Projet ANCRE-DMX2 : Indicateurs biologiques et écologiques pour une gestion durable des stocks de poissons DéMersauX profonds (100–700 m) d’intérêt halieutique à La Réunion

L'usage de la ligne à main mécanisée (moulinet électrique) s'est développé à La Réunion au cours des années 2000. Ce métier s’est développé à la suite d’une campagne de prospection des ressources halieutiques profondes (200-700m), menée conjointement par le CRPMEM et l’Ifremer en 2000. L’objectif de cette campagne par pêche au moulinet électrique visait à identifier de nouvelles ressources démersales à des fins de diversification pour la petite pêche artisanale côtière professionnelle réunionnaise. Ainsi, les premiers résultats de cette étude avaient mis en évidence l'existence de nouvelles espèces et des stocks encore peu exploités à l’époque. Leur exploitation par la pêche professionnelle mais aussi par la pêche plaisancière s’est dès lors développée rapidement, sans aucun contrôle. En l’absence de cadre juridique et de mesures de gestion appropriés, la baisse rapide des rendements et les conflits pour l’accès à ces ressources profondes limitées et réputées sensibles à l’exploitation avaient motivé un précédent projet d'étude pour caractériser l’état de ces ressources (ANCRE-DMX, nommé DMX1, Ifremer 2011). Ce premier diagnostic réalisé à peine 10 ans après le début de l’exploitation des principales espèces avait mis en évidence des premiers signes d’une exploitation non soutenable des ressources dans l'ouest et le nord de La Réunion. Il avait été alors préconisé de lever des lacunes importantes concernant la biologie et l’écologie des espèces, d’évaluer l’état de ces stocks et enfin, de définir des indicateurs biologiques et halieutiques permettant de suivre l’évolution de ces différents stocks. En effet, les stocks de poissons démersaux profonds sont connus pour leur vulnérabilité (croissance lente, maturité sexuelle tardive, recrutement aléatoire…), et ce d’autant plus que leurs habitats sont particulièrement restreints à La Réunion. Le présent projet DMX2 a donc eu pour principal objectif d’établir, à partir d’une approche « indicateur », les bases des connaissances halieutiques, biologiques et écologiques manquantes sur les 6 principales espèces ciblées par la pêcherie à la ligne mécanisée. Le plan d’échantillonnage mis en place a couvert des profondeurs comprises entre 80 et 700 mètres, intégrant pour la première fois les zones de transition plus côtières. La période d’échantillonnage s’est déroulée sur un cycle annuel complet, soit d’avril 2014 à mai 2015, avec le concours de 10 pêcheurs professionnels répartis tout autour de l’île. Ainsi, 143 marées ont permis d’échantillonner 3984 individus et plus de 60 espèces différentes. Pour les principales espèces retenues, le suivi des captures en mer et les prélèvements biologiques réalisés ont permis d’appréhender leur rendement, leur structure démographique, leurs relations biométriques, l’étude de leur croissance, leur cycle de reproduction, leur taille de première maturité, la composition relative de leur alimentation ainsi que la variabilité de leur condition corporelle selon les saisons et en fonction des secteurs géographiques de l’île. Pour certaines espèces, les paramètres biologiques et écologiques obtenus n’avaient jamais été étudiés à ce jour. A partir des indicateurs populationnels et bio-écologiques retenus dans le projet, il a été possible d’évaluer l’état de santé des principaux stocks exploités et de les confronter à la situation et à l’évolution de la pêcherie ciblant ces espèces. Sur la base d’une approche de précaution, les diagnostics rendus sont variables selon l’état de santé de chacun des stocks et de leur sensibilité à l’exploitation. L’approche « indicateur » développée dans le cadre de ce projet a été appliquée aux données historiques disponibles. Ces indicateurs seront désormais proposés dans le cadre des suivis qui devront être mis en place dans la définition d’un plan de gestion des ressources démersales profondes à La Réunion. La définition du plan de gestion devra être discutée et validée auprès des différents usagers pêcheurs ainsi que des gestionnaires scientifiques, professionnels et administratifs.

Lethal lesions and amputation caused by plastic debris and fishing gear on the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758). Three case reports from Terceira Island, Azores (NE Atlantic)

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Studies on the exploratory trawl fishing and significance of selectivity in trawl fishing gear for conservation of marine fishery resources with special reference to the inshore waters off Mangalore

School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology

1963 census of commercial fisheries: number of operators and fishing vessels, employment and gross receipts, fishing regions, primary catch, and fishing gear, size of vessel, cost, and year purchased or built.

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Fishing gear selectivity for Lates niloticus L., Oreochromis niloticus L. and Rastrineobola argentea P. in Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo

Catch effort data on which fisheries management regulations are sometimes based are not available for most lakes in Uganda. However, failure to regulate fishing gears and methods has been a major cause of collapse of fisheries in the country. Fisheries have been damaged by destructive and non-selective fishing gears and methods such as trawling and beach seining, by use of gill nets of mesh size which crop immature fish and by introduction of mechanised fishing. Selectivity of gears used to crop Lates niloticus L.(Nile perch), Oreochromis niloticus L. (Nile tilapia) and Rastrineobola argentea Pellegrin (Mukene) which are currently the most important commercial species in Uganda were examined in order to recommend the most suitable types, sizes and methods that should be used in exploiting these fisheries. Gill nets of less than 127 mm mainly cropped immature Nile tilapia and Nile perch. To protect these fisheries, the minimum mesh size of gill nets should be set at 127 mm. Seine nets of 5 mm caught high proportions in immature Mukene while those of 10 mm caught mainly mature Mukene. When operated inshore, both sizes caught immature Nile perch and Nile tilapia as by-catch. To protect the Mukene fishery and avoid catching immature bye-catch, a minimum mesh size of the Mukene net should be 10 mm operated as Lampara type net offshore, but since most fishermen have been using 5 mm seine nets for over five years the minimum size should not be allowed to drop below 5 mm pending further thorough investigations. Beach seining and trawling are destructive to fisheries and should be prohibited until data that may justify their use is available.

Frame survey (census of boats and fishing gear) Lake Kyoga and Lake Kwania (Uganda), May-June 1990

The census of a fishing industry is called a frame survey. This is a rather comprehensive term, because there are many aspects of a fishery which one might wish to know. This is illustrated by the report on the partial census executed by the ADP/FS on the southern landings of L.Kyoga during December 1988, which deals with many socio-economic aspects of fishermen's households.

Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)

Studies concerning marine litter have received great attention over the last several years by the scientific community mainly due to their ecological and economic impacts in marine ecosystems, from coastal waters to the deep ocean seafloor. The distribution, type and abundance of marine litter in Ormonde and Gettysburg, the two seamounts of Gorringe Bank, were analyzed from photo and video imagery obtained during ROV-based surveys carried out at 60–3015 m depths during the E/V Nautilus cruise NA017. Located approximately 125 nm southwest of Portugal, Gorringe Bank lays at the crossroad between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and is therefore characterized by an intense maritime traffic and fishing activities. The high frequency of lost or discarded fishing gear, such as cables, longlines and nets, observed on Gorringe Bank suggests an origin mostly fromfishing activities,with a clear turnover in the type of litter (mostly metal, glass and to amuch lesser extent, plastic) with increasing depth. Litter was more abundant at the summit of Gorringe Bank (ca. 4 items·km−1), decreasing to less than 1 item·km−1 at the flanks and to ca. 2 items·km−1 at greater depths. Nevertheless, litter abundance appeared to be lower than in continental margin areas. The results presented herein are a contribution to support further actions for the conservation of vulnerable habitats on Gorringe Bank so that they can continue contributing to fishery productivity in the surrounding region.

Studies on Riverine Fishing Gears of Central Kerala

The overall focus of the thesis involves Studies on the riverine fishing geara of central kerala.Rivers and reservoirs of India harbour a rich and varied spectrum of fishes exceeding 400 species, which include commercially important fishes.The fish and fisheries play a crucial role in kerala's economy,employment generation ,food security and well being of its people.In the present study ,results of investigations conducted during 2001-2002 on riverine fishing gears of central kerala are presented along with detailed description of fishing gears,their distribution and operation covering aspects of selectivity and operational economics.Chapter I gives an introduction to the topiC of the study highlighting the relevance of the study and reviews of the existing literature on fishing gears and practices in riverine sector and sets out objectives of the study.The chapter 11 deals with the Materials and Methods used for the conduct of the investigations. In this chapter the area and the rivers selected for the study. reasons for the selection process and methodologies used for survey of riverine fishing gaear and investigations on design, structure and operation of different gear systems are presented.The chapter III discusses gillnet and its operation. Gill netting is one of the simplest and oldest methods of fishing. They are the most widely operated fishing gear in the rivers of Central Kerala. Gill netting being a low cost fishing method is of special interest for artisanal fisheries. Twenty different types of gillnets are operated in this sector.Chapter IV deals with cast nets. The origin and evolution of cast net has been briefly described in the introductory part.The chapter V deals with fishing lines, traps and other miscellaneous gears.This findings will be useful for riverine fishermen for deployment of appropriate gear systems during different seasons to ensure profitability of fishing operations.

"Statistical Methods in Gear Selectivity and Gear Efficiency Studies”

The preceding discussion and review of literature show that studies on gear selectivity have received great attention, while gear efficiency studies do not seem to have received equal consideration. In temperate waters, fishing industry is well organised and relatively large and well equipped vessels and gear are used for commercial fishing and the number of species are less; whereas in tropics particularly in India, small scale fishery dominates the scene and the fishery is multispecies operated upon by nmltigear. Therefore many of the problems faced in India may not exist in developed countries. Perhaps this would be the reason for the paucity of literature on the problems in estimation of relative efficiency. Much work has been carried out in estimating relative efficiency (Pycha, 1962; Pope, 1963; Gulland, 1967; Dickson, 1971 and Collins, 1979). The main subject of interest in the present thesis is an investigation into the problems in the comparison of fishing gears. especially in using classical test procedures with special reference to the prevailing fishing practices (that is. with reference to the catch data generated by the existing system). This has been taken up with a view to standardizing an approach for comparing the efficiency of fishing gear. Besides this, the implications of the terms ‘gear efficiency‘ and ‘gear selectivity‘ have been examined and based on the commonly used selectivity model (Holt, 1963), estimation of the ratio of fishing power of two gear has been considered. An attempt to determine the size of fish for which a gear is most efficient.has also been made. The work has been presented in eight chapters

Investigations on the structural and operational changes of Ring Seine Fishing Systems of Kerala and its Life Cycle Assessment (lCA)

The study covers theFishing capture technology innovation includes the catching of aquatic animal, using any kind of gear techniques, operated from a vessel. Utilization of fishing techniques varies, depending upon the type of fisheries, and can go from a basic and little hook connected to a line to huge and complex mid water trawls or seines operated by large fishing vessels.The size and autonomy of a fishing vessel is largely determined by its ability to handle, process and store fish in good condition on board, and thus these two characteristics have been greatly influenced by the introduction and utilization of ice and refrigeration machinery. Other technological developments especially hydraulic hauling machinery, fish finding electronics and synthetic twines have also had a major impact on the efficiency and profitability of fishing vessels.A wide variety of fishing gears and practices ranging from small-scale artisanal to advanced mechanised systems are used for fish capture in Kerala. Most important among these fishing gears are trawls, seines, lines, gillnets and entangling nets and traps The modern sector was introduced in 1953 at Neendakara, Shakthikulangara region under the initiative of Indo-Norwegian project (INP). The novel facilities introduced in fishing industry by Indo- Norwegian project accordingly are mechanically operated new boats with new fishing nets. Soon after mechanization, motorization programme gained momentum in Kerala especially in Alleppey, Ernakulam and Kollam districts.

Evolución del poder de pesca en la isla de Gran Canaria: repercusiones ambientales y su impacto sobre los recursos pesqueros

Máster en Gestión Sostenible de Recursos Pesqueros

The effect of Lampara net on the catch rates and size of the fishing harvest of Rastrineobola argentae (mukene) in selected parts of Lake Victoria, Uganda

This study was undertaken in Napoleon gulf, and part of the off shore area of Lake Victoria Uganda in the landing site of Lufu in Buvuma district in the month of October 2015 for three days of sampling. It was conducted in four landing sites; Busana, Kikondo from Buikwe district and Lufu landing site from Buvuma district. The main aim was to determine the effect of Lampara net on the catch rate and size of the Rastrineobola argentae (mukene) harvested on Lake Victoria using various mesh sizes. The study focused on the 5mm and 10 mm mesh sizes of the Lampara net. A total of 109 boats were sampled; from the 5 mm mesh sizes indicated catch rates of 78-200 kg/boat/day and yet for 10 mm mesh size was at 248 kg/boat day. Statistical tests were carried out on the these two mesh sizes using One way Anova and indicated in catches was (Anova F=7.476; P<0.05) and for the price values was (Anova F=5.488 ; P<0.05). This is an indication that despite the fact that the mukene fishery is on the increase, a time will come when it also be depleted so a need to use the rightful fishing gear of 10mm mesh size is advisable for the biodiversity conservation.