EAF-Nansen Programme
SWIOFP Acoustic and Pelagic Trawl Survey around Mauritius and the Mascarene Plateau_2010
Survey objectives:
-To plan and conduct a transboundary survey from Port Alfred to Orange River to produce distribution maps and abundance estimates of the two species of hake to be later merged with similar data from a co-occurring Namibian national demersal survey, to enable complete mapping and assessment of shared stocks, thus providing a measure of the degree of sharing of the stocks at the time of the survey.
- To collect data on the maturity stages of the hakes to check for possible spawning activity.
- To collect other relevant data to better understand the environment impact on the distribution of hakes, and the fish community structure in the distribution areas of the hake.
SWIOFP Acoustic and Pelagic Trawl Survey around Mauritius and the Mascarene Plateau_2010
Survey objectives:
-To plan and conduct a transboundary survey from Port Alfred to Orange River to produce distribution maps and abundance estimates of the two species of hake to be later merged with similar data from a co-occurring Namibian national demersal survey, to enable complete mapping and assessment of shared stocks, thus providing a measure of the degree of sharing of the stocks at the time of the survey.
- To collect data on the maturity stages of the hakes to check for possible spawning activity.
- To collect other relevant data to better understand the environment impact on the distribution of hakes, and the fish community structure in the distribution areas of the hake.