Castellon anchovy and sardine purse seine fishery

Overview

STOCK AREA: GSA 6

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SPECIES

Anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus

Sardine, Sardina pilchardus

FISHING GEAR

Purse seine

Fishery

This fishery uses purse seines to catch anchovy and sardine by surrounding the stock with a wall of netting. Seine fishers generally operate at night. Fishermen mostly use sonar to locate schools of fish, determine their species and to figure out 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 the central and northern parts of the GSA 6, in Valencian and Catalan waters.

Pre-assessment results

Anchovy	Sardine

STRENGTHS	POINTS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Selective gear with low impact on benthic habitats Low risk of unwanted by-catch such as horse mackerel, Mediterranean horse mackerel, round sardinella and bogue There are formal stock assessments for both species	Sardine stock status is in poor condition, biomass is in decline and fishing mortality is above MSY Current management system does not limit catches as both stocks approach their biological limits Lack of defined harvest control rules Management system is not reviewed and evaluated Lack of information about interactions with turtles and marine mammal species

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