Subarea 48.2 research and research proposals for 2019 – overview

Following proposals submitted to WG-FSA-16 and WG-SAM-17, the following research objectives were identified as common for surveys in 48.2 (WG-FSA-16/40 Rev. 1, WG-SAM-17/24, WG-SAM-17/26): 

• Work towards quantifying regional biomass and distribution of D. mawsoni

• Develop stock identity and stock distribution hypotheses for D. mawsoni and D. eleginoides

• Assessments of biological parameters: sex, size, growth, maturity for D. mawsoni

• Oceanographic and bathymetric data collection

Additional specific objectives can be found in the individual research proposals (WG-FSA-16/40 Rev. 1, WG-SAM-17/24, WG-SAM-17/26).