Assessment unit
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
Antigua Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
Antigua Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Belize
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Belize
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Brazil
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Cape Verde
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Cape Verde
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Curaçao
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Curaçao
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
El Salvador
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
El Salvador
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Guatemala
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Guatemala
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Panama
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Panama
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Western Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Purse seines
Profile updated on 6 April 2021
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Katsuwonus pelamis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Skipjack tuna
There remains uncertainty around the stock structure of skipjack in the Atlantic but the hypothesis of separate Eastern and Western stocks is the most plausible (ICCAT, 2006).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- The population of skipjack tuna in the Western Atlantic is healthy and fishing mortality rates are considered sustainable with catches below maximum sustainable levels in recent years.
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 8
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