Bycatch in small-scale fisheries: a global study

The aim of the study was to quantify catches of tuna and bycatch in small-scale pelagic fisheries. Additional goals were to identify on a global scale information gaps, major issues and management concerns associated with these fisheries and their bycatch. The study made estimates of tuna and non-tuna catches in the small-scale fisheries of 181 ocean areas. The total amount of tuna produced by these fisheries was around 681 000 tonnes per year in the mid-2000s. About 753 000 tonnes of non-tuna was produced by those same fisheries. The major priorities for improving our understanding of bycatch in small-scale pelagic fisheries are improved coverage of bycatch by the tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) that collect such information, increased involvement of the other tuna RFMOs in small-scale pelagic fisheries, verification of the high reported catches from small-scale pelagic fisheries in Indonesia, and greater technical details on the small-scale pelagic fisheries that take sensitive species.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Gillett, R. 163971, FAO, Rome (Italy). Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Div. eng 185761
Format:	Texto biblioteca
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Published:	Rome (Italy) FAO 2011
Subjects:	SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES, PELAGIC FISHERIES, BYCATCH, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, FISHING GEAR, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, ENDANGERED SPECIES, TUNA, CONSERVATION DES RESSOURCES, ESPECE EN DANGER, THON, PECHE PELAGIQUE, CAPTURE ACCESSOIRE, IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT, ENGIN DE PECHE, CONSERVACION DE LOS RECURSOS, ESPECIES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION, ATUN, PESCA PELAGICA, DESCARTES, IMPACTO AMBIENTAL, EQUIPO DE PESCA, ,
Online Access:	http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2175e.pdf
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