Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical. Vertical Dist: Pelagic.
• Abnormal phenomena: 1) Elevated sea water temperature. 2) Harmful algal bloom.
• Main climatological event associated: 1) El Nino. 2) Climate change.
• Main impact on fisheries: 1) Coral bleaching. Habitat damaged. 2) Widespread mortality of coral reef fishes.
Exploit
Estimated Catch (Tons / year). Catch trend: Fluctuating. CPUE Trend: Fluctuating. Effort Trend: Declining.
Fishery Indicators
Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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Production | Catch | 41 | tonnes | 2016 |
Bio Assess
Uncertainty: Low
Assess Empirical Approach
Type: Expert Knowledge
Weight on Evidence (WoE)
Assessment carried out by IOTC.
Management
Management unit: Yes
• Management plan title: Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices Management Plan.
• Main problems the plan intends to solve: Ecological.
• Management actions taken: IOTC measures.
• Year start of progress: 2014.
• Results obtained: Monitor DFAD's deployment to comply with DFAD's limit.
• Difficulties/constraints encountered: Preventing beaching of DFAD in sensitive areas.
• Current status: Ongoing.
Sources
FAO. 2019. Report of the Eighth Session of the Scientific Committee of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 February 2018. Rapport de la huitième session du Comité Scientifique de la Commission des Pêches pour le Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 février 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture No.1260. Maputo. 120 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
http://www.fao.org/3/ca4303b/ca4303b.pdf