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WECAFC Fishery Resources Report 2019
Nicaragua Artisanal cannonball jellyfish fishery - Caribbean Sea
Pesqueria artesanal de la Medusa del caribe
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Overview:
Trammel net and cast net fishery inshore and coastal shallow waters.
Location of Nicaragua Artisanal cannonball jellyfish fishery - Caribbean Sea
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Geographic reference:
Nicaragua
Spatial Scale:
National
Reference year:
2019
Approach: Fishing Activity
Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear:
Portable lift nets
Type of production system
: Artisanal
Fishery Area
: Caribbean Sea; Nicaragua;
Seasonality
: All year round
Harvested Resource
Target Species:
Cannonball jellyfish
Means of Production
Vessel Type:
Fishery Indicators
Production
: Landed Volume; Export price
Table of Contents
Overview
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Fishing Activity
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Post Harvest
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Management
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Source of Information
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Bibliography
Fishing Activity
Type of production system:
Artisanal
Fishery Area
Climatic zone:
Tropical.
Bottom type:
Seagrass; Soft bottom.
Depth zone:
Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m).
Horizontal distribution:
Littoral.
Vertical distribution:
Demersal.
Geo References for:
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ)
NIC - Nicaragua
More Geo References
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of
Nicaragua Artisanal cannonball jellyfish fishery - Caribbean Sea
FAO Major Fishing Areas
31 - Atlantic, Western Central
77 - Pacific, Eastern Central
Large Marine Ecosystem Areas (LME)
11 - Pacific Central American Coast
12 - Caribbean Sea
Target Species
Stomolophus meleagris
FAO Names :
en - Cannonball jellyfish, fr - Méduse tête-de-choux, es - Medusa bala de cañón
Vessel Type
Small boats and canoes up to 8 m in length and outboard engines (40 HP).
Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
None
Crew
5 (NIC)
Flag State
Nicaragua
Fishing Gear
Portable lift nets
Portable telescopic style fishing net
Seasonality
All year round
Ports
Bilwi
Trip Duration
8 hours
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
Type
Measure
Value
Unit
Time period
Production
Landed Volume
259
tonnes
2019
Export price
139.023
USD
2019
Post Harvest
Markets
Taiwan Province of China
Management
Management unit
: No
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Nicaraguan Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INPESCA)
Mandate:
Management.
Area of Competence: Nicaragua
Maritime Area: Territorial Sea.
More information on fisheries legislation at:
FAOLEX legislative database
Source of Information
Information provided by the Dirección de Investigaciones Pesqueras (DIP) del Instituto Nicaragüense de la Pesca y Acuicultura (INPESCA). 2019. Anuario Pesquero y Acuícola.
http://www.inpesca.gob.ni/images/Anuarios%20Pesqueros/ANUARIO%20PESQUERO%20Y%20ACUICOLA%202019%20Versi%C3%B3n%20BCN%20-%20141221.pdf
Bibliography
Instituto Nicaragüense de la Pesca y Acuicultura (INPESCA)
http://www.inpesca.gob.ni/index.php/en/
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