Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical. Bottom Type: Soft bottom clean sand; Soft bottom muddy or muddy-sand. Depth Zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m). Horizontal Dist: Littoral. Vertical Dist: Demersal.
Geo Dist
Geo Dist: Shared between nations
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
The Model did not fit the data.
Sci Advice
As a precautionary measure, the Working Group recommends not to increase the mean catch of the last five years (22 500 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.