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Small pelagics - Tanzania
Fact Sheet Title  Fact Sheet
Status of stocks and resources 2019
Small pelagics - Tanzania
Fact Sheet Citation  
Petits pélagiques
Owned byFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – ownership
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Species List:
Chanidae
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Aq Res
Biological Stock: No         Value: National
Management unit: Yes        Reference year: 2019
 
 
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State TrendNot OverexploitedNot applicable
Aq Res State TrendNot OverexploitedNot applicable
Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical.   Vertical Dist: Pelagic.  


Tanzania identified beach erosion, degradation of coral reefs, sea surface temperature increase and acidification as the main phenomena related to climatic events. 
Geo Dist
Geo Dist: Straddling between High Seas and EEZ

Water Area Overview
Spatial Scale: National

Water Area Overview
Aq Res Struct
Biological Stock: No

Exploit
 

Estimated Catch (Tons / year). Catch trend: Increasing. CPUE Trend: Declining. Effort Trend: Increasing.
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionCatch 12,784tonnes2017
Bio Assess
Uncertainty: Intermediate

Data

In Tanzania, a CAS system is implemented to collect and manage fisheries data.
Assess Empirical Approach
Type:  Expert Knowledge
Weight on Evidence (WoE)
Management
Management unit: Yes


• Management plan title: Artisanal Pelagic Fishery Management Plan.
• Main problems the plan intends to solve: Sustainable fishery of the stock.
• Management actions taken: Management plan document in place,and management action plan recently prepared. MP in collaboration with FAO EAF-Nansen project and SWIOFP reports.
• Year start of progress: 2013.
• Results obtained: Added value and exports.
• Difficulties/constraints encountered: Fishers have changed from demersal to pelagic fisheries (high fishing mortality).
• Current status: Stock stable.
Sources
 
FAO. 2019. Report of the Eighth Session of the Scientific Committee of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 February 2018. Rapport de la huitième session du Comité Scientifique de la Commission des Pêches pour le Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 février 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture No.1260. Maputo. 120 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/3/ca4303b/ca4303b.pdf
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