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The Fleet Moves to the Rhythm of Shrimp

ARGENTINA
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 01:20 (GMT + 9)

Subarea 8 has been opened after successful prospecting. In recent days, vessels have moved mostly towards Subarea 12, again on the outer edge of the closure. Until July 16, 105 thousand tons of shrimp were unloaded.

From north to south, almost all the shrimp subareas within the hake ban are enabled for fishing, a situation very different from that experienced last year, when the rotation of subareas was constant, either due to the high presence of hake, of juveniles or as a consequence of bad weather. Yesterday Subarea 8 was opened and with it there are eight subareas open.

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As of July 16, 105 thousand tons have been unloaded, according to official data. Due to distribution and abundance of resources, the season has been described by specialists as better than last year and the catches are proving it. Not even the inclement weather has dispersed the shrimp enough for them to have to spend days looking for a tag as happened many times in 2023.

The fleet is constantly moving; Yesterday afternoon, an important part was distributed over Subarea 7 where the yields and size of the specimens have been good, until last week close to 4 thousand kilos per hour.

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Another important group of vessels moved towards Subarea 12, again on the outer margin and some vessels are even located outside the closed season. In that subarea the recorded yields were also close to 4 thousand kilos per hour and the concentration of boats allows us to infer that they may even have improved.

In subarea 11, where yields were lower and the presence of juveniles was higher, there are no vessels left fishing even though it remains open. The conditions of the resource and the extension of the authorized zones probably contribute to the abandonment of unproductive areas, even before their closure is considered.

Subarea 8 was enabled as of zero hour today, in the area delimited by the parallels of 43° and 44° South and the meridians of 61° and 62° West. It is to be expected that, over the course of the day, part of the fleet will begin to concentrate there.

At the moment there is no precise and official data on the returns of recent days. INIDEP biologists are carefully following the fleet's course, recording all the necessary data for correct management of the resource; but since the Federal Fisheries Council is on vacation, the information is not available, nor will it be until August 1.

Source: Revista Puerto  (Translated from the original in Spanish)

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