Corsica common dentex longline fishery

Overview

	SPECIES Common dentex, Dentex dentex
	FISHING GEAR Bottom longline

 

VOLUME OF LANDINGS :  15,7 tons in 2013

 

LANDINGS PORTS : Bastia (BI), Ajaccio (AJ)

 

Fishery

This fishery uses bottom longlines, fishing gear consisting of a main line to which leaders with baited hooks are attached at regular intervals. The longline is anchored to the sea floor.

95% of dentex longline fishing takes place in autumn and winter.

Pre-assessment results

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.

 

STRENGTHS	POINTS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Selective gear with low impact on benthic habitats Research programmes, both planned and ongoing Catch monitoring in place for commercial and recreational fisheries in marine protected areas	Species is considered vulnerable Stock biomass monitoring required Harvesting strategy and harvest control rules to be defined  Lack of data on landings by gear and for recreational fisheries Strategy to minimise impact on threatened, endangered and protected species to be defined

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