Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries - Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Sardinella off the Coast of Ivory Coast - Ghana - Togo













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INTERREGIONAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME INT/79/019

CECAF/ECAF SERIES 80/21 (En)



FISHERY COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC


held at

Fishery Research Unit
Tema, Ghana
2-7 July 1979

and

Centre de recherches océanographiques
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
24-28 September 1979

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Rome, June 1980

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS AND THE S. AURITA FISHERY

2.1 Mechanism of the Coastal Upwelling
2.2 Oceanographic Conditions observed since 1975

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY

3.1 Ivory Coast
3.2 Ghana
3.3 Togo

4. ANALYSIS OF CATCH STATISTICS

4.1 Ivory Coast
4.2 Ghana
4.3 Togo

5. ANALYSIS OF CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT AS INDEX OF ABUNDANCE

5.1 Ivory Coast
5.2 Ghana
5.3 Togo

6. BIOLOGICAL DATA

6.1 Availability of Biological Data
6.2 Analysis of Biological Data

7. ECHO-INTEGRATION

8. DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY OF BALISTES CAPRISCUS

9. STATE OF S. AURITA STOCKS

9.1 Present State of Stocks
9.2 Management of the Stocks and Work to be undertaken to manage the Fisheries

10. FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS

11. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

Annexe 1/Appendix 1: LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS/LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Appendix 2: ANNOTATED AGENDA

Annexe 3: LA PECHE TOGOLAISE AUX SARDINELLES

Annexe 4: PREMIERS RESULTATS D’OBSERVATIONS SUR LA BIOLOGIE DE B. CAPRISCUS (Gmel) DANS LA PARTIE OCCIDENTALE DU GOLFE DE GUINEE

Annexe 5.1/Appendix 5.1: DISTRIBUTION ANNUELLE DE FREQUENCE DES PRISES DE S. AURITA PAR LES SARDINIERS DU GHANA EN MILLIERS D’INDIVIDUS - ANNUAL SIZE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF CATCH OF S. AURITA BY THE GHANAIAN PURSE SEINERS IN THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS

Annexe 5.2/Appendix 5.2: DISTRIBUTION BIMESTRIELLE DE FREQUENCE DES PRISES DE S. AURITA EN 1976 PAR LES SARDINIERS DU GHANA EN MILLIERS D’INDIVIDUS - BIMONTHLY FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF CATCHES OF S. AURITA IN 1976 BY GHANAIAN PURSE SEINERS IN THOUSANDS OF FISH

Annexe 5.3/Appendix 5.3: DISTRIBUTION BIMESTRIELLE DE FREQUENCE DES PRISES DE S. AURITA EN 1977 PAR LES SARDINIERS DU GHANA EN MILLIERS D’INDIVIDUS - BIMONTHLY FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF CATCHES OF S. AURITA IN 1977 BY GHANAIAN PURSE SEINERS IN THOUSANDS OF FISH

Annexe 5.4/Appendix 5.4: DISTRIBUTION BIMESTRIELLE DE FREQUENCE DES PRISES DE S. AURITA EN 1978 PAR LES SARDINIERS DU GHANA EN MILLIERS D’INDIVIDUS - BIMONTHLY FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF CATCHES OF S. AURITA IN 1978 BY GHANAIAN PURSE SEINERS IN THOUSANDS OF FISH