The swordfish now ranks as one of the Mediterranean's most vulnerable species, the EU announced last month, proposing new measures to protect diminishing stocks. As well as continuing a swordfish fishing ban for two consecutive months each year — October and November this year — the EU wants to prevent the 'by-catch' of swordfish by vessels that are supposed to be fishing for other species. Thi...

The purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of the fisheries sector along the Amazon river in Brazil. Total income and employment was estimated for the principal activities comprising the fisheries sector: fish processing plants, stores selling fishing gear, gas stations, restaurants, ice factories, and boatyards based on interviews conducted with businesses in 15 cities along the A...

Over the last decades, views on fisheries management have oscillated between alarm and trust in management progress. The predominant policy for remedying the world fishing crisis aims at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by adjusting gear selectivity and fishing effort. Here we report a case study on how striving for higher yields from the Eastern Baltic cod stock by increasing selectivity has be...

The model developed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to assess the effects of fishing on essential fish habitats in Alaska is a simple yet elegant representation of the balance between loss due to direct effects of fishing gear and the ability of organisms and structures to recover over time. It should be considered an intuition building tool, and the absolute value of the predic...

—Fisheries observers have documented interactions between sea turtles in the family Cheloniidae and the Atlantic sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus fishery. Sea turtle injuries resulting from interactions with scallop dredges are being mitigated through shifts in fishing effort and modifications to fishing gear. The standard New Bedford dredge can trap objects and crush them as they pass betw...

A survey of recreational boat-based and shore-based fishing in the Swan-Canning Estuary Basin was conducted between August 1998 and July 1999. During the survey 1,302 interviews were conducted at boat ramps. The majority of these (62%) were not involved in fishing or crabbing activities, with a further 18 per cent fishing in the adjacent ocean. Of the remainder, 139 boats had been crabbing and ...

Age structure data is essential for single species stock assessments but length-frequency data can provide complementary information. In south-western Australia, the majority of these data for exploited species are derived from line caught fish. However, baited remote underwater stereo-video systems (stereo-BRUVS) surveys have also been found to provide accurate length measurements. Given that ...

Understanding the impacts of recreational fishing on habitats and species, as well as the social and ecological importance of place to anglers, requires information on the spatial distribution of fishing activities. This study documented long-term changes in core fishing areas of a major recreational fishery in Alaska and identified biological, regulatory, social, and economic drivers of spatia...

In the Hawaii-based longline fishery, changes in fishing operations to target different species produce changes in the effectiveness of fishing effort units. Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) indices used in resource monitoring were improved by segregating dissimilar types of fishing effort. Cluster analysis was used to classify longline sets in relation to species composition of the catches. Based ...

This study analyzes the existing uses of ponds in Nawalparasi West district Lumbini Province Nepal. Ponds are great importance for various aspects nature and human life. Its varies from wonder to religion culture economic importance. There depending on their locality, topography, society, climate, accessibility. Knowing pond by local people better development planning, maximum benefits sustaina...