Results on Argentine (Argentina spp.), Bluemouth (Helicolenus dactylopterus), Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides) and Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma) from 2011 Porcupine Bank (NE Atlantic) survey

Abstract

This paper presents the results on four of the mostimportant deep fish species of the last Porcupine Spanish survey carried in 2011, and updates the document presented in previous years with the information on the first ten years (2001-2010) of the PorcupineSpanish surveys. The document presents total abundances in weight, length frequencies and geographical distributions for Argentina spp. (mostly A. silus, results on A. silus/A. sphiraena distribution in last surveys are provided), bluemouth, greater fork-beard and Spanish ling. Also information on records of Blue ling during the survey series is shown.