Profile updated on 10 August 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Merluccius hubbsi

SPECIES NAME(s)

Argentine hake

COMMON NAMES

Merluza común, merluza (Spanish)

There are four different Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) stocks in the South Atlantic Ocean, spanning from southern Brazil to southern Argentina (Bezzi et al. 1995)(Vaz-dos-Santos et al. 2009)(Vaz dos Santos et al. 2006)(Vaz-dos-Santos and Schwingel 2015): 1) from 21°S to 29°S, in Southeastern Brazil, 2) from 29°S to 41°S, shared by Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, 3) from 41°S to 54°S in Southern Argentina (Patagonian stock), and 4) Falkland Islands/ Malvinas stock.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Annual stock assessments are performed for the stock, including reference points (i.e. (Irusta et al. 2022)), but previous reports are not available.
  • Set TAC for 2023 was slightly below the advised TAC (CFP 2022)(Irusta et al. 2022).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

10.0

Fishers Compliance:

10.0