Database on the Azorean fisheries (1972 onwards)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1972 onwards (in some islands regular registrations began later) |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | All the EEZ of the Azores Archipelago |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fishery characterisation; Fish and shellfish catch statistics |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | The pelagic fishery of tunas and horse mackerel and the demersal fishery are the two main groups in the Azorean fisheries. The landings of demersal fishery have been increasing in the last years, reaching almost 4 thousand metric tonnes. This increase is due to the effort made in the development and modernization of the fleet. The landings of pelagic fish vary from year to year, related to the oceanographic conditions. The landings of tunas reach, in some years, 10 thousand tonnes. |
| Originators | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Not supplied (Director of the Department (DOP/UA)) |
| Address | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Telephone | +351 92 22988/22944/23460/22945 |
| Facsimile | +351 292292659 |
| pereira@dop.uac.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15037001 |
| Global identifier | 2283 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-30 |
