SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Ethmalosa fimbriata

SPECIES NAME(s)

Bonga shad

COMMON NAMES

bonga, ethmalose, Igir bicham, sardinelle janne, sardinelle jaune

The West Africa population of Bonga shad (Ethmalosa fimbriata) is assumed by FAO/CECAF to be a single stock (FAO 2016) , though recent research  lends evidence that the stock may be more finely structured than previously recognized (Durand et al. 2013) .  No longer present in Morocco and other countries due to habitat degradation and overfishing (FAO 2006) , Bonga shad in this region are concentrated mainly in Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, where they are exploited in artisanal fisheries  (FAO 2016) . Together with round sardinella (S. aurita) and Madeiran sardinella (S. maderensis), they are the major feed source for the fishmeal industry in Mauritania (FAO 2016) .


ANALYSIS

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