Inventory of Artisanal Fishery Communities in the ... - Fao - Copemed

Fig.1 – Artisanal fishery in the Western-Central Mediterranean – Gear composition
Gear composition
DREDGES
FALLING GEAR
GEAR NOT KNOWN OR NOT
SPECIF
GILLNETS AND ENTANGLING
NETS
GRAPPLING AND WOUNDING
HOOKS AND LINES
LIFT NETS
MISCELLANEOUS GEAR
SEINE NETS
SURROUNDING NETS
5.4 Species and catch composition
TRAPS
Most fish caught by fishermen come from associated species and other commercial species (54%),
while only 46% of the fish derives from species specifically targeted (see table 5.4a). Typically
this sector consists of part-time, subsistence, and small-scale commercial fisheries who use
multiple fishing technologies and target multiple species. Artisanal fishery continues to use a
wide variety of fishing technologies and methods and target diverse species.
Table 5.4a - Species or species group searched by the fishermen
Species Frequency %
A 6,617 54%
T 5,549 46%
Total 12,166 100%
Source: ArtFiMed-2000
On the sub regional basis, Sparidae are the most important species caught (31%), followed by
Serranidae (6%), Scombridae(6%), Mullidae (6%),Carangidae (6%), Sepidae (5%)and a lot of
other species (see table 5.4b).
The Sparidae family contains a large number of species: Archosargus, Boops, Calamus,
Chrysophrys, Dentex, Diplodus, Lagodon, Pagellus, Pagrus, Pimelepterus, Rhabdosargus,
Sparus, Stenotomus.
Table 5.4b – Species family composition
Species Frequency %
Alopiidae 2 0%
Ammodytidae 8 0%
Anguillidae 33 0%
Aristeidae 1 0%
Atherinidae 14 0%
Balistidae 13 0%
Belonidae 11 0%
Bothidae 5 0%
Bramidae 19 0%
Carangidae 691 6%
Carcharhinidae 25 0%
Cardiidae 15 0%
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