FAOFisheriesReportNo.705 FAO,Rapportsurlespêchesn°705 RAFI/R705(Bi) ISSN0429-9337 FISHERYCOMMITTEEFORTHEEASTERNCENTRALATLANTIC COMITÉDESPÊCHESPOURL’ATLANTIQUECENTRE-EST Reportofthe SECONDSESSIONOFTHESCIENTIFICSUBCOMMITTEE SantaCruzdeTenerife,Spain,23-25September2002 Rapportdela DEUXIÈMESESSIONDUSOUS-COMITÉSCIENTIFIQUE SantaCruzdeTenerife,Espagne,23-25septembre2002 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAOpublicationscanberequestedfrom: SalesandMarketingGroup InformationDivision FAO Viale0de0l1l0e0TeRrommee,diItCaalryacalla E-mail:[email protected] Fax:(+39)0657053360 LescommandesdepublicationsdelaFAOpeuventêtre adresséesau: Groupedesventesetdelacommercialisation Divisiondel'information FAO ViuledelleTermediCaracalla 00100Rome.Italie Mél.:publications-saies®fao.org Télécopie:(+39)0657053360 Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.705 FAO,Rapportsurlespêchesn°705 RAFI/R705(Bi) FISHERYCOMMITTEEFORTHEEASTERNCENTRALATLANTIC COMITÉDESPÊCHESPOURL'ATLANTIQUECENTRE-EST Reportofthe SECONDSESSIONOFTHESCIENTIFICSUBCOMMITTEE SantaCruzdeTenerife.Spain.23-25September2002 Rapportdela DEUXIÈMESESSIONDUSOUS-COMITÉSCIENTIFIQUE SantaCruzdeTenerife,Espagne.23-25septembre2002 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS ORGANISATIONDESNATIONSUNIESPOURL'ALIMENTATIONETL'AGRICULTURE FAORegionalOfficeforAfrica BureaurégionaldelaFAOpourl'Afrique Accra.2003 Copyrightedmaterial TicdsUeonnohlufieeinotvmtreeidrmdtryeaa,sttNoiiiantogoetnnnriatropoithftnrieosooirdtnpysu,acsrcfoctrtneiocmtnodyeptforiloentorrnihysoenateogrdrFeitoambahoponeoluddrynldatoetanfghhradeeilietesApsoxgr.rapreuirstdceehuesnolvstrtieaiuttloriinoeeopsno,mOfreoognafratnnmcyiaosztnotaepactrtieiiunraosinlnoinoniofngfwhattthanhhityees OadaLpurréuetgévscosaeruenilnnitoetaséppasap,tppteireinloiomilsnneaeqntdudidteaeoesnnsdtsdpeNoaossaunitenptitmaiéropoyeannlscsso,éqyqUdutéunaeeieirnsrleytiestufoariidpusgroaeufsursn,retrsonanttvltui'intlacè'elerjisiteummtsrpeoeilnoudituiqaqzutpluieuoieonbmnnltioetiusedecstae.taoilluu’oaanspgdrtaeiraciedutleldeteuudrrleIsea* ISBN92-5-004945-5 AecpipDRlsidoeeelvuprrpicpymmrrsrairiioiogtissdohhigssnutio,hiiscbn1ootiar©nntiFlefeosAsadnefOohorrr.o,owvooufiermlotdmVgtdh.aihotateubRelhrteereeipnaawrlrddoocieddnoitlpurn-ltyceeectrtnsohiismigTosepmhenedetirrrnatmmcfnoihieodsoartsllmhddidaeiietopsrinCsuoshCerniaomperfpipfoarn.rsctoaoaehdtvPlseuiuilcobdantal,ecriodofespfo0hyr0irtman1ihrauggeet(thesXht)MraosilaaneohnRlzuoaooorlirgmddcneeeeotrtm.hwshiei.isetnsrIhittAonacpuflfopuStyolmlerlirmymaocvearniartctyacieicboi,oknypanrnlsIpionorewpfrfo-oluomdrrerwaumdrpicaisglottteusitfdceoeto.hsnnor dcdcTfiDoi''inoonuaavfmusruiuomsrtstreioéiemerrodduarirncurtsociiéaidaoalttàotnelsiiscoetvrnlscre'énooissdennnseedfiraevoiqvptnrrtuéemsoiesaunno,.tvtonliàe'noLnaênecqu.ttcstoruoopeFertimyAionmrasuOfieadlto.tgarerrihfceomtoVisnsai@iastosafliééulacoeerepornssc.aisdetoseesarclaugildêd-neteausCrspTehreadeèuérrfsitetmnopepfderrneouiotrusddemvaiuSuateiertiCntrioatevonrdsinaeêcscptseparrloéesdlduaoralrreio.aetibptll0lrsaaceo0ldg1rdaude'e0iisauvr0ttueeetinmdsReoteéunoenotrmt.eudenoet.duLsieienfusIddfrpti'uuaqalsbddiuuéleeeétieesmrcso,eaaustàd.niIdo|pneSassIr, OFAO2003 Copyrightedmaterial Ill PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT ThisisthefinalreportapprovedbythesecondsessionoftheScientificSub-Committeeof theFisheryCommitteefortheEasternCentralAtlantic(CECAF/SSC). PRÉPARATIONDECEDOCUMENT LeprésenttexteconstituelaversiondéfinitivedurapportqueleSous-ComitéScientifique duComitédespêchespourl'AtlantiqueCentre-Est(COPACE/SCS)aapprouveàsadeuxième session. Distribution: PMaermtibceirpasntosfiCnEtChAeFS/esMsciomnb/rPaerstidcuipCanOtsPàAClaESession OthercountriesandinterestednationalandinternationalOrganizations/ AFFiuAsthOreersFiieEssthaOetrfsifeiescteoDrresgpaoanfrittzhmaeetniFotAn/sDOénpRaaterigotineoamnleaelnstaetdnedisnStpueêbrcnrahetegisioondnaeallelsaOfiFnfAtiécOreess/sFéosnctionnaires despêchesdanslesBureauxrégionauxetsous-régionauxdelaFAO Copyrightedmaterial IV FAOFisheryCommitteefortheEasternCentralAtlantic/Comitédespêchespour l’AtlantiqueCentre-Est. ReportofthesecondsessionoftheScientificSub-Committee.SantaCruzdeTenerife, Spain,23-25September2002. RapportdeladeuxièmesessionduSous-Comitéscientifique.SantaCruzdeTenerife, Espagne,23-25septembre2002. FAOFisheriesReport/FAORapportsurlespêches.No.705.Accra,FAO.2003.73p. ABSTRACT ThisdocumentisthefinalreportofthesecondsessionoftheScientificSub-Committee oftheFisheryCommitteefortheEasternCentralAtlantic(CECAF),whichwasheldin SantaCruzdeTenerife,Spain,from23to25September2002.Majortopicsdiscussed were:reportsofthethreeworkinggroupsonartisanalfisheries,demersalspeciesand smallpelagics,futureworkplanoftheworkinggroups,capturestatisticsandecosystem approachtofisheriesmanagement. RÉSUMÉ LepresentdocumentestlerapportfinaladoptéparleSous-Comitéscientifiquedes pêchespourl’AtlantiqueCentre-Est(COPACE)àsadeuxièmesession,tenueàSanta CruzdeTenerife,Espagne,du23au25septembre2002.Lesprincipalesquestions examinéesontétélessuivantes:rapportsdestroisgroupesdetravailsurlespêches artisanales,lesespècesdémersalesetlespetitspélagiques,activitésprévuesdestrois groupes de travail, statistiques de capture et l’approche écosystémique sur l’aménagementdespêcheries. Copyrightedmaterial V CONTENTS OPENINGOFTHESESSION 1 ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION 1 RECOMMENDATIONSOFTHESUB-COMMITTEE I REPORTOFTHEWORKINGGROUPONSMALLPELAGICS 2 REPORTOFTHEWORKINGGROUPONDEMERSALSPECIES REPORTOFTHE1WORKINGGROlIPONARTISANAI.FISHERIES OBSERVATIONSONTHEACTIVITIESOFTHEWORKINGGROUPS 4 FUTURERESEARCH 4 FUTUREWORKPI.AN 5 OTHERMATTERS 5 RENEWALOFTHEMANDATEOFTHEWORKINGGROUPS 7 ELECTIONOFCHAIRPERSONANDVICE-CHAIRPERSON 7 DATEANDPLACEOFTHETHIRDSESSION 7 ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT 1 Copyrightedmaterial S11 VI TABLEDESMATIÈRES OUVERTUREDELASESSION 8 ADOPTIONDEL'ORDREDUJOURETORGANISATIONDELASESSION 8, RECOMMANDATIONSCONCERNANTLESOPTIONSDF.GESTIONDE RESSOURCES 9 RAPPORTDUGROUPEDETRAVAILSURLESPETITSPÉLAGIQUES 10 RAPPORTDI!GROUPEDETRAVAILSURLESESPECESDÉMFRSAI.ES LO RAPPORTDUGROUPEDETRAVAILSURLESPÊCHESARTISANALES 1 OBSERVATIONSSURLESACTIVITÉSDESGROUPESDETRAVAIL 1 FUTURESRECHERCHES „12 FUTURPLANDETRAVAIL 13 AUTRESQUESTIONS 13 RENOUVELLEMENTDUMANDATDESGROUPESDETRAVAII 14 ÉLECTIONDUPRÉSIDENTETDUVICE-PRÉSIDENT 15 DATEETLIEUDELATROISIÈMESESSION 15 ADOPTIONDURAPPORT 1 Copyrightedmaterial 1 vii APPENDICES/ANNEXES A Agenda 16 Ordredujour 16 B ListofDelegatesandObservers 17 Listedesdéléguésetobservateurs 17 C ListofDocuments 22 ListedesDocuments 22 D ReportoftheWorkingGrouponArtisanalFisheries 23 RapportduGroupedetravailsurlespêchesartisanales 27 E ReportoftheWorkingGrouponDemersalSpecies 3 RapportduGroupedetravailsurlesespècesdémersales 36 F ReportoftheWorkingGrouponSmallPelagics 41 RapportduGroupedetravailsurlespetitspélaqiques 48 G WorkingplansofWorkingGroups 56 ProgrammedetravaildesGroupes 58 H InternationalSupporttotheNANSENProgramme-Fisheriesmanagement andMarineEnvironment 60 AppuiinternationalauProgrammeNANSEN-Aménagementdespêcheset environnementmarin 67 Copyrightedmaterial 1 OPENINGOFTHESESSION 1. TheSecondSessionoftheScientificSub-Committee(SSC)oftheFishery CommitteeoftheEasternCentralAtlantic(CECAF)washeldattheSpanishInstituteof Oceanography(IEO)inSantaCruzdeTenerife,Spainfrom23to25September2002. TheSessionwasattendedbythirtydelegatesfrom17MembersofCECAF,andby observersfromAngola,NamibiaandtheMinisterialConferenceonFisheriesCo- operationAmongAfricanStatesBorderingtheAtlanticOcean(ATLAFCO).TheListof participantsandobserversispresentedinAppendixB. 2. MrsAngelesRodriguezFernandez,DirectorofIEOinSantaCruzdeTenerife, welcomedtheparticipantstotheInstituteandexpressedappreciationtotheSub- committeeforacceptingtheinvitationofhercentreasvenueforthepresentSession. 3. MrBenedictSatia,Chief,InternationalInstitutionsandLiaisonService,FAO FisheriesDepartment,conveyedthewarmgreetingsofMrJacquesDiouf,Director- GeneraloftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO),totheSub-Committee,and extendedthegratitudeoftheorganizationtotheGovernmentofSpainforhostingthe Sessionandforprovidingextra-budgetaryassistancefortheorganisationofthemeeting. tHoetrheemCionmdmeidtttheeeSfuobr-rCeosmomuirctetseemathnaatgietmweansteixnpetchteeCdEtoCmAaFkeregreiaolni.stTichereScuobm-mCeonmdmaittitoenes wasalsoexpectedtodrawupaworkplanforthefutureactivitiesofitsworkinggroups. Healsoremindedtheparticipantsofthesignificanceoftheecosystemapproachto fisheriesmanagementandrequestedtheSub-Committeetotakeintoaccountthefisheries related recommendations ofthe just concluded World Summit on Sustainable Development(WSSD)initsdeliberations. 4. MrEduardoLopez-JamarMartinez,DeputyDirector-GeneraloftheSpanish InstituteofOceanography,welcomedtheparticipantstoSpainandremindedthemofthe relationshipbetweenhisInstitute,setupin1914,andCECAF. Heremarkedthatthis relationshiphadbeenmutuallybeneficialtobothstructures.HeinformedMembersof thevariousresearchprogrammesconductedintheInstitute.Heremarkedthatfisheries statisticscollectedbyIEOhadalwayscontributedsignificantlytotheactivitiesof CECAFworkingparties.HeassuredtheSub-Committeethattheinformationcollected wouldcontinuetobemadeavailabletoitsworkinggroupsbecausehestronglybelieved thatIEOsharesCECAF'sroleinensuringthesustainableexploitationoffisheries resourcesintheareacoveredbytheCommittee. Inconclusion,MrLopez-Jamar reiteratedhisgovernment’scontinuedsupportfortheactivitiesofCECAF. ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION 5. TheSub-CommitteeadoptedtheagendathatisgiveninAppendixA.The documentspresentedtotheSub-CommitteearelistedinAppendixC. RECOMMENDATIONSOFTHESUB-COMMITTEE 6. 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