Species FAO code: ARU

Argentina silus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Argentine nl Zilversmelt	–
Czech Republic	cs Stříbrnice atlantská cs Holandský pstruh	–
Denmark	da Guldlaks	–
Estonia	et Põhjaatlandi hõbekala	–
Finland	fi kultakuore sv strömsill sv guldlax	–
France	fr grande argentine	–
Greece	el Γουρλομάτης Ατλαντικού	–
Ireland	en Greater argentine ga Airgintín mór	–
Lithuania	lt atlantinė argentina	–
Poland	pl Srebrzyk pl argentyna wielka	–
Portugal	pt Argentina	–
Slovakia	sk striebristka severná	–
Slovenia	sl velika srebrenka	–
Spain	es Pión de altura	Asturias: Mirloto Asturias: Mirlotu Galicia: Pión de altura dourado
Sweden	sv Strömsill sv guldlax	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

ARU/1/2.

Argentina silus

Fishing areas

27.1 Barents Sea (Subarea I) United Kingdom and international waters
27.2 Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) United Kingdom and international waters

TAC

59.0 t

Union

34.0 t

5.0 t

16.0 t

13.0 t

Stocks (2021)

ARU/3A4-C

Argentina silus

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) United Kingdom and Union waters
27.3.a Skagerrak and Kattegat (Division IIIa) Union waters

TAC

809.0 t

Union

796.0 t

28.0 t

5.0 t

7.0 t

34.0 t

717.0 t

5.0 t

Stocks (2021)

ARU/567.

Argentina silus

Fishing areas

27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V) United Kingdom and international waters
27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

TAC

3729.0 t

Union

3509.0 t

6.0 t

262.0 t

2958.0 t

283.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)

Scientific name

Argentina silus

Author

(Ascanius, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ARU

Morphological description

Scales with tiny spines on exposed parts. Dorsal fin begins above or nearly above tip of pectoral fin (Ref. 7251). Swim bladder elongated and silvery. Body slender to robust (Ref. 37473).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderOsmeriformes
  - FamilyArgentinidae
    - GenusArgentina
      - SpeciesArgentina silus

Synonyms

Salmo silus Ascanius, 1775

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)

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Argentina silus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast