Table 22.3
Main management measures of red seabream
fishery of the Strait of Gibraltar (Northern Alboran Sea)
Management measures
Year/period
1999–2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010–2011
2012–2015
2016–2018
TAC
–
270 T
–
Co-management
Monitoring committee
–
No. of
fishing trips
160
150
140
140
180
180
Time closures (months)
2
2½
2½
1½
3
1
½
2
–
Max. no. of hydraulic reels
3
–
3
3
3
Fishing gear length
120 m
Max. no. of
fishing gears
30
–
30
Max. no. of hooks
3000
2800
2600
2400
Max. hook length
3.55
Æ 0.35 cm
3.95
Æ 0.39 cm
3.95 c
Max. hook bend
1.30
Æ 0.13 cm
1.40
Æ 0.14 cm
1.65 cm
Source: Own elaboration based on Spanish regulation
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