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Northwest Pacific Bottom trawl alfonsino and armourhead fishery - high seas
Fishery  Fact Sheet
Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas 2009
Northwest Pacific Bottom trawl alfonsino and armourhead fishery - high seas
Fact Sheet Citation  
Bottom trawl fishery targeting alfonsino and armourhead - high seas
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Overview: Deep-sea fisheries in the high seas in the North West Pacific began in the 1960s. Most of the deep-sea fishing in the high seas targeted seamount peaks along the Emperor and Hawaiian Seamount chains, with the latter feature having been mostly incorporated into the United States of America’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 1977. The trawl fisheries over the Emperor Seamount were initiated by vessels from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1967. In 1969, Japanese trawlers began exploratory fishing operations near the Milwaukee Seamounts (Yuryaku and Kammu). The main target species were slender armourhead and alfonsino.

Location of Northwest Pacific Bottom trawl alfonsino and armourhead fishery - high seas
 

Geographic reference:  Northwest Pacific
Spatial Scale: Value
Reference Year: 2006
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Bottom trawls
Fishery Area: Pacific, Northwest


Harvested Resource
Target Species: Alfonsinos nei; Slender armorhead

Means of Production
Vessel Type: Trawlers
ident Block
Type: Measure

Fishing Activity
 
Fishery Area
Depth zone: Slope 200 1000m; Abyssal >1000m.   Sea floor physiography: Seamounts.  

Geo References
Vessel Type
Trawlers
Flag State
Japan
Russian Federation
Korea, Republic of
Fishing Gear
Bottom trawls
Trip Duration
680 (2003), 1029 (2004), 146 (2005), 1082 (2006)
Fishery Indicator List
Fishery Indicator
Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator
Type Measure 4vessels2003
Measure 9vessels2004
Measure 15vessels2005
Measure 9vessels2006
Fishery Indicator List
Fishery Indicator
Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator
Type Measure 5976tonnes2003
Measure 13895tonnes2004
Measure 13055tonnes2005
Measure 8705tonnes2006
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.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm
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