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    Preliminary tag-recapture based population assessment of Antarctic toothfish in Subarea 48.4

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    Document Number:
    WG-FSA-15/31
    Author(s):
    N.D. Walker, V. Laptikhovsky, T. Earl and C. Darby (United Kingdom)
    Submitted By:
    Dr Chris Darby
    Approved By:
    Ms Doro Forck (CCAMLR Secretariat)
    Abstract

    The stock of Antarctic toothfish in the CCAMLR subarea 48.4 was conservatively estimated using the Chapman method as 621 tonnes. At a harvest rate of γ = 0.038 this would indicate a 2015/16 yield of 24 t for the Antarctic toothfish in the region, compared to the previous 2014/15 estimation of 28 tonnes.