SPECIES
Anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus |
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FISHING GEAR
Purse seine |
This fishery uses purse seines to catch anchovy by surrounding the stock with a wall of netting. Seine fishers generally operate at night. Fisherman mostly use sonar to locate schools of fish, determine their species and to determine the approximate size. A small vessel dragged behind the main vessel is used as a light source to attract the fish.
This fishery operates in Spain in the northern Alboran Sea.
Results of the MSC pre-assessment, conducted using the precautionary principle (bar filled = benchmark achieved). Only some of the data is presented here. For a full listing of the results, please visit the Medfish website.
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