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TI Blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) fishing around FADs in Martinique (French West Indies)
BT 
AF TAQUET, Marc
   REYNAL, Lionel
   LAURANS, Martial
   LAGIN, Alain-Sabin
AS 1:;2:;3:;4:;
FF 1:PDG-DRV-RH-LREUNION;2:PDG-DRV-RH-LANTILLES;3:PDG-DRV-RH;4:PDG-DRV-RH-LANTILLES;
C1 Ifremer Martinique, Le Robert 97231, Martinique.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
SI LA REUNION
   MARTINIQUE
SE PDG-DRV-RH-LREUNION
   PDG-DRV-RH-LANTILLES
   PDG-DRV-RH
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 0.942
TC 8
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2000/publication-1392.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Martinique;West Central Atlantic;Experimental fishing survey;Biology;FAD;Fish aggregating device;Thunnus atlanticus;Blackfin tuna
AB This paper examines the fishing of blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in Martinique (French West Indies). It is based on the compared analysis of catches from monthly experimental fishing surveys and sampling of commercial landings. The data collected in these two different ways allowed comparison of blackfin tuna length frequencies. A large part of the commercial landings were made up of young immature tuna with a fork length of less than 40 cm, whereas the experimental longline catches were mainly made up of fish with a fork length ranging between 55 and 75 cm. We give evidence that these discrepancies were mostly due to the fishing technique used. Indeed, contrarily to the experimental surveys, Martinican fishermen only fish during daytime and usually on the surface by trolling. This way, fishermen do not have access to the largest fish, which are found deeper. Out results suggested that a new fishing technique such as vertical longlining, could improve commercial catches of big blackfin tuna under FADs. (C) 2000 Ifremer/CNRS/INRA/IRD/Cemagerf/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
PY 2000
PD JUN
SO Aquatic Living Resources
SN 0990-7440
PU Elsevier
VL 13
IS 4
UT 000165691000010
BP 259
EP 262
DI 10.1016/S0990-7440(00)01056-1
ID 1392
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