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Fin Fish
Dimitrios I
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Species scientific names: Octopus vulgaris, Mullus surmuletus
FAO area: 34
Fishing method: Bottom trawl
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Asaro Matteo Cosimo Vincenzo SRL (Sierra Leone)
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Species scientific names: Arius heudelotii, Pagellus belotti, Cynoglossus senegalensis, Pseudotolithus enlongatus, Parapeneus longirostris, Penaeus notialis, Octopus vulgaris, Sepia officinalis
FAO area: 34
Fishing method: Bottom trawl
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Puerto de Celeiro
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Species scientific name: Merluccius merluccius
FAO area: 27
Fishing method: Longline
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European hake – Long line – FAO 27
Species: Merluccius merluccius
Gear type: Long line
Fishing Area: FAO Area 27 Atlantic North East – in subareas 4, 6, and 7 and divisions 3.a, 8.a–b, and 8.d. Northern stock (Greater North Sea, Celtic Seas, and the northern Bay of Biscay)
Fishery management: The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is the competent regional organisation for fisheries management in the region (FAO Statistical Area 27). NEAFC takes advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the intergovernmental organisation conducting research on marine resources in the North Atlantic.
Stock status: According to ICES (2016), the stock of European hake in subareas 4, 6, and 7 and divisions 3.a, 8.a–b, and 8.d is at full reproductive capacity and is harvested sustainably (based on data from 2015).
Habitat impact: The fleet uses long lines set at a minimum distance of 10 meters from the sea bottom, without interacting with the seabed and the benthic communities.
Bycatch: Fishing activities take place at night to minimise the risk of the interaction with seabirds. Moreover, the fleet is equipped with tori lines to reduce the accidental bycatch of seabirds when fishing during the day. Long lines carry additional weights for the same purpose.
Omega Protein Inc.
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Species scientific name: Brevoortia tyrannus
FAO area: 21
Fishing method: Purse seine
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USA – Atlantic menhaden – Purse seine – FAO 21
Species: Brevoortia tyrannus (Atlantic menhaden)
Gear type: Purse seine
Fishing Area: FAO Area 21, Northwest Atlantic
Fishery management: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is the competent fishery management organisation.
ASMFC conducts two types of stock assessments: a benchmark stock assessment and a stock assessment update. The former is a full analysis and review of the stock condition, focusing on the consideration of new data sources and newer assessment models. This assessment is conducted every three to five years and undergoes a formal peer review by a panel of independent fisheries scientists who evaluate whether the data and methods used to produce the assessment are scientifically sound and appropriate for management use. The latter incorporates data from the most recent years into the peer-reviewed assessment model to determine current stock status (abundance and overfishing level).
Stock status: Based on the revised reference points recommended by the 2015 benchmark stock assessment, the stock of Atlantic menhaden is neither overfished nor experiencing overfishing. The revised reference points are based on historical performance of the population during the time frame 1960-2012, a period during which the Technical Committee considers the population to have been sustainably fished.
Fishing mortality rates have remained below the revised overfishing threshold (1.26) since the 1960s, and have hovered around the revised overfishing target (0.38) through the 1990s. In 2003, fishing mortality was estimated to be 0.22. Fishing mortality has been decreasing throughout the history of the fishery, and is now 42% below the target.
Habitat impact: The fleet uses purse seine, which is set in the water column, with only occasional interaction with the seabed and hence low impact on the benthic communities.
Bycatch and discards: The fishery maintains records of bycatch and discards. The fishing gear used is highly selective and an excluder device is used to exclude large animals from the tube used to pump fish on board the vessel.
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) http://www.asmfc.org/
Mollusc
PT. Windublambangan Sejati
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Species scientific name: Octopus cyanea
FAO area: 57
Fishing method: Hook
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