Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal Vessel Type
Skiffs: Hook & line Speed Fiberglass boat, Outboard engine, size 6-12 m
Fishing vessels not specifiedFlag State
Bahrain
Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Ice
Crew
2 to 3 fishermen / 1 Bahraini and 2 to 3 crew foreigners (2009)
Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical. Bottom type: Hard bottom. Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m). Vertical distribution: Pelagic.
Coastal, depth 1-20 meter and Non-Coastal, 40 m on coral reefs
Geo References for: Bahraini gulf waters (1 - 20 m and 40 m)
Bahraini gulf waters (1 - 20 m and 40 m)
| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | BHR - Bahrain |
| FAO Fishing Statistical Sub Areas | 51.2 - Gulf subarea |
More Geo References
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of
Bahrain Skiffs hooks and lines small pelagics and Spanish mackerel fishery - Gulf Bahraini waters (1-20/40m)Ports
Muharraq, North Bahrain
Fisherfolks Community
Total Bahraini fishermen and their family (2009): 13563
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
| Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
|---|
| Fleet size | Number of vessels | 1233 | vessels | 2009 |
| Employment | Number of fishermen | 2466+1233 [Crew of foreigners + Bahraini Owners] | | 2009 |
| Production | Landed Volume | 580 | metric tonnes | 2009 |
| Marketing value [1 BD = US $ 2.66] | 0.44 Million BD | | 2009 |
Bibliography
Annual Fishery Statistics Report No 95. Fishery Resources in kingdom of Bahrain 2009. Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources and Wild Life. General Directorate for the Protection of Marine Resources. Directorate of Marine Resources. Fisheries Assessment Section. Kingdom of Bahrain, A. Al Radhi, N. Alsaffar, N. Hermis, A. Abdulla, S. Ahmed, Photographer H. Bader. P 82.
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