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Angola Trawl crustaceans fishery - Angolan waters
Fishery  Fact Sheet
CECAF Fisheries Reports 2011
Angola Trawl crustaceans fishery - Angolan waters
Fact Sheet Citation  
Pescaria de camarao
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Location of Angola Trawl crustaceans 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; Semi-industrial
Fishery Area: Angolan waters; Angola; Cape Palmeirinhas; Cape Salinas; Cunene

Seasonality: April to December.

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Striped red shrimp; Deep-water rose shrimp; Caramote prawn …  
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Associated Species: Large-eye dentex; Angolan dentex; Shallow-water Cape hake …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Beam trawlers  
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Fishery Indicators
Production: Landed Volume

Table of Contents
Fishing Activity - Post Harvest - Management - Status and Trends - Bibliography
Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Industrial; Semi-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).   Horizontal distribution: Neritic; Oceanic.   Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic.  

Geo References for: Angolan waters
Resources Exploited
Deepwater rose shrimp - Angola, Striped red shrimp - Angola, Caramote prawn - Angola, Northern pink shrimp - Angola, Royal spiny lobster - Angola, Angolan dentex - Angola, Large-eye dentex - Angola, Cape hake - Angola, Benguela hake - Angola, Broadtail shortfin squid - Angola, Red flying squid - Angola
Target Species
Aristeus varidens
FAO Names : en - Striped red shrimp, fr - Gambon rayé, es - Gamba listada
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
Penaeus kerathurusPenaeus kerathurus
FAO Names : en - Caramote prawn, fr - Caramote, es - Langostino
Species thumbnailPenaeus duorarum
FAO Names : en - Northern pink shrimp, fr - Crevette rose du Nord, es - Camarón rosado norteño
Panulirus regius
FAO Names : en - Royal spiny lobster, fr - Langouste royale, es - Langosta real
Associated Species (Bycatch)
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
Merluccius capensisMerluccius capensis
FAO Names : en - Shallow-water Cape hake, fr - Merlu côtier du Cap, es - Merluza del Cabo
Illex coindetii
FAO Names : en - Broadtail shortfin squid, fr - Encornet rouge, es - Pota voladora
Todaropsis eblanae
FAO Names : en - Lesser flying squid, fr - Toutenon souffleur, es - Pota costera, ar - ذو الأذرع العشر طائر أدنى, zh - 小柔鱼
Vessel Type
Beam trawlers
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Flag State
Angola

Shrimp trawl specific of gear undefined.


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Freezers and wetfish.
Crew
up to 60 range of vessels (Angola).
Fishing Gear

Fleet segment
Industrial, Semi-industrial: Purpose built commercial vessels > 20 m, Commercial vessels >14 m, wet fish rarely with ice, Commercial vessels up to 20 m with ice.
Related Fisheries - Fishery(ies) switching activity seasonally or targeting the same stock
Angola Industrial fisheries - Angolan waters
Angola Trawl demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Seasonality
April to December.
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
ProductionLanded Volume 9000tonnes2004
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Dried and frozen / canned product.
Markets
Unspecified (assume international exports).
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 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 January to Mars, 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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