Spatiotemporal hotspots of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna catches under drifting fish-aggregating devices in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean to define moratorium strata

Akia Sosthene Alban Valeryn, Guéry Loreleï, Pascual-Alayón Pedro J., Gaertner Daniel. 2024. Spatiotemporal hotspots of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna catches under drifting fish-aggregating devices in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean to define moratorium strata. Fisheries Management and Ecology:e12758, 17 p.

Url - jeu de données - Entrepôt autre : https://www.iccat.int/en/accesingdb.html

Résumé : To reduce catches of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna, while maintaining skipjack catches under drifting fish aggregating devices (dFAD), we analyzed spatiotemporal distributions of dFAD catches by European purse seiners in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean during 1996–2019. To detect hotspots of juvenile dFAD catches, we: identified periods of maximum abundance using a seasonal sub-series diagram; normalized monthly FAD catches per unit effort; and used emerging hotspots analysis on spatiotemporal density. Two main spatiotemporal strata were identified in the Guinean Gulf, which could be used to establish moratoria on dFAD fishing. These spatiotemporal strata differed from the existing ICCAT moratorium, which spanned a larger part of the African coast. Our findings also indicated that time-area closures of dFAD-fishing lasting 3–4 months in smaller areas could be more effective than the current dFAD moratorium to reduce unwanted bycatch in the Eastern Atlantic region. The two metrics we developed for comparison provided clear and measurable evidence that demonstrated how strategic and data-informed moratoriums can lead to substantial improvements in conservation.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Katsuwonus pelamis, dispositif de concentration de poissons, senneur, thon, capture par unité d'effort, gestion des pêches, pêcherie de thon, Thunnus, dynamique des populations, mortalité par pêche, moratoire sur la pêche

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Atlantique oriental, France

Mots-clés libres : DFAD hotspots, Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Emerging hotspot analysis, VAST method

Classification Agris : M40 - Écologie aquatique
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 1 (2019-) - Biodiversité

Agences de financement hors UE : Direction Générale Des Affaires Maritimes, de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Auteurs et affiliations

• Akia Sosthene Alban Valeryn, Université de Montpellier (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Guéry Loreleï, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR PHIM (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-3004-8462
• Pascual-Alayón Pedro J., Instituto Español de Oceanografía (ESP)
• Gaertner Daniel, Université de Montpellier (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/611702/)

Métriques

[ Page générée et mise en cache le 2025-03-02 ]