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| Northwest Pacific Bottom gillnet alfonsino and oreo fishery - high seas |
 | Bottom gillnet fishery targenting alfonsino and oreo - high seas |
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more>> <<less Overview: Between one and four Japanese bottom gillnet vessels have operated in the high seas of the North West Pacific since 2000 (Yanagimoto and Nishimura, 2007a). The gillnet fishery takes place primarily between 350 and 1 200 m depth (K. Miyauchi, Fisheries Agency of Japan, personal communication, 2008). The target species are slender armourhead, alfonsino and oreo (Yanagimoto and Nishimura, 2007a).
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Fishing Activity Fishery Area Depth zone: Slope 200 1000m; Abyssal >1000m. Sea floor physiography: Seamounts. Geo References  | FAO Major Fishing Areas | 61 - Pacific, Northwest |
Water Area List The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Northwest Pacific Bottom gillnet alfonsino and oreo fishery - high seas| FAO Major Fishing Areas | 61 - Pacific, Northwest | | lme | 1 - Eastern Bering Sea | | 10 - Insular Pacific-Hawaiien | | 36 - South China Sea | | 47 - East China Sea | | 48 - Yellow Sea | | 49 - Kuroshio Current | | 50 - Sea of Japan | | 51 - Oyashio Current | | 52 - Sea of Okhotsk | | 53 - West Bering Sea |
Vessel Type GillnettersFlag State  Japan Fishery Indicator List Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator |
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| Type | Measure | 1 | vessels | 2006 |
Fishery Indicator List Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator | Fishery Indicator |
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| Type | Measure | 823 | tonnes | 2006 |
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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