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Figure 005: Yearly variations of total BFT catches by Mediterranean PS vessels and rest of BFT fishing fleets, 1996-2006 inside the ICCAT Convention Zone. Source: ICCAT-SCRS Task I 2007 12 21 Update. Such upward trend is further verified when comparing BFT yearly purse seined catches inside the Mediterranean Sea against total yearly BFT catches by other fishing gears inside the same sea. 11 The percentage of total BFT catches by Mediterranean purse seiners with respect to all other BFT catches in the Mediterranean rose from 71.74 % in 2003 to 86.46% in 2006 (see Figure 006). Figure 006: Yearly variations of total BFT catches, by fishing gears, 1996-2006 inside the Mediterranean Sea. Source: ICCAT-SCRS Task I 2007 12 21 Update. If BFT purse seiners’ CPUEs have remained stable since 1996 and both yearly caught tonnages and their percentages with respect to total yearly catches have soared, the immediate conclusions to be reached are: 11 According to ICCAT-SCRS Task-I database latest available update, out of the reported 288.918,38 metric tonnes of BFT as having been caught inside the Mediterranean Sea during the decade 1996-2006, 213.330,04 metric tonnes (74 %) were purse seined. 9
• A growing number of new purse seine fishing units have been built and put into service during the 1997-2007 decade (see Figure 007 and Annexes 1 &2). Figure 007: Estimated number of operative BFT PS Vessels (LOA > 20m) commissioned and/or put into service during the decade 1997-2007, by Country. Source: ATRT, SL. • Operators of active BFT purse seine fishing units during the decade 1996-2006 have: o Increased the Installed Power of their main-engines (Hp/kW) and onboard generators 12 (see Figure 008); Figure 008: Turkish flagged BFT PS Vessel DENIZAR (LOA: 51m) built by Ba aran Gemi and equipped with a Volvo Penta D65A Mt engine. 12 French, Spanish and Italian purse seine vessels before 1995 were concentrated on small pelagic fisheries. As of 1995 all three fleets started to modernise vessels and fishing gears as a result of first tuna ranches starting operations both in Croatia and Spain. Mediterranean BFT PS vessels today, can reach maximum steaming speeds of up to 19 knots. Both main engines’ HP and hull lengths have dramatically soared. In 1992 all Mediterranean BFT PS vessels were below 27m long. As of 2001, the latest generation of hyperspecialized BFT PS vessels is average 35m long. 10
Page 1 and 2: Race for the last bluefin Capacity
Page 3 and 4: WWF’s exhaustive new report, Race
Page 5 and 6: Mediterranean BFT purse seine fleet
Page 7 and 8: TABLE 1 - ESTIMATED CAPACITY REDUCT
Page 9 and 10: WWF conclusions This report sets th
Page 11 and 12: Fishing capacity of the bluefin tun
Page 13 and 14: 1. Introduction Rampant overfishing
Page 15 and 16: Contracting Parties 1996 or Base�
Page 17: Figure 004. Bluefin tuna biomass tr
Page 21 and 22: o Installed more powerful hydraulic
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Page 35 and 36: In terms of Total Installed Power o
Page 37 and 38: Maximum yearly potential BFT catch
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Page 41 and 42: a. The case of the French MED BFT P
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According to this survey, the total
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f. The case of the Croatian MED BFT
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2002 PS BFT Exports 2003 PS BFT Exp
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Table 016 summarises previously rec
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Figure 049: Maximum and average est
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Our assessment is furthermore suppo
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Figure 055: Croatian flagged BFT PS
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g. The case of the Algerian MED BFT
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h. The case of the Libyan MED BFT P
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In 2004. Libya declared 872.5 Mt ca
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Figure 066: Average yearly BFT catc
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i. The cases of the Greek, Maltese
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j. Initial conclusions. It thus app
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5. Minimum economic “break-even 8
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Malta would count 3 new units, all
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Year 1998 built PS total annual amo
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1997 built PS total annual amortisa
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Figure 076: Comparative Gross Fleet
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Figure 077: Gross Fleet Capital Inv
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As stated previously, the average I
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By applying such inflation linear t
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Algeria Croatia France Italy Libya
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Figure 081: Yearly variation of ave
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Croatia has only reported total PS
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6. List of Tables and Figures. a. F
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Figure 040: Maximum and average rep
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Figure 079: Estimated average annua
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7. List of acronyms AIS: Automated
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Annex I ANNEXES Bluefin tuna purse
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