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Southeast Atlantic Bottom and mid-water trawl orange roughy and alfonsino fishery - high seas
Fishery  Fact Sheet
Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas 2009
Southeast Atlantic Bottom and mid-water trawl orange roughy and alfonsino fishery - high seas
Fact Sheet Citation  
Bottom and mid-water trawl fisheries for orange roughy and alfonsino - high seas
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Overview: The orange roughy and alfonsino fisheries are conducted using both mid-water and bottom trawls. The main fishing areas for these species appear to be in Divisions A–C with a large portion of the catch reported from Sub-Division B1.

Location of Southeast Atlantic Bottom and mid-water trawl orange roughy and alfonsino fishery - high seas
 

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

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Bottom trawls  
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Fishery Area: SEAFO division A.0; SEAFO division A.1; SEAFO division C.0; SEAFO division C.1;
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Harvested Resource
Target Species: Alfonsinos nei; Orange roughy
Associated Species: Pelagic armourhead; Bluenose warehou; Boarfish …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Trawlers
Fishery Indicators
Nominal Effort: Number of vessels

Fishing Activity
 
Fishery Area

Geo References
Vessel Type
Trawlers
Flag State
Russian Federation
Namibia
Cyprus
Mauritius
Cook Islands
Fishing Gear
Bottom trawls

List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
Nominal EffortNumber of vessels 3 (2 COK; 1 NAM)vessels2006
Management
 
Jurisdictional framework
Area of Competence: SEAFO 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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