Response to the opinion paper by Ainley et al. : Hydrobiologia, doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2607-4

We respond to comments made in the opinion paper by Ainley et al. (Hydrobiologia, 10.1007/s10750-015-2607-4, 2016) regarding our recent publication on the biology, ecology and life history of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea region. We focus in particular on the spatial and...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 2016-05, Vol.771 (1), p.9-12
Main Authors: Hanchet, Stuart, Dunn, Alistair, Parker, Steven, Horn, Peter, Stevens, Darren, Mormede, Sophie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Buoyancy
Dissostichus mawsoni
Ecology
Fish
fisheries
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Life history
Life Sciences
Marine biology
Opinion Paper
research programs
uncertainty
Vertical distribution
Zoology
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Summary:We respond to comments made in the opinion paper by Ainley et al. (Hydrobiologia, 10.1007/s10750-015-2607-4, 2016) regarding our recent publication on the biology, ecology and life history of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Ross Sea region. We focus in particular on the spatial and temporal extent of data collected from the fishery; results of research to date on changes in abundance and size of Antarctic toothfish at McMurdo Sound; and the subject of neutral buoyancy and inferences about vertical distribution. We conclude by re-iterating the need for well-designed, standardised research programmes to address remaining uncertainties in its life history.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/s10750-016-2691-0