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Antarctic krill - Southwest Atlantic
Fact Sheet Title  Fact Sheet
Resource report 2021
Antarctic krill - Southwest Atlantic
Fact Sheet Citation  
Euphausia superba - Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4
Owned byCommission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) – ownership
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Species List:
Species Ref: en - Antarctic krill, fr - Krill antarctique, es - Krill antártico, zh - 南极大磷虾, ru - Криль антарктический

Fishery Indicators
Production: Catch
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Aq Res
Biological Stock: Yes         Value: Regional
Management unit: Yes        Reference year: 2020
 
 
Aq Res State Trend
 

Stock assessment in development.
Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Polar.   Depth Zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope - Upperslope (200 m - 500 m).   Horizontal Dist: Oceanic.   Vertical Dist: Pelagic.  

Water Area Overview
Spatial Scale: Regional

Water Area Overview
Aq Res Struct
Biological Stock: Yes

Exploit
 
Southern Ocean Krill fishery - Southwest Atlantic (Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4)
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionCatch 450781tonnes2020
Catch 390168tonnes2019
Catch 312731tonnes2018
Catch 236938tonnes2017
Catch 260149tonnes2016
Catch 225632tonnes2015
Catch 294145tonnes2014
Catch 216050tonnes2013
Catch 161238tonnes2012
Catch 181011tonnes2011
Catch 213656tonnes2010
Catch 125706tonnes2009
Catch 149016tonnes2008
Catch 104728tonnes2007
Catch 108583tonnes2006
Catch 127818tonnes2005
Catch 119979tonnes2004
Catch 115793tonnes2003
Catch 105585tonnes2002
Catch 93050tonnes2001
Catch 113262tonnes2000
Bio Assess
 

Annual review of available information.
Assess Models
Type:  Others
Krill yield model

Acoustic surveys of krill biomass combined with stochastic population modelling and decision rules that take into account predator requirements to generate precautionary sustainable catch limit.
Management
Management unit: Yes
Sources
 
CCAMLR. 2021. Fishery Report 2020: Euphausia superba in Area 48.  Click to openhttps://fishdocs.ccamlr.org/FishRep_48_KRI_2020.pdf
CCAMLR. 2021. Fishery Summary 2020: Euphausia superba in Area 48.  Click to openhttps://fishdocs.ccamlr.org/FishSum_48_KRI_2020.pdf
Bibliography
 
CCAMLR. 2021. CCAMLR’s approach to managing the krill fishery (2020). Euphausia superba in Area 48.  Click to openhttps://fishdocs.ccamlr.org/SAreport_48_KRI_2020.pdf
CCAMLR 2020. Report of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Commission. CCAMLR-39. Virtual Meeting. 27 – 30 October 2020.  Click to openhttps://www.ccamlr.org/en/ccamlr-39
CCAMLR 2020. Report of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Scientific Committee. SC-CAMLR-39. Virtual Meeting. 26 October 2020.  Click to openhttps://www.ccamlr.org/en/sc-camlr-39
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