Species FAO code: TOA

Dissostichus mawsoni

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

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Antarktisk isfisk	–
France	fr légine antarctique fr légine	–
Poland	pl Antar polarny	–
Portugal	pt Marlonga	–
Slovenia	sl antarktična zobata riba sl zobate ribe	–
Spain	es Róbalo de profundidad	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937

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)

TOT/F517DC

Dissostichus

Fishing areas

Del Cano Area - International waters in FAO Subarea 51.7 bounded between -44° S and -45° S latitude, and the adjacent exclusive economic zones to the east and west.

TAC

55.0 t

May only be fished by vessels with observers on board and using longlines during the fishing season from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021. Longlines shall not exceed 3000 hooks per line and shall be set at minimum three nautical miles from each other. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Del Cano Area.

Union

18.33 t

Stocks (2021)

TOT/F574WR

Dissostichus

Fishing areas

Williams Ridge - Area of FAO Subarea 57.4 bounded by the following coordinates: Point 1 - Latitude 52° 30' 00" S - Longitude 80° 00' 00" E; Point 2 - Latitude 55° 00' 00" S - Longitude 80° 00' 00" E; Point 3 - Latitude 55° 00' 00" S - Longitude 85° 00' 00" E; Point 4 - Latitude 52° 30' 00" S - Longitude 80° 00' 00" E

TAC

140.0 t

It may only be fished by vessels with observers on board during the fishing season from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021. No more than two longlines not exceeding 6250 hooks are set per grid cell established by SIOFA and an interval of at least 30 days is applied between fishing trips according to the access conditions established by SIOFA. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Williams Ridge.

Union

Stocks (2021)

TOT/SPR-AE

Dissostichus

Fishing areas

SPRFMO Convention Area

TAC

75.0 t

This annual TAC is for exploratory fisheries only.

Union

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Dissostichus mawsoni

Scientific name

Dissostichus mawsoni

Author

Norman, 1937

Rank

Species

FAO code

TOA

Morphological description

Uniformly brownish, with 4 irregular and incomplete dark cross-bars and with some dark spots (Ref. 11892).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyNototheniidae
    - GenusDissostichus
      - SpeciesDissostichus mawsoni

Synonyms

Dissosticus mawsoni Norman, 1937

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 83 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 83 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 46 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 55 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 85 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 92 00 — Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)

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Dissostichus mawsoni

Commercial designations

Main production methods

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 48 - Atlantic, Antarctic

Area 58 - Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 88 - Pacific, Antarctic

Distribution maps