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Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean

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18<strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>fisheries</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Caribbean</strong>TABLE 1Composition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inshore fleet <strong>of</strong> Argentina, by harbourHarbour(from north tosouth) 1Number <strong>of</strong> registered boats in <strong>the</strong>inshore fleetAnnual catch(average) inrecent years(tonnes)ProvinceRada/Ría<strong>Coastal</strong>(semi-industrial) (industrial) 2General Lavalle Buenos Aires 19 3 4 147Mar del Plata Buenos Aires 68 48 81 852Quequén Buenos Aires 12 7 21 416Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires 10 5 19 000San Antonio Oeste Río Negro 4 6 10 610Puerto Madryn Chubut – 1 1 805Rawson Chubut 26 22 10 642Caleta Córdova Chubut 7 1 3 781Caleta Olivia Santa Cruz 16 4 8 279San Julián Santa Cruz – 5 28Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego 3 2 191Source: from Lasta et al., 2001.1See Figure 1.2This fleet is not included in our review.TABLE 2Summary <strong>of</strong> information on artisanal <strong>fisheries</strong> <strong>of</strong> ArgentinaType <strong>of</strong><strong>fisheries</strong>TargetresourcesRegion/provinceGearBoatsNumber<strong>of</strong> fishingunitsCrewAnnuall<strong>and</strong>ings 1<strong>Coastal</strong>shellfishga<strong>the</strong>ringBlue <strong>and</strong>ribbedmussels,snails, clamsSan JoséGulfH<strong>and</strong> N/A Largestconcentrationin <strong>the</strong>community<strong>of</strong> El Riacho,Chubut(25 permitholders)FamilygroupsNot recordedBlue mussels,clams,limpets,snailsBeagleChannelH<strong>and</strong> N/A Few, exactnumberunknownNot recorded<strong>Coastal</strong>octopusga<strong>the</strong>ring(pulpeo)TehuelcheoctopusRío Negro<strong>and</strong>ChubutShort gaffs N/A Unknown Familygroups21 tonnesrecorded in RíoNegro in 2003.Not recorded inChubut; in 2002one processingplant (HarengusS.A) bought 17tonnesRed octopusChubut,north <strong>of</strong>Santa CruzLong gaffs N/A 20–30 in<strong>the</strong> mainproducingarea(Camarones)IndividualsNot recorded

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