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What´s to be done about the Patagonian Toothfish?
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Reyes Bragimo K0427364 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 1 Reyes Brágimo K0427364 Topic 16: What´s to be done about the Patagonian Toothfish? Scientific name The scientific name is Dissostichus eleginoides, and it knows like merluza (Spanish), Patagonian toothfish (English), Chilean sea bass (English), légine australe (French), mere (Japan) or patagonsky klykach (Russian). Distribution Patagonian toothfish is distributed extensively, from the slope waters of Chile and South of Argentina of 30 to 35°S, South Africa and south of New Zealand, to the islands and banks in sub-Antarctic waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean sectors and Macquarie Island on the limit Indo-Pacific of the Southern Ocean. It is found as deep as 2500 to 3000 m Size and Age The maximum size and weight observed are 2.38 m and about 130 kg, respectively. Reliable age estimates for individuals larger than 100 to 120 cm are scarce. However, individuals close to the maximum size are likely to be from 40...
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