SPECIES
Common dentex, Dentex dentex |
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FISHING GEAR
Bottom longline |
VOLUME OF LANDINGS : 15,7 tons in 2013
LANDINGS PORTS : Bastia (BI), Ajaccio (AJ)
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.
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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