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Corporate Author
Seychelles Fishing AuthorityDate
1991
Métadonnées
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The number of purse seiners active in the Western Indian Ocean increased slightly from 42 at the end of the last quarter to 45 in September. Fishing results improved slightly in the third quarter, with the average catch rates increasing from 15.8 MT/day in the second quarter to an average of 19.0 MT/day in the third quarter. This represents a slight drop from the same period last year when catch rates averaged 22.0 MT per day; however, it is an improvement over the catch rate of 16.0 MT/day for the same period in 1989. The fishing pattern for the third quarter showed that fishing effort was concentrated between 5 degrees north and 5 degrees south of the Equator in the vicinity of the Northern sector of the Seychelles EEZ. This follows the same pattern as in preceding years. Fifty six percent of the third quarter catch was composed of skipjack which compares favorably with the catch of this species for the same period last year. Moreover, as in previous years, the catch of yellow fin declined from 60% in July to 39% in August and 18% in September. The cumulative catch by purse seiners operating in the Western Indian Ocean as determined from seiner logbooks received by the 30th September 1991 now stands at 155,912 MT.Pages
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