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Angola Gillnet demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Fishery  Fact Sheet
CECAF Fisheries Reports 2011
Angola Gillnet demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
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Location of Angola Gillnet 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: Gillnets and entangling nets (nei)
Type of production system: Artisanal; Semi-industrial; Subsistence
Fishery Area: Angolan waters; Angola; Cape Palmeirinhas; Cape Salinas; Cunene


Harvested Resource
Target Species: Guinean sea catfish; Longneck croaker; Cassava croaker …  
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Associated Species: Smoothback angelshark; Barbeled houndshark; Carcharhinus sharks nei

Means of Production
Vessel Type: Other fishing vessels
Fishery Indicators
Production: Landing - estimated

Table of Contents
Fishing Activity - Post Harvest - Management - Bibliography
Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal; Semi-industrial; Subsistence   

Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Bottom type: Unspecified.   Depth zone: Coastal - Shallow waters, inshore (0 m - 50 m); Shelf - Uppershelf (up to 100 m).   Horizontal distribution: Estuarine; Littoral; Neritic.   Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic.  

Geo References for: Angolan waters
Resources Exploited
Longneck croaker - Angola, Cassava croaker - Angola, Lesser African threadfin - Angola
Target Species
Arius parkii
FAO Names : en - Guinean sea catfish, fr - Mâchoiron de Guinée, es - Bagre de Guinea
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
Galeoides decadactylusGaleoides decadactylus
FAO Names : en - Lesser African threadfin, fr - Petit capitaine, es - Barbudo enano africano
Associated Species (Bycatch)
Species thumbnailSquatina oculata
FAO Names : en - Smoothback angelshark, fr - Ange de mer ocellé, es - Pez ángel, ar - قِرش مَلَك مُسطَّح الظَّهر, zh - 巴西扁鲨
Leptocharias smithii
FAO Names : en - Barbeled houndshark, fr - Émissole barbue, es - Tiburón barbudo, ar - كلب البحر بِلِحْية, zh - 细须雅鲨
Carcharhinus spp
FAO Names : en - Carcharhinus sharks nei, fr - Requins Carcharhinus nca, es - Cazones Carcharhinus nep
Vessel Type
Other fishing vessels
Flag State
Angola

Catrongas.


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Salt or Ice.
Crew
1-10 crew, Angola.
Fishing Gear
Gillnets and entangling nets (nei)
No details, standard gear assumed.
Fleet segment
Artisanal: Purpose built commercial vessels > 20 m, Commercial vessels >14 m, wet fish rarely with ice, Commercial vessels up to 20 m with ice, non-commercial wet fish only personal consumption.
Related Fisheries - Fishery(ies) switching activity seasonally or targeting the same stock
Angola Artisanal fisheries - Angolan waters
Angola Handline demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Lift net demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Angola Trawl demersal fish fishery - Angolan waters
Ports
Cabinda, Luanda, Porto-Amboim, Mocamedes, Lobito, Alexandre, Baia-Farta and beaches and estuaries around entire coast.
Trip Duration
1 day.
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionLanding - estimated150 000tonnes2005
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Fresh, on ice wetfish for markets, dried and 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 Regime
Management Methods

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

  • Gear-related measures
    Gear type, Gear dimension, Mesh size
  • Vessel-related measures
     Access Control: Vessel type and Vessel Size
  • Fishing activity-related measures
    Access by nationality, Licenses, Vessel number, Gear number, TAC, No fishing closer than 4 nautical miles
More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database
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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