Study of the coastal reef fishery pressure in a South Pacific Island (Bora-Bora, French Polynesia)
Hugo Gatouillat,
Emma Gairin,
Lana Minier
et al.
Abstract:In the context of the general overexploitation of South Pacific reef fisheries, there is a global push to precisely define fishery parameters such as fishing effort, annual landings, and exploitation levels. In Bora-Bora, several surveys were performed to define the fishing grounds and the fishing effort of the reef fishery for the first time. Maps of the fishing grounds under different fishing pressures were created for the Bora-Bora reef fishery. The average fishing effort throughout the lagoon was 40 trips … Show more
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