Report on Argentina´s CCAMLR Subarea 48.3 survey: fish

Information on biological aspects of the finfish catches obtained in the survey of BIPO Víctor Angelescu, conducted around South Georgias Islands between March and April 2023, is presented. A total of 14 hauls were performed, with a total of 19 finfish species caught. Among them, Champsocephalus gunnari, Chaenocephalus aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia rossii and Notothenia gibberifrons were the most frequent. Total lengths ranged from 11 to 53 cm for C. gunnari, with no evident differences between males and females, 29 to 67 cm for C. aceratus, with different maximum lengths for males and females, and 20 to 53 cm for P. georgianus. Length-weight relationships were estimated for C. gunnari, C. aceratus, P. georgianus, N. rossii and N. gibberifrons.