| Main Components |
| Aquatic species |
| Target Species Cod icefish Patagonian toothfish |
| Gear types: Set longlines |
Set longlines |
| Vessel types: Bottom longliners |
| In general two types of jigger vessels are engaged in fisheries. |
| Characteristics |
| Species EnvironmentFound in deep waters between 70 and 1500 m, Dissostichus eleginoides is reported as having a pelagic behaviour during some periods of its life. Feeds on other fishes and cephalopods. |
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