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Angola Trawl demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Fishery  Fact Sheet
CECAF Fisheries Reports 2011
Angola Trawl demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Fact Sheet Citation  
Arrasto demersal
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Location of Angola Trawl demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
 
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Geographic reference:  Angola
Spatial Scale: National
Reference year: 2011
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Single boat bottom otter trawls
Type of production system: Industrial
Fishery Area: Angolan waters; Angola; Cape Palmeirinhas; Cape Salinas; Cunene

Seasonality: October to June.

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Shallow-water Cape hake; Geelbek croaker; Meagre …  
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Associated Species: Deep-water rose shrimp; Striped red shrimp; Common cuttlefish …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Stern trawlers  
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Fishery Indicators
Production: Landing - estimated

Table of Contents
Fishing Activity - Post Harvest - Management - Status and Trends - Bibliography
Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Industrial   

Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Bottom type: Soft bottom gravel-sandy.   Depth zone: Shelf - Uppershelf (up to 100 m); Shelf - Deepshelf (100 m - 200 m); Shelf - Edgeshelf; Slope - Upperslope (200 m - 500 m); Slope - Deepslope (500 m - 1000 m).   Horizontal distribution: Neritic; Oceanic.   Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic.  

Geo References for: Angolan waters
Resources Exploited
Croakers - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and Angola
Grouper - Gabon, Congo and Angola
Cape hake - Angola, Benguela hake - Angola, Geelbek croaker - Angola, Meagre - Angola, Longneck croaker - Angola, Angolan dentex - Angola, Large-eye dentex - Angola, Dentex - Angola, Yellowbelly rock cod - Angola, White grouper - Angola, Canary drum - Angola, Cassava croaker - Angola, Red pandora - Angola, Bogue - Angola, Soles - Angola, Deepwater rose shrimp - Angola, Striped red shrimp - Angola, Broadtail shortfin squid - Angola, Cuttlefish and bobtailfish - Angola
Target Species
Merluccius capensisMerluccius capensis
FAO Names : en - Shallow-water Cape hake, fr - Merlu côtier du Cap, es - Merluza del Cabo
Atractoscion aequidens
FAO Names : en - Geelbek croaker, fr - Téraglin, es - Corvinata prieta, zh - 非洲锤形石首鱼
Argyrosomus regius
FAO Names : en - Meagre, fr - Maigre commun, es - Corvina, zh - 大西洋白姑鱼, ru - Горбыль серебристый
Umbrina canariensis
FAO Names : en - Canary drum(=Baardman), fr - Ombrine bronze, es - Verrugato de Canarias, ar - شفشف برونز أو معزة برونزية, zh - 斜纹短须石首鱼
Pseudotolithus typus
FAO Names : en - Longneck croaker, fr - Otolithe nanka, es - Corvina bosoro
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
FAO Names : en - Cassava croaker, fr - Otolithe sénégalais, es - Corvina casava
Dentex macrophthalmusDentex macrophthalmus
FAO Names : en - Large-eye dentex, fr - Denté à gros yeux, es - Cachucho, ru - Зубан большеглазый
Dentex angolensisDentex angolensis
FAO Names : en - Angolan dentex, fr - Denté angolais, es - Dentón angoleño
Dentex barnardi
FAO Names : en - Barnard dentex, fr - Denté austral, es - Chacarona sureña
Dentex canariensisDentex canariensis
FAO Names : en - Canary dentex, fr - Denté à tache rouge, es - Chacarona de Canarias
Pagellus bellottii bellottiiPagellus bellottii
FAO Names : en - Red pandora, fr - Pageot à tache rouge, es - Breca chata
Boops boopsBoops boops
FAO Names : en - Bogue, fr - Bogue, es - Boga, ru - Боопс большеглазый
Epinephelus marginatus
FAO Names : en - Dusky grouper, fr - Mérou noir, es - Mero moreno
Epinephelus aeneusEpinephelus aeneus
FAO Names : en - White grouper, fr - Mérou blanc, es - Cherna de ley
Serranidae
FAO Names : en - Groupers, seabasses nei, fr - Serranidés nca, es - Meros y chernas nep, ru - Серрановые (=каменные окуни)
Pomadasydae
Soleidae
FAO Names : en - Soles nei, fr - Soles nca, es - Lenguados nep
Associated Species (Bycatch)
Species thumbnailParapenaeus longirostris
FAO Names : en - Deep-water rose shrimp, fr - Crevette rose du large, es - Gamba de altura, ar - إيربيان وردية أعماق المياه, zh - 长额拟对虾, ru - Креветка розовая глубоководная
Aristeus varidens
FAO Names : en - Striped red shrimp, fr - Gambon rayé, es - Gamba listada
Species thumbnailSepia officinalis
FAO Names : en - Common cuttlefish, fr - Seiche commune, es - Sepia común
Illex coindetii
FAO Names : en - Broadtail shortfin squid, fr - Encornet rouge, es - Pota voladora
Vessel Type
Stern trawlers
Otter trawlers
Flag State
Angola

Mostly otter trawlers undefined.


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Freezers and wetfish.
Crew
up to 60 crew on range of vessels (Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.,Angola,Spain) and other undefined.
Fishing Gear
Single boat bottom otter trawls
Bottom (stern) trawl with otter boards vessels 20-90 m length 80 mm cod end.
Fleet segment
Industrial: Purpose built commercial vessels > 20 m.
Related Fisheries - Fishery(ies) switching activity seasonally or targeting the same stock
Angola Industrial fisheries - Angolan waters
Angola Trawl crustaceans fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Handline demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Gillnet demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Lift net demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Seasonality
October to June.
Ports
Cabinda, Luanda, Porto-Amboim, Mocamedes, Lobito, Alexandre, Baia-Farta.
Trip Duration
Varies from daily to >40 days (freezers).
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionLanding - estimated105 000tonnes2005
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Fresh fish, dried fish, salted and dried.
Markets
Unspecified - mostly local consumption.
Management
Management unit: No

Legal definition
Provincial (Cabinda, Zaire, Bengo, Luanda, K.Sul, Benguela, Namibe)
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Fisheries (Angola): National Fisheries Directorate (DNP)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Fisheries (Angola): National Surveillance Directorate (DNF)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Artisanal Fisheries Development Institute (IPA)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Marine Research Institute (IIM)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): National Institute for the Support of Fisheries Industries (INAIP)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Fisheries Industries and Fisheries Schools (FADEPA)
Mandate: National Fisheries management; Research; Surveillence; Administration and Funding support.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Angola
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management.  
Area of Competence: SEAFO area of competence
Maritime Area: High seas.  
Management Regime
Management Methods

Management and conservation methods with focus on Effort control, Catch control

  • Aquatic species-related measures
    TAC
  • Gear-related measures
    Gear type, Gear dimension, Mesh size
  • Vessel-related measures
     Access Control: Vessel type and Vessel Size
  • Fishing activity-related measures
    Closed season July to September, Input and output controlled (TAC and effort), Area restrictions (not closer than 4 nm), Access by nationality, Licenses, Vessel number, Gear number, TAC
More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database
Status and Trends
 
No indicators specified (assumed declining historically).
Bibliography
 
Guia de campo para as espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Angola, Bianchi, G., FAO, 1986  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/010/s0650p/s0650p00.htm
Smiths' Sea Fishes, M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra, 2003 (revision), ISBN 1 86872 890 0, Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
Fisheries protocols of the BCLME countries, Enviro-Fish Africa, Feike, University of Cape Town, Tralac,Bruce Shallard and Assoc., 2006, BCLME/LMR/SE/03/03, BCLME, Swakopmund, Namibia.
Overview and analysis of socio-economic and fisheries information to promote the management of artisanal fisheries in the BCLME region - Angola, Agostinho,D, Fielding, P, Sowman, M, and M. Bergh, 2005, BCLME/LMR/AFSE/03/01/B, BCLME, Swakopmund, Namibia.  Click to openhttp://www.benguelacc.org/index.php/en/
An assessment of the state of the commercial fisheries catch data in the BCLME region, Aukland, R and C. Ninnes, 2004, BCLME/LMR/CF/03/02, BCLME, Swakopmund, Namibia.  Click to openhttp://www.benguelacc.org/index.php/en/
Relatorio do workshop de analise de risco para gestao sustentavel das pescarias (RASF), Minsterio das Pescas (Angola), Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Pesquiera (INIP), 2005, BCLME/LMR/EAF/03/01, BCLME, Swakopmund, Namibia.  Click to openhttp://www.benguelacc.org/index.php/en/
Review of management practices of Angola's small pelagic fisheries (TROM review), Minsterio das Pescas (Angola), Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Pesquiera (INIP), 2005, BCLME/LMR/EAF/03/01, BCLME, Swakopmund, Namibia.  Click to openhttp://www.benguelacc.org/index.php/en/
BCLME - Ecosystem approach for fisheries management in the BCLME - Report of the first regional workshop, Windhoek: 21-24 September 2004, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (ed. K. Cochrane), 2004, BCLME/LMR/EAF/03/01, Food and Agricultural Oranisation of the United Nations, Rome (in conjunction with BCLME).
Preliminary Report Cruise No.1 - Surveys of the fish resources of Angola, Norad - FAO/UNDP GLO 82/001 IMR Bergen, 1989, FAO Repository, Norad (Dr Fridjhof Nansen programme) / FAO (Rome).
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