TY - CHAP
T1 - Cuban fisheries catches within FAO area 31 (Western Central Atlantic): 1950 – 1999
AU - Baisre, J.A.
AU - Booth, S.
AU - Zeller, D.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Two sources of fisheries catches by Cuba were compared: National records pertaining to national waters (EEZ/shelf) obtained from local scientists, and FAO FISHSTAT for the entire FAO area 31 (Western Central Atlantic). This permitted the spatial separation of catches into ‘inshore’ (EEZ/shelf) and ‘offshore’ components (area 31 outside of Cuban EEZ/shelf). Through consideration of additional information on by-catch composition, we were able to allocate significant portions of the reported by-catch, previously recorded as ‘miscellaneous marine fishes’ (MMF), to individual taxa, thus reducing the MMF component in the reported landings by up to 41%. Overall, Cuban reported catches peaked at 76,000 t in 1987, and have been declining since, to just under 55,000 t by 1999. Catches are dominated by Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), shrimp (Penaeus spp.), and in earlier periods also red grouper (Epinephelus morio) and grunts (Haemulidae), with Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), sharks & rays, and mangrove oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) also contribute significantly to reported catches.
AB - Two sources of fisheries catches by Cuba were compared: National records pertaining to national waters (EEZ/shelf) obtained from local scientists, and FAO FISHSTAT for the entire FAO area 31 (Western Central Atlantic). This permitted the spatial separation of catches into ‘inshore’ (EEZ/shelf) and ‘offshore’ components (area 31 outside of Cuban EEZ/shelf). Through consideration of additional information on by-catch composition, we were able to allocate significant portions of the reported by-catch, previously recorded as ‘miscellaneous marine fishes’ (MMF), to individual taxa, thus reducing the MMF component in the reported landings by up to 41%. Overall, Cuban reported catches peaked at 76,000 t in 1987, and have been declining since, to just under 55,000 t by 1999. Catches are dominated by Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), shrimp (Penaeus spp.), and in earlier periods also red grouper (Epinephelus morio) and grunts (Haemulidae), with Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris), sharks & rays, and mangrove oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) also contribute significantly to reported catches.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 1198-6727
T3 - Fisheries Centre Research Reports
SP - 133
EP - 139
BT - From Mexico to Brazil: Central Atlantic fisheries catch trends and ecosystem models
A2 - Zeller, D.
A2 - Booth, S.
A2 - Mohammed, E.
A2 - Pauly, D.
PB - University of British Columbia
CY - Vancouver
ER -
