Big blue octopus
SW Madagascar
Profile updated on 15 March 2019
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Octopus cyanea
SPECIES NAME(s)
Big blue octopus, Gros poulpe bleu, Day Octopus, Cyane's octopus
Stock structure is not known but the first steps are being held (Raberinary and Benbow 2012)(McKeown et al. 2018). Two stock assessments were recently conducted in SW Madagascar (not publicly available) (Japp and Norman 2018).
Fisheries
Within FishSource, the term "fishery" is used to indicate each unique combination of a flag country with a fishing gear, operating within a particular management unit, upon a resource. That resource may have a known biological stock structure and/or may be assessed at another level for practical or jurisdictional reasons. A fishery is the finest scale of resolution captured in FishSource profiles, as it is generally the scale at which sustainability can most fairly and practically be evaluated.
Analysis
OVERVIEW
1.STOCK STATUS
2.MANAGEMENT QUALITY
3.ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY
FishSource Scores
MANAGEMENT QUALITY
STOCK HEALTH:
Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs)
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Comments:
FIP is active but under 12 months with no stage 3 results.
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1.
FIP Development
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Nov 18 |
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2.
FIP Launch
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Mar 19 |
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| Dec 18 |
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3.
FIP Implementation
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— | FIP activities undertaken |
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4.
Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management
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— | Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices |
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5.
Improvements on the Water
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— | Verifiable improvement on the water |
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6.
MSC certification (optional)
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— | MSC certificate made public |
Certifications
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
No related MSC certifications
Comments
Comments on:
Big blue octopus - SW Madagascar, Madagascar, Madagascar, Diving