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Nigeria Industrial trawl shrimp fishery |
Industrial trawl shrimp fishery |
| Data Ownership | This document provided, maintained and owned by Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) , is part of CECAF-FCWC Fisheries Reports data collection. |
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Fishing Activity Type of production system: Industrial Fishery Area Climatic zone: Tropical. Depth zone: Shelf-Uppershelf up 100m. Horizontal distribution: Neritic. Vertical distribution: Demersal. Within 5 and 30 nautical miles of the territorial waters Geo References for: Nigeria Water Area List The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Nigeria Industrial trawl shrimp fishery Vessel Type Vessel length: <23.2 meters Catch Handling and Processing Equipment Freezers Flag State Ghana Nigeria Fishing Gear Single boat bottom otter trawlsCod-end mesh size = 44 mm Associated Species (Bycatch) Finfish Protected Species (Bycatch) Sea turtle, Marine mammals Ports Kirikiri Lighter terminal port, Lagos Trip Duration 40 - 45 days Fisherfolks Community Ghana and Nigeria nationals Fishery Indicator List Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator |
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Type | Measure | 146 | vessels | 2019 | Type | Measure | 1752 | Persons | 2019 |
Post Harvest Markets European Union, Nigeria Management Management: Management Legal Definition Sea Fisheries Acts of 1971 (Licensing), Regulations of 1971, Sea Fisheries (Fishing) Regulations of 1972, The EEZ Decree of 1978, the Sea fisheries Decree of 1992, Sea Fisheries Regulation 1995 Jurisdictional framework Management Body/Authority(ies): Federal Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Mandate: Management; Regulation; Policies; Protection etc. Area of Competence: Nigeria Maritime Area: National Waters. Management Regime Management Methods Conservation, management and compliance measures with focus on Catch control, Effort control, Environment protection - Binding Source of Information Information provided by the FCWC Secretariat (FCWC Regional Database) and the Nigeria National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. March 2021. FAO. 2021. Report of the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and Fishery Statistics Capacity Development Data Workshop. Virtual Workshop, 26–30 October 2020. Rome. http://www.fao.org/3/cb3723en/cb3723en.pdf Bibliography FAO. Report of the Workshop of National Coordinators of the UNEP/GEF/FAO Project on Reducing the Impact of Tropical Shrimp Trawling Fisheries on Living Marine Resources Through the Adoption of Environmentally Friendly Techniques and Practices. Rome, Italy, 17-19 March 1999. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 605. Rome, FAO. 1999. 46p. http://www.fao.org/3/X2780E/X2780E00.htmFAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. |
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