Assessment of Splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO Subarea 6
Journal: DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
Year: 2015

Commercial aggregations of alfonsino (Beryx splendens) on the Corner Rising and in the area of North Azores were discovered for the first time on board the USSR exploratory vessels the mid-70s of last century. The NAFO SC recommended that precautionary regulations of the mid-water trawl fishery on splendid alfonsino be put in place. In 2014 NAFO Fisheries Commission request for scientific advice on provide a stock assessment for alfonsino. Taking in account the alfonsino spatial distribution ass