Updated stock assessment of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the vicinity of Kerguelen Islands (Division 58.5.1)

An updated assessment of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) stocks in Kerguelen area is presented. This study is based on a CASAL (C++ Algorithmic Stock Assessment Laboratory) model. Different statistical and biological datasets are used: catches, tag releases/recaptures data, commercial catch-at-length, data from the “PoKer” surveys, and the last age readings.