Statistics of the Eastern Pacific Ocean tuna fishery, 1979 to 1992

ENGLISH: This report, published in response to the large volume of requests for information received by the IATTC, provides information on the catches, effort, and composition of the purse-seine and baitboat fleets which fished for tunas and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) in the 1979-1992 period. It does not include data for longline fisheries operating in the EPO; that information may be found in the IATTC's Annual and other reports. The IATIC has published similar data for other periods in its Bulletin series (Shimada, 1958; Alverson, 1959, 1960, ~963; Martin, 1962; Calkins and Chatwin, 1967, 1971; Calkins, 1975; Orange and Calkins, 1981) and in its weekly, quarterly, and annual reports. SPANISH: El presente informe, publicado como resultado del gran volumen de solicitudes de información recibidas por la CIAT, presenta información sobre las capturas, el esfuerzo, y la composición de las flotas que pescaron atunes y especies afines con red de cerco o carnada en el Océano Pacífico oriental (OPa) en el período de 1979-1992. La CIATha publicado datos similares para otros períodos en su serie de Boletines (Shímada, 1958; Alverson, 1959, 1960, 1963; Martin, 1962; Calkins y Chatwin, 1967, 1971; Calkins, 1975; Orange y Calkins, 1981) y en sus informes semales, trimestrales, y anuales. (PDF contains 102 pages.)

Fisheries statistics of Kainji Lake, northern Nigeria, Nov. 1994 - Dec. 1998

Results are presented for the first 4 years data (1994-1998) of the Kainji Lake catch assessment survey, collected and analysed by the Nigerian-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project. The following areas are covered: Methodology and alterations of the original sampling concept; Frame survey results - factors relating to the CAS; Catch assessment survey results - general; Gill net fishery; Drift net fishery; Beach seine fishery; Cast net fishery; Longline fishery; Trap fishery; and, Catch statistics from fisherwomen. (PDF contains 143 pages)