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The fishery for jack mackerel in the Eastern Central Pacific by trawlers from the European Union in 2007 Ad Corten Consultant Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Conservation and Food Quality

Development of EU fishery in Eastern Pacific year Number of Fishing season vessels days 2005 1 44 Oct-Dec 2006 1 109 Mar - Nov 2007 7 401 Apr - Oct

EU trawlers in Eastern Pacific in 2007 Vessel Flag state GT ROS 171 Maartje Germany 9082 Theadora ROS 785 Helen Mary ROS 785 Helen Mary Germany Germany 7278 7278 BX 783 Jan Maria Germany 7646 KL 749 Margiris Lithuania 9499 KW 174 Annelies Ilena Netherlands 14055 SCH 54 Franziska Netherlands 7153

German trawler “KW 171 Maartje Theadora”

Transshipment at sea

Catches of jack mackerel by EU fleet year Catch in tons 2005 5 973 2006 33 766 2007 88 246* *) preliminary

Species composition EU fleet species Average percentage by weight in the catch Trachurus murphyi Trachurus murphyi 90 90 Scomber japonicus 9 Brama japonica and other 1 species

Catch and effort EU fleet in 2007

Catch per unit of effort EU fleet in 2007

Catch positions individual vessels in 2007 110° 00'W 105° 00'W 100° 00'W 095° 00'W 090° 00'W 085° 00'W 080° 00'W 075° 00'W 25° 00'S 25° 00'S 30° 00'S 30° 00'S 35° 00'S 35° 00'S 40° 00'S 40° 00'S Helen Mary 45° 00'S Jan Maria 45° 00'S Margiris Annelies Ilena Maartje 110° 00'W 105° 00'W 100° 00'W 095° 00'W 090° 00'W 085° 00'W 080° 00'W 075° 00'W

Catch positions by month in 2007 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W 30°S 30°S 40°S 40°S 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W Red = April, orange = May, yellow = June, green = July, light blue = August, dark blue = September, purple = October. Size of squares is proportional to catches (1-10, 11-25, 26-50,51-100, and > 100 ton)

Catch positions in June 2007 (yellow) compared to June 2006 (white) 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W 30°S 30°S 40°S 40°S 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W

Catch positions in July 2007 (green) compared to July 2006 (white) 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W 30°S 30°S 40°S 40°S 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W

Catch positions in August 2007 (light blue) compared to August 2006 (white) 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W 30°S 30°S 40°S 40°S 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W

Catch positions in September 2007 (dark blue) compared to September 2006 (white) 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W 30°S 30°S 40°S 40°S 100°W 090°W 080°W 070°W

Length distributions by 200 May 150 100 month 2007 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 250 Jun 200 150 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 350 Jul 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 600 Aug 500 400 300 200 100 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 400 Sep 300 200 100 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 300 Oct 250 200 150 100 50 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

200 600 May Aug 500 150 400 100 300 200 50 100 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 250 400 Jun Sep 200 300 150 200 100 100 100 50 50 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 350 300 Oct Jul 300 250 250 200 200 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50