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

Thirteen trawlers are based in the Gulf: 3 in Castellammare (inside the
MPA) and 10 in Terrasini (located east of the MPA). Trawlers from
Castellammare fish deep-sea species inside the Gulf off the MPA
border. Trawlers from Terrasini target either the same deep-sea
resource or other shelf and slope resources located east of the MPA.
Some 70 small vessels, using artisanal gear, are registered at harbours
located inside the MPA, with a further 30 registered at Terrasini. It
must be noted that some of the Terrasini vessels may well fish illegally
inside the eastern sector of the MPA.
There are two seasonal fisheries: (i) a FAD fishery (September-
November) targeting dolphin fish and pilot fish with small purse
seines; (ii) a fish-fry fishery (late winter-early spring) targeting very
valuable juvenile sardine and anchovy with small boat seines.
Occasionally other types of gear are used (drifting gill nets, jigs, and
cane pots).”

Area Gear Seasonality Target Species Bycatch Species No. of
Vessels
Combined All seasons Mullus barbatus, Diplodus sargus,
gillnet- Sepia officinalis, Diplodus vulgaris,
trammel net Boops boops, Epinephelus marginatus,
Trachurus trachurus, Mullus surmuletus,
Merluccius merluccius, Octopus vulgaris,
Pagrus pagrus, Lithognathus mormyrus, 70+
Pagellus erythrinus ...
Gill net summer- Seriola dumerili,
autumn Scombridae,
Merluccius merluccius,
Pagrus pagrus
Boat seine winter fish fry (juvenile
Inside clupeoids) ?
FAD seine summer- Seriola dumerili juv., Naucrates ductor
autumn Coryphaena hippurus ?
Bottom summer Merluccius merluccius,
longline Lepidopus caudatus,
Dicentrarchus labrax,
Trigla lucerna, ?
Diplodus sargus,
Lithognathus
mormyrus
Jig summer Todarodes sagittatus ?

Outside Trawling All seasons Aristeus antennatus, Merluccius merluccius,
(in Gulf) Parapenaeus Lophius piscatorius, 3
longirostris Plesionika narval, ...
Trawling All seasons Aristeus antennatus, Spicara flexuosa,
Parapenaeus Octopus vulgaris,
longirostris, Eledone cirrhosa,
Outside Merluccius merluccius, Loligo vulgaris,
(off 10
Gulf) Mullus barbatus, Pagellus erythrinus,
Eledone moschata Lepidopus caudatus,
Pagellus acarne,
Lophius piscatorius, ...

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