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| Assan, C.N.; Dorizo, J.L.. |
| During 2008, a total of 4777 MT of fish was landed on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue by approximately 400 fishing boats. 81% of the total catch was landed on Mahé. The total artisanal catch increased by 593MT compared to 2007, whilst the number of boats operating increased by 49 units over the same period (excluding sport fishing vessels). The most important species groups landed (greater than 5% of the total catch) were carangue (25.7%), bourgeois (17.7%), job (15.8%), capitaine (7.1%), and macquereau doux (6.1%). Peak landings occurred in May (567.1 MT) and the lowest in June (219.2 MT), the latter period coinciding with the Southeast (SE) Trades and sea states not conducive to fishing. The average monthly catch in 2008 was 398.1 MT, representing an increase... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Artisanal fishing; Catch composition; Landing statistics; Fish catch statistics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/4974 |
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| Assan, C.N.; Dorizo, J.L.. |
| During 2007, a total of 4184 MT of fish was landed on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue by approximately 351 fishing boats. 87% of the total catch was landed on Mahé. The total artisanal catch increased by 344MT compared to 2006, whilst the number of boats operating increased by only 6 units over the same period (excluding sport fishing vessels). The most important species groups landed (greater than 5% of the total catch) were bourgeois (25.7%), carangues (18.7%), job (15.7%), macquereau doux (7.5%), and cordonnier (5.1%). Peak landings occurred in November (612.8 MT) and the lowest in June (211.3 MT), the latter period coinciding with the Southeast (SE) Trades and sea states not conducive to fishing. The average monthly catch in 2007 was 348.4 MT, representing... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Artisanal fishing; Landing statistics; Catch composition; Fish catch statistics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/4973 |
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