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Management of the octopus fishery in Rodrigues

Year of publication 2014

Pages 4p.

Author Yvergniaux, Y.

Publisher FAO/IOC ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) On the autonomous island of Rodrigues, which lies about 600 km north-east of Mauritius, fishing for octopus – locally called “ourite” – has been a traditional economic activity for generations. The fishing is carried out by walking on the reef flats of the gigantic lagoon that surrounds the island (240 km²) and using metal sticks to search the dens in which octopus shelter. In the deeper parts of the lagoon, it can also be carried out using boats from which fishermen handle long spears. Traditio nally sun-dried in the villages along the coast, octopus have in the last few decades been systematically collected in order to supply a handful of exporters who ship them, frozen, to Mauritius. A very organized octopus trade sector has therefore appeared, encouraging fishermen – professional or not – to catch more “ourites”.

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