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

Description of the fisheries in and around the MPA:

Since its establishment, no commercial vessels fish within the reserve.
Within the integral reserve all fishing activities are forbidden.
The reserve is divided into internal and external waters, which are
regulated by the Region of Canarias and the Spanish State
respectively. The artisanal fleet operating in the reserve belongs to a
list, closed for local and traditional reasons, with vessels from Caleta
del Sebo (La Graciosa), Órzola (NE of Lanzarote), La Santa (NW of
Lanzarote) and Arrecife (E of Lanzarote). In 2003, date of the last
official list, there were 73 vessels within this operative fleet. Since the
abundance of target species of the 1980’s commercial fleet decreased
severely during the 1990’s, no large commercial vessels operates in
the zone of influence of the reserve. Only the artisanal fleet operates
in this zone.

Area Gear Seasonality Target Species Bycatch Species No. of
Vessels
IR - - - - -
Hand line Depending Sparisoma cretense, Diplodus vulgaris,
on the Pagrus pagrus, Phycis phycis,
species Spondyliosoma Scorpaena spp.,
cantharus, Mycteroperca fusca,
Serranus atricauda, Balistes capriscus,
Pagellus erythrinus, Diplodus sargus,
Epinephelus Bodianus scrofa, 21
marginatus Pseudocaranx dentex,
Pontinus kuhlii,
Pagrus auriga,
Diplodus cervinus,
Parapristipoma
octolineatum
Pole and April-Oct. Sparisoma cretense -
line 15
Pole and April-Nov. Seriola spp.,
Inside line with Mycteroperca fusca,
RU live bait Sphyraena viridensis, 7
Dentex dentex
Jig May-Oct. Loligo vulgaris Sepia officinalis 9
Purse All seasons Sarpa salpa, Oblada melanura,
seine Boops boops, Trachinotus ovatus, 1
Sardina pilchardus, Sardinella spp.,
Engraulis encrasicolus Belone belone
Beach All seasons Atherina presbyter Sardina pilchardus,
seine Sardinella spp., 2
Belone belone,
Boops boops
Shellfish Mar-Nov. Patella spp. Osilinus spp. 3
seeking
Octopus All seasons Octopus vulgaris -
long-
handled 2
tool
Trap March-nov. Scorpaena spp., Muraena helena,
Dentex spp., Gymnothorax spp., 2
Phycis phycis, Conger conger
Outside Pagrus pagrus
Electric All seasons Merluccius merluccius, Pagellus bogaraveo,
reel hook Polyprion americanus Schedophilus ovalis, 7
and line Mustelus mustelus

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