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EMPAFISH Booklet nº 2 Fishery regimes in Atlanto-Mediterranean European MPAs

Description of the fisheries in and around the MPA:

The marine reserve was created in 1995 under fishery legislation rules.
Management of this area is shared between regional and national
administration. The entire marine reserve is 1898 Ha in size, and it is
formed by an integral reserve (270 ha) where all fishing activity is
prohibited, and a restricted use area, which is acting as buffer zone,
where some kind of artisanal fishery (clear trammel net and bottom
long-line) is allowed under strict regulation. There are four fishing
guilds in the region of Murcia one of which fishes inside the marine
reserve and this one plus another fish in its vicinity. Boats coming from
Santa Pola (Alicante), especially trawlers, fish around limits of the
marine reserve. In this partial reserve, other activities (namely diving)
are also permitted.

No. of
Area Gear Seasonality Target Species Bycatch Species
Vessels
IR - - - - -
Palinurus May-Sept Palinurus elephas Phycis phycis,
trammel net Scorpaena scrofa,

Inside Lophius piscatorius
RU Rockfish May-Sept Dentex dentex, Scorpaena porcus, 12

trammel net Scorpaena scrofa Pagellus erythrinus,
Sciaena umbra

Dentex Sept-Mar Dentex dentex, Pagrus pagrus
bottom long- Epinephelus
line marginatus
Pelagic trap April-June Seriola dumerili,
Outside net Sarda sarda,
Auxis rochei
Sepia trap Nov-Mar Sepia officinalis, Sphyraena sphyraena,
net Loligo vulgaris, Diplodus sargus,
Seriola dumerili Lithognathus
mormyrus
Mullus Mar-Aug Mullus surmuletus Diplodus spp.,
trammel net Sepia officinalis,
Serranus spp.
Palinurus May-Sept Palinurus elephas Phycis phycis,
trammel net Scorpaena scrofa,
Lophius piscatorius
Rockfish May-Sept Dentex dentex, Scorpaena porcus,
trammel net Scorpaena scrofa Pagellus erythrinus, 39
Sciaena umbra
Sparids Oct-Jan Sparus aurata, Pagellus erythrinus
gillnet Diplodus sargus
Dentex Sept-April Dentex dentex, Pagrus pagrus
bottom long- Epinephelus
line marginatus
Marginatus Sept-Mar Epinephelus Dentex spp.
bottom long- marginatus
line
Surface- Sept-May Xiphias gladius,
bottom long- Epinephelus
line marginatus,
(Palangre Scorpaena scrofa
piedrabola)
Octopus pots All seasons Octopus vulgaris
Surface long- Jun-Sept Xiphias gladius, Sharks 4
line Thunnus thynnus
Trawling All seasons Mullus surmuletus,
Merluccius
merluccius, 8
Octopus vulgaris,

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