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Kawakawa - Seychelles
Fact Sheet Title  Fact Sheet
Status of stocks and resources 2019
Kawakawa - Seychelles
Fact Sheet Citation  
Thonine orientale
Owned byFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – ownership
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Species List:
Species Ref: en - Kawakawa, fr - Thonine orientale, es - Bacoreta oriental

Fishery Indicators
Production: Catch
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Aq Res
Biological Stock: No         Value: National
Management unit: Yes        Reference year: 2016
 
 
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State TrendNot OverexploitedNot applicable
Aq Res State TrendNot OverexploitedNot applicable
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.
Geo Dist
Geo Dist: National

Water Area Overview
Spatial Scale: National

Water Area Overview
Aq Res Struct
Biological Stock: No

Exploit
 

Estimated Catch (Tons / year). Catch trend: Fluctuating. CPUE Trend: Fluctuating. Effort Trend: Declining.
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionCatch 41tonnes2016
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.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/3/ca4303b/ca4303b.pdf
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