SEYCHELLES NATIONAL REPORT 2004 - Prepared by the Industrial Fisheries Research Section - Seychelles Fishing Authority

The Seychelles National Report summarizes activities of the industrial purse seine fleet licensed to operate inside the Seychelles EEZ and the activities of the local “semi industrial‟‟ monofilament longline fishery targeting swordfish for the past 4 years. [...] Class Year 50 -400 401-600 601-800 801-1200 1201-2000 >2000 Total 2000 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 2001 0 0 0 2 8 0 10 2002 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 2003 0 0 0 5 5 1 11 2004 0 0 0 5 5 3 13 Table 1.e. [...] Catch by 1° square for the year 2004 reported by the whole purse seine fleet - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 ITPST110404 8 0 0YFT BET SKJ Map 2. [...] Catch by 1° square for the year 2004 reported by the Seychelles‟purse seine fleet - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 ISP ST110404 8 0 0YFT SKJ BET 12 Map 3. [...] - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0- 4 5- 4 0- 3 5- 3 0 - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 Mean Total Catch Sey, 2000-2003 8 0 0YFT SKJ BET - 3 0 - 2 5 - 2 0 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 - 9 0- 8 5- 8 0- 7 5- 7 0- 6 5- 6 0- 5 5- 5 0.