FAO Fisheries Report No. 651 |
FIPP/R651 |
Cumaná, Venezuela, 2-13 October 2000
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BRAZIL-GUIANAS SHELF
Cumaná, Venezuela, 2-13 October 2000
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
ROME, 2001
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whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
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© FAO 2001
ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, SPECIES, ETC.
1.1. Comparative analysis of southern brown shrimp, P. subtilis
1.1.1. Abundance trends
1.1.2. Environmental factors and abundance1.2. Comparative analysis of pink spotted shrimp, P. brasiliensis, abundance trends
1.3. Fishing mortality rate analyses
1.4. Conclusions2.1. Introduction
2.2. Fishery management2.2.1. Biological Information
2.2.2. Fishing Operations
2.2.3. Stock Assessments2.3.1. Enforcement And Control
2.3.2. Management Measures
2.3.3. Monitoring
2.3.4. Research and Data Collection3.1. Introduction
3.2. Background to the Groundfish Fisheries in the Region3.3.1. Management Concerns
3.3.2. Current management measures
3.3.3. Data Available for Management3.4. Resource Status
3.5. The Road Ahead
3.6. Monitoring, Enforcement and Control
3.7. Future Research and Data Collection
3.8. Proposed New Management Measures
3.9. References4.1. Introduction
4.2. Environmental Features and Variability of the Brazil-Guianas Marine Ecosystem4.2.1. Marine Currents
4.2.2. Freshwater Inputs
4.2.3. Turbidity, Sediment Load
4.2.4. Nutrient Contents and Primary Production
4.2.5. Formation of Mud Banks
4.2.6. Dynamic Coastal Environment
4.2.7. Nature of the Seafloor
4.2.8. Critical Habitats for Fisheries Production
4.2.9. Natural Cycles4.3. Impact of Fisheries on the Ecosystem and its Productivity
4.3.1. Direct Effects
4.3.2. Impact on the Structure of Fish Communities
4.3.3. Indirect Effects
4.3.4. Trophic Effects
4.3.5. Modifications of the Physical Environment4.4. Impact of Other Human Activities on Marine Ecosystems
4.4.1. Agriculture
4.4.2. Industrial Development
4.4.3. Construction of Infrastructures4.5. Relative Importance of Fisheries Impact and Other Factors on this Ecosystem and its Productivity
4.6. Conclusions and Recommendations
4.7. References
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Stock Assessment5.2.1. Resource Status
5.2.2. Bio-Economic Analysis
5.2.3. Research Recommendations6. BRAZIL, NORTHERN RED SNAPPER FISHERY by R. Cutrim Souza
6.1. Description of the Fishery
6.2. Problems in the Fishery
6.3. Stock Assessment7. FRENCH GUIANA, SHRIMP FISHERY by A. Charuau and P.A. Medley
Executive Summary
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Management Issues7.2.1. Stock Assessment
7.2.2. Management Goals
7.2.3. Recommendations8. FRENCH GUIANA, SNAPPER FISHERY by A. Charuau and P.A. Medley
Executive Summary
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Management Issues9. GUYANA, SHRIMP FISHERIES by N.M. Ehrhardt and D. Shepherd
9.1. Background of the Shrimp Fishery
9.2. Management Issues
9.3. Conclusions
9.4. Recommendations9.4.1. Stock Assessment Recommendations
9.4.2. Fishery Management Recommendations10. GUYANA, GROUNDFISH FISHERIES by N.M. Ehrhardt and D. Shepherd
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Management Issues
10.3. Stock Assessment10.3.1. Multispecies Multigear Per-Recruit Analyses
10.3.2. Single Species Single Gear Per-Recruit Analyses11. JAMAICA, SHRIMP FISHERIES by I. Jones and P.A Medley
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Stock Status
11.3. Management Issues11.3.1. Indicators and Reference Points for the Fishery
11.3.2. Monitoring
11.3.3. Management Control
11.3.4. Pollution and Environmental Factors12. SURINAME, GROUNDFISH AND SHRIMP FISHERIES by T. Chin-A-Lin and M. IJspol
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Management Issues of Penaeid Shrimp
12.3. Management Issues of Seabob
12.4. Management Issues of Demersal Fish
12.5. Other Fishery Related Management Issues and Recommendations
12.6. References13. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, SHRIMP AND GROUNDFISH FISHERIES by L. Ferreira and S. Soomai
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Shrimp FISHERIES, Current Status13.2.1. Stock Assessment of Shrimp
13.2.2. Economic Performance of the Shrimp Trawl Fleet
13.2.3. Bio-Economic Analysis of the Shrimp Trawl Fishery13.3. Groundfish FisherIES, Current Status
13.3.1. Stock Assessment of Groundfish
13.3.2. Economic Performance of Artisanal Fleets Landing Groundfish
13.3.3. Bio-Economic Analysis of Artisanal Groundfish Fishery13.4. Management Objectives
13.5. Management Recommendations
13.6. References14. VENEZUELA, SHRIMP AND GROUNDFISH FISHERIES by J.J. Alió
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Stock Assessment of Shrimps
14.3. Stock Assessment of Fishes
14.4. Bio-economic Analysis of the Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela Shrimp Fisheries
14.5. Recommendations