TABLES (contd.)

TABLE 33 : Summary of total and sparid catches (tonnes) by the different Spanish fleets operating in division 34.1.3 (July 1981–December 1983)

Source : IEO, Santa Cruz de Tenerife


		Artisanal		Cephalopod ice- carrying trawlers		Hake ice-carrying trawlers		Freezer trawlers		TOTAL
		tonnes	%	tonnes	%	tonnes	%	tonnes	%	tonnes	%
Sparids	1981	241	15.3	73	3.2	278	5.4	47	0.11	639	6.2
	1982	726	14.2	307	4.8	528	7.4	23	0.04	1584	1.9
	1983	737	18.9	277	5.6	718	10.6	30	0.05	1762	2.3
Total
catches	1981	1576.84		2270.44		5123.50		43324.33		52295.11
	1982	5127.47		6440.92		7180.40		64718.80		83467.59
	1983	3893.56		4972.02		6750.02		60601.56		76217.16

TABLE 34 : Percentages of different species of sparids in the total catch excluding the invertebrates (TC.Inv.) the discards, the discards excluding the invertebrates (Disc.Inv.) and the total catch of sparids in A) “Villa Cisneros” and B) “Cabo Barbas” (Bravo de Laguna, et al., 1977)


A	% Total Catch			% T.C. - Inv.			% Discards			% Disc. - inver.			% Total
													sparids
	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.3	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.3	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.3	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.3	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.3
Sparus caeruleostictus	0.002	-	-	0.002	-	-	0.004	-	-	0.004	-	-	0.002	-	-
Boops boops	0.5	0.3	0.04	0.6	0.4	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.2	0.7	0.1	2.9	3.7	0.4
Dentex canariensis	0.2	0.05	0.02	0.2	0.05	0.03	0.3	0.1	0.02	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.5	0.1
Dentex gibbosus	0.03	0.1	0.1	0.04	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.5
Diplodus sargus	-	0.1	-	-	0.1	-	-	0.2	-	-	0.2	-	-	1.1	-
Diplodus vulgaris	0.3	-	-	0.3	-	-	0.6	-	-	0.7	-	-	1.7	-	-
Diplodus senegalensis	4.7	2.9	3.0	5.2	3.2	5.9	8.9	5.0	3.7	10.9	5.9	9.9	26.1	33.5	25.8
Oblada melanura	0.02	-	-	0.02	-	-	0.03	-	-	0.03	-	-	0.1	-	-
Pagellus erythrinus	-	1.0	0.2	-	1.1	0.4	-	1.8	0.3	-	2.1	0.7	-	11.9	1.8
Pagellus acarne	0.9	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.6	1.7	0.5	0.4	2.0	0.5	1.0	4.9	3.1	2.7
Pagellus bogaraveo	0.1	-	-	0.2	-	-	0.3	-	-	0.3	-	-	0.8	-	-
Pagellus coupei	10.7	4.8	5.4	11.2	5.2	10.7	20.1	8.2	6.7	24.6	2.7	17.9	58.9	54.9	46.6
Sarpa salpa	0.1	-	-	0.1	-	-	0.2	-	-	0.3	-	-	0.6	-	-
Spondyliosoma cantharus	0.5	0.5	2.5	0.6	0.6	5.1	1.0	1.0	3.2	1.2	1.0	8.5	2.8	5.9	22.0

B	% T. Catch		% T.C.-In.		% Discard		% Ds.-In.		% T. sparids
	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.1	Cr.2	Cr.1	Cr.2
Boops boops	-	0.9	-	0.4	-	0.7	-	1.1	-	8.7
Dentex canariensis	0.2	-	0.2	-	0.3	-	0.5	-	4.7	-
Dentex macrophthalmus	-	1.3	-	1.6	-	2.5	-	3.7	-	30.1
Dentex gibbosus	-	0.01	-	0.01	-	0.01	-	0.02	-	0.2
Diplodus senegalensis	-	0.3	-	0.4	-	0.6	-	1.0	-	7.9
Pagellus acarne	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.1	3.0	3.1	29.2	25.6
Pagellus coupei	2.6	1.2	3.2	1.5	4.5	2.3	6.8	3.4	66.1	27.6

TABLE 35 : Sparid catches in statistical division 34.3.1(CECAF Statistical Bulletins 1 and 4) Dentexspp (tonnes)


	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
Dentex
macrophthalmus
Japan		1		4	1	1
Romania							45						647	429
Spain											370	292
USSR				4250	461	15108	9929	3233	702	2070	725
TOTAL		1		4254	462	15109	9974	3233	702	2070	1095	292	647	429
Dentex
angolensis
Ghana										760
Dentex spp
Bulgaria	34	94	13	2
Italy										306			12
Ivory Coast												3
Korea Rep														394
Romania		111	400
Senegal				2100	3100	1234	1655	1084	780	816		1092	1411	1897
Spain								118		71	3	4
USSR												963	32	322
TOTAL	34	205	413	2102	3100	1234	1655	1202	780	1193	3	2062	1455	2613
TOTAL
All Dentex spp.	34	206	413	6356	3562	16343	11629	4435	1482	4032	1098	2354	2102	3042

Table 36 : Sparid catches in statistical division 34.3.1, 1964–1982 (CECAF Statistical Bulletins Nos 1 and 4) ; Pagellus spp. (tonnes)


	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
Pagellus acarne
Japan								3	90		2
Romania												7
Spain																	2
TOTAL								3	90		2	7					2
Pagellus bellottii
Ghana														25	40
Ivory Coast															59	373	102
Japan							924	701	2107	3358	2796	2462	2185	2322	3449	708	67	3199	249
Korea Rep																			40
Spain																	139
USSR															5
TOTAL							924	701	2107	3358	2796	2462	2185	2347	3553	1081	308	3199	289
Pagellus spp.
GDR																			969
Italy	1905	3645
Ivory Coast									188	125	131
Japan														1	2
Poland	1900	3187	2626	1558	174	548	232	553
Romania														5
Senegal								450	123
Spain																8
TOTAL	3805	6832	2626	1558	174	548	232	1003	311	125	131			6	2	8			969
TOTAL all
Pagellusspp	3805	6832	2626	1558	174	548	1156	1707	2508	3483	2929	2469	2185	2353	3555	1089	310	3199	1258

TABLE 37: Sparid catches in Statistical Division 34.3.1, 1964–1982 (CECAF Statistical Bulletin Nos 1 and 4): Spondyliosomaand sparidae NEI (tonnes)


	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
Spondyliosoma
cantharus
GDR													1	1				88	7
Romania									23									132	1
TOTAL									23				1	1				220	8
Sparidae NEI
Gambia																	132	623	487
GDR				128	93	1	40										4	1279
Ghana	986	2525	570	2378	1422	4104	1191	2185	2748	1	700	1021	419
Italy			309	884	1526	401	2038	1138		2750					317			30
Ivory Coast									302	225	168	228	271	618	291
Japan	1024	2443	3191	2641	1052	3536	1044	394	2014	2170	4051	4141	1309	2772	2601	1653	421	2093	1356
Korea Rep													3592	1953					1554
Poland									1857			407	13	2	67
Romania								300	25			40		1		74	65	69	538
Senegal	11173	11475	10635	8005	7478	10304	17081	19980	17900	19100	17900	18185	16221	16998	17383	11733	10207	10155	10676
Spain																4	6
USSR									5354	830	2353	2307	254	216	307	62	113	94	103
TOTAL	13183	16443	14705	14036	11571	18346	21394	23997	30200	25076	25173	25922	18881	24210	22854	13593	10812	12411	14227

TABLE 38 Catches of sparids in Statistical Divison 34.3.1, 1964–1982(CECAF Statistical Bulletin Nos 1 and 4) (tonnes)


1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
16988	23275	17331	15594	11745	18928	22756	26117	39087	32121	44445	40020	25502	30999	30432	15780	13476	17932	18535

TABLE 39 : Mauritania : sparid catches (tonnes) in statistical division 34.3.1 for the years 1981–1983 (CNROP data in CNROP/CRODT/GFD Rapport du Groupe de travail ad hocsur les stocks démersaux côtiers, 5–10 November 1984, supposing that one third of the catches from unknown areas were made in division 34.3.1).


	Zone III			Zone IV			TOTAL +1/3 unknown area
Year	1981	1982	1983	1981	1982	1983	1981	1982	1983
“Pagres”	192.2		94.2	32.1		28.0	1003.0	349.7	122.2
“Dorades roses”	2939.4	53.5	400.5	2577.2	579.6	25.6	6475.1	465.6	910.2
TOTAL sparids	3131.6	53.5	494.7	2609.3	579.6	53.6	7478.1	815.3	1032.2
TOTAL demersal catch	9207.2	2023.9	1982.0	6666.4	3032.0	179.9	31516.8	13606.9	9649.9
% sparids in total catch	34.0	2.6	25.0	39.1	19.1	30.0	23.7	6.0	10.7

TABLE 40 Quantities of sparids (tonnes)landed by the trawl fleet based at Dakar(Division 34.3.1)


Years	Pagellus bellottii	Other red seabreams	Total sparids
1971	352.0	96.9	448.9
1972	590.0	155.6	745.6
1973	490.0	375.2	865.2
1974	760.0	1202.2	1962.2
1975	1110.0	1387.6	2497.6
1976	2260.0	1588.1	3848.1
1977	3380.0	1945.7	5325.7
1978	4030.0*	1653.1*	5683.1
1979	3980.0*	1413.8*	5393.8
1980	4030.0*	1906.6*	5936.6
1981	5140.0*	1973.5*	7113.5
1982	4500.0*	2863.6*	7363.6
1983	5750.0*	1418.4*	7168.4
1984	4660.0*	2864.4*	7524.4

^* Data corrected taking into account the percentage occurrence of Dentexmacrophthalmusin the commercial category “pageot”.

TABLE 41 Landings of sparids (tonnes) by the Senegalese artisanal fishery


sparids/year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Pagellus	1988	1992	1156	924	2428	2378	2499	3265
Pagrus	2450	1484	2171	874	1511	1234	1027	1683
Dentex	709	392	492	306	790	1056	643	1417
Others	-	-	-	17	-	-	-	-
TOTAL	5147	3868	3819	2121	4729	4668	4169	6365

TABLE 42 : Total yearly catches (tonnes) of sparids on the Senegalese continental shelf.


Fisheries Years	Artisanal fishery	“liner” fishery (“cordiers”)	Dakar-based trawl fishery (1)	Chartered foreign trawlers	Other foreign trawlers	Total sparids
1971	3850 (2)	566	449	-	NA	4865
1972	3827 (2)	360	746	-	1532 (3)	6465
1973	4140 (2)	251	865	-	3180 (3)	8436
1974	3596 (2)	149	1962	-	3540 (3)	9247
1975	5333 (2)	159	2498	-	1759 (3)	9749
1976	4473 (2)	235	3848	-	9560 (3)	9512
1977	5147 (2)	306	5326	-	942 (3)	11721
1978	3868	534	5683	-	539 (3)	10624
1979	3819	326	5394	-	1285 (3)	10824
1980	2121	448	5937	-	2944 (3)	11450
1981	4729	712	7113	-	464	13018
1982	4668	532	7346	1590	655	14809
1983	3687	500 (4)	7168	1284	524	13163
1984	6365	500 (4)	7524	-	2419 (3)	16808

(1) Mainly Senegalese and French trawlers
(2) Estimates of Pagellus bellottii from artisanal landings (Franqueville, 1983)
(3) Estimates of Pagellus bellottii from catches of foreign vessels
(4) Estimates

TABLE 43 : Division 34.3.1 Japanese CPUE and effort by vessel tonnage, for stern trawlers (FAO,1971)


Vessel GRT	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
1–300
C/E sparids			6.1	17.5	-	3.9
C/E total ¹			51.4	64.9	22.4	21.9
Effort total (hours)			609	314	58	283
% sparids			12	27	0	18
301–550
C/E sparids		2.8	26.1	1.2	3.4	4.9
C/E total		25.8	41.5	41.9	29.7	34.1
Effort total (hours)		429	65	86	2588	10658
% sparids		11	63	3	11	14
551–1000
C/E sparids			51.6	26.4	7.1	11.2
C/E total			106.3	81.3	53.7	58.5
Effort total (hours)			252	3123	2772	8457
% sparids			48	32	13	19
1001–1500
C/E sparids		19.0	33.5	29.4	13.8	7.8
C/E total		80.0	85.2	100.3	60.1	49.7
Effort total (hours)		474	1778	337	1496	4985
% sparids		24	31	29	23	16
1501–2000
C/E sparids			21.1	0.0		12.9
C/E total			58.5	40.0		71.3
Effort total (hours)			147	20		921
% sparids			36	0		18
2001–2500
C/E sparids	6.6	59.4	59.5	9.4	10.9	10.5
C/E total	161.7	138.2	112.7	82.0	51.9	74.7
Eff.total (hours)	613	967	1273	468	302	1967
% sparids	4	43	53	11	21	14
2501–3000
C/E sparids	36.1	38.7	42.8	43.8	41.7	37.6
C/E total	157.5	142.9	112.4	120.9	108.2	80.5
Eff.total (hours)	2397	4075	3251	2888	1267	3587
% sparids	23	27	38	36	38	47

¹ tonnes/100hours

TABLE 44 : Division 34.3.1. Japanese CPUE and effort by vessel tonnage for side trawlers (FAO, 1971)


Vessel GRT	1964	1965	1966	1967
1–300				unspecified
301–550
C/E sparids	1.0	-
C/E total¹⁾	34.6	70.4
Eff.total (hours)	4453	172
% sparids	3	?
1001–1500
C/E sparids	14.6	3.9	11.8	14.6
C/E total	77.0	78.8	66.9	58.3
Eff.total (hours)	810	3726	1965	2416
% sparids	19	5	18	25

¹ tonnes/100 hours

TABLE 45 : Division 34.3.1. Polish CPUE and effort by vessel tonnage (FAO,1971)


Vessel GRT	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
B18
C/E sparids	-(?)	25.9	16.8	14.9	7.3	6.0
C/E total¹	273.8	437.2	432.0	531.2	270.3	497.8
Effort total (hours)	393	3948	2832	477	4109	702
% sparids	?	6	4	3	3	1
B20
C/E sparids	33.3
C/E total	91.3
Effort total (hours)	6010
% sparids	36
B23
C/E sparids	27.4	35.0	33.7	9.0	5.9	2.3
C/E total	229.0	326.8	334.5	321.4	217.2	188.0
Effort total (hours)	4337	4580	3213	1149	4237	7228
% sparids	12	11	10	3	3	1
B29
C/E sparids						1.7
C/E total						147.0
Effort total (hours)						1548
% sparids						1

¹ tonnes/100 hours

Table 46 : Total sparid catches, standardized fishing effort for the Senegalese continental shelf

Source : CRODT, Dakar


	Total sparid catch (metric tonnes)	CPUE (tonnes pair-trawler day fished)	Total standardised effort (days fished)
1971	4865	-	-
1972	6465	-	-
1973	8436	-	-
1974	9247	-	-
1975	9749	-	-
1976	9512	3.99	2384
1977	11781	3.20	3663
1978	10624	3.13	3394
1979	10824	2.36	4586
1980	11450	1.78	6433
1981	13018	2.71	4804
1982	14809	1.93	7673
1983	13808	1.85	7464

TABLE 47 : Description of the fishing fleet of Morocco, 34.1.1, 1981–1984

Source : ISPM, Casablanca


	N	1981 Total Tonnage	Average Tonnage	N	1982 Total Tonnage	Average Tonnage
Coastal Trawlers	211	13422	64	242	14500	60
Polyvalent (Trawler/Seiner)	134	7043	53	117	6685	57
Longliner/ Gillnetter	1448	4759	3	660	5429	8
Artisanal Fishery	5455	5693	1	4616	5190	1


	N	1983 Total Tonnage	Average Tonnage	N	1984 Total Tonnage	Average Tonnage
Coastal Trawlers	250	250	1	281	14981	53
Polyvalent (Trawler/Seiner)	123	6894	56	200	10044	50
Longliner/ Gillnetter	725	6607	9	756	6235	8
Artisanal Fishery	4616	5190	1	7402	7402	1

TABLE 48 : Morocco/portugal joint ventures. Composition of the fleet that started fishing in 1980 (Table gives the number of vessels in 1984)

Source : ISPM, Casablanca

		Total	Average	Average
	Number	Tonnes	Tonnes	Horsepowers
Trawlers	22	4007	182	93
Trawlers/Longliners	6	2149	358	730
Longliners	5	741	148	516

The fishing zones are 34.1.1 and 34.1.3. Part of the trawlers, all trawlers/ gillnetters and all longliners belong to Morocco/Portugal joint ventures

TABLE 49 : Gear types and fishing seasons in 34.1.1, 1984 (longliners/ gillnetters and artisanal fishery)

Source : ISPM, Casablanca

Gear types	Season when used	Main species fished
Tremail	April-September	- Lobster
		- Scorpaenidae
		- Sparidae
		- Triglidae
		- Balistes
Gillnet	Winter	- Dicentrarchus Labrax
		- Sarpa Salpa
		- Physis sp
		- Puntazzo sp and Diplodus sp
		- Pagellus sp and Oblada sp
		- Balistes
Bonitard	May-August	- Tuna-like fish

TABLE 50: Landings of Sparidae at the port of Mehdia (34.1.1) in kgs and percentages for 1976–1982, trawlers and longliners/gillnetters

Source : ISPM, Casablanca


	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Pagellus sp & Oblada melanura	30214	13145	12829	10112	6485	8394	15037	19718	kgs
	84.3	73.2	48.4	42.0	68.9	76.4	77.8	85.7	%
Puntazzo sp & Diplodus sp	4365	2140	9856	7520	1898	1779	1220	1410	kgs
	12.2	11.9	37.2	31.2	20.2	16.2	6.3	6.1	%
Boops boops	960	785	697	1922	800	310	2683	1620	kgs
	2.7	4.4	2.6	8.0	8.5	2.8	13.9	7.0	%
Sparus aurata &
Diplodus sargus	320	1877	3100	4535	226	506	396	250	kgs
	0.9	10.5	11.7	18.8	2.4	4.6	2.0	1.1	%
TOTAL	35859	17947	26482	24089	9409	10989	19336	22998	kgs

Table 51 : Total landings of Morocco, in tonnes - 34.1.1 in 1984

Source : ISPM, Casablanca

Pelagics	299,106
Cephalopods	1,257
Crustaceans	1,504
Shells	24
Demersals	24,402
Total all landings	326,293
Sparidae	5,133
Merluccius sp	1,630
Other demersals	17,659
Total demersals	24,422


	Tonnes	%
Pagellus acarne	553.2	10.8
Boops boops	685.8	13.4
Sparus aurata/Diplodus sargus	295.3	5.8
Lithognathus mormyrus	62.4	1.2
Pagellus sp., Oblada melanura	2470.3	48.1
Sparus pagrus	13.8	0.3
Spondyliosoma cantharus	370.5	7.2
Puntazzo sp. and Diplodus sp.	650.2	12.7
Sarpa salpa	31.3	0.6
Total Sparidae	5133	100

TABLE 52 : Landings of Sparidae in Morocco in tonnes, 34.1.1, 1972–1984

Source : ISPM, Casablanca

	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Sparus pagrus & Sparus aurata	168	136	125	107	111	141	121	84	76	183	188		309
Pagellus sp. & Pagellus acarne	1848	1622	1951	966	2105	2101	1720	2128	2042	2717	3052		3024
Diplodus sp.	236	203	158	108	1078	296	330	446	387	688	650		650
Sarpa salpa & Boops boops	249	189	113	105	195	258	283	392	406	368	633		717
Lithognathus mormyrus & Spondyliosoma cantharus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		433
TOTAL	2501	2150	2347	1286	3489	2796	2454	3050	2911	3956	4523	5475	5133

TABLE 53 : Total landings of Sparidae in Morocc (34. 1. 1) during 1984 (in tonnes) by all vessels except the artisanal fishery

Source : ISPM, Casablanca


	Jan.	Feb.	March	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
Pagellus spp. & Oblado spp.	178	134	152	192	215	198	179	257	184	331	237	213	2470
Boops boops	55	12	24	80	117	44	54	6	89	78	78	49	686
Pagellus acarne	29	23	26	77	123	66	35	27	29	49	39	30	553
Diplodus spp. & Puntazzou spp.	56	48	41	74	108	39	36	39	42	60	53	55	650
Other sparids	52	31	53	71	69	57	58	71	46	152	67	46	774
Total sparids	370	248	296	494	632	404	362	400	390	670	474	393	5133

TABLE 54 : Spanish catch statistics in division 34.1.2 in kg and percentages, 1982

Source : IEO, Santa Cruz de Tenerife


	Gran Canaria		Lanzarote		Fuerteventuna		Total
	kg	%	kg	%	kg	%	kg	%
Pagellus acarne
Besugo	12,586	1.8	-	-	1,299	0.9	13,885	1.29
Sparus pagrus
Bocinegro	7,999	1.1	4,781	2	20,960	14.8	33,740	3.15
Boops boops
Bega	19,359	2.8	32,654	13.9	1,113	0.8	53,126	5.0
Pagellus erythrinus
Breca	41,515	6.0	8,292	3.5	2,787	2.0	52,594	4.9
Sparus caeruleostictus
Catalineta	51	0.0	-	-	-	-	51	0.0
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Chopa	14,031	2.0	4,657	2.0	12,566	8.9	31,254	2.9
Dentex dentex
Denton	12	0.0	-	-	-	-	12	0.0
Lithognathus mormyrus
Herrera	808	0.1	-	-	-	-	808	0.1
Diplodus annularis
Mugarra	20	0.0	-	-	-	-	20	0.0
Sarpa salpa
Salema	19,541	2.8	10,219	4.8	-	-	29,760	2.8
Dentex gibbosus
Sama	12,799	1.8	1,194	0.5	8,190	5.8	22,183	2.1
Diplodus sargus
Sargo	11,884	1.7	1,356	0.5	1,935	1.4	15,175	1.4
Diplodus vulgaris
Seijio	2,357	0.3	6,238	2.7	1,330	0.9	9,925	0.9
TOTAL sparidae	142,962	20.5	69,391	29.5	50,180	35.5	262,533	24.5
TOTAL species	695,973	100	235,200	100	141,501	100	1,072,674	100
No of trips	8,147		2,556		3,130

TABLE 55 : Spanish catch statistics in division 34.1.2, 1982


Species	La Palma		Gomera		Hierro		Tenerife		TOTAL
	kg	%	kg	%	kg	%	kg	%	kg	%
Pagellus acarne (Besugo)	2,459	1.7	264	0.6	-	-	7,586	3.8	10,309	2.4
Sparus pargrus (Bocinegro)	8,925	6.1	2,697	5.9	77	0.2	14,336	7.3	25,035	6.0
Pagellus erythrinus (Breca)	777	0.5	4,471	9.8	-	-	3,367	1.7	8,615	2.0
Spondyliosoma cantharus (Chopa)	129	0.1	335	0.7	326	0.7	939	0.5	1,729	0.4
Lithognathus mormyrus (Herrera)	173	0.1	48	0.1	-	-	164	0.1	385	0.1
Dentex dentex (Denton)	1,905	1.3	1,313	2.9	-	-	4,558	2.3	7,776	1.8
Sarpa salpa (Salema)	19,601	13.5	10,200	22.4	34	0.1	20,037	10.2	49,872	11.5
(Sama) Dentex	1,243	0.9	2,397	5.3	-	-	2,843	1.3	6,483	1.5
Diplodus sargus (Sargo)	10,655	7.3	317	0.7	-	-	2,616	1.3	13,588	3.1
Diplodus vulgaris (Seifio)	990	0.7	491	1.1	-	-	1,946	1.0	3,427	0.8
TOTAL sparidae	46,857	32.2	22,533	49.6	437	1.0	58,392	29.6	128,219	29.6
TOTAL all species	145,657	-	45,448	-	44,768	-	197,356	-	433,229	-
No of trips	4,013		1,072		925		12,112		18,132
Hours fishing	28,091		7,504		6,475		84,854		126,924

Table 56 : Evolution of the Moroccan freezer-trawler operating in 34.1.3


	1981			1982			1983			1984
	No of vessels	Total GRT	Mean GRT	No of vessels	Total GRT	Mean GRT	No of vessels	Total GRT	Mean GRT	No of vessels	Total GRT	Mean GRT
Freezer-trawlers	93	30079	283	114	37620	330	130	42900	330	149	49170	330

TABLE 57 : Characteristics of the Moroccan ice-trawler fleet operating in 34.1.3 (1984)

	No of vessels	Total GRT	Mean GRT	Mean HP
Trawlers carrying ice	22	4007	182	93
Trawlers/Long liners	6	2149	358	730
Long liners	5	741	148	516

TABLE 58 Evolution and composition of the different fleets operating in Mauritanian waters, exploiting the demereal resources


Caract/year Type of vessels	1978		1979		1980		1981		1982		1983		1984
Caract/year Type of vessels	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT	No of vessels	GRT
Freezer trawlers
USSR	(20)	-	(20)		20	3746			4	25111	7	4252	13	7898
Lybia			9	2520	11	3080	10	2800	7	1960	7	1960	7	1960
Japan	29	16194					13	4745	13	4745
Greece	17	6632
Panama (including
Korean)	48	18365									1	1600	5	2140
Spain (North)	146	29992									1	255
Spain (South)	134	35381	283	73 612					19	5902			1	411
Italy	1	1370	1	790			2	1725
Portugal	8	44042					1	362					1	282
Korea			2	1166	12	5858	24	10970	20	9211	2	2900	23	8077
Mauritania					15	4970	36	10833	21	6930	22	7260	60	20009
Sub-total	383	111976	294	79088	58	18654	84	31435	84	53859	40	18227	110	40777
Ice-carrying trawlers
Japan	21	2953	21	2953			7	1680	7	1680
Greece	3	335
Portugal	19	8057	32	10891	10	4253	11	4693	10	5464	-	-	2	800
Spain	47	15026									9	2700	18	7600
USSR	30	3880
Korea	6	1170	6	1170	3	345
Mauritania					1	10	14	465	21	2080	23	2668	26	2900
Roumania									4	524
Algeria									(3)	300	3	300	3	300
Germany									2	264	6	792
Sub-total	126	31421	59	15014	14	4608	32	6838	51	10312	41	6460	49	11600
Spain shrimp trawlers											2	860
Portugal setnet
vessels									3	9			12	1920

TABLE 59 : Evolution of the Spanish fleet operating in 34.1.3

Year	No of vessels	GRT	HP	Overall length
1975	125	25	100	13
1976	111	30	140	16
1977	96	35	126	16
1978	97	39	126	16
1979	81	47	150	16
1980	69	38	129	16
1981	57	43	150	16
1982	70	42	147	16
1983	66	38	151	16
1984	69	32	141	15

TABLE 60 : Species list of two sparids communities occurring in the Gulf of Guinea (after Longhurst, 1969)

Sparid community (Shallow element)

Dentex canariensis

Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus

Sparus caeruleostictus

Balistes capriscus

Dactylopterus volitans

Sparid community (Deep element)

Priacanthus arenatus

Fistularia petimba

Pseudupeneus prayensis

Epinephelus aeneus

Raja spp.

Dactylopterus volitans

Sardinella aurita

Torpedo torpedo

Mustelus mustelus

Boops boops

Scomber japonicus

Trachurus spp.

Pentheroscion mbizi

Brotula barbata

Uranoscopus albesca

Lepidotrigla cadmani

Dentex angolensis

D. congoensis

Squatina oculata

Ariomma bondi

Spicara alta

Saurida brasiliensis

Citharus linguatula

Sphyraena spp.

Lagocephalus laevigatus

Syacium micrurum

Neanthias accraensis

TABLE 61 : Main exploited species of the sparid community on the continental shelf of Mauritania, Senegal and The Gambia (FAO, 1984a)

Sparid community

1. Hard bottom sub-community

Dentex gibbosus

Dentex canariensis

Pseudupeneus prayensis*

Plectorhynchus mediterraneus

Epinephelus aeneus

Epinephelus spp.

Mycteroperca rubra*

Octopus spp.

2. Soft deposit sub-community

Sparus caeruleostictus

Sepia spp.

Diplodus senegalensis

Zeus faber

Brotula barbata*

3. Mixed bottom sub-community**

Pagellus bellottii

Mustelus spp.

* not for the Mauritanian shelf
** These species may be found on all types of bottoms

TABLE 62: Main exploited species of the sparid and continental edge community in the waters of Mauritania (Domain, 1985)

I. Sparid community

Soft deposits sub-community

Zeus faber
Hard bottom sub-community

Epinephelus aeneus

Pseudupeneus prayensis

Diplodus senegalensis

Sparus caeruleostictus

Solea spp.

Synaptura spp.

Octopus spp.

Sepia spp.
Rocky bottom sub-community

Epinephelus gigas

Epinephelus goreensis

Mycteroperca rubra

Plectorhynchus mediterraneus

Lithognathus mormyrus

Dentex canariensis

Parapristipoma octolineatum

Pomadasys incisus
Mixed bottom sub-community

Pagellus bellottii

Mustelus sp.

II. Continental edge community

Brotula barbata

Dentex angolensis

Dentex macrophthalmus

Helicolenus dactylopterus

Umbrina canariensis

Scorpaena spp.

TABLE 63 Summary of selectivity data for sparids

	Mesh size			Charactristics * (cm)			l_s(cm)	b	D	Area	Trawling Speed (knots)	Reference
	between knots	nominal	opening	L₂₅	L₅₀	L₇₅	l_s(cm)	b	D	Area	Trawling Speed (knots)	Reference
Pagellus	25	50	43	2.4	10.8	11.9	10.8	2.5		Senegal	3	(3)
bellotti	30	60	53	11.0	12.3	13.6	12.2	2.3		"	"	"
	35	70		63	10.9	13.5	13.2	2.1	2.20	"	"	"
	40	80	73	12.2	14.4	16.8	14.6	2.0		"	"	"
	50	100	93	15.6	19.1	22.8	19.2	2.0		"	"	"
	60	120	113	25.0						"	"	"
	72.8						20.6	2.83		Sahara	4.5	(1)
	73.8						21.2	2.87		"	4.5	(1)
		50	43				10.9			"	4.5	(1)
		70	65				13.5 to 17.0		2.22	"	4.5	(1)
		90	75				15.0 to 16.5			"	4.5	(1)
		110	96				20.0 to 22.1			"	4.5	(1)
			63.3	10.8	12.6	14.5	12.6	1.99			3	4
			64.83	9.27	11.52	13.77	11.39	1.76			"	4
			61.13	10.7	12.4	14.2	12.63	2.06			"	4
										Sahara	3	5
			63				13.39
Pagellus acarne		50	42				11.4 to 12.0			Sahara	4.5	(1)
		70	67				12.5 to 17.5			Sahara	4.5	(1)
		90	73 a77				13.6 to 17.4				4.5	(1)
			63.3	11.2	12.6	14.0	12.62	1.99			3	4
			64.83	11.0	13.3	15.6	13.44	2.07			"	4
			61.13	11.7	13.4	15.1	13.31	2.18			"	4
			63				13.99			Sahara	3	(5)
Pagellus erythrunus			90	74			16.6			Sahara	4.5	(1)
			63.3	10.8	12.5	14.1	12.47				3
			61.13	11.8	12.6	13.6	13	1097
			63				13.89			Sahara	3	(5)
Sparus	25	50	46	8.7	9.3	10.4	9.8	2.15		Senegal	3	(2)
còeruleostictus	30	60	53	8.5	9.4	10.8	9.6	1.80
	35	70	62	9.3	11.8	13.5	11.4	1.83	1.92
	40	80	73	10.9	13.0	15.5	13.1	1.81
	50	100	94	17.4	20.3	22.5	19.8	2.11
	60	120	113	17.5	20.6	23.5	20.5	1.81
Sparus pagrus africanus		110	96				21.9			Sahara	3
Dentex canariensis			63				14.04			Sahara	3	(5)
Dentex gibbosus			63				11.55			Sahara	3	5
			94	20.7	22.8	23.5	22.6			senegal	3	(2)
Dentex	25	50	46	8.6	9.7	10.8	9.8	2.15		Senegal	3	(2)
macrophthalmus	30	60	53	11.0	11.8	12.8	11.9	2.23	2.13	"	"
	35		62	11.7	13.2	14.8	13.3	2.14		"	"
	40	80	73	11.8	14.4	17.0	14.4	1098		Sengal	"
		80	76				13.8			Sahara	4.5	(1)
			64.88	9.2	10.8	12.3	10.73	1.65		"	3	3
			63				10.64			"	3	(5)
Dentex		70	65				14.7			"	4.5	(1)
angolensis		90	76				16.3
Dentex			63				12.08			Sahara	3	(3)
maroccanus
Diplodus		70	67				14.2			Sahara	3	(3)
vulgaris
Diplodus			63.3	10.7	11.7	12.7	11.67	1.84		Sahara	3	(3)
senegalensis			64.88	9.6	11.4	13.1	11.39	1.76		"	3
			63				11.23			"	3	(5)
Spondyliosoma			63.3	11.1	12.8	14.5	12.82	2.02		"	3	(3)
			64.88	9.6	11.8	14.0	12.22	1.89		"	3	(3)
cantharus			63				12.79			"	3	(5)
		50	40				13.0			"	4.5	(1)
		70	67				16.2				"	(1)
		90	76				18.5				"	(1)
Boops	25	50	46	10.5	12.0	13.7	12.6	2.77		Senegal	3	(2)
boops	30	60	53	15.2	16.1	17.0	16.1	3.02		"	"	"
	35	70	62	17.5	18.5	19.1	17.8	2.86		"	"	"
		70	67				16.1			Sahara	4.5	(1)
			63				13.9			"	3	(5)

* In = length at which n% of fish are retained
References
(1) Ikeda (1973), Abbess (1974)
(2) Franqueville et Lhomme (1979)
(3) Delgado de Molina, Goni, Santana, Samper (1981,1982)
(4) Franquevilla (1983)
(5) Mennes (1984)

TABLE 64 Summary of Biological Data for sparids - I

Species	Stawning period	Area	Source (*)	Age (t)/length (L)	Reference	Length at first maturity	Sex Ratio					Source
Species	Stawning period	Area	Source (*)	Age (t)/length (L)	Reference	Length at first maturity	No	Area	0%	0%	0	Source
Pagellus acarne	March and November depth <80 m	Cap Juby Cap Barbas	ISPM, Morocco				1538	Cap Juby Cap Barbas	11.0	46.88	42.12	ISPM Morocco
	Spring and Summer in rocky depths 30-100 m	28°N-35°N	"				455 456	Mehdia Larache	37.14 9.9	32.52 35.4	30.32 44.7	"
	Nov-March, including May	ND Mauritania	CNROP Mauritania				208	Tangier	22.6	54.0	23.4	"
	August, with aggregatin formales	Mehdia	"
	September	Larache	"
	May-June	Tangier	"
Pagellus coupei	extending throughout the year spawning continuous in summer	Cap July Cap Barbas	"	t 1 2 3 4 L 14,5,22,5,30,4,34,4	Ba.A Bouletine CNRCP	19-20 cm Ref.2	1579	Cap July Cap Barbes	30.0	30.9	39.7	"
				t 1 2 2 4 5 6 7	Domanevskaya
	July-September	No Matrians	CRODT, Senegal	19,6,16,2,20,7,24,5,26,5,28,30	1985
	accen tp take place	Lanche	ISPM, Morocoo				247	Laracine	35.6	66.3	-	"
Boops boops	appean to take place	Mahdia	"				219	Tangier	50.8	49.2	-	"
Dentex maroccanus	May-June in rocky depths of 75–250 m	28°N-35°N	"
Dentex macrophtalmus	May-June	South of Cape Ghir	"			16-18 cm Ref.2
Pegellus coupei	November-December		2	t1 2-3 4 5 1,8,2,15,18,5,21,8 25	Ba.A Boulcatine CNPCP 1985
Sparus caeruleosticus	May-July		2	t1→ 2→ 4→ 1,7,9,20,25,8,33	Boulcatine Ba.A CNPCP 1985	20-22 cm Ref.3
Sparus caruleosticus	May-July		2	t 1→ 2→ 3 4 1,14,5,22,5,30,4,34,4	Boukatine	22-24 cm Ref.3
Dentex angolensis	" "		3	t 1→ 2→ 3 4 1,7,9,12,6,16,8,19,6	" "
Diplodus sargus