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The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago
dc.creator | De L. Sturm, M.G. | |
dc.creator | Manickchand-Heileman, S.C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-31T06:49:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-31T06:49:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
dc.identifier | na_2299.pdf | |
dc.identifier.citation | NAGA 21 (2): 28-33 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2522 | |
dc.description.abstract | The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago are mainly artisanal and involve about 8,000 fishers. The main fishing gear used are the gillnets, the troll, the shrimp trawl, the fishpot and the industrial longline. Landings total approximately 14,000 t annually with Scomberomorus brasiliensis, shrimps and sharks being the most abundant in the landings. Assessment studies indicate overfishing and inferior marketing is an important issue. Underexploited resources include clupeiods, deep shell and slope resources, and lobsters. The shrimp trawl and longline by-catch are not fully utilized. Fishery legislation is mostly uotdated and a fisheries policy, including new legislation, is being developed to help solve the problems and effectively manage the fisheries. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | En | |
dc.publisher | ICLARM | |
dc.rights | CC BY 4.0 | |
dc.source | NAGA | |
dc.title | The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | De L. Sturm, M.G.; Manickchand-Heileman, S.C. (1998). The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago. NAGA 21 (2): 28-33 | |
cg.coverage.country | Trinidad and Tobago | |
cg.coverage.region | Caribbean | |
cg.identifier.worldfish | 2299 | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | Crustacea | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | fisheries | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | marine fisheries | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | overfishing | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | prawns and shrimps | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | small-scale fisheries | |
cg.subject.worldfish | fisheries management | |
cg.subject.worldfish | fishing gears | |
cg.subject.worldfish | policy | |
cg.subject.worldfish | Crustaceans | |
cg.subject.worldfish | shrimp | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Institute of Marine Affairs | |
cg.identifier.status | Open access | |
cg.description.theme | Resilient small-scale fisheries |