Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical. Bottom type: Soft bottom. Depth zone: Coastal-Close shore littoral 20m. Horizontal distribution: Littoral.
Depth zone is usually less than 20 m depth
Geo References for: EEZ of French Guiana
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Water Area List
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of
French Guiana Coastal fish small scale fishery Target Species
>30 species, sea-catfish, centropomids
Vessel Type
GillnettersFlag State
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French Guiana
Associated Species (Bycatch)
Small specimens and some sea catfishes
Fishery Indicator List
Fishery Indicator
Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator |
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Type | Measure | 114 (actives) - 128 (registered) | vessels | 2018 |
Type | Measure | 376 | Persons | registered 2018 |
Type | Measure | 2836 | tonnes | 2016 |
Measure | 2468 | tonnes | 2017 |
Measure | 2285 | tonnes | 2018 |
Measure | 6390 000 | USD | 2018 |
Source of Information
Ifremer, Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer, French Guiana, France. Personal communication during the 3rd Meeting of the WECAFC/CRFM/IFREMER Working Group on Shrimp and Groundfish of the North Brazil-Guianas Shelf, 26th – 27th November 2019, Paramaribo, Suriname.