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Chassot, Emmanuel; Bodin, Nathalie; Sardenne, Fany; Obura, David. |
The Northern Mozambique Channel (NMC) is a tropical area of similar to 1 million km(2) where pelagic fisheries supply proteins to more than 9 million people living in Comoros, Mayotte, and along the coasts of Mozambique, Tanzania and Madagascar. Although uncertain, statistics suggest that about 20,000 mt of tropical tuna and other pelagic fish are annually caught by artisanal fisheries in the area. The NMC is also a major seasonal fishing ground for high-seas fleets that export an annual average catch of more than 20,000 mt to tuna can and sashimi markets of high-income countries for a value estimated to be more than 100 million USD. The fisheries productivity of the NMC appears to be highly variable in relation to strong annual and seasonal variability in... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Bigeye; Fisheries management; Mozambique Channel; Skipjack; Yellowfin. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00512/62366/66661.pdf |
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