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High sea pelagics '01 |
Antigua Barbuda |
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Total nb of registered boats |
35 |
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Status of fishermen |
sport |
commercial |
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Total nb of fishermen |
123 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
Less than 123, but the number increases during tournaments |
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Fishing fleet |
Decked vessels: sport-trollers |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
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Nb of active boats |
35 |
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Length (m) |
6-17,5 |
6-17,5 |
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Hull material |
Fiberglass, wood, aluminum, steel, and Plywood covered with fiberglass |
Fiberglass, wood, aluminum, steel, and Plywood covered with fiberglass |
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Type of engine |
Inboard or outboard motor(s) either gasoline or diesel |
Inboard or outboard motor(s) either gasoline or diesel |
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Engine power (hp) |
75-1100 |
40-500 |
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Other equipments |
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Avg crew size |
3,5 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Sport trolling |
Trolling by traditional trap fishing vessels |
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Duration |
All the trip |
While travelling |
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Fishing gears |
Rods and Reels, with mono filament or monel lines |
hand lines, made from small rope, wire, or thick monofilament lines |
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Bait |
artificial lures, spoon baits, flying fish, and Ballyhoo |
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Sp targeted |
Blue marlin in tournament |
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Other sp landed |
Yellowfin tuna |
Spanish mackerel |
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Bigeye tuna |
Cero mackerel |
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Skipjack tuna |
Atlantic sailfish |
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Little tunni |
White marlin |
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Blackfin tuna |
Blue marlin |
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Albacore |
Swordfish |
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Dolphin fish |
Mako shark |
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Wahoo |
Other pelagic sharks |
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King mackerel |
Barracuda |
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Fishing area |
Antigua and Barbuda EEZ. |
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Activity schedule |
Mainly on the week-ends, holidays, tournaments |
During the week during spawning aggregation of King mackerel and periods of high dolphin activity |
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High sea pelagic fisheries '01 |
Antigua Barbuda |
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Type of fishing |
Sport trolling |
Trolling by traditional trap fishing vessels |
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Landings sampling plan |
Routine random sampling plan |
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Census during tournaments |
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Data collected |
Length, weight relationship, sexual activity, and other biological data |
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Data reported |
No data reported |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
Not available |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
by the fishers directly to; Housewives, Restaurants, Hotels, and super markets |
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Sale price |
5-11 EC$/ pound |
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Market form of fish |
whole or filleted |
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Import |
from within Caricom by some fish processing establishments, supermarkets, and hotels |
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Export |
none |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
none |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Cuba |
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Total nb of registered boats |
42 |
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Status of fishermen |
commercial (national) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
360 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Decked vessels: pole&line |
Decked vessels: longline |
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Nb of active boats |
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Length (m) |
16-23 |
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Hull material |
Wood, ferro-cement, 2 steel and 1 plastic |
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Type of engine |
Inboard |
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Engine power (hp) |
150-300 |
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Other equipments |
8m fishing hold with ice and 7m live bait tank |
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Avg crew size |
6 to 10 |
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Fishing range (day) |
10 |
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Type of fishing |
Pole and line |
Longlining |
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Duration |
All the trip |
All the trip |
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Fishing gears |
Pole and line |
longline in monophilament nylon, a float in each line hook, 500 hooks in average |
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Bait |
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Sp targeted |
Skipjack tuna |
White marlin |
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Blackfin tuna |
Atlantic sailfish |
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Yellowfin tuna |
Blue marlin |
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Dolphin fish |
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Other sp landed |
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Fishing area |
NW, SW, NCE |
NE |
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Activity schedule |
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Pelagic fisheries '01 |
Cuba |
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Type of fishing |
Pole and line |
Longline |
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Landings sampling plan |
Good statistic collection in all the fishing ports. Biological samplings and others tasks related to the fisheries by Fisheries Research Center observers in each provinces |
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Data collected |
Catch (by species) and effort, boats at fishing and gears among other aspects of the activity |
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Data reported |
Sp proportion in the catches per fishing area |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
Small tunas caught in W of Cuba canned |
billfishes sold in local market |
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Sale price |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
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Export |
Part of the canned tunas to Europe |
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Social welfare |
Fishers protected by the Cuban social security laws, no need of extra job |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
30 cm FL size limit for Skipjack and Blackfin tuna |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Curaçao |
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Total nb of registered boats |
435 (111 active) |
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Status of fishermen |
commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
183 (83 full time) |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal trollers |
Decked vessels: artisanal trollers |
Decked vessels: semi-industrial longliners |
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Nb of active boats |
18 |
19 |
30 |
38 |
6 |
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Length (m) |
<5 |
5 to 7 |
7 to 9 |
9 to 12 |
>12 |
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Hull material |
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Type of engine |
Gasoline two stroke outboard engines |
Gasoline two stroke outboard engines |
Diesel inboard engines |
Diesel inboard engines |
Diesel inboard engines |
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Engine power (hp) |
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Other equipments |
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Avg crew size |
1 to 2 |
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Fishing range (day) |
>=1 |
>=1 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Semi-industrial longlining |
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Duration |
All the trip |
All the trip |
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Fishing gears |
Trolling lines and hand lines |
drift longlines and/or bottom drop longlines |
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Bait |
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Sp targeted |
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Bigeye tuna |
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Yellowfin tuna |
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Swordfish |
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Other sp landed |
Flyingfish |
Dolphin fish |
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Tunas |
Sharks |
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Rainbow runner |
Sharkfin |
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Wahoo |
Jacks |
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Dolphin fish |
Rainbow runner |
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Marlins |
Marlins |
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Needlefish |
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Fishing area |
Near Curaçao |
N of Curaçao and Bonaire |
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Activity schedule |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Semi-industrial longlining |
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Landings sampling plan |
Routine stratified sampling plan |
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Data collected |
Catches per species, fishing method, fishing grounds, date, boat category, fishing hours, number of fishing gear, weight of catch and by-catch from Feb. to Jul., 2000. |
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Data reported |
Catch and effort per length category per landing site |
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CPUE per length category per landing site |
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Catch per unit of effort and average fishing effort per trip per length category |
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CPUE per month per length category |
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Total catch and catch composition per length category |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
0,2 |
0,6 |
1,2 |
3,5 |
5,0 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
hour of trip |
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Average effort per trip |
0,94 |
1,43 |
1,59 |
3,17 |
61,6 |
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Average CPUE |
5,6 |
7,2 |
8,8 |
15,2 |
10,07 |
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Average catches per trip |
5,3 |
10,3 |
14,0 |
48,2 |
620,3 |
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Marketing |
Local market |
USA |
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Sale price |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
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Export |
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bigeye, yellowfin and swordfish to the USA |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Dominica |
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Total nb of registered boats |
1026 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
2235 (435 full time) |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
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Nb of active boats |
1026 |
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Length (m) |
5,7 to 7,3 |
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Hull material |
Wood or plastic |
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Type of engine |
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Engine power (hp) |
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Other equipments |
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Avg crew size |
2 to 5 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Troll and handline |
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Bait |
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Sp targeted |
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Other sp landed |
Yellowfin tuna |
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Marlins |
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Swordfish |
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Dolphin fish |
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Skipjack tuna |
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Wahoo |
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Fishing area |
W of island, 12 NM range |
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Activity schedule |
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Landings sampling plan |
random sampling system: data collected in 11 landing sites on 32 |
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Data collected |
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Data reported |
00 total sampled catches per fishery group |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
367 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
Local market |
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Sale price |
6 EC$ |
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Market form of fish |
Whole, ungutted |
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Import |
caned seafood, salted cod and very small amounts of frozen fish |
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Export |
None |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
Comanagement |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Grenada |
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Total nb of registered boats |
383 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: small artisanal longliners |
Undecked vessels: medium artisanal longliners |
Decked vessels: longliners |
Undecked vessels: artisanal trollers |
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Nb of active boats |
75 |
30 |
63 |
215 |
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Length (m) |
4,7 to 6 |
8,7 to 10,7 |
11,3 to 20 |
6 to 8 |
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Hull material |
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Type of engine |
Single Gasoline OBM |
2 x Gasoline OBM |
single diesel inboard engine |
Single Gasoline OBM |
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Engine power (hp) |
15 - 25 |
45 - 90 |
70 - 350 |
45 to 75 |
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Other equipments |
1 manual mainline reel & 1 manual hook reel. Safety eqts (60%) |
1 manual mainline reel 1 manual hookline reel 1 manual buoyline reel. Safety (90%) |
1 Hydraulic Mainline Reel. |
50 % of Fleet - VHF Hand Held Radio, Flares, Life jacket |
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Avg crew size |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
1 |
4 to 7 |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Longlining |
Longlining |
Longlining |
Trolling |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Light Monofilament longline up to 100 hooks. |
Monofilament longline up to 250 hooks. |
Monofilament Longline up to 700 hooks |
Trolling lines |
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Bait |
Skipjack tunas |
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Artificial |
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Sp targeted |
Yellowfin tuna |
Yellowfin tuna |
Yellowfin tuna |
Kingfish |
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Dolphin fish |
Billfishes |
Billfishes |
Dolphinfish |
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Billfishes |
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Blackfin tuna |
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Other sp landed |
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Fishing area |
1 - 10 miles from land |
5 - 30 miles off shore. West of Grenada |
25 - 80 miles W & NW Grenada |
5 - 40 miles East of Grenada |
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Activity schedule |
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Landings sampling plan |
Total sample at the six fish markets |
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80% coverage of pelagics |
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Data collected |
Catch-by-species-by-boat, on a daily basis, nb of boat days |
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Data reported |
Catches per trip, total landings ('99) |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
964 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
Fishing trip |
Fishing trip |
Fishing trip |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
60 |
135 |
750 |
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Marketing |
60 private wholesalers/retailers selling their product locally, 5 exporters/primary processors (one Government owned) with processing plants |
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Sale price |
Local market: 4US$ / kg, Export: 6US$ / kg |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
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Export |
95% Yellowfin tuna caught with longline exported |
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Social welfare |
|
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Specific management options for pelagics |
None |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Guadeloupe |
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Total nb of registered boats |
758 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
1200 to 2400 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
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Nb of active boats |
758 |
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Length (m) |
5 to 9 |
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Hull material |
Plastic |
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Type of engine |
1 or 2 outboard gasoline engine |
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Engine power (hp) |
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Other equipments |
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Avg crew size |
2 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling around drifting flotsams or flights |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Surface handlines |
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Bait |
Artificial and fresh |
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Sp targeted |
Dolphinfish |
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Other sp landed |
Kingfish |
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Wahoo |
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Yellowfin tuna |
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Skipjack tuna |
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Blackfin tuna |
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Triggerfishes |
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Carangidae |
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Fishing area |
Guadeloupe EEZ |
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Activity schedule |
December to May (particularly from January to March) |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling around drifting flotsams or flights |
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Landings sampling plan |
None |
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Data collected |
None |
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Data reported |
None |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
Local market: 70% directly by fishermen, 20% by non official retailers, 10% by official retailers |
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Sale price |
7 to 8 US$ (down to 3,5US$) |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
164t of frozen dolphinfish in '00 |
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Export |
None |
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Social welfare |
Social welfare for registered fishermen |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
None except for ciguateric fishes |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Martinique |
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Total nb of registered boats |
864 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
942 to 2500 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
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Nb of active boats |
864 |
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Length (m) |
6 to 8 |
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Hull material |
Plastic |
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Type of engine |
1 outboard gasoline engine |
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Engine power (hp) |
114 |
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Other equipments |
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Avg crew size |
2 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling around drifting flotsams or flights |
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Duration |
|
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Fishing gears |
Surface handlines |
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Bait |
Artificial and fresh |
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Sp targeted |
Dolphinfish |
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Other sp landed |
Kingfish |
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Wahoo |
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Yellowfin tuna |
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Skipjack tuna |
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Blackfin tuna |
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Triggerfishes |
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Carangidae |
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Flyingfishes |
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Fishing area |
EEZ, E, N, S of Martinique |
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Activity schedule |
December to June |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling around drifting flotsams or flights |
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Landings sampling plan |
Logbooks and partial sampling of the landings |
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Data collected |
FL and weight, catches per species per trip, trip length, gears, engine power, gas consumption, fishing time, crew size |
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Data reported |
FL and weight, catches per species per trip, trip length, gears, engine power, gas consumption, fishing time, crew size, catches per hour of trip, per hour of fishing, per liter of gas |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
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Unit of fishing effort |
Hour of trip |
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Average effort per trip |
8,5 |
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Average CPUE |
7,2 |
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Average catches per trip |
80 |
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Marketing |
Directly by fishermen |
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Sale price |
8 to 8,5 US$ |
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Market form of fish |
|
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Import |
|
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Export |
None |
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Social welfare |
Social welfare for registered fishermen |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
None |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
St. Kitts |
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Total nb of registered boats |
19 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
50 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
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Nb of active boats |
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Length (m) |
|
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Hull material |
|
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Type of engine |
|
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Engine power (hp) |
|
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Other equipments |
|
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Avg crew size |
2 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
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Duration |
|
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Fishing gears |
Trolling lines (80-100lb) with single hook (Mustard #4- #8). Handlines for catching bait |
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Bait |
Artificial for tunas and mackerel. Ballyhoo or flying fish for dolphinfish |
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Sp targeted |
Dolphinfish |
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Tuna/mackerel |
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Other sp landed |
Billfishes |
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Fishing area |
Up to 35 NM from the coast |
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Activity schedule |
December to June (some catches from October to December) |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
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Landings sampling plan |
5 landing sites systematically sampled at least 1 time a week |
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Data collected |
species, effort, gear, weight and length |
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Data reported |
Annual catches per group of species |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
32 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
|
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
Directly by fishermen |
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Sale price |
|
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Market form of fish |
|
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Import |
Yes |
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Export |
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Social welfare |
|
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Specific management options for pelagics |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
St. Lucia |
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Total nb of registered boats |
994 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
1993 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
|
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
Undecked vessels: artisanal longliners |
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Nb of active boats |
990 |
4 |
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Length (m) |
3,5 to 8 |
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Hull material |
Wood or plastic |
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Type of engine |
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Engine power (hp) |
|
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Other equipments |
|
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Avg crew size |
|
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Fishing range (day) |
|
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Longlining |
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Duration |
|
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Fishing gears |
Trolling lines |
Surface longline |
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Bait |
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Sp targeted |
Dolphinfish |
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| |
Tunas |
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Wahoo |
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Other sp landed |
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Fishing area |
|
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Activity schedule |
January to June |
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Landings sampling plan |
Fish landing data are collected by interviewers at eight landing sites |
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Data collected |
effort and catch by trip per species |
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Data reported |
Preliminary estimated fish landings per harbour |
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Estimated ex-vessels value of fish landings per sp and harbour |
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Fisheries registration |
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Imports |
|
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Total catches ('00) |
|
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
777 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
|
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
|
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Average catches per trip |
|
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Marketing |
|
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Sale price |
|
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Market form of fish |
|
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Import |
|
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Export |
|
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Social welfare |
|
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Specific management options for pelagics |
None |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Total nb of registered boats |
|
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
2500 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
|
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
Decked vessels: multi-purpose longliners |
Decked vessels: multi purpose-longliners |
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Nb of active boats |
|
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Length (m) |
3 - 10 |
11,5 to 16 |
11,5 to 16 |
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Hull material |
wood or marine plywood covered by epoxy or fibreglass; plastic; tree trunk and planks |
glass reinforced plastic or wood |
glass reinforced plastic or wood |
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Type of engine |
one or two outboard gasoline engines |
inboard marine diesel engine, sails |
inboard marine diesel engine, sails |
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Engine power (hp) |
14 - 115 |
90 - 475 |
90 - 475 |
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Other equipments |
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hydraulic winch |
hydraulic winch |
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Avg crew size |
3 |
5 |
5 |
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Fishing range (day) |
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3 to 5 |
3 to 5 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Trolling |
Surface longlining |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Trolling line |
Trolling line |
Surface longline more than ten miles long and often consists of 300 or more baited hooks |
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Bait |
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Sp targeted |
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Yellowfin tuna |
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Bigeye tuna |
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Swordfish |
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Other sp landed |
Kingfish |
Kingfish |
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Dolphinfish |
Dolphinfish |
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Tunas |
Tunas |
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Bilfishes |
Bilfishes |
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Fishing area |
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NW of EEZ |
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Activity schedule |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Surface longlining |
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Landings sampling plan |
Cluster-stratified random sampling over 38 landing sites. Total census in Kingston. |
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Data collected |
Catch and effort data. FL measurements of particular sp in 6 sites. |
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Data reported |
Nb of trips recorded, total catches and average catches per trip per gear, |
None |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
281 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
fishing trip |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
48 |
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Average catches per trip |
48 |
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Marketing |
Local market or export to the USA, Martinique and other regional countries |
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Sale price |
2-12 EC$/kg on local market, 20 EC$/kg for export |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
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Export |
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna, swordfish exported to the USA |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
None |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Trinidad |
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Total nb of registered boats |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
13000 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
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Fishing fleet |
Undecked vessels: artisanal multi-purpose |
Decked vessels: industrial longliners |
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Nb of active boats |
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8 |
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Length (m) |
7 to 9 |
14-23 |
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Hull material |
wooden, fibreglass or fibreglass-coated |
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Type of engine |
outboard engines |
diesel inboard engines |
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Engine power (hp) |
45-75 |
180-350 |
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Other equipments |
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echo sounders, fish finders, GPS, com and hydraulic eqt for setting and retrieving gear |
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Avg crew size |
3 to 5 |
6 |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
7 to 15 |
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Type of fishing |
Coastal pelagic gillnetting |
Coastal pelagic lining |
Longlining |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Gillnets: cotton, nylon or synthetic twines multifilament or transparent nylon monofilament nets |
"a-la-vive": hooks and nylon twine line |
switchering: handline with baited hooks deployed while vessel is stationary |
trolling/towing: 4-6 lines towed from bamboo outriggers off vessel |
Pelagic longline 300 to 1,000 hooks on a main line 24 km to 88 km long about 30 to 50m depth |
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Bait |
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live bait |
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Sp targeted |
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Kingfish |
Yellowfin tuna |
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Bigeye tuna |
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Albacore |
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Blackfin tuna |
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Swordfish |
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Other sp landed |
Serra Sp. M |
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Dolphinfish |
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Wahoo |
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Sharks |
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Kingfish |
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Serra Sp. Mack. |
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Sharks |
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Fishing area |
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W, N and E coasts and around off shore structures such as oilrigs |
Off the N and E coasts of Trinidad and into the EEZ. |
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Activity schedule |
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All year round with peak activity between Nov and Apr. Jan to Mar for swordfish. |
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Landings sampling plan |
Landings and effort data recorded full-time at 17 landing sites out of 65 landing sites. Biological data for mackerels and sharks. |
Total exports and domestic sales collection |
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Data collected |
Vessel Registration Number, Times departed and returned; Number of crew; Gear type used; Weights of "species" landed (may be grouped by local names); Ex-Vessel price per "species", and Area Fished. Biological data: length frequency, maturity, and age and |
Catches exported and sold locally. Bycatches. |
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Data reported |
Annual landings per group of species |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
1348 |
385 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
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Sale price |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
Unknown |
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Export |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
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High sea pelagics '01 |
Barbados |
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Total nb of registered boats |
763 |
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Status of fishermen |
Commercial (private) |
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Total nb of fishermen |
2200 |
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Total nb of active fishermen |
1760 |
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Fishing fleet |
Decked vessels: multipurpose-trollers |
Decked vessels: multipurpose-trollers |
Decked vessels: longliners |
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Nb of active boats |
302 |
93 |
13 |
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Length (m) |
6 to 12 |
>12 |
>12 |
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Hull material |
wood |
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Type of engine |
diesel inboard engines |
diesel inboard engines |
diesel inboard engines |
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Engine power (hp) |
10-180 |
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Other equipments |
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Ice tank |
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Avg crew size |
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Fishing range (day) |
1 |
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5 to 10 |
7 to 14 |
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Type of fishing |
Trolling |
Gillnetting |
Trolling |
Gillnetting |
Surface longlining |
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Duration |
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Fishing gears |
Surface (Nylon) or sub surface (wire) hand lines and trolling lines |
Gillnets and dip nets |
Surface (Nylon) or sub surface (wire) hand lines and trolling lines |
Gillnets and dip nets |
long main line (24 to 48 kms) with 200 to 300 shortlines |
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Bait |
Flyingfish |
small pieces of fish |
Flyingfish |
small pieces of fish |
light stick and bait |
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Sp targeted |
Dolphinfish |
Flyingfish |
Dolphinfish |
Flyingfish |
Swordfish |
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Kingfishes |
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Kingfishes |
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Tunas |
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Billfishes |
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Billfishes |
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Tunas |
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Tunas |
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Other sp landed |
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Kingfishes |
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Billfishes |
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Dolphinfish |
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Fishing area |
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Activity schedule |
Nov. to July |
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Landings sampling plan |
Routine stratified sampling plan between 31 landing sites |
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Data collected |
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Data reported |
None |
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Total catches recorded (MT) |
3100 |
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Unit of fishing effort |
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Average effort per trip |
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Average CPUE |
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Average catches per trip |
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Marketing |
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Sale price |
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Market form of fish |
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Import |
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Export |
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Social welfare |
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Specific management options for pelagics |
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