FSA-13/20
    Author(s):
    J. Barrington and B. Baker (Australia)
    Submitted By:
    Sarah Mackey (CCAMLR Secretariat)
    Abstract

    This paper proposes extending the trial of daytime setting of longlines between 15 and 30 April in the Patagonian toothfish longline fishery in CCAMLR Statistical Division 58.5.2 to encompass the 2013/14 and 2014/15 fishing seasons.  Extending the trial for a further two years will enable sufficient daytime fishing effort to occur in the trial period to ensure there is a proper basis for assessing whether to allow daytime fishing between 15 and 30 April on a permanent basis.