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Biology and population dynamics of Notothenia rossii rossii from the Kerguelen Islands (Indian sector of Southern Ocean)

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Recent cruises on board research vessels and trawlers have followed the adult fishes of the Notothenia rossii rossii Richardson, 1844 population from the Kerguelen Islands. The food of this Nototheniidae being mainly planktonic, the movements of shoals are connected with the high productivity areas. In the Southern Ocean these areas are localized around the Antarctic Convergence. At the Kerguelen Islands the irregular configuration of the shelf and seasonal variations in water masses change the positions of the productive areas. For this reason the adult population can be to the north or south off the archipelago. Spawning only gathers the mature fishes in the southeast of Kerguelen during winter. At that time this species is very vulnerable to fishing efforts. The population dynamics of this Antarctic fish is studied with fishery statistics and biological data. A decline of the average length and catches per unit effort are observed from one year to the next.

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De récentes missions à bord de navires de recherche et de chalutiers ont permis de suivre la population adulte de Notothenia rossii rossii Richardson, 1844 des îles Kerguelen. Le régime alimentaire de ce Nototheniidae étant principalement de nature planctonique, les mouvements des bancs de poissons sont liés aux zones de haute productivité. Dans l'océan austral ces zones sont localisées au niveau de la convergence antarctique. Aux îles Kerguelen la topographie du plateau continental et les variations saisonnières de l'hydrologie modifient continuellement la position des zones de productivité. Pour cette raison la population adulte peut se trouver soit au nord soit au sud de l'archipel. Seule la ponte réunit les poissons matures dans le sud-est des îles Kerguelen pendant l'hiver. A cette période l'espèce est très vulnérable à un effort de pêche. La dynamique de la population de ce poisson antarctique est étudiée à partir des statistiques de pêche et des données biologiques. Une baisse de la longueur moyenne de la population ainsi qu'une diminution des valeurs de la prise par unité d'effort sont observées pendant la période considérée.

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Duhamel, G. Biology and population dynamics of Notothenia rossii rossii from the Kerguelen Islands (Indian sector of Southern Ocean). Polar Biol 1, 141–151 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287000

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