Behaviour and Vulnerability of Target and Non-Target Species at Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (Fads) in the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery Determined by Acoustic Telemetry

Forget, F. G., Capello, M. , Filmalter, J. D., Govinden, R. , Soria, M. , Cowley, P. D., Dagorn, L. .
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2014-0458

General Details

Journal Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences
Authors Forget, F. G. , Capello, M. , Filmalter, J. D. , Govinden, R. , Soria, M. , Cowley, P. D. , Dagorn, L. .
Year 2015
FAO Regions Indian Ocean, Western

Technical Details

Extent Small-Scale ?
Tracking Type Mobile ?
Array Resolution Broad-scale ?
Tag Sensor Pressure , Temperature ?

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Life Stage Total Tagged Min Length (cm) Max Length (cm) Mean Length (cm)
Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna None 8 None None 51
Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna None 34 None None 56
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark None 28 None None 67
Canthidermis maculata Oceanic triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish None 47 None None 31
Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack tuna None 20 None None 50
Elagatis bipinnulata Rainbow runner None 24 None None 45

Locations

  • -11.770193, 55.131025