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Claro, R.; García Arteaga, J.P.; Gobert, B.; Cantelar Ramos, K.; Valle Gómez, S.V.; Pina Amargos, F.. |
The main objectives of the present study were to describe the historical development of finfish fisheries in the Archipelago Sabana-Camagüey and adjacent northeast region (Cuba), and to assess the current status of fisheries resources. Species and size composition of trawl, trap, and gillnet catches were surveyed, fisheries statistics from fishing enterprises of the area were analysed, and experienced fishermen were interviewed. The historical evolution of catches and changes in fishing effort since 1962 is described. After a growth phase in catches resulting from increasing fishing effort, the fisheries reached a level of overexploitation by the second half of the 70s. The reduction of fishing effort and the establishment of some regulations has... |
Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Fishery resources; Catch/effort; Catch composition; Fishery resources; Catch composition; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2942; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1384. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/3050 |
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