Small-scale fishery of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A case study in the Kalymnos Island, Greece

George Halkos, Kyriakoula Roditi, Steriani Matsiori and Dimitrios Vafidis

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Abstract: This study analyzes the small-scale fishery in Kalymnos Island (located in Eastern Mediterranean Sea) to evaluate fishing practices in this fishery. The métiers of this fishery are defined with a multivariate analysis approach for assessing the main fishery resources and fishing gear employed. The empirical findings show that longlines in this fishery practice 10 types of métiers. Some of these métiers, in terms of target species, gear and seasonality are also used in other small-scale Mediterranean fisheries. The main 6 type of métiers with fishing gear: set longlines, drifting longlines, handlines and squid jig-lines with target species P.pagrus, D.vulgaris, P.erythrinus, S.aurata, X.gladius, O.vulgaris, and L.vulgaris. The seasonal rotation of métiers is determined by the availability of different fish species rather than market price. Identified the métiers provides information for developing monitoring and management strategies for the small-scale fishery. The small-scale fishery constitutes an important social component of local coastal communities.

Keywords: Landing; Small-scale fishery; Multivariate analysis; Métier; Longline. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q20 Q22 Q29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-02-11
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