Assessment unit
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Cameroon
Cameroon
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Cameroon
Cameroon
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Côte D'ivoire
Handlines hand operated
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Curaçao
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Curaçao
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Cyprus
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Cyprus
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Equatorial Guinea
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Equatorial Guinea
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
France
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
France
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
France
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
France
Purse seines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Gabon
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Gabon
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Ghana
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Ghana
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Ghana
Purse seines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Guatemala
Purse seines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Liberia
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Liberia
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Panama
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Senegal
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Senegal
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Senegal
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Senegal
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Longlines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Mechanized lines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Pole-lines mechanized
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
ICCAT
Spain
Purse seines
Fishery:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Hooks and lines
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; ICCAT, 2014).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 6
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