Annual report of research fishing operations at Division 58.4.4b in 2016/17 fishing season

This paper represents the annual report of a multi-member longline survey on Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) at Division 58.4.4b in 2016/17 fishing season by France and Japan. The data set, C2 and Observer data, was provided by the CCAMLR Secretariat on the 20th April 2018 (30 May, 2018 for September to November French cruise). In this paper, the data set during last fishing season (2016/17) was used for reporting the quantity of data, samples collected, and results of quick analysis as a progress toward research millstones.