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Angola Purse seine small pelagic fishery - Angolan waters
Fishery  Fact Sheet
CECAF Fisheries Reports 2011
Angola Purse seine small pelagic fishery - Angolan waters
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Pequenos palagicos
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Location of Angola Purse seine small pelagic fishery - Angolan waters
 
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Geographic reference:  Angola
Spatial Scale: National
Reference year: 2011
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear:
Type of production system: Industrial
Fishery Area: Angolan waters; Angola; Cape Palmeirinhas; Cape Salinas; Cunene

Seasonality: North coast …

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Round sardinella; Madeiran sardinella; South American pilchard …  
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Associated Species: Pacific chub mackerel; Largehead hairtail; African moonfish …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Seiners nei
Fishery Indicators
Production: Landings S.…; Landings T.trechae

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: Unspecified.   Depth zone: Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m); Shelf - Uppershelf (up to 100 m); Shelf - Deepshelf (100 m - 200 m).   Horizontal distribution: Neritic.   Vertical distribution: Pelagic.  

Geo References for: Angolan waters
Resources Exploited
Round sardinella - Angola, Flat Sardinella - Angola, Sardine - Angola, Cunene horse mackerel - Angola, Cape horse mackerel - Angola, European anchovy - Angola
Target Species
Species thumbnailSardinella aurita
FAO Names : en - Round sardinella, fr - Allache, es - Alacha, ru - Сардинелла круглая (=алаша)
Species thumbnailSardinella maderensis
FAO Names : en - Madeiran sardinella, fr - Grande allache, es - Machuelo
Species thumbnailSardinops sagax
FAO Names : en - South American pilchard, fr - Pilchard sudaméricain, es - Sardina sudamericana, ru - Сардина-сардинопс перуанская
Trachurus trecaeTrachurus trecae
FAO Names : en - Cunene horse mackerel, fr - Chinchard du Cunène, es - Jurel de Cunene, ru - Ставрида западноафриканская
Trachurus capensisTrachurus capensis
FAO Names : en - Cape horse mackerel, fr - Chinchard du Cap, es - Jurel del Cabo, ru - Ставрида капская
Associated Species (Bycatch)
Species thumbnailScomber japonicus
FAO Names : en - Pacific chub mackerel, fr - Maquereau espagnol Pacifique, es - Estornino del Pacífico
Trichiurus lepturusTrichiurus lepturus
FAO Names : en - Largehead hairtail, fr - Poisson-sabre commun, es - Pez sable, zh - 带鱼, ru - Рыба-сабля
Selene dorsalis
FAO Names : en - African moonfish, fr - Musso africain, es - Jorobado africano, ru - Селена
Species thumbnailEthmalosa fimbriata
FAO Names : en - Bonga shad, fr - Ethmalose d'Afrique, es - Sábalo africano, ru - Бонга
Vessel Type
Seiners nei
Flag State
Angola

Muti purpose purse seiners undefined.


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Freezers and wetfish.
Crew
up to 60 crew, bigger vessels formerly (Un. Sov. Soc. Rep.) and smaller vessels (Angola).
Fishing Gear

Single purse seiners with net depth to 63 m.
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 Beach seine small pelagic fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Seine net small pelagic fishery - Angolan waters
Seasonality
North coast July to March, South coast September to May.
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
ProductionLandings S. aurita and S.maderensis120000tonnes2005
Landings T.trechae40000tonnes2005
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Fishmeal, dried fish, canned sardine, salted.
Markets
Predominantly local and part to region ( West Africa).
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 April to June north coast and June to August south coast, 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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