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Remarks on natural mortality of Dissostichus eleginoides in Subarea 48.3

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Document Number:
WG-FSA-92/21 Rev. 1
Author(s):
C.A. Moreno and P.S. Rubilar (Chile)
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Abstract

With samples originated in the Chilean longline fishery of Dissostichus eleginoides of subarea 48.3 (N=7848) after Sparre (1990) the natural mortality was calculated . The Von Bertalanffy parameters obtained independently by three authors were used and considering as variables: fishing site, fishing depth and hook type.
It was determined that there was no significative differences, in M value, in the considered cases with the different growing parameters, with the exception of the case of fishing sites. By other hand, when comparing the different mean values of M for the different variables , it was found that there were significative differences between fishing sites and curve hooks N° 14 and straight hooks N° 22.
The general mean value of M calculated for the 44 analyzed situations was 0.14 ± 0.03, being the range between 0.0623 - 0.2727.