Descricao e composicao das capturas da frota pesqueira artesanal da regiao nordeste do Brasil

Abstract

Between January 1998 and March 2000 were sampled 2,998 landings from 975 craft, totaling 207.7 tons of bony and cartilaginous fish from the artisanal fleet of motorized and sailing craft. The fishing gears included deep-water and surface hand lines, gill net, net for flying fish, surrounding net and fish traps in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Ceara, Piaui and northern Bahia. The data collected resulted from type and category of landings and fishing gear utilized; areas and depths of actions; catch composition; and the lengths and weights of the samples caught. The states of Bahia (33%) and Ceara (31.5%) had the largest productions, followed by Alagoas and Pernambuco (22.3%), and Rio Grande do Norte (13.3%). Motorized craft represented 37.6% and sailboats represented 62.4% of the fleet. The motorized craft accounted for 53.4% of landings and 60.5% of production. Sailboats represented 46.6% and 39.5% of the landings and production. The most commonly used fishing gear was hand line, which was present in 66.2% of the craft, 74.6% of landings and 85.6% of production. A total of 170 species, 104 genera and 52 families were identified among the 121,475 individuals sampled.