TY - JOUR AU - Campodónico, Silvana AU - Escolar, Mariana AU - García, Julio AU - Aubone, Aníbal PY - 2020/12/11 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Historical synthesis and current status of Patagonian scallop Zygochlamys patagonica (King 1832) fishery in Argentina. Biology, stock assessment and management JF - Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS) JA - Mar Fish Sci VL - 32 IS - 2 SE - Section: Benthic Mollusk Fisheries DO - 10.47193/mafis.3222019121904 UR - https://ojs.inidep.edu.ar/index.php/mafis/article/view/126 SP - 125-148 AB - <p>Patagonian scallop <em>Zygochlamys patagonica</em> (King 1832) is a bivalve mollusk that distributes around South America in the area comprised between 36° S in the Atlantic Ocean and 42° S in the Pacific Ocean. The most important aggregations at commercial level are found in the Atlantic Ocean along the shelf break front associated to the 100 m isobath. The fishery of this species in Argentina was formally initiated in 1996 with the fishing effort of four trawling factory vessels. In recent years the average annual landings was around 5,000 t with a mean value of USD 9,300 per ton of meat, figure that placed it among the four most important fisheries in the country. In this paper the recent advances in scientific research at 22 years of its beginning are described. In addition, the most relevant aspects as regards biology, commercial exploitation and evolution of the administration measures that led to establish an adaptable management system are detailed.</p> ER -