Lower landings of hake in Argentina

Argentinean landings of hake in the first half of 2009 totalled 186 467 tonnes, which represents an 11% fall compared with the same period in 2008. The lower level of landings is a trend observed in all species, hubbsi (-2%), hoki (-29%) and southern hake (-32%), with hubbsi being the main captured species with a 72,5% share in total landings. Taking into consideration landings in the first nine months of 2009, the reduction is lower (-7%), but the fall in hubbsi landings is more significant (-4%).

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