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Port State Measures – Species identification guide for fisheries inspectors / Mesures du ressort de l’État du port – Guide d’identification des espèces pour les inspecteurs des pêches

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Victoria, Seychelles ;

Pages 348 p.

Author IOTC

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-137235-7

Synopsis (short abstract) This species identification guide has been developed by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to improve the implementation of the IOTC Resolution on port State measures designed to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The guide is designed to assist inspectors of IOTC fisheries accurately identify tuna and tuna like species, billfishes, sharks and other fish species commonly encountered when monitoring transhipments at sea or landings in ports, in the IOTC Area of Competence. It will also improve the accuracy of the information recorded and reported for species commonly caught in the IOTC tuna fisheries; and this in turn will improve the quality of information which the Commission will have to make management decisions. Ce guide d’identification des espèces a été élaboré par la Commission des thons de l’océan Indien pour améliorer la mise en oeuvre de la Résolution de la CTOI sur les mesures du ressort de l’État du port pour prévenir, dissuader et éliminer la pêche illégale, non déclarée et non réglementée. Le guide est conçu pour assister les inspecteurs des pêches de la CTOI à identifier les espèces de thonidés et espèces apparentées, les poissons à rostre, les requins et autres espèces de poissons couramment rencontrés lors du suivi des débarquements ou des transbordements des navires en mer ou dans les ports situés dans la zone de compétence de la CTOI. Ce guide vise à les assister à enregistrer et à rapporter les données précises sur les espèces couramment capturés dans les pêcheries thonières de la CTOI; cela améliorera la qualité de l’information dont la Commission bénéficiera pouvant être utilisées à des fins de gestion.

Statutory body / Meeting title Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

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IOTC/CTOI 2022. Port state measures – Species identification guide for fisheries inspectors / Mesures du ressort de l'État du port - Guide d'identification des espèces pour les inspecteurs des pêches, Victoria. FAO. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3060b

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