THE ANALYSIS OF FEEDING ACTIVITY AND DIET COMPOSITION OF ANTARCTIC TOOTHFISH D. MAWSONI IN THE ROSS AND AMUNDSEN SEAS IN THE FISHING SEASON, 2006-2007

The results of analysis of stomachs of Antarctic toothfish D. mawsoni caught by the Spanish longline from the longliner “Yantar” in the Ross and Amundsen Seas during the period from 29 December, 2006 to 3 March, 2007 are presented. The comparative analysis of diet composition of Antarctic toothfish in different small-scale research units (SSRU) of subareas 88.1 and 88.2 is given. The graphs of size composition of food objects of Antarctic toothfish and the same by-caught objects are shown.