REPORT of the AD HOC SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP BETWEEN MOROCCO and SPAIN on Pagellus Bogaraveo in the STRAIT of GIBRALTAR AREA
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CopeMed II – ArtFiMed Technical Documents Nº21 (GCP/INT/028/SPA – GCP/INT/006/EC) REPORT OF THE AD HOC SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP BETWEEN MOROCCO AND SPAIN ON Pagellus bogaraveo IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR AREA November 2011 The conclusions and recommendations given in this document and in other documents in the Co-ordination to Support Fisheries Management in the Western and Central Mediterranean CopeMed II Project series are those considered appropriate at the time of preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained in subsequent stages of the Project. The designation employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, the Government of Spain or the Commission of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or concerning the determination of its frontiers or boundaries. This document has been financed by the European Union and the Government of Spain. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Government of Spain. Preface The CopeMed II Project on Co-ordination to Support Fisheries Management in the Western and Central Mediterranean is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Government of Spain, represented by the Secretaría General del Mar, and the European Union, represented by the European Commission (EC). The objective of the project is to maintain the sustainability of the marine fisheries in the central and western Mediterranean Sea and its ecosystem, taking into consideration environmental, biological, economic, social and institutional issues. In addition, the project will continue to reinforce the collaboration among the participating countries of the sub-region by supporting their participation in the activities of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). Regions covered by CopeMed II are the western and central sub-regions of the Mediterranean. Countries involved are Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Spain. The main beneficiaries are the fishery policy-makers, managers and fishery administrations in the western and central Mediterranean countries. The project is also contributing to the strengthening of regional collaboration by supporting the participation of the countries in relevant regional scientific organizations, such as the FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Secondary beneficiaries include the national research institutes, fishers and fishers’ associations, and industrial organizations. Project CopeMed II (FAO-FIRF) Subdelegación del Gobierno en Málaga Paseo de Sancha 64, Offices 305-307 29071 Málaga Spain Tel: (+34) 952 989299 Fax: (+34) 952 989252 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.faoartfimed.org This document is printed on paper iii CopeMed II (GCP/INT/028/SPA – GCP/INT/006/EC) and ArtFiMed (GCP/RAB/005/SPA) Publications CopeMed II – ArtFiMed project publications are issued in the CopeMed II Technical Documents series and are related to meetings, missions and research organized or conducted within the framework of the CopeMed II and ArtFiMed Projects. Comments on this document would be welcomed and should be sent to the Project headquarters: Project CopeMed II Project ArtFiMed Subdelegación del Gobierno en Málaga Subdelegación del Gobierno en Málaga Paseo de Sancha 64, Offices 305-307 Paseo de Sancha 64, Offices 305-307 29071 Málaga (España) 29071 Málaga (España) [email protected] [email protected] For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follow: CopeMed II. 2011. Report of the ad hoc scientific Working Group between Morocco and Spain on Pagellus bogaraveo in the Strait of Gibraltar area. CopeMed II–ArtFiMed Technical Documents Nº21 (GCP/INT/028/SPA – GCP/INT/006/EC). Málaga, 2011. 44pp. iv Preparation of this document This document is the final version of the report of the meeting of the Working Group between Morocco and Spain on Pagellus bogaraveo in the Strait of Gibraltar area, prepared by the Project CopeMed II. Acknowledgements CopeMed II acknowledges the participation of all experts in the ad hoc scientific Working Group between Morocco and Spain on Pagellus bogaraveo in the Strait of Gibraltar area. CopeMed II. 2011. Report of the ad hoc scientific Working Group between Morocco and Spain on Pagellus bogaraveo in the Strait of Gibraltar area. CopeMed II–ArtFiMed Technical Documents Nº21 (GCP/INT/028/SPA – GCP/INT/006/EC). Málaga, 2011. 44pp. ABSTRACT The creation of the ad hoc scientific Working Group between Morocco and Spain on Pagellus bogaraveo in the Gibraltar Strait Area was proposed by the GFCM Scientific Advisory Committee to FAO-CopeMed II to analyse the available information on the stock and fishery of Pagellus bogaraveo in this area. The currently available information on P. bogaraveo, both in terms of fishery statistics and of biological parameters, and the stock assessment methodologies presented by Morocco and Spain to regional fishery organizations and other relevant nscientific committees were reviewed. Possible new methods for the evaluation of commercial fishery data and the feasibility of joint management measures were discussed with the aim of defining a proposal on the data required to perform future assessments and to apply a methodology for the management of the P. bogaraveo fishery. A joint work plan between the Moroccan and Spanish research institutions (INRH and IEO) for the Pagellus bogaraveo stock in the Strait of Gibraltar and the organization of a workshop in September 2010 to conduct a joint assessment on the P. bogaraveo stock in the Strait of Gibraltar was agreed by the working group. v CONTENTS 1. Opening of the meeting and designation of chairperson and rapporteur .................. 1 2. Adoption of the Agenda ............................................................................................ 1 3. Objectives of the meeting ......................................................................................... 2 4. Report of Morocco on the P. bogaraveo fishery ...................................................... 2 5. ArtFiMed report on the P. bogaraveo fishery in Dikky (Morocco) ......................... 3 6. Report of Spain on the P. bogaraveo fishery ............................................................ 3 7. Stocks assessment methodologies. Stocks assessment presented to ICES, GFCM, and other scientific bodies ....................................................................................... 5 8. Data needs for future joint stock assessments for management purposes ................ 8 9. A joint research work plan for P. bogaraveo in the Strait of Gibraltar? What do we need? What do we have? ......................................................................................... 8 10. Recovery and/or management plans implemented for P. bogaraveo .................... 10 11. Conclusions and recommendations ........................................................................ 11 12. Other matters .......................................................................................................... 11 ANNEXES Annex I. List of participants ........................................................................................... 13 Annex II. Agenda ............................................................................................................ 14 Annex III. Introduction and Objectives of the meeting .................................................. 15 Annex IV. Rapport sur l’état de la pêcherie de la dorade rose (Pagellus bogaraveo) du Détroit de Gibraltar ......................................................................................................... 21 Annex V. ArtFiMed report on the P. Bogaraveo fishery in Dikky (Morocco) ............... 28 Annex VI. Report of Spain on the P. bogaraveo fishery ................................................ 31 Annex VII. Report of Spain on the P. bogaraveo fishery ............................................... 36 Annex VIII. Términos de Referencia y Agenda de Trabajo en vistas a una posible reunión entre científicos españoles y marroquíes sobre la pesquería del voraz del Estrecho de Gibraltar ...................................................................................................... 42 Annex IX. References..................................................................................................... 44 vi 1. Opening of the meeting and designation of chairperson and rapporteur The meeting was called to order by Mr. Juan A. Camiñas, Coordinator of the FAO- CopeMed II project, who welcomed the participants from Morocco and Spain (Annex I) to the meeting. He thanked the experts from Morocco’s Institut National des Ressources Halieutiques (INRH) and Spain’s Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO) for their participation, and the Direcciȩn General de Pesca y Acuicultura of the Junta de Andalucía for its support and for the preparation of the documents for the meeting. He reminded the participants that the meeting was a recommendation of the GFCM’s Scientific Advisory Committee (Budva, Montenegro, 25-29 January 2010) for the joint evaluation by Morocco and Spain of the Strait of Gibraltar red seabream stock. Mr. Camiñas also thanked