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Table 1 Number of stomachs of D. gigas obtained by fishery, average ± SD of length (mantle length, cm) and body weight (kg)

From: Biases in determining the diet of jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (D’ Orbigny 1835) (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) off southern-central Chile (34°S–40°S)

 

IPSF

IMTF

ITRF

APSF

AJGF

Stomachs

70 (6)

110 (11)

229 (19)

131 (23)

103 (20)

Length (ML, cm)

51.4 ± 12.9 (30–84)

62.4 ± 12.7 (31–82)

77.7 ± 8.6 (39–85)

68.4 ± 6.0 (50–86)

71.8 ± 5.7 (61–89)

Weight (kg)

5.6 ± 4.2 (3.2–17.6)

9.4 ± 5.3 (4.3–25.6)

21.6 ± 17.7 (3.8–22)

11.3 ± 3.3 (5.5–21.5)

13.9 ± 3.5 (8.0–23)

  1. The number of empty stomachs and the range of length and weight are showed in brackets
  2. Fisheries nomenclature: IMTF Industrial Mid-Water Trawl Fleet, ITRF Industrial Trawl Fleet, APSF Artisanal Purse-Seine Fleet, AJGF Artisanal Jigging Fleet, IPSF Industrial Purse-Seine Fleet