Type
Report - Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity (AEBR)
Subjects
Fisheries management, Protection & Response, Fisheries Research, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries, Fishing, Fisheries, News & Resources, Science & Research
The bottom-contacting deepwater Tier 1 and Tier 2 target fishstock footprint for 1990–2016 was estimated at 335 812 km2. This represents 8.2% of the Territorial Sea and EEZ seafloor area and 24% of the seafloor open to fishing, down to 1600 m. Tier 1 fisheries accounted for 93%, with hoki effort contributing 50%. The 2016 footprint covered 44 261 km2, 76 km2 of which was not contacted during 1990–2015. The aggregated swept area was 3.07 million km2 for 1990–2016 and 78 372 km2 for 2016.
Published
Last updated
ISBN Online
978-1-77665-759-9
ISSN Online
1179-6480