Chile's Squid Fishermen Say Biobio Stock Can Support Higher Commercial Quota Next Year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Techno Press] April 17, 2015
Chile's commercial squid fishermen in Biobio say the stock can support a higher quota and want managers to rethink when they assess the fishery before they set next year's catch.
The fleet just wrapped the 2015 season four months into the year; the haul totaled 39,500 tons. The artisanal fleet has a much higher allocation of 156,000 tons. So far they have landed about 20 percent of the allowable catch.
Commercial fishers, however, want managers to reconsider when they would conduct the stock assessment before the 2016 season. According to the fleet the fishing grounds were robust with squid and could support a higher catch...
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