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RECOFI Fisheries Reports 2012
Qatar Artisanal skiffs multigears fishery - Gulf Qatari waters
Speed Boats - Multigears
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Location of Qatar Artisanal skiffs multigears fishery - Gulf Qatari waters
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Geographic reference:
Qatar
Spatial Scale:
National
Reference year:
2012
Approach: Production System
Means of Production
Land Base
: Qatar
Type of production system
: Artisanal
Vessel Type:
Other fishing vessels
Fishing Activity
Fishery Area
: Gulf Qatari waters; Qatar; Gulf subarea
Fishery Indicators
Participation
: Number of vessels
Employment
: Number of fishermen
Production
: Landed Volume
Table of Contents
Means of Production
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Management
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Bibliography
Means of Production
Type of production system:
Artisanal
Land Area
Land Area References
ISO3 Code
QAT - Qatar
UN
634 - Qatar
Fishery Area
Climatic zone:
Tropical.
Depth zone:
Coastal (0 m - 50 m).
Vertical distribution:
Demersal/Benthic; Pelagic.
Geo References for:
Gulf Qatari waters
Gulf Qatari waters
Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ)
QAT - Qatar
FAO Fishing Statistical Sub Areas
51.2 - Gulf subarea
More Geo References
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of
Qatar Artisanal skiffs multigears fishery - Gulf Qatari waters
FAO Major Fishing Areas
51 - Indian Ocean, Western
Large Marine Ecosystem Areas (LME)
32 - Arabian Sea
Fleet segment
Vessel Type
Other fishing vessels
Sbeed boat: Multigears skiff Fiberglass boat, Outboard engine, size 6-12 m
Flag State
Qatar
Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Ice
Crew
3-5 person
Trip Duration
1 day
Ports
Alshamal, Alkhour, Doha & Alwakra
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Fishing Gear
Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.
Gillnets and entangling nets
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines
Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.
Drift gillnets
Seasonality
All year long
Captured Species
Scomberomorus commerson
FAO Names :
en - Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, fr - Thazard rayé indo-pacifique, es - Carite estriado Indo-Pacífico
Rhabdosargus haffara
FAO Names :
en - Haffara seabream, fr - Sargue haffara, es - Sargo hafará
Gerres longirostris
FAO Names :
en - Longtail silverbiddy, fr - Blanche armée, es - Mojarra espinuda
Lethrinus nebulosus
FAO Names :
en - Spangled emperor, fr - Empereur moris, es - Emperador relámpago, ar - إمبراطور مُبرَّق, zh - 星斑裸颊鲷
Siganus canaliculatus
FAO Names :
en - White-spotted spinefoot, fr - Sigan pintade, es - Sigano pintado, zh - 长鳍(黄斑)篮子鱼
Carangoides bajad
FAO Names :
en - Orangespotted trevally, fr - Carangue lentigine, es - Jurel lentejuela
Atule mate
FAO Names :
en - Yellowtail scad, fr - Sélar queue jaune, es - Jurel rabo amarillo, ar - نيزكة أصفر الذّيل, zh - 游鳍叶鲹
Scomberoides commersonnianus
FAO Names :
en - Talang queenfish, fr - Sauteur talang, es - Jurel saltador, ar - قفّاز تالانك, zh - 康氏似鲹
Diagramma pictum
FAO Names :
en - Painted sweetlips, fr - Diagramme voilier, es - Burro velero
Carcharhinus dussumieri
FAO Names :
en - Whitecheek shark, fr - Requin à joues blanches, es - Tiburón cariblanco, ar - قرش ذو خُدُود بَيْضاء, zh - 杜氏真鲨
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
Type
Measure
Value
Unit
Time period
Participation
Number of vessels
947
vessels
2012
Employment
Number of fishermen
3788
Persons
2012
Production
Landed Volume
4625268
metric tonnes
2012
Management
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Fisheries Department and Living Marine Recourses Committee
Mandate:
Management.
Area under national jurisdiction: Qatar
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).
Management Regime
Management Methods
Conservation and management methods with focus on Output control
Aquatic species-related measures
Size limits applied as minimum legal length for major commercial species
More information on fisheries legislation at:
FAOLEX legislative database
Bibliography
National Fisheries Information System (NFIS).
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