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Saint Lucia Flyingfish fishery |
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more>> <<less Overview: Traditionally, flyingfish (Hirundichthys affinis) have been targeted by many Saint Lucia fishers. Early technology comprised the use of a shallow dip net (locally known as a “kali”) to scoop up flyingfish found in aggregations or attracted by some form of artificial raft (often banana leaves tied to the vessel). Finely chopped fish (“fresh”) was often thrown into the sea as an added attraction. This methodology is still in use today; however, surface handlines (with single hooks) and surface gillnets are also commonly used.
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Geographic reference: Saint Lucia Spatial Scale: National Reference year: 2019
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Fishing Activity Type of production system: Artisanal Fishery Area Climatic zone: Tropical. Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m). Horizontal distribution: Oceanic. Vertical distribution: Pelagic. Geo References Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | LCA - Saint Lucia |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Saint Lucia Flyingfish fishery Associated Species (Bycatch) Vessel Type Other fishing vesselsUndecked - pirogue; canoe or shaloop; sizes range from 5 and 9 m in length; engine capacity from 40 and 250 Hp (outboard). Catch Handling and Processing Equipment None Flag State Saint Lucia Fishing Gear Encircling gillnetsHandlines and hand-operated pole-and-linesSurface handlines (with single hooks), surface gillnets used to encircle fish are set off the boat to drift. Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) used comprising of an artificial raft constructed of banana leaves and the release of finely chopped fish remains in the water, shallow hand-operated dipnet are used to scoop the flyingfish. Related Fisheries - Fishery(ies) switching activity seasonally or targeting the same stock Saint Lucia Lobster fisherySaint Lucia Large pelagic fishery Seasonality October to July (peaks in December to February and May to June). Environmental limitationsThe presence of invasive Sargassum in some years may have resulted in decline in catches. Ports Gros Islet, Castries, Anse La Raye, Canaries, Choiseul, and Soufriere are the main landing sites for this fishery. Fisherfolks Community Saint Lucia nationals List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 335 (208 pirogues - 105 canoes - 22 shaloops) | vessels | 2007 | Number of vessels | 695 (549 pirogues - 73 canoes - 26 shaloops - 47 transom) | vessels | 2014 | Number of vessels | 359 | vessels | 2019 | Employment | Number of fishermen | 1005 | Persons | 2007 | Number of fishermen | 1346 | Persons | 2014 | Number of fishermen | 1399 in registry | Persons | 2019 | Number of fishermen | 196 captured during annual vessel license | Persons | 2019 | Production | Landed Volume | 75 | tonnes | 2003 | Landed Volume | 11 | tonnes | 2004 | Landed Volume | 72 | tonnes | 2005 | Landed Volume | 30 | tonnes | 2006 | Landed Volume | 46 | tonnes | 2007 | Landed Volume | 251 | tonnes | 2008 | Landed Volume | 220 | tonnes | 2009 | Landed Volume | 109 | tonnes | 2010 | Landed Volume | 22 | tonnes | 2011 | Landed Volume | 4 | tonnes | 2012 | Landed Volume | 107 | tonnes | 2013 | Landed Volume | 85 | tonnes | 2014 | Landed Volume | 0.43 | tonnes | 2015 | Landed Volume | 1.35 | tonnes | 2016 | Landed Volume | 0.71 | tonnes | 2017 | Landed Volume | 0.07 | tonnes | 2018 | Landed Volume | 0.02 | tonnes | 2019 | Landed Value | 260.735 | XCD 1000 | 2007 | Landed Value | 1486.703 | XCD 1000 | 2008 | Landed Value | 1214.890 | XCD 1000 | 2009 | Landed Value | 603.840 | XCD 1000 | 2010 | Landed Value | 147.061 | XCD 1000 | 2011 | Landed Value | 22.122 | XCD 1000 | 2012 | Landed Value | 753.599 | XCD 1000 | 2013 | Landed Value | 617.954 | XCD 1000 | 2014 | Landed Value | 3.080 | XCD 1000 | 2015 | Landed Value | 9.015 | XCD 1000 | 2016 | Landed Value | 5.877 | XCD 1000 | 2017 | Landed Value | 0.757 | XCD 1000 | 2018 | Landed Value | 0.238 | XCD 1000 | 2019 |
Management Management unit: Yes Jurisdictional framework Management Body/Authority(ies): Fisheries Department of Saint Lucia; Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Mandate: Management. Area under national jurisdiction: Saint Lucia Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). Management Regime Management Methods Fisheries Act (No. 10 of 1984) and Fisheries Regulations (No. 9 of 1994) which are based on the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) harmonized legislation. Plan for Managing the Fisheries of St. Lucia (1999); - Binding Fishery is largely open-access; mesh size is regulated; minimum mesh size of 19.05 mm is applied to all nets; use of gillnets is prohibited in the Soufriere Marine Management Area. More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Source of Information Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development, Saint Lucia. Personal communication, July 2020. http://www.malff.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=55 Bibliography CRFM. 2012. Report of the First Meeting of the CRFM/WECAFC Working Group on Flyingfish in the Eastern Caribbean, 18 – 19 June 2012, St. Vincent and the Grenadines CRFM Technical and Advisory Document, No. 2012/12. 85 pp. http://www.crfm.net/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&task=download&id=108_84e25d24d484ed377e199e392cda75d2&Itemid=235.Census of the Fisheries Sector in Saint Lucia. 2012. Hubert-Medar, P. National Report of Saint Lucia. pp. 33-36 in: FAO Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. Report of the Third Meeting of the WECAFC Ad Hoc Flyingfish Working Group of the Eastern Caribbean. Mount Irvine, Tobago, 21–25 July 2008. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 929. Rome, FAO. 2010. 88 pp. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1602e/i1602e00.pdf |
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