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| Northwest Atlantic Bottom trawl starry ray fishery - Tail of the Grand Banks |
 | Bottom trawl fishery targeting starry ray - Tail of the Grand Banks |
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more>> <<less Overview: A small percentage of the total effort of the vessels involved in the redfish and Greenland halibut fishery is directed towards skates on the tail of the Grand Banks. The target species is starry ray and the most common bycatch is American plaice. The main participants in this fishery are Canada, Spain, Portugal and the Russian Federation
(NAFO, 2008b).
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Fishing Activity Fishery Area Geo References  | FAO Fishing Statistical Divisions | 21.3.N - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.N |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Northwest Atlantic Bottom trawl starry ray fishery - Tail of the Grand BanksAssociated Species (Bycatch) Vessel Type TrawlersFlag State  Canada  Spain  Portugal  Russian Federation  Estonia  Lithuania Fishing Gear Bottom trawlsMesh size of the bottom trawls is 280 mm. Trip Duration 357 (2004), 392 (2005), 302 (2006) List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 2 | vessels | 2004 | | Number of vessels | 5 | vessels | 2005 | | Number of vessels | 3 | vessels | 2006 |
List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Production | Catch | 11977 | tonnes | 2004 | | Catch | 4914 | tonnes | 2005 | | Catch | 5183 | tonnes | 2006 |
Management Jurisdictional framework Area of Competence: NAFO area of competence Maritime Area: High seas. Source of Information Bensch, A.; Gianni, M.; Gréboval, D.; Sanders, J.S.; Hjort, A. - Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 522, Rev.1. Rome, FAO. 2009. 145p.  http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm |
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