About the EditorHugo Arancibia is Marine Biologist, Titular Professor at the University of Concepcion (Chile), Dr. Rerum Nature from the University of Bremen (Germany) and Diplom in Competence Assessment from the Major University of Santiago (Chile). At present he is Director of the Doctorate Program in Management of Aquatic Living Resources at his university and gives lectures in research and innovation projects, biology of marine exploited populations and others. His fields of interest are R+D in new fishing resources and the use of indicators in fisheries management.

• List of contributors ixPreface xviiAcknowledgement xxi1 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean 1Maria Korta, Dorleta García, Marina Santurtún, Nerea Goikoetxea, Eider Andonegi, Hilario Murua, Paula Álvarez, Santiago Cerviño, José Castro and Arantza Murillas2 Fisheries, ecology and markets of South African hake 38M. D. Durholtz, L. Singh, T. P. Fairweather, R. W. Leslie, C.D. van der Lingen, C. A. R. Bross, L. Hutchings, R. A. Rademeyer, D. S. Butterworth and A. I. L. Payne3 Biology and fisheries of the shallow-water hake (Merluccius capensis) and the deep-water hake (Merluccius paradoxus) in Namibia 70M. R. Wilhelm, C. H. Kirchner, J. P. Roux, A. Jarre, J. A. Iitembu, J. N. Kathena and P. Kainge4 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) in New Zealand: biology, fisheries and stock assessment 101Peter L. Horn5 The biology, fishery and market of Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean 126C. Gatica, S. Neira, H. Arancibia and S. Vásquez6 Biology and fishery of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) and southern hake (Merluccius australis) around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands on the Patagonian Shelf of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean 154A. I. Arkhipkin, V. V. Laptikhovsky and A. J. Barton7 The biology and fishery of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in the Argentinean–Uruguayan Common Fishing Zone of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 185María Inés Lorenzo and Omar Defeo8 Biology and fisheries of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in Brazilian waters, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 211André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos and Paulo Ricardo Schwingel9 Biology, fisheries, assessment and management of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) 234Owen S. Hamel, Patrick H. Ressler, Rebecca E. Thomas, Daniel A. Waldeck, Allan C. Hicks, John A. Holmes and Guy W. Fleischer10 Biology and fisheries of New Zealand hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) 263Mary E. Livingston, Rosemary J. Hurst, Richard L. O’Driscoll, Andy McKenzie, Sira L. Ballara and Peter L. Horn11 Biology, fishery and products of Chilean hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae magellanicus) 294Rubén Alarcún and Hugo Arancibia12 An overview of hake and hoki fisheries: analysis of biological, fishery and economic indicators 324Arancibia Hugo, Tony Pitcher and Mary LivingstonIndex 341

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About the EditorHugo Arancibia is Marine Biologist, Titular Professor at the University of Concepcion (Chile), Dr. Rerum Nature from the University of Bremen (Germany) and Diplom in Competence Assessment from the Major University of Santiago (Chile). At present he is Director of the Doctorate Program in Management of Aquatic Living Resources at his university and gives lectures in research and innovation projects, biology of marine exploited populations and others. His fields of interest are R+D in new fishing resources and the use of indicators in fisheries management.

• List of contributors ixPreface xviiAcknowledgement xxi1 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean 1Maria Korta, Dorleta García, Marina Santurtún, Nerea Goikoetxea, Eider Andonegi, Hilario Murua, Paula Álvarez, Santiago Cerviño, José Castro and Arantza Murillas2 Fisheries, ecology and markets of South African hake 38M. D. Durholtz, L. Singh, T. P. Fairweather, R. W. Leslie, C.D. van der Lingen, C. A. R. Bross, L. Hutchings, R. A. Rademeyer, D. S. Butterworth and A. I. L. Payne3 Biology and fisheries of the shallow-water hake (Merluccius capensis) and the deep-water hake (Merluccius paradoxus) in Namibia 70M. R. Wilhelm, C. H. Kirchner, J. P. Roux, A. Jarre, J. A. Iitembu, J. N. Kathena and P. Kainge4 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) in New Zealand: biology, fisheries and stock assessment 101Peter L. Horn5 The biology, fishery and market of Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean 126C. Gatica, S. Neira, H. Arancibia and S. Vásquez6 Biology and fishery of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) and southern hake (Merluccius australis) around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands on the Patagonian Shelf of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean 154A. I. Arkhipkin, V. V. Laptikhovsky and A. J. Barton7 The biology and fishery of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in the Argentinean–Uruguayan Common Fishing Zone of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 185María Inés Lorenzo and Omar Defeo8 Biology and fisheries of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in Brazilian waters, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 211André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos and Paulo Ricardo Schwingel9 Biology, fisheries, assessment and management of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) 234Owen S. Hamel, Patrick H. Ressler, Rebecca E. Thomas, Daniel A. Waldeck, Allan C. Hicks, John A. Holmes and Guy W. Fleischer10 Biology and fisheries of New Zealand hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) 263Mary E. Livingston, Rosemary J. Hurst, Richard L. O’Driscoll, Andy McKenzie, Sira L. Ballara and Peter L. Horn11 Biology, fishery and products of Chilean hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae magellanicus) 294Rubén Alarcún and Hugo Arancibia12 An overview of hake and hoki fisheries: analysis of biological, fishery and economic indicators 324Arancibia Hugo, Tony Pitcher and Mary LivingstonIndex 341

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About the EditorHugo Arancibia is Marine Biologist, Titular Professor at the University of Concepcion (Chile), Dr. Rerum Nature from the University of Bremen (Germany) and Diplom in Competence Assessment from the Major University of Santiago (Chile). At present he is Director of the Doctorate Program in Management of Aquatic Living Resources at his university and gives lectures in research and innovation projects, biology of marine exploited populations and others. His fields of interest are R+D in new fishing resources and the use of indicators in fisheries management.

• List of contributors ixPreface xviiAcknowledgement xxi1 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean 1Maria Korta, Dorleta García, Marina Santurtún, Nerea Goikoetxea, Eider Andonegi, Hilario Murua, Paula Álvarez, Santiago Cerviño, José Castro and Arantza Murillas2 Fisheries, ecology and markets of South African hake 38M. D. Durholtz, L. Singh, T. P. Fairweather, R. W. Leslie, C.D. van der Lingen, C. A. R. Bross, L. Hutchings, R. A. Rademeyer, D. S. Butterworth and A. I. L. Payne3 Biology and fisheries of the shallow-water hake (Merluccius capensis) and the deep-water hake (Merluccius paradoxus) in Namibia 70M. R. Wilhelm, C. H. Kirchner, J. P. Roux, A. Jarre, J. A. Iitembu, J. N. Kathena and P. Kainge4 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) in New Zealand: biology, fisheries and stock assessment 101Peter L. Horn5 The biology, fishery and market of Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean 126C. Gatica, S. Neira, H. Arancibia and S. Vásquez6 Biology and fishery of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) and southern hake (Merluccius australis) around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands on the Patagonian Shelf of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean 154A. I. Arkhipkin, V. V. Laptikhovsky and A. J. Barton7 The biology and fishery of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in the Argentinean–Uruguayan Common Fishing Zone of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 185María Inés Lorenzo and Omar Defeo8 Biology and fisheries of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in Brazilian waters, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 211André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos and Paulo Ricardo Schwingel9 Biology, fisheries, assessment and management of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) 234Owen S. Hamel, Patrick H. Ressler, Rebecca E. Thomas, Daniel A. Waldeck, Allan C. Hicks, John A. Holmes and Guy W. Fleischer10 Biology and fisheries of New Zealand hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) 263Mary E. Livingston, Rosemary J. Hurst, Richard L. O’Driscoll, Andy McKenzie, Sira L. Ballara and Peter L. Horn11 Biology, fishery and products of Chilean hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae magellanicus) 294Rubén Alarcún and Hugo Arancibia12 An overview of hake and hoki fisheries: analysis of biological, fishery and economic indicators 324Arancibia Hugo, Tony Pitcher and Mary LivingstonIndex 341

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