STATE OF ANTARCTIC KRILL (EUPHASIA SUPERBA) FISHERIES IN STATISTICAL SUBAREA 48.2 IN 2008

Numéro du document:

WG-EMM-08/24

Auteur(s):

V.A. Bibik and N.N. Zhuk (Ukraine)

Point(s) de l'ordre du jour

WG-EMM-08 - 2 - Focus Topic: Risk assessment for Stage 1 subdivisions of the precautionary krill catch limit among small-scale management units in Statistical Area 48 – Chair, Dr Phil Trathan

Résumé

The article is based on the data sampled by the authors in the 29th cruise of f/v “Konstruktor Koshkin” (shipowner is the company “Interrybflot”, Sevastopol, Ukraine) in Subarea 48.2 from March till April 2008. The paper has analyzed the distribution of commercial aggregations of krill, their fishable biomass in the different periods of observations, krill biological state, hydro meteorological and ice conditions. Results of fisheries are given. Some ideas about allocation of limits of krill catch between SSMUs in Subarea 48.2.