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| Northeast Atlantic Bottom trawl cod fishery - Loophole in the Barents Sea |
 | Bottom trawl for northeast arctic cod - Loophole in the Barents Sea |
| | Data Ownership | | This document owned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provided and maintained by Marine and Inland Fisheries Branch (FIRF) , is part of FAO Global Marine Fishery Resource Reports data collection. |
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Overview: The main fishery in these relatively shallow waters (between 150 and 350 m in depth) is composed of bottom trawlers targeting Northeast Arctic cod. According to the Eurostat/ICES database, the main fishing nations participating in this fishery are Norway and the Russian Federation (ICES, 2007a).
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Fishing Activity Fishery Area Depth zone: Shelf - Deepshelf (100 m - 200 m); Slope - Upperslope (200 m - 500 m). Geo References  | Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | NOR - Norway | | RUS - Russian Federation | | FAO Fishing Statistical Divisions | 27.1.a - Barents Sea - NEAFC Regulatory Area (Division 27.1.a) |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Northeast Atlantic Bottom trawl cod fishery - Loophole in the Barents SeaAssociated Species (Bycatch) Vessel Type TrawlersLonglinersFlag State  Norway  Russian Federation List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 18 (14 trawlers; 4 longliners) | vessels | 2003 | | Number of vessels | 13 (12 trawlers; 1 longliner) | vessels | 2004 | | Number of vessels | 22 (19 trawlers; 3 longliners) | vessels | 2005 | | Number of vessels | 19 (16 trawlers; 3 longliners) | vessels | 2006 |
Management Jurisdictional framework Area of Competence: NEAFC Convention Area Maritime Area: High seas. Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Area under national jurisdiction: Norway Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). Management Body/Authority(ies): Federal Agency of Fishery Area under national jurisdiction: Russian Federation Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Source of Information Bensch, A.; Gianni, M.; Gréboval, D.; Sanders, J.S.; Hjort, A. - Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 522, Rev.1. Rome, FAO. 2009. 145p.  http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm |
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