SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF ANGOLA
Preliminary Report Cruise No 1
4 May - 19 June 1991












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CRUISE REPORTS “DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN”

CIP LUANDA

- IMR, Bergen

The "DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN" RESEARCH PROGRAMME is sponsored by The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO, and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP. The programme in Angola which has comprised nine previous surveys in the period 1985-1989 is being conducted and planned under agreements between NORAD, Angolan authorities, Centro de Investigacao Pesqueira, CIP, Luanda and the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen.

This preliminary cruise report describes the work and some of the results of the first survey of 1991. When referring to previous results, use has been made of the summary repot "Surveys of the Fish Resources of Angola 1985-1989", CIP Luanda, IMR Bergen, 1991.

© FAO 1991

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SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF ANGOLA. Preliminary Report Cruise No 4 May - 19 June 1991

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objectives
1.2 Participation
1.3 Narrative
1.4 Survey effort

2. HYDROGRAPHY

3. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF PELAGIC FISH FROM THE ACOUSTIC OBSERVATION SYSTEM

3.1 Cabinda - Luanda
3.2 Luanda - Benguela
3.3 Benguela - Cunene

4. RESULTS FROM THE TRAWL SURVEY, CATCH COMPOSITIONS AND SWEPT AREA BIOMASS ESTIMATES OF DEMERSAL FISH

4.1 The shelf between Cabinda and Luanda
4.2 The shelf from Luanda to Benguela
4.3 Tombua - Cunene

5. RESULTS OF THE FISHING EXPERIMENTS ON THE SLOPE, CABINDA TO BENGUELA

5.1 Benguela hake
5.2 Deep sea shrimps

6. REVIEW OF THE RESULTS BY MAIN STOCKS

ANNEXES

ANNEX I Swept area estimates
ANNEX II Size compositions of main species
ANNEX III Instruments and fishing gear used
ANNEX IV Records of fishing stations