PRECAUTIONARY TARGET REFERENCE POINTS(TRPs) FOR CARANGID FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE GULF OF SUEZ, RED SEA, EGYPT

Abstract

ABSTRACTamily Carangidae includes the most abundant species in purse-seine fishery in the Gulf of Suez, where it constitutes about 39% and 6% of the total production of purse-seine and trawl fisheries respectively. Fishery statistics (catch, effort and catch per unit of fishing effort) of the carangid fish exploited by purse-seine and trawl fisheries during the fishing seasons from 1979/80 to 2003/04 were analysed to assess the effect of the two types of fishing gears on the annual carangid production. The maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and the corresponding level of fishing effort (f Kjlcv ) were estimated as limited reference point using the IVlo Y Schaefer surplus production model. In addition, 2/3 f MSY and the yield corresponding to this effort were calculated as precautionary target reference points. The obtained results indicated that carangids were overexploited in the Gulf of Suez. For achieving the precautionary target reference points, it was recommended to reduce the fishing by about 59.6% and 47.2% for trawl and purse-seine fisheries respectively. In general, the standardized fishing effort of both gears should be reduced by 46.9%. The results showed that reduction of fishing effort to such levels will increase the marginal revenue in term of CPUE by about 33%. Regulating mesh size and defining closed area are recommended as well as studying the gear selectivity and developing a geographical information system for fishing ground in the Gulf of Suez.

Fishery status of Carangoides bajad and Caranx melampygus (Family Carangidae) from Shalateen Fishing Area, Red Sea, Egypt, based on yield per recruit (Y/R) analysis

“…Mehanna et al (2005) studied the reproductive dynamics as a fishery management tool for the horse mackerel, Trachurus indicus in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Khalifa and Mehanna (2005) estimated a number of precautionary target reference points for carangid fisheries management in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. ElSherbeny (2015) studied the application of Remote Sensing Techniques, Geographical Information Systems and Analytical Models, for the Pelagic Fisheries Management in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.…”

Growth, mortality and relative yield per recruit of Japanese scad Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt

“…They contribute by about 77% of the purse seine catch; hence they contribute to a major fishery in Egypt (GAFRD, 2012). Despite the great importance of horse mackerels in the Egyptian Red Sea fisheries, a little is known about their dynamics (Sanders and Morgan, 1989 on D. maruadsi;El-Gammal et al, 1995 on T. indicus;Mehanna, 1999a&b on T. indicus and D. macrosoma;Khalifa and Mehanna, 2005 on the management of carangid fishery in the Gulf of Suez).…”