Éditeur(s) : Elsevier
Résumé : The rapid development of the albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) driftnet fishery in the Pay of Biscay (Atlantic ocean, France) has incited European management authorities to ask for a study of its ecological impact on populations of common dolphins and striped dolphins. A programme with onboard observers has been led during 1992 and 1993, and a sighting survey has allowed the evaluation of the abundances of fractions of populations in the studied area. For the population of common dolphins, the biological parameter estimation has allowed the building of a discrete age-structured model based on a Leslie matrix. Sensitivity studies have been conducted using four model parameters (age of first reproduction, interval between births, juvenile and adult survival rates). Results show that the increase rate of the population presents the highest sensitivity versus adult survival rate and, in second place versus the interval between births.
Le développement rapide de la pêche au thon germon (Thunnus alalunga) au filet maillant dérivant dans le golfe de Gascogne a incité les instances de gestion européenne à demander une étude de son impact écologique sur les populations de dauphin commun et de dauphin bleu et blanc. Des observateurs embarqués à bord ont mené au cours des années 1992 et 1993 une campagne d'échantillonnage sur un parcours linéaire, ce qui a permis d'estimer l'abondance des fractions de populations présentes sur la zone étudiée. Pour la population de dauphins communs, l'estimation des paramètres biologiques a permis de construire un modèle à pas discret structuré en âge faisant appel à une matrice de Leslie. Des études de sensibilité ont été réalisées selon quatre paramètres du modèle; âge de première mise bas, intervalle entre mises bas, taux de survie des juvéniles, taux de survie des adultes sur les deux sexes confondus. Les résultats montrent que le taux d'accroissement de la population présente la plus forte sensibilité, en fonction du taux de survie des adultes avec, en deuxième ordre, l'intervalle entre mises bas.
Aquatic Living Resources (0990-7440) (Elsevier), 1998-11 , Vol. 11 , N. 6 , P. 359-369

Droits : 1998 Published by Elsevier SAS
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1998/publication-865.pdf
DOI:10.1016/S0990-7440(99)80001-1
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/865/

Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Sci Ltd
Résumé : The reduction of by-catch mortality is an objective of the ecosystem approach to fisheries and a request made by consumers. Elasmobranchs, an important component of the French tropical tuna purse seine fishery by-catch, are currently thrown back into the sea. Fishers interact with various types of elasmobranchs that range widely in size, weight and shape, and could pose various degrees of danger to the crew. A diversity of discarding practices within the fleet were reported, some practices were considered suitable, others needed to be adapted and improved and others simply had to be banned. The majority of the crews were likely to improve their handling practices if they were presented with practical suggestions that were quick and easy. Combining scientific observations and empirical knowledge from skippers and crew, a manual, providing appropriate handling practices to ensure crew safety and increase the odds of survival for released animals has been developed and disseminated. Bringing these good practices onto the decks of fishing vessels should contribute to the reduction of the fishing mortality of some vulnerable species. It would be positively viewed by consumers as an act that reduces fishing's footprint on the environment and promoting animal welfare which would improve the image of fishing industry. Mitigation research is by definition an iterative process and different complementary methods must be carried out at different levels of the fishing process to significantly reduce the mortality of the by-catch.
Marine Policy (0308-597X) (Elsevier Sci Ltd), 2014-02 , Vol. 44 , P. 312-320

Droits : 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00159/27008/28367.pdf
DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.09.025
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00159/27008/

Éditeur(s) : Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons, Caribbean-Martinique, 15-19 Oct 1999
Résumé : In 1998, the French and Spanish tuna-boat owners associations have volentarily reconducted the Atlantic tuna protection plan (also called moratorium) initiated the previous year. This plan which has become an iccat recommendation for 1999, consists mainly in preventing fishing on floating objects (logs) and in having observers on board tuna purse seiners. Data collected by these observers and landing statistics allow to draw preliminary conclusions on some effects of the protection plan, on the fleets and on the Atlantic tuna stocks. Largely respected, the moratorium has led to a spatial redistribution of the fishing effort, an important reduction of the proportion of sets on logs and a decrease of the landings by one third compared to those realised the years before during the same months, particularily for the skipjack and the bigeye tunas. Moreover, data collected allow to calculate catch rates for a number of by-catch species in the purse seine fishery.

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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15313/12660.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15313/

Éditeur(s) : SPC
Fisheries Newsletter (0248-076X) (SPC), 2011-09 , Vol. 136 , P. 35-45

Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00115/22657/20383.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00115/22657/20384.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00115/22657/