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| Fact Sheet Title Fact Sheet |
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 | Queen conch of Belize EEZ |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , is part of WECAFC Stock Status Reports data collection. |
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| ident Block | ident Block | | | | Species List: | | Species Ref: en - Queen conch, fr - Lambi, es - Caracol reina, zh - 大凤凰螺 |
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| ident Block Queen conch - Belize
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| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) |
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| BLZ | Belize |
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| Aq Res | Biological Stock: No
Value: National
Management unit: Yes
Reference year: 2015
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| Considered a management unit: An aquatic resource or fishery is
declared as [Fishery] Management Unit if it is
effectively the focus for the application of selected
management methods and measures, within the broader
framework of a management system. According to the FAO
Glossary for Responsible Fishing, "a Fishery Management
Unit (FMU) is a fishery or a portion of a fishery
identified in a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) relevant
to the FMP's management objectives." FMU's may be
organised around fisheries biological, geographic,
economic, technical, social or ecological dimensions ,
and the makeup and attribute of a fishery management
unit depends mainly on the FMP's management
objectives. |
| Jurisdictional distribution: Jurisdictional qualifier (e.g.
"shared", "shared - highly migratory") of the aquatic
resource related with its spatial distribution. |
| Environmental group: Classification of the aquatic
resource according to the environmental group (e.g.
pelagic invertebrate, or demersal fish) to which the
species belong. |
| Reference Year: The Reference Year is the last year considered in the stock assessment and/or fishery status. |
| | | | | | Habitat Bio Climatic Zone: Tropical. Bottom Type: Coral reef. Depth Zone: Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m). Horizontal Dist: Littoral. Vertical Dist: Benthic. Geo Dist Geo Dist: National Water Area Overview  | | Water Area Overview Queen conch - Belize
| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | BLZ: Belize |
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Water Area OverviewQueen conch - Belize Aq Res Struct Biological Stock: No Bio Assess Assess Empirical Approach Type: Expert judgment Management Management unit: Yes Minimum size: The shell length should exceed 7 inches or 18 cm. Market clean conch weight should exceed 3 ounces or 85g. Closed season: from 1Jul- 30 sept. Other measures: Quota System, gear restrictions (No SCUBA diving), area closure (8 marine reserves), diced conch is prohibited, managed Access Programme, Conch Management Plan Sources Fisheries Department, Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development Belize City, Belize. Personal communication, 2016.  http://www.fisheries.gov.bz/ |
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