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| Trinidad and Tobago Dolphinfish fishery - Tobago |
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Overview: Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) are widely distributed in the Western Central Atlantic, where they are caught by a wide variety of fisheries: artisanal, small-scale commercial, large-scale commercial and recreational.
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Fishing Activity Type of production system: Artisanal; Semi-industrial Fishery Area Bottom type: Soft bottom clean sand. Depth zone: Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m). Horizontal distribution: Littoral. Vertical distribution: Pelagic. Territorial waters off the coast of Tobago, preferentially from North East to South West. Can be found around island, usually following smaller schools of fish such as flying fish, and also along FADs (Fishing Aggregating Devices). 25-29˚C. Geo References  | Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | TTO - Trinidad and Tobago |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Trinidad and Tobago Dolphinfish fishery - TobagoTarget Species The body is iridescent blue, green, white and yellow colours with rows of dark spots or golden blotches running along sides. Weight of 14 kg. Associated Species (Bycatch) Elasmobranchii FAO Names : en - Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei, fr - Requins, raies, etc. nca, es - Tiburones, rayas, etc. nep, ru - Пластиножаберные (акулы, скаты) Vessel Type Multipurpose vesselsPirogues Catch Handling and Processing Equipment Ice holds (semi-industrial) Flag State  Trinidad and Tobago Seasonality January to March Environmental limitationsSargassum seaweed Ports Buccoo, Mt. Irvine, Pigeon Point. Fisherfolks Community Trinidad and Tobago nationals List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 126 artisanal and 10 semi-industrial | vessels | 2010-2014 | | Employment | Number of fishermen | 250 | Persons | 2010-2014 | | Production | Landed Volume | 14.2 | tonnes | 2010 | | Landed Volume | 4.6 | tonnes | 2011 | | Landed Volume | 10.6 | tonnes | 2012 | | Landed Volume | 9.1 | tonnes | 2013 | | Landed Volume | 30 | tonnes | 2014 |
Post Harvest Fish Utilisation Fish fillets (fresh, frozen, seasoned) Markets Trinidad and Tobago Management Management unit: Yes Jurisdictional framework Management Body/Authority(ies): Department of Marine Resources and Fisheries of the Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing and the Environment of the Tobago House of Assembly Mandate: Management. Area of Competence: Trinidad and Tobago Maritime Area: National waters. More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Status and Trends Declining (2015) Source of Information Department of Marine Resources and Fisheries of the Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing and the Environment of the Tobago House of Assembly. Personal communication, January 2016.  http://www.tha.gov.tt/divisions/agriculture-marine-affairs-marketing-the-environment/Bibliography S. Peters - National Report for Trinidad and Tobago. Prepared for the First Annual CRFM Scientific Meeting. Kingstown, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, June 28-30, 2004. A.C. Potts, D.T. Alexander and E. Nichols - An economic and social assessment of the flyingfish (pelagic) fishery of Trinidad and Tobago. In FAO/WECAFC Report of of the Second Meeting of the WECAFC Ad Hoc Flyingfish Working Group of the Eastern Caribbean. Bridgetown, Barbados. 8-12 January, 2001.  http://www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/005/y3856e/y3856e00.pdfJ. Martin - Preliminary stock assessment for the carite fishery of Trinidad. Technical report of the Project for the Establishment of Data Collection Systems and Assessment of the Fisheries Resources. FAO/UNDP:TRI/91/001/TR10. D. Phillips - Preliminary Stock Assessment for the Flyingfish Fishery of Tobago. Technical Report of the Project for the Establishment of Data Collection Systems and Assessmentof the Fisheries Resources. FAO/UNDP: TRI/91/001/TR11. |
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Coryphaena hippurus 