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    Preliminary assessment of mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari in Subarea 48.3 – Based on the 2019 Groundfish Survey

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    Document Number:
    WG-FSA-2019/30
    Author(s):
    T. Earl
    Submitted By:
    Ms Georgia Robson (United Kingdom)
    Approved By:
    Dr Chris Darby
    Agenda Item(s)
    WG-FSA-2019 - 3.1.1 - C. gunnari in Subarea 48.3
    Abstract

    A stratified bootstrap of icefish catch density based on the UK 2019 demersal fish survey catch rate data indicated a biomass of 53,124 tonnes (lower one sided 5th percentile: 32,399 tonnes) within Statistical Subarea 48.3. Projections for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons applying the CCAMLR harvest control rule lead to catch limits (TAC) of 3,225 tonnes for 2019/20 and 2,132 tonnes for 2020/21.