Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 5. Fisheries Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
Number of sets
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Phoenix
Gilbert
1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992
Year
1994 1996 1998 2000
Longline fishing effort and catch for 1952 to 2001 was compared within the Kiribati EEZ
(including the Phoenix Islands) by Langley (2003); see Figure III-5.17 below.
Figure III-5.17. Longline fishing effort (number of hooks) and catch for 5 degrees of
latitude and longitude for 1952 to 2001.
(source: Langley 2003)
*note: The size of the pie chart is proportional to the magnitude of fishing effort in the 5-degree square. The
red portion of the pie chart represents the proportion of the effort and catch allocated to within the EEZ.
Langley (2003) presented a summary of yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore tuna catch and effort
in the Phoenix Islands portion of the Kiribati EZZ for 1952 to 2001 (see Table III-5.15
below).
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