Browsing by Author "Sánchez, F."

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    Alimentación de la merluza (Merluccius hubbsi) en el Golfo San Jorge y aguas adyacentes
    (Mar del Plata: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero, 2009) Sánchez, F.
    The information obtained in summer research cruises carried out in 1995, 1999 and 2002 allowed to determine the trophic spectrum of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) and to estimate anchovy (Engraulis anchoita) and hake consumption in the nursery area of the San Jorge Gulf and shelf adjacent waters (Argentine Sea, SW Atlantic). The area surveyed extended from 44ºS to 47ºS and between the 50-100 m isobaths. In the stomach content the most frequent items were crustaceans followed by fish. In all size groups sampled the presence of anchovy and common hake was observed. In the area assessed consumption of anchovy, weighted for the three summer months of 1995 was 56,639 t. The greatest predation pressure was observed on classes between 14-16 cm TL. Hake consumption estimated at 16,797 t in summer 1995 reached 36,456 t in 2002. The average length of common hake preys was 16 cm TL in 1995 and 13 cm TL in 2002.
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    Grenadiers (Pisces, Macrouridae) of the southwest Atlantic ocean: biologic and fishery aspects
    (Mar del Plata : Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 2010) Giussi, A.R.; Sánchez, F.; Wohler, O.C.; Bernardele, J.C.
    Several grenadier species distribute in the SW Atlantic Ocean. Macrourus carinatus and Caelorinchus fasciatus are more frequently identified in commercial catches and during research cruises. Those benthopelagic fishes, related to subantarctic waters, inhabit at depths beyond 200 m and in high seas, between 36º S-59º S. During the surveys carried out on board of Argentinean research vessels, M. carinatus was present in 4% of the trawls performed. The highest densities (>17 t nm-2), obtained between 360-380 m depth, at 39º S, decreased significantly southwards. C. fasciatus was caught in 6% of the total trawls and the highest densities (15-35 t nm-2) were found at depths beyond 200 m, south of 52º S. Due to the difficulty encountered to identify them, in fishing statistics they are grouped as ‘Grenadiers’. Nevertheless, in many cases, the correct identification by scientific observers on board of commercial vessels provides useful information to support the data gathered. Grenadiers are caught as by-catch in important fisheries that have the main fishing grounds south of 52º S. Historically, different countries participated in the fishery that shows two evolution periods. In the first, exploitation carried out mainly by vessels from the former USSR reached a maximum of 31,000 t in 1984. In the second, the Argentine fleet caught up to 10,000 t in 2000. At present, freezer and factory trawlers obtain 88% of the catches and longliners 10% of the total.