Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical. Bottom Type: Soft bottom muddy or muddy-sand. Depth Zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m). Horizontal Dist: Neritic; Oceanic. Vertical Dist: Demersal/Benthic.
Bio Assess
Assessment year: 2021
The CECAF Working Groups have adopted the following Biological Reference Points (BRPs):
- Limit Reference points: BMSY and FMSY
- Target Reference Points: B0.1 and F0.1
Stock status is assigned based on current estimates of fishing mortality (Fcur) and biomass (Bcur) relative to these target and limit reference points (Bcur/BMSY, Fcur/FMSY, Bcur/B0.1, Fcur/F0.1). The results from the stock assessment of this stock are found under the “Biological state and trend section”.
Results
No fit of the model.
Sci Advice
Due to the uncertainty of the stock status and as a precautionary measure, the Working Group recommends that catches do not exceed the average value over the last five years (650 tonnes).
Sources
FAO. 2022. Meeting summary of the FAO/CECAF Working Group on the Assessment of Demersal resources – Subgroup South. Nouakchott, Mauritania, 5-9 December 2022. CECAF/SSCIX/2022/4d.
https://www.fao.org/3/cc3292b/cc3292b.pdf Bibliography
All references to figures, tables and bibliography in the text are found within the source of information.
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