Fishing Data, tuna-tagging around the Canary Islands
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 1979 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Waters surrounding the Canary Islands, FAO Area 34.1.2 |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish non taxonomy-related morphology |
| Description | |
| Summary | Information obtained in the course of 12 tagging cruises carried out in the waters of the Canary Islands between 1979 and 1991. Most of these cruises correspond to the skipjack (approximately 7,000 entries). There is a file containing the following data on tagging and recoveries: Tagging - cruise, fishing gear, type and number of tags, species, dates, situation and size; Recovery - date, situation, size, weight, fishing gear, species and particulars of the recuperator. This information is sent to the International Committee for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tuna, which is in possession of a general tagging file. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Cadiz Oceanographic Centre |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | Alvaro Fernandez (Director) |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Telephone | +34 91 5974443 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 974770 |
| director@md.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8036130 |
| Global identifier | 2779 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-12 |
