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Sardinella - Northwest Africa |
Sardinelles (Sardinella aurita, Sardinella maderensis) - Afrique nord-occidentale |
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ident Block | ident Block | | Species List: | Species Ref: en - Madeiran sardinella, fr - Grande allache, es - Machuelo |
Fishery IndicatorsProduction: Catch Species Ref: en - Round sardinella, fr - Allache, es - Alacha, ru - Сардинелла круглая (=алаша) |
Fishery IndicatorsProduction: Catch Species Ref: en - Sardinellas nei, fr - Sardinelles nca, es - Sardinelas nep, ru - Сардинеллы |
Fishery IndicatorsProduction: Catch |
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34.1 | Northern coastal subarea |
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34.3.11 | Atlantic, East central / 34.3.11 |
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34.3.12 | Atlantic, East central / 34.3.12 |
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Aq Res | Biological Stock: No Value: Regional Management unit: No Reference year: 2021
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Considered a management unit: An aquatic resource or fishery is declared as [Fishery] Management Unit if it is effectively the focus for the application of selected management methods and measures, within the broader framework of a management system. According to the FAO Glossary for Responsible Fishing, "a Fishery Management Unit (FMU) is a fishery or a portion of a fishery identified in a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) relevant to the FMP's management objectives." FMU's may be organised around fisheries biological, geographic, economic, technical, social or ecological dimensions , and the makeup and attribute of a fishery management unit depends mainly on the FMP's management objectives. |
Jurisdictional distribution: Jurisdictional qualifier (e.g. "shared", "shared - highly migratory") of the aquatic resource related with its spatial distribution. |
Environmental group: Classification of the aquatic resource according to the environmental group (e.g. pelagic invertebrate, or demersal fish) to which the species belong. |
Reference Year: The Reference Year is the last year considered in the stock assessment and/or fishery status. |
| | | | Habitat Bio Climatic Zone: Temperate; Tropical. Depth Zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m); Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m). Horizontal Dist: Neritic; Littoral. Vertical Dist: Pelagic. Geo Dist Geo Dist: Shared between nations Water Area Overview  | Water Area Overview Sardinella - Northwest Africa
fao Sub Area | 34.1: Northern coastal subarea | fao Sub Div | 34.3.11: Atlantic, East central / 34.3.11 | 34.3.12: Atlantic, East central / 34.3.12 |
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Water Area OverviewSardinella - Northwest Africa Aq Res Struct Biological Stock: No **Not including the Canary Islands. Exploit Fishery Indicators Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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Production | Catch | 336000 | tonnes | 2021 |
Bio Assess Assessment year: 2021 The CECAF Working Groups have adopted the following Biological Reference Points (BRPs): - Limit Reference points: BMSY and FMSY - Target Reference Points: B0.1 and F0.1 Stock status is assigned based on current estimates of fishing mortality (Fcur) and biomass (Bcur) relative to these target and limit reference points (Bcur/BMSY, Fcur/FMSY, Bcur/B0.1, Fcur/F0.1). The results from the stock assessment of this stock are found under the “Biological state and trend section”. Sci Advice The assessment and the historical series on sardinella show that the stock of round sardinella is in a critical situation marked by heavy overexploitation. The Working Group reiterates the recommendations of previous years for the management of the stock and advocates a substantial and immediate reduction in fishing effort and mortality. The Working Group cannot quantify exactly how much fishing effort should be reduced, but in view of the degraded situation of this stock, and as a precautionary approach, it proposes a reduction of at least 60 percent in mortality current exerted on this stock. As for the flat sardinella, the level of fishing mortality has been high in the last two years. In the absence of the round sardinella, it would seem that the fishing effort is directed towards the flat sardinella. Therefore, the working group also recommends the reduction of fishing effort directed towards the flat sardinella. In order to improve the state of sardinella stocks, it is recommended to prohibit their use for the manufacture of fishmeal. The Working Group also recommends that national governments assume their responsibilities with regard to the sustainable management of sardinella and launch consultations on the joint management of this fundamental resource. Management Management unit: No Sources FAO. 2022. Meeting summary of the FAO/CECAF Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest Africa. Nouakchott, Mauritania, 5-9 December 2022. CECAF/SSCIX/2022/4a. https://www.fao.org/3/cc3286b/cc3286b.pdf Bibliography All references to figures, tables and bibliography in the text are found within the source of information. |
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