Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 5. Fisheries Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
1989 4 9 34 1
1990 8 50 283 1
1991 14 44 819 0
1992 2 10 12 0
1993 21 201 2,541 10
1994 1 6 8 0
1995 20 275 4,291 17
1996 8 44 358 8
1997 3 20 132 5
1998 0 0 0 0
1999 - 5 38 1
2000 - 0 0 0
2001 - 0 0 0
Langley (2003) summarized annual fishing effort for the pole-and-line fishery in the Kiribati
EEZ (including the Phoenix Islands) for 1972 to 2001 (see Figure III-5.21 below).
Figure III-5.21. Annual level of fishing effort (days fished) by the pole-and-line fishery
in the Kiribati EEZ (including the Phoenix Islands) from 1972 to 2001.
(source: Langley 2003)
Number of days
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Line
Phoenix
Gilbert
1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987
Year
1990 1993 1996 1999
Langley (2003) summarized pole-and-line fishing effort in the Kiribati EEZ (including the
Phoenix Islands) for 1980 to 1989 and 1990 to 1999 (see Figure III-5.22).
Figure III-5.22. Location of pole-and-line fishing effort (days fished) in Kiribati’s EEZ
(including the Phoenix Islands) for 1980-1989 (top graph), and 1990 to 1999 (bottom
graph), circles size is proportional to the number of days fished (maximum = 857).
(source: Langley 2003)
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