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Bahrain Skiffs longlines small pelagics and Spanish mackerel fishery - Gulf Bahraini waters (1-20/40m)
Fishery  Fact Sheet
RECOFI Fisheries Reports 2022
Bahrain Skiffs longlines small pelagics and Spanish mackerel fishery - Gulf Bahraini waters (1-20/40m)
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Location of Bahrain Skiffs longlines small pelagics and Spanish mackerel fishery - Gulf Bahraini waters (1-20/40m)
 
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Geographic reference:  Bahrain
Spatial Scale: National
Reference year: 2014
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Longlines (nei)
Type of production system: Artisanal
Fishery Area: Bahraini gulf waters (1 - 20 m and 40 m); Bahrain;

Seasonality: Closed fishing …

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Talang queenfish; Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel; Arabian scad …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type:
Fishery Indicators
Nominal Effort: Number of vessels
Employment: Number of fishermen
Production: Landed Volume; Catch; Marketing value…

Table of Contents
Fishing Activity - Post Harvest - Management - Source of Information - Bibliography
Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal   

Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Bottom type: Soft bottom.   Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m).   Horizontal distribution: Neritic.   Vertical distribution: Pelagic.  

Coastal, depth 1-20 meter and Non-Coastal, 40 m with sand and silt bottom

Geo References for: Bahraini gulf waters (1 - 20 m and 40 m)
Target Species
Scomberoides commersonnianus
FAO Names : en - Talang queenfish, fr - Sauteur talang, es - Jurel saltador, ar - قفّاز تالانك, zh - 康氏似鲹
Species thumbnailScomberomorus commerson
FAO Names : en - Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, fr - Thazard rayé indo-pacifique, es - Carite estriado Indo-Pacífico
Trachurus indicus
FAO Names : en - Arabian scad, fr - Chinchard d'Arabie, es - Jurel arábigo, ar - نيزكة عَرَبِيَّة, zh - 印度竹荚鱼
Lethrinidae
FAO Names : en - Emperors(=Scavengers) nei, fr - Empereurs nca, es - Emperadores nep, ru - Летриновые (=свинорыловые)
Fishing Gear
Longlines (nei)
Vessel Type

Skiffs: Speed fiberglass boat, outboard engine, size 6-12 m.


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Ice
Crew
2 to 3 fishermen / 1 Bahraini and 2 to 3 crew foreigners (2009)
Flag State
Bahrain
Fleet segment
Tarad

Tarad
Seasonality
Closed fishing season from 15 August - 15 October for the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel using drift gillnets. Other fisheries open during this period, using other gears such as handlines. 
Ports
North Bahrain 
Trip Duration
One day
Fisherfolks Community
Total Bahraini fishermen and their family (2009): 110
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
Nominal EffortNumber of vessels 10vessels2009
Number of vessels 22vessels2012
Number of vessels 12vessels2013
Number of vessels 93vessels2014
EmploymentNumber of fishermen 20+10 [Crew of foreigners + Bahraini Owners]Persons2009
ProductionLanded Volume 69metric tonnes2009
Catch 27tonnes2012
Catch 78tonnes2013
Catch 149tonnes2014
Marketing value [1 BD = US $ 2.66]0.052 Million BD 2009
Post Harvest
 
Markets
Manama Central Market
Management
Management unit: Yes

Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Muncipalities and Agriculture Affairs
Mandate: Management.  
Area under national jurisdiction: Bahrain
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Regime
Management Methods

Conservation and management measure with focus on Effort control - Binding

  • Aquatic species-related measures
    The total length of the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel should not be less than 65 cm.
  • Fishing activity-related measures
    Closed fishing season from 15 August - 15 October for the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel using drift gillnets. Other fisheries open during this period, using other gears such as handlines. 
More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database
Source of Information
 
Information provided by the Ministry of Muncipalities and Agriculture Affairs of Bahrain. September 2022.
FAO. 2022. Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Data Workshop series: Minimum Data Reporting Regional Database, RECOFI-FIRMS stocks and fisheries inventories, and SDG Indicator 14.4.1: proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels. Doha, Qatar. 25-29 September 2022.  Click to openhttps://www.fao.org/fishery/en/meeting/41364
Bibliography
 
Annual Fishery Statistics Report No 95. Fishery Resources in kingdom of Bahrain 2009. Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources and Wild Life. General Directorate for the Protection of Marine Resources. Directorate of Marine Resources. Fisheries Assessment Section. Kingdom of Bahrain, A. Al Radhi, N. Alsaffar, N. Hermis, A. Abdulla, S. Ahmed, Photographer H. Bader. P 82.
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