|
| Marine Resource Fact Sheet |
| |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , is part of SWIOFC Stock Status Reports data collection. |
|
| Related observations | Locate in inventory | | | | Species: | | FAO Names: en - Frigate tuna, fr - Auxide, es - Melva |
Fishery IndicatorsProduction: Catch |
|
| Geographic extent of Frigate tuna - Maldives
Map tips
- Click on
 to turn layers on and off
- Double-click to zoom in
- Drag to pan
- Hold down the shift key and drag to zoom to a particular region
| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) |
|---|
| MDV | Maldives |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| Main Descriptors | Considered a single stock: No
Spatial Scale: National
Management unit: Yes
Reference year: 2016
|
| Considered a single stock: A group of individuals in a species occupying a well defined spatial range independent of other stocks of the same species. It can be affected by random dispersal movements and directed migrations due to seasonal or reproductive activity. |
| Spatial Scale: Spatial scale contains a standard term such as Global, Regional (e.g. for the whole Atlantic), sub-regional (e.g. for a part of the Atlantic), national, local (for sub-national levels). |
| 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. |
| | | | | | Biological State and Trend Habitat and Biology Climatic zone: Tropical. Vertical distribution: Pelagic. Geographical Distribution Jurisdictional distribution: National Geo References  | | Geographic extent of Frigate tuna - Maldives
| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | MDV: Maldives |
| | | | | | Intersecting Major FAO areas and LME areas |
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the distribution of Frigate tuna - Maldives Resource Structure Considered a single stock: No Exploitation Estimated Catch (Tons / year). Catch trend: Stable. Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
|---|
| Production | Catch | 143.18 | tonnes | 2016 |
Assessment Level of uncertainty: Low Tuna resources are assessed by IOTC and Maldives follows the rules and procedures under IOTC. Special emphasis is given to strengthen the compliance of the tuna fleet, especially regarding tuna catches. Catch and effort data is collected on a regular basis through logbooks and necessary improvements are made depending on the scientific research. Empirical Assessment Type: Expert Knowledge IOTC Assessment Mainly caught by small scale pole line and troll fishing vessels. Stock assessment relies on IOTC Indian Ocean wide assessments. Management Management unit: Yes Maldives adopts the management measures set by IOTC for the tuna fisheries. • Management actions taken: Logbook system introduced in 2010. Source of information FAO. 2019. Report of the Eighth Session of the Scientific Committee of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 February 2018. Rapport de la huitième session du Comité Scientifique de la Commission des Pêches pour le Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Maputo, Mozambique, 12–15 février 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture No.1260. Maputo. 120 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.  http://www.fao.org/3/ca4303b/ca4303b.pdf |
|
| |
|
