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Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

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PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> III. Background, 5. Fisheries Resources<br />

Draft 1 March 2007<br />

Annual distribution of longline fishing effort by nation for the Phoenix Islands portion of the<br />

Kiribati EEZ for 1978 to 2001 was compared graphically by Langley (2003), see Figure III-<br />

5.18 below<br />

Figure III-5.18. Annual distribution of longline fishing effort (million of hooks set) by<br />

nation for the Phoenix Islands portion of the Kiribati EEZ for 1978 to 2001.<br />

(source: Langley 2003).<br />

Annual catches of main tuna species by longliner in the Kiribati EEZ (including the Phoenix<br />

Islands) for 1952 to 2001 were compared graphically by Langley (2003), see Figure III-5.19.<br />

Figure III-5.19. Annual catches of main tuna species by the longline fishery by species<br />

for the Kiribati EEZ (including the Phoenix Islands) from 1952 to 2001.<br />

(source: Langley 2003).<br />

Longline catches for 1996 to 2001 in the Kiribati EEZ (including the Phoenix Islands) were<br />

plotted on a map by Langley (2003), see Figure III-5.20.<br />

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