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for the other areas although the reported catch for area 81 was probably taken from the 

 Cajiipbell Plateau (Shutitov 1971). 



The reported catch in recent years of Patagonlan Hake is set out in Table 8.27. 



Table 8.27. Reported catches of Patagonian Hake (KAO 1976) 



metric tone 



( ) = Figures in parentheoes are eoti mated by FAO. 



The fact that the bulk of the catches of this species were made by nations whose coast- 

 line hordert! the statistical area 41 suggests very strongly that only a small proportion 

 (if any) was taken in Antarctic waters. 



Concerning the other species (mainly Nototheni i forms) , those catches that have been 

 made are probably included under the general heading of unspecified demersal Percomorphs. 

 The statistics for this group are summarized in Table 8.28. 



Table 8.28. Reported catches of unspecified demenml Percomorphs (FAO 1976) 



metric tons 



Fishing vesBols of the USSR have been seen fisiiing in the vicinity of South Georgia 

 (statistical area 41 S.W. Atlantic) (Laws per. comm.) and also off Kerguelen (statistical 

 area 5I S.W. Indian Ocean) (Hureau 1973). From observations of the number of fishing and 

 support vessels in the vicinity of Kerguelen, Hureau (1973) estimated that 120 000 tons 

 of fi sh (probably Hotothenia srjuami frons , V . rossii , Channi chthys rhi noceratus and Champ — 

 socephaluB gunnari ) were taken during the 1971/72 season. At South Georgi a tlie principal 

 fish species caught is probalily Notothcni a roosi i (my own observations on ships visiting 

 the islands). The reported figures for areas adjacent to Antarctica follow the known dis- 

 tribution of fishing vessels of the USSR in Antarctic waters which strongly suggests that 

 a significant part of this catcli is Antarctic Notothenii form fish (Table 8.29), 



In addition exploratory fishing expeditions have gone to the Antarctic from West Germany, 

 Japan and Poland; the total catch of each is very small at the moment. It is not known 

 whether any other nations are taking fish on a commercial scale. 



