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Northwest Atlantic Longline fishery - Off the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap
Fishery  Fact Sheet
Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas 2009
Northwest Atlantic Longline fishery - Off the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap
Fact Sheet Citation  
Longline multispecies fishery - Off the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap
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Overview: Canada reported a small multispecies longline fishery (one to three vessels), targeting deep-sea species such as Greenland halibut, Atlantic halibut and redfish, which operates in part on the high seas.

Location of Northwest Atlantic Longline fishery - Off the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap
 

Geographic reference:  Northwest Atlantic
Spatial Scale: Regional
Reference year: 2006
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Longlines (nei)
Fishery Area: Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.M; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.N; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.L; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.O


Harvested Resource
Target Species: Atlantic halibut; Greenland halibut; Atlantic redfishes nei …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Longliners
Fishery Indicators
Nominal Effort: Number of vessels
Production: Catch

Fishing Activity
 
Fishery Area
Depth zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m); Abyssal ( >1000m).   Sea floor physiography: Seamounts.  

Geo References
Vessel Type
Longliners
Flag State
Canada
Fishing Gear
Longlines (nei)
Trip Duration

3 (2003), 34 (2004), 21 (2005), 0 (2006)


List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
Nominal EffortNumber of vessels 1vessels2003
Number of vessels 3vessels2004
Number of vessels 3vessels2005
Number of vessels 0vessels2006
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionCatch 20tonnes2003
Catch 120tonnes2004
Catch 80tonnes2005
Catch 0tonnes2006
Management
 
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
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.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm
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