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Argentina established a TAC of 312.000 tons of hake for the current year
Argentina's National Fisheries Coordination Agency reported that the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) established fishing quotas for hake (Merluccius hubbsi) for the current year: 277,000 tons for the south area (south of parallel 41°SL) and 35,000 tons for the north area (north of parallel 41°SL). Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesArgentina's catch last year:
Oct 21st, 2013 - 10:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0255,771.4 tons of common hake;
58,573.1 tons of hoki;
7,080.1 tons of southern blue whiting,
3,121.4 tons of toothfish.
This year's Total Allowable Catch:
312.000 tons of common hake;
94,000 tons of hoki;
33,000 tons of southern blue whiting,
3,500 tons of toothfish.
Can anybody see the weakness in this strategy????
@1 Depends. What will the Total Allowable Catch be in 2014? 5 tons of each? Due to a lack of fish?
Oct 21st, 2013 - 05:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You have to question if any science was involved in deciding the allowable catch.
Oct 21st, 2013 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And given the Illex debacle, in would seem fortunate indeed for the “surrounding maritime areas” that they are not controlled by Argentina.
Or they would soon be as empty as TinPotMan’s head.
@ 1 GeoffWard2
Oct 21st, 2013 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Can anybody see the weakness in this strategy????”
I think the figures were done by INDEC and they have just added the usual “tolerance”.
Do we know what they were allowed to catch last year: I bet they were not far off what they have set this year?
As they say in the City ... 'Stocks can go down as well as up'.
Oct 21st, 2013 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Unfortunately, with this fishing strategy, there will be no stock to share.
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