Section 7: Please review the key uncertainties about the biology, data and management for your stock and any other issues relevant to DEEPFISHMAN

Section 7: Please review the key uncertainties about the biology, data and management for your stock and any other issues relevant to DEEPFISHMAN

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  No information available for no-recruited phases. Eggs and larvae have not been described for this species in this area.
  
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  Due to the inexistence of dedicated studies for stock structure of the species along the NE Atlantic, a unique stock has been adopted. A common database with all the information available for the species along the NE Atlantic is required particularly the data from the French mixed trawl fishery.
  
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  Biological knowledge particularly on the growth and reproduction of the species is required for the whole area.
  
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  Occurrence of Aphanopus intermedius in Azores where the Madeiran fleet also operates. Uncertainties on the spatial distribution of this species as well as the spatial overlap between this species and A. carbo are required.
  

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