ANNEX I - Agenda
ANNEX II - List of Participants
ANNEX III
ANNEX IV
1 Opening
2. Adoption of agenda
3. Definition of stocks
4. Structure of the stocks
5. Geographical distribution of the stocks
6. The fisheries
6.1 Area of fishing7. Biology
6.2 Seasons
6.3 Fishing fleet
7.1 Length-weight relationship8. Catches
7.2 Migrations
7.3 Growth
7.4 Mortality
7.5 Recruitment
7.6 Relationship between the hydrographical regime and life cycle of the sardine
Mr. M. Ansa-Emmim
c/o Resident Representative of UNDP
P.O. Box 154
Dakar
Senegal
Dr. H, Belvèze
Institut des pêches maritimes
Rue de Tiznit
B.P. 21
Casablanca
Morocco
Mr. L.K. Boerema
FAO Fisheries Department
Via delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy
Dr. J. Bravo de Laguna
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Avenida José Antonio 3
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
Dr. R. Biaz
Institut des pêches maritimes
Rue de Tiznit
B.P. 21
Casablanca
Morocco
Dr. J.A. Pereiro
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Alcalá 27
Madrid 14
Spain
Mr. F. Poinsard
FAO Adviser
c/o Office national des pêches
B.P. 21
Casablanca
Morocco
Mr. M. Rami
Institut des pêches maritimes
Rue de Tiznit
B.P. 21
Casablanca
Morocco
Dr. P. Rubies
Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras
Paseo Nacional s/n
Barcelona 3
Spain
Dr. A. Wysokinski
Sea Fisheries Institute
Branch of Swinoujscie
Plac Stowianski 11
Swinoujscie 72600
Poland
Table 1. Nominal catches of Sardina pilchardus in Northern Sector of CECAF. Divisions (34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.1.3, 34.3.1)
Countries |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 215 |
1 862 |
4 417 |
9 764 |
13 845 |
|
France |
5 531 |
4 400 |
11 589 |
8 313 |
10 352 |
11 583 |
11 300 |
4 574 |
5 310 |
4 486 |
5 393 |
5 0001 |
|
Greece |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
150 354 |
244 627 |
203 496 |
162 566 |
168 373 |
163 028 |
173 296 |
194 823 |
334 309 |
209 144 |
157 167 |
209 428 |
55 4162 |
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 469 |
182 |
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
145 |
3 124 |
15 354 |
23 687 |
76 720 |
106 119 |
130 0007 |
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 275 |
34 939 |
17 641 |
|
Spain(Continental)3 |
25 000 |
25 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
20 000 |
10 000 |
5 000 |
|
|
|
Spain(Canary Isl.) |
11 569 |
18 979 |
19 530 |
26 532 |
28 146 |
40 827 |
46 711 |
44 520 |
63 500 |
79 899 |
65 740 |
114 950 |
16 5364 |
Germany D.R. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 561 |
1 913 |
7 410 |
|
Bermuda |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 788 |
21 078 |
72 |
|
16 5385 |
USSR6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 400 |
13 600 |
20 500 |
34 200 |
50 000 |
60 000 |
|
TOTAL: |
192 454 |
293 006 |
264 615 |
227 411 |
236 871 |
245 444 |
277 852 |
281 860 |
466 625 |
416 216 |
401 890 |
534 393 |
220 990 |
1 Estimated on the basis of catch trends for the period 1973 to 19752 January to September for Agadir and April to September for Safi and Essaouira
3 Estimated catches made by boats based in Continental Spain harbours (Cadiz, Huelva, Algeciras, Barbate) operating in the northern part of Division 34.1.1
4 Catches done in Division 34.1.1 from January to April 1977
5 January to March
6 Guesses based on total Clupeid catches reported and fragmentary information on location of fishing operations
7 Estimated Wysokinsky
Table 2. Nominal catches of Sardina pilchardus in Northern Sector of CECAF. Division (34.1.1)
Countries |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
716 |
|
Prance |
5 531 |
4 400 |
11 589 |
8 313 |
10 352 |
11 583 |
11 300 |
4 574 |
5 310 |
4 486 |
5 393 |
5 0001 |
|
Greece |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
150 354 |
244 627 |
203 496 |
162 566 |
168 373 |
163 028 |
173 296 |
194 823 |
334 309 |
209 144 |
157 167 |
209 428 |
55 4164 |
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 923 |
7 096 |
5 689 |
|
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain(Continental)3 |
25 000 |
25 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
20 000 |
10 000 |
5 000 |
|
|
|
Spain (Canary Isl.) |
9 069 |
16 479 |
17 030 |
24 032 |
25 646 |
38 927 |
44 211 |
42 020 |
60 500 |
76 000 |
63 500 |
112 450 |
16 5362 |
Germany D.R. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bermuda |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USSR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
189 954 |
290 506 |
262 115 |
224 911 |
234 371 |
242 938 |
258 807 |
261 417 |
410 119 |
298 553 |
233 156 |
333 283 |
|
1 Estimated on the basis of catch trends for the period 1973-19752 Until April 1977
3 Estimated catches made by boats based in Continental Spain harbours (Cadiz, Huelva, Algeciras, Barbate) operating in the northern part of Division 34.1.1
4 January to September for Safi, Essaouira and Agadir
Table 3. Nominal catches of Sardina pilchardus in Northern Sector of CECAF. Division (34.1.2)
Countries |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain(Continental) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain(Canary Isl.)1 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
3 000 |
3 899 |
2 240 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
Germany D.R. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bermuda |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USSR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 504 |
3 002 |
3 899 |
2 240 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
1 Estimated catches in the periods 1965-1973 and 1976/1977
Table 4. Nominal catches of Sardina pilchardus in Northern Sector of CECAF. Division (34.1.3)
Countries |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 215 |
1 862 |
4 417 |
9 764 |
13 129 |
|
France |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 906 |
182 |
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
145 |
3 124 |
15 354 |
19 762 |
69 624 |
100 311 |
|
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 275 |
34 939 |
17 641 |
|
Spain(Continental) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain(Canary Isl.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany D.R. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 561 |
1 913 |
7 410 |
16 5381 |
Bermuda |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 788 |
21 078 |
72 |
|
|
USSR |
|
|
|
|
|
58 700 |
123 600 |
91 000 |
154 800 |
287 200 |
357 183 |
514 978 |
|
TOTAL: |
|
|
|
|
|
58 705 |
123 745 |
93 542 |
187 804 |
366 199 |
473 677 |
653 469 |
165 5381 |
1 January to March
Table 5. Nominal catches of Sardina pilchardus in Northern Sector of CECAF. Division (34.3.1)
Countries |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain (Continental) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain (Canary Isl.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany D.R. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bermuda |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USSR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
Table 6. Sardina pilchardus in CECAF area (Divisions 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.1.3)
Total catch in the different fishing zones (tons)
Year |
Area |
||||
Fishing Areas |
Total |
||||
A1 |
B2 |
C3 |
Others |
||
1965 |
148 469 |
14 600 |
- |
29 385 |
192 454 |
1966 |
237 657 |
20 879 |
- |
34 470 |
293 006 |
1967 |
196 597 |
28 619 |
- |
39 399 |
264 615 |
1968 |
161 683 |
32 345 |
- |
33 383 |
227 411 |
1969 |
164 101 |
35 998 |
- |
36 772 |
236 871 |
1970 |
161 443 |
49 910 |
88 705 |
34 085 |
334 143 |
1971 |
165 998 |
55 511 |
123 745 |
41 989 |
385 052 |
1972 |
173 514 |
46 594 |
93 542 |
43 813 |
357 436 |
1973 |
325 193 |
65 810 |
187 804 |
22 118 |
600 925 |
1974 |
204 181 |
80 486 |
366 199 |
13 862 |
664 728 |
1975 |
147 588 |
68 893 |
473 677 |
11 819 |
701 977 |
1976 |
176 564 |
117 450 |
653 469 |
35 364 |
982 847 |
1977 |
55 4165 |
16 5366 |
146 5387 |
2 5008 |
220 990 |
1 Total catch of Morocco's ports Safi, Essaouira and Agadir2 Spanish catches of the fleet from the Canary Islands, plus French catches
3 Catches of Bulgaria, Norway, Poland, Romania, Germany D.R., Bermuda, USSR
4 Spanish, Moroccan and Portuguese catches made in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the northern part of Division 34.1.1
5 Moroccan catches (January-September Agadir and April-September Safi and Essaouira)
6 Spanish catches (January to April)
7 Polish and Bermudan (January to March) catches
8 Estimated Spanish catches in Division 34.1.2
Table 1. Catch of S. pilchardus by the Moroccan fleet in Zone A, expressed in numbers (× 103) of each age-group by three-monthly periods, from the third trimester in 1973 up to the third trimester in 1977
Year |
Trimester |
Age Group |
|||||
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5+ |
||
1973 |
3rd trim. |
15 624 |
402 227 |
719 635 |
1 086 294 |
168 272 |
36 122 |
4th trim. |
139 836 |
770 197 |
299 758 |
210 536 |
21 027 |
4 128 |
|
1974 |
1st trim. |
|
66 207 |
283 564 |
211 122 |
24 697 |
32 376 |
2nd trim. |
6 959 |
33 191 |
251 495 |
300 887 |
80 481 |
11 777 |
|
3rd trim. |
85 664 |
514 256 |
327 710 |
310 483 |
310 915 |
161 140 |
|
4th trim. |
96 927 |
319 612 |
859 464 |
263 228 |
51 196 |
2 994 |
|
1975 |
1st trim. |
|
50 249 |
106 583 |
118 158 |
23 586 |
12 566 |
2nd trim. |
95 |
96 425 |
383 842 |
342 229 |
69 802 |
10 611 |
|
3rd trim. |
137 367 |
126 037 |
235 246 |
235 687 |
119 310 |
11 270 |
|
4th trim. |
88 828 |
313 786 |
434 354 |
183 027 |
73 591 |
9 811 |
|
1976 |
1st trim. |
|
200 272 |
275 579 |
37 926 |
14 322 |
11 538 |
2nd trim. |
|
169 103 |
356 508 |
39 819 |
41 799 |
12 201 |
|
3rd trim. |
47 144 |
545 719 |
512 593 |
118 049 |
81 791 |
44 243 |
|
4th trim. |
311 635 |
263 320 |
257 933 |
34 226 |
13 401 |
|
|
1977 |
1st trim. |
|
19 083 |
149 114 |
73 467 |
5 225 |
1 900 |
2nd trim. |
30 074 |
45 667 |
50 394 |
29 063 |
7 859 |
1 905 |
|
3rd trim. |
327 328 |
156 457 |
124 254 |
69 229 |
17 538 |
9 443 |
Year |
Trimester |
Age Group |
|
|||||||
0+ |
1+ |
2+ |
3+ |
4+ |
5+ |
6+ |
7+ |
8+ |
||
1975 |
3rd |
144 |
3 715 |
115 943 |
160 765 |
51 549 |
2 123 |
|
|
|
1975 |
4th |
501 |
699 |
59 909 |
99 295 |
139 278 |
21 987 |
8 987 |
4 071 |
|
1976 |
1st |
185 |
4 894 |
116 022 |
66 965 |
62 942 |
4 005 |
|
|
|
1976 |
2nd |
159 |
4997 |
75 341 |
48 076 |
63 445 |
5 265 |
3 589 |
|
|
1976 |
3rd |
1 754 |
6 752 |
228 035 |
147 749 |
115 749 |
8 901 |
|
|
|
1976 |
4th |
12 491 |
7 824 |
94 143 |
187 310 |
92 571 |
60 912 |
5 512 |
|
|
1977 |
1st |
513 |
2 494 |
87 299 |
116 836 |
26 669 |
24 427 |
3 657 |
479 |
|
Table 3. Total annual catch of S. pilchardus in Zone C expressed in numbers (× 10) by year-class
Fishing Year |
Tear Class |
|||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
|
1972 |
4 416 |
45 000 |
173 888 |
211 585 |
43 403 |
|
|
|
|
|
1973 |
1 237 |
12 514 |
151 154 |
425 402 |
449 745 |
76 842 |
|
|
|
|
1974 |
|
1 194 |
25 065 |
207 570 |
1 120 109 |
622 407 |
167 287 |
|
|
|
1975 |
|
|
82 242 |
134 529 |
605 435 |
1 333 792 |
269 354 |
150 938 |
|
|
1976 |
|
|
|
14 496 |
160 000 |
883 845 |
1 214 133 |
440 587 |
38 399 |
|
1977 |
|
|
|
|
40 955 |
115 819 |
491 830 |
888 130 |
378 669 |
119 133 |