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| Marine Resource Fact Sheet |
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| Caribbean spiny lobster - Colombia |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , is part of WECAFC Stock Status Reports data collection. |
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| Related observations | Locate in inventory | | | | Species: | | FAO Names: en - Caribbean spiny lobster, fr - Langouste blanche, es - Langosta común del Caribe |
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| Geographic extent of Caribbean spiny lobster - Colombia
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| Main Descriptors | Considered a single stock: Yes
Spatial Scale: National
Management unit: Yes
Reference year: 2016
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| 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 The stock assessment outputs suggest the resource can be considered overexploited. Habitat and Biology Climatic zone: Tropical. Vertical distribution: Benthic. Geographical Distribution Jurisdictional distribution: National Geo References  | | Geographic extent of Caribbean spiny lobster - Colombia
| Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | COL: Colombia |
| | | | | | Intersecting Major FAO areas and LME areas |
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the distribution of Caribbean spiny lobster - Colombia Resource Structure Considered a single stock: Yes Exploitation From 2010 to 2016, industrial lobster landings decreased, with whole lobster landings ranging from 250 to 450 tonnes of whole weight and about 100 tonnes of tail weight. Artisanal fisheries increased from around 25 tonnes of total weight to values greater than 56 tonnes in 2015 and 2016. Assessment Stock assessment models applied were a length-based cohort analysis and the predictive model of Thompson and Bell. Assessment Model Type: Size-structured Length-Based Cohort Analysis Scientific Advice • To overcome data gaps implementing actions towards the collection of biological, fishery and socioeconomic data through on-site sampling with additional information from the fishery. • As a target reference point for the Archipelago Department a maximum value of 646 tonnes per year, equivalent to 196 tonnes of tails. • To keep the closed season, address IUU fishing and define exclusive areas for artisanal fisheries, among others. • Considering the PaV1 virus, sampling lobster fishing areas in the Archipelago could assist to determine the health status of the species. Management Management unit: Yes Source of information FAO. 2019. Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission/FAO Comisión Central de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental. 2019. Report of the second meeting of the OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM/CFMC Working Group on Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 21–23 March 2018/Informe de la segunda reunión del Grupo de Trabajo de OSPESCA/COPACO/CRFM/CFMC sobre la Langosta Espinosa del Caribe, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 21-23 de marzo 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/Informe de Pesca y Acuicultura. No. 1264. Bridgetown. 68 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.  http://www.fao.org/3/ca4984b/CA4984B.pdfBibliography FAO. Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission/FAO Commission des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Ouest/FAO Comisión Central de Pesca para el Atlántico CentroOccidental. 2019. Report of the ninth session of the Scientific Advisory Group, Christ Church, Barbados, 19-20 November 2018. Rapport de la neuvième session du Groupe scientifique consultatif, Christ Church, Barbade, 19-20 Novembre 2018. Informe de la octava sesión del Grupo Asesor Científico, Christ Church, Barbados, 19-20 de Noviembre de 2018. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture/Informe de Pesca y Acuicultura. No. 1266. Bridgetown, 156 pp. http://www.fao.org/3/ca4776t/ca4776t.pdfAll references to figures, tables and bibliography in the text are found within the source of information. |
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