Bycatch of the European purse-seine tuna fishery in the Atlantic Ocean for the period 2010-2016

This paper presents an update for the period 2010-2016 of the bycatch estimations for the European tuna purse seine fishery operating in the Atlantic Ocean. Bycatch data were collected by observers onboard. Observer coverage increased progressively from 15 trips in 2010, to 114 and 107 trips in 2015...

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Autores: Ruiz, J., López, J., Abascal, Francisco Javier, Pascual-Alayón, Pedro José, Amandè, M.J., Bach, Pascal, Cauquil, P., Murua, Hilario, Ramos, María Lourdes, Sabarros, P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/324593
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/324593
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pesquerías
Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias
fish
tuna fisheries
ecosystem management
fate
check lists
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Sumario:This paper presents an update for the period 2010-2016 of the bycatch estimations for the European tuna purse seine fishery operating in the Atlantic Ocean. Bycatch data were collected by observers onboard. Observer coverage increased progressively from 15 trips in 2010, to 114 and 107 trips in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Bycatch data, as collected by the observers, were stratified by quarter and fishing mode (free school and floating object sets). The ratio of total to observed catches of the target species (skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin tunas) in each stratum was then used as raising factor. The average of the annual total bycatch estimated for the studied period was 9,515 t. Tunas (neritic tunas and small size tunas) represent the major part of the bycatch, followed by fin fish, sharks, billfishes, rays and turtles.