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Qatar Artisanal skiffs multigears fishery - Gulf Qatari waters
Fishery  Fact Sheet
RECOFI Fisheries Reports 2012
Qatar Artisanal skiffs multigears fishery - Gulf Qatari waters
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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 - Management - Bibliography
Means of Production
Type of production system: Artisanal   

Land Area

Land Area References

Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m).   Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic; Pelagic.  

Geo References for: Gulf Qatari waters
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
Species thumbnailScomberomorus 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
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ParticipationNumber of vessels 947vessels2012
EmploymentNumber of fishermen 3788Persons2012
ProductionLanded Volume 4625268metric tonnes2012
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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