Collection of statistical and biological information on the Réunion Island swordfish fishery.

During the last five years, the local swordfish (Xiphias gladius) longline fishery has experienced rapid growth and development. The longline catches reached more than 2,300 t in 1997. Responsibility for collecting data on Réunion fisheries for submission to FAO lies with the local fisheries office “Direction Départementale des Affaires Maritimes” (DDAM). Moreover, since 1993, IFREMER has been collecting and compiling scientific and technical information on longline fisheries operating in the French EEZ and international waters. Data are collected from voluntary maintenance of logbooks thanks to regular at-sea and landing samplings, as well as on-board scientific observers. This paper presents the characteristics of this new longline fishery, describes the different data collection procedures on the domestic fleet, set up by DDAM and IFREMER. The first results (conversions between measurements) and the guidelines of IFREMER’s program are presented.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Poisson, F., Guyomard, D., René, F.
Format:	Proceedings Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	IOTC 1998
Subjects:	Catch/effort, Longlining, Tuna fisheries, Xiphias gladius, ISW, Reunion,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/62
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