Lessonia fuscescens, Southern brown kelp : fisheries

Lessonia fuscescens   Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826

Southern brown kelp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Phaeophyceae | Laminariales | Lessoniaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 26875).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southern Oceans: Southern and Central coast of Chile, Tierra del Fuego, Falkland, Kerguelen, Heard and Auckland islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26875)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in patches on rocks in sub-littoral zones to a depth of 40 m. Its fronds may be exposed during low tide (Ref. 26875).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.7 - 15.7, mean 10.4 (based on 156 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

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