http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1023 2013-06-19T18:37:05Z 2013-06-19T18:37:05Z Munbodh, M. Norungee, D. http://hdl.handle.net/1834/976 2012-06-24T20:07:21Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Tuna Data Collection and Processing in Mauritius Authors: Munbodh, M.; Norungee, D. Abstract: The Fisheries division of the Ministry of Fisheries and Cooperatives is involved in research, development, management and protection of fishery resources of Mauritius. It is divided into a Fishery Research and Development Service and a Fisheries Protection Service. The latter section is primarily concerned with the protection of fishery resources and enforcement of Fisheries Act. The Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC), established in 1982, comprises the technical services of the Ministry and is responsible for research and development in the fishery sector. Its activities include resource assessment and management, development of fishing technology, fish quality inspection, studies on the marine environment, establishment of marine parks, and aquaculture research.

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Norungee, D. Munbodh, M. http://hdl.handle.net/1834/49 2008-11-27T10:28:16Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Transhipment of tuna in Mauritius and analysis of the Mauritian purse-seine fishery, 1994-1997. Authors: Norungee, D.; Munbodh, M. Abstract: This paper presents a review of tuna transhipment in Mauritius and of the local purse-seine fishery. Mauritian purse seiners use FADs to concentrate the fish before netting them. Information is presented on catch and effort, species composition, length frequency and spatial distribution of the purse-seine catches.

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Venkatasami, A. http://hdl.handle.net/1834/945 2012-06-24T21:59:07Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Introduction of Fish Aggregating Devices in the Southwest Indian Ocean (A Case Study) Authors: Venkatasami, A. Abstract: During the past decades, several countries of the Southwest Indian Ocean region have attempted setting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) with varying success. Initially, FADs were rapidly lost without being able to produce any results. The gradual improvement in design through the work carried out mainly by SWIOP1 in the region, lead to the development of long lived FADs in Mauritius. The transfer of that technology to other islands such as Reunion, Madagascar, Comores and Rodrigues (Mauritius) gave a new impulse to the activity.

1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheik Mamode, A. Venkatasami, A. http://hdl.handle.net/1834/511 2012-06-17T19:09:33Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Fish-Aggregating Devices (FADS) as a Tool to Enhance Production of Artisanal Fishermen: Problems and Perspectives Authors: Sheik Mamode, A.; Venkatasami, A. Abstract: Although Mauritius has a total land area of 2200 km2 and an EEZ of 1.6 million km2 due to the presence of outer islands, its total production of fish is relatively low. This is due to the fact that the primary productivity of the surrounding sea is one of the lowest in the Indian Ocean, at 0.15 g/m2/day (FAO/IOP, 1978). In the lagoon and reef drop-off of Mauritius, 2,840 artisanal fishermen produced only 1,663 t of fish in 1993. The MSY of this area is estimated at 1,669 t (Samboo & Mauree, 1987). The demand for fish products is on the increase in Mauritius, due to the improving living standards of the population, and to the increasing consciousness of the benefits to health of fish protein; the per capita consumption has increased from 12.5 kg in 1985 to 19 kg in 1994. As the catch from the lagoon can hardly be improved, the development of other fisheries has gained importance. It is in this context that a FAD-associated fishery was introduced in 1985 to tap the migratory pelagic resources of the near offshore waters of the island (Roullot et al., 1988). At present there are 21 FADs in operation around the island, in waters from 400 to 3000 m deep and at 1.5 to 12 nm from the coast.

1996-01-01T00:00:00Z