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Sea cucumber - Tanzania
Fact Sheet Title  Fact Sheet
Status of stocks and resources 2019
Sea cucumber - Tanzania
Fact Sheet Citation  
Bèches-de-mer
Owned byFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – ownership
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Species List:
Species Ref: en - Sea cucumbers nei, fr - Bèches-de-mer nca, es - Cohombros de mar nep, ru - Голотурии (=морские огурцы)
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Aq Res
Biological Stock: No         Value: National
Management unit: Yes        Reference year: 2019
 
 
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State TrendOverexploitedNot applicable
Aq Res State TrendOverexploitedNot applicable
Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State TrendOverexploited
Habitat Bio
Climatic Zone: Tropical.   Depth Zone: Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m).   Vertical Dist: Demersal/Benthic.  


Tanzania identified beach erosion, degradation of coral reefs, sea surface temperature increase and acidification as the main phenomena related to climatic events. 
Geo Dist
Geo Dist: National

Water Area Overview
Spatial Scale: National

Water Area Overview
Aq Res Struct
Biological Stock: No

Bio Assess
Uncertainty: Low

Data

In Tanzania, a CAS system is implemented to collect and manage fisheries data.
Assess Empirical Approach
Type:  Expert Knowledge
Weight on Evidence (WoE)
Management
Management unit: Yes


• Management actions taken: Tanzania Mainland: Fishery closed; Zanzibar: in the process of introducing a 6 month/year closure. Fisheries legislation prohibits to fish, possess, process, sell, or export. 
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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