Spain Artisanal handlines and poles fishery - Canary Islands waters|
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 | Pesquería artesanal de líneas de mano de las Islas Canarias |
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more>> <<less Overview: This is the most traditional fishery in the islands and one of the first ones developed in the area. It is an artisanal fishery carried out with hook and synthetic lines fishing gears. There are different types of handlines and they also use different types of baits, depending on the target species. The fishery is developed through all year long and around every island. Canarian fishermen have a very good knowledge of the fishery and the places to develop it, heritage of their ancestors. Fish commercialization takes places at local markets of the different islands.
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| Fishing Activity Type of production system: Artisanal Fishery Area Climatic zone: Temperate. Bottom type: Hard bottom. Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m); Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope - Upperslope (200 m - 500 m). Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic. Geo References for: Canary Islands 
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| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | ESP - Spain | | FAO Fishing Statistical Divisions | 34.1.2 - Canaries/Madeira insular |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Spain Artisanal handlines and poles fishery - Canary Islands watersThe Canary Islands archipelago and its surrounding waters are part of the Canary region, which is located on the eastern edge of the subtropical gyre of the North Atlantic and is bathed by the Canary current fed by the Azores current (Fiekas et al., 1992). The Canary Islands act as a barrier to the Canary Current and the trade winds which introduce strong variability in the atmospheric and oceanic flows, giving rise to mesoscalar oceanographic processes, such as eddies and warm wakes, to leeward of the islands (Mittelstaedt, 1991, Hernández-Guerra et al., 1993; Arístegui et al., 1997; Barton et al., 1998). On a biological level, these phenomena entail an increase in planktonic production. Likewise, the water masses from the Northwest African upwelling displaced offshore towards the Canary Islands by the Ekman transport and the upwelling filaments may reach the eastern part of the Canary region. Consequently, this region straddles the transition between the cool, nutrient-rich waters of the coastal upwelling regime and the warmer, oligotrophic waters of the open ocean (Barton et al., 1998). All of this results in variability of the oceanographic conditions in the Canary region, both in a longitudinal and a latitudinal sense. Thus, it is expected that the effects will be manifested at the biological level, affecting the whole trophic chain. Resources Exploited Other resources: Local costal insular stocks of finfishes. Associated Species (Bycatch) Juveniles Vessel Type Pole and Line vesselsFlag State  Spain They are wooden or fiberglass vessels of 7 m length and 60 h.p. Crew 2 persons (Spanish nationality) (2009) Fleet segment These is an artisanal fleet segment typical from the Canary Islands compound by small, fast and light vessels that carry out daily fishing trips. Fishing Gear Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-linesAll fishing gears working with lines and hooks are included in this gear type. Lines can be fiber, synthetic or metallic made. Handline is a type of vertical gear, constituted by a long or “mother” hand or cane-line, from where other lines with hooks or “brazoladas” hang. There is ballast at the final extreme of the gear, to keep it vertically. Seasonality All year long
Environmental limitations: Winter storms and strong summer trade winds Trip Duration 1 fishing day Ports Mains port of each island Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 400 | vessels | 1999 | | Participation | Number of fishermen (Canary Islands) | 800 | persons | 2009 | | Production | Catch total | 134 | tonnes | 1999-2004 |
Post Harvest Fish Utilisation Local consumption Management Management unit: No Jurisdictional framework Management Body/Authority(ies): Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery, Food and Environment Mandate: Management. Area under national jurisdiction: Spain Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). Management Body/Authority(ies): Office of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Water, Canary Islands Government Mandate: Management. Area under national jurisdiction: Spain Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). Management Regime Law 6/2007, 13 April, modification of the law 17/2003, 10 April (BOC 77, 23/4/2003; BOE 162, 8/7/2003), of Fishery in Canaries (BOC 78, 19/04/2007; BOE 124, 24/05/2007). Management measures of the Spanish purse seiners in Canary Islands are included in the “Law if the Fishery” of the Canaries (BOC 78, 19/04/2007; BOE 124, 24/05/2007). Management Methods Conservation and management measures with focus on Effort control, catch control, fish size limits, environment protection. More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Status and Trends General decrease in catches and fish sizes Source of Information Arístegui, J. et al., 1997. The influence of island generated eddies on chlorophyll distribution: a study of mesoscale variation around Gran Canaria. Deep-Sea Res. I, 44, 71–96. Balguerías, E., 1995. La pesca de los costeros canarios en el Banco Sahariano: antecedentes históricos y situación actual. La chopa, Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) como ejemplo de aplicación de métodos simples para la evaluación de stocks en la pesquería artesanal canaria. Microfichas Instituto Español de Oceanografía Volumen nº 6. Barton, E. D., J. Aristegui, P. Tett, M. Canton, J. Garcia-Braun, S. Hernandez-Leon, L.Nykjaer, C. Almeida, J. Almunia, S. Ballesteros, G. Basterretxea, J. Escanez, L. Garcia-Weill, A. Hernandez-Guerra, F. Lopez-Laatzen, R. Molina, M.F. Montero, E. Navarro-Perez, J.M. Rodriguez, K. van Lenning, H. Velez and K. Wild, 1998. The coastal transition zone of the Canary Current upwelling region. Prog. Oceanogr., 41, 455–504. Boletín Oficial de Canarias, 2007. Ley 6/2007, 13 abril, de modificación de la Ley 17/2003, 10 abril (BOC 77, 23.4.2003; BOE 162, 8.7.2003), de Pesca de Canarias. BOC 78, 19/04/2007. Boletín Oficial del Estado, 2007. Ley 6/2007, de 13 de abril, de modificación de la Ley 17/2003, de 10 de abril, de pesca de Canarias. BOE 124, 24/05/2007. Fiekas,V., J. Elken, T.J. Müller, A. Aitsam and W. Zenk, 1992. A view of the Canary Basin thermocline circulation in winter. J. Gephys. Res., 97, 12495–12510. Hernández-Guerra, A., J. Arístegui and M. Cantón, 1993. Phytoplankton pigment patterns in the Canary Islands area as determined using Coastal Zone Colour Scanner data. Int. J. Remote Sen., 14, 1431–1437. Mittelstaedt, E., 1991. The ocean boundary along the Northwest African coast: Circulation and oceanographic properties at the sea surface. Prog. Oceanogr., 26, 307–355. |
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