Protecting young fish and spawning aggregations of Champsocephalus gunnariin Subarea 48.3 (South Georgia): A review

The need to protect young fish and spawning aggregations in fisheries gener ally, and specifically in the Champsocephalus gunnari fishery in Subarea 48 .3, is reviewed. Mechanisms available to achieve these objectives are discu ssed, including the measures put in place by CCAMLR to date. These measures are re-examined in the light of new information, and a strategy for the fu ture protection of young fish and spawning aggregations of C, gunnari in Su barea 48.3 is considered. This comprises a combination of existing measures , including minimum mesh size and fish size, and a proposed new closed seas on from 1 March to 31 May.