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Green weakfish - Coast of French Guiana to the Orinoco delta
Marine Resource  Fact Sheet
Status of stocks and resources 2001
Green weakfish - Coast of French Guiana to the Orinoco delta
Fact Sheet Citation  
Green weakfish - Coast of French Guiana to the Orinoco delta (4.18579°N, 51.61377°W - 8.64761°N, 60.35913° W)
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Species:
FAO Names: en - Green weakfish, fr - Acoupa cambucu, es - Corvinata cambucú
Geographic extent of Green weakfish - Coast of French Guiana to the Orinoco delta
Main Descriptors
Considered a single stock: Yes        Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional
Reference year: 1995
 
 
Biological State and Trend
State & Trend Descriptors
FIRMS
Exploitation rateNo or low fishing mortality
Moderate fishing mortality
Abundance levelIntermediate abundance
FAO Categories
Exploitation stateFully exploited
Habitat and Biology
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Bottom type: Soft bottom clean sand; Soft bottom muddy or muddy-sand.   Depth zone: Shelf - Deep shelf (100 m - 200 m).   Horizontal distribution: Littoral; Neritic.   Vertical distribution: Demersal/benthic.  

Geographical Distribution
Jurisdictional distribution: Shared between nations

Water Area Overview
Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional

Geo References
Resource Structure
Considered a single stock: Yes
Bibliography
 
“FAO/Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. Regional reviews and national management reports. Fourth Workshop on the Assessment and Management of Shrimp and Groundfish Resources on the Brazil-Guianas Shelf, Cumana, Venezuela, 2-13 October 2000” FAO 2001 FIRM/R651 FAO Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/Y1715E/Y1715E00.HTM
“Report of the Fourth Meeting of the WECAFC ad hoc Shrimp and Groundfish Working Group of the Guianas-Brazil Continental Shelf and CFRAMP Shrimp and Groundfish Subproject Specification Workshop, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 8-12 January 1996” FAO 1996 FIRM/R544 FAO.
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