African Marine Science - Oceanography - Fishery > Please use
this identifier to cite or link to this item: |Title: ||Case
Study Of Small Pelagic Fish Resources In Northwest Africa|
|Authors: ||Samb, B.| |ASFA Terms: ||Pelagic fish| |Issue Date:
||2002| |Citation: ||Norway-FAO Expert Consultation on the
Management of Shared Fish Stocks - Bergen, Norway, 7-10 October
2002| |Abstract: ||The marine waters off Northwest Africa are
very productive because of the active upwelling that takes place
at different intensities along the coast and which supports
important fish resources (among which the small pelagics are the
most abundant). The fishery sector plays an important role in
the economies of the different countries of the region. Despite
their relatively low commercial value, the pelagic fish are
dominating the catches and is important to both the industrial
and artisanal sectors. Several assessment studies of these
resources have been carried out,and the management
recommendations given calls for a control of