date:Jul 31, 2012
assessment and ongoing surveillance there is an opportunity to ensure this fishery is implementing the best ecosystem-based management available, in line with CCAMLR guidance, said Dr Sainsbury.
Target stock continues to be sustainably fished
The most recent stock assessments for Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea carried out in 2011 estimate that stock levels are at approximately 80 per cent of the original biomass. The Ross Sea toothfish longline fishery quota is set by Commission for the