Fisheries - Fisheries Research Division
GOAL
• To ensure sustainable use, development of our fisheries resources.
KEY PRIORITIES
• Monitor and carry out research on the different fisheries to ensure the sustainable use of the fishery resources.
OBJECTIVES
• To improve knowledge on fish stocks and non-consumptive resources
• To disseminate information and knowledge on fisheries.
• To provide advice for fisheries management.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
• Maintain and update records of fishery statistics for estimation of fish landings.
• Maintain and update records of data on offshore demersal fishery for estimation of yields and for provision of advice on their management.
• Determine growth parameter estimates for fish at St Brandon, Albatross, Soudan, Hawkins and small northern banks.
• Monitor catch and effort of the St Brandon inshore and semi-industrial chilled fish fishery, Albatross, Soudan, Hawkins and small northern banks.
• Provide advice for fishery management.
• Develop management measures for Saint Brandon and related demersal fisheries.
• Strengthen capabilities in stock assessment practices and procedures used in determining total allowable catches and adequacy of fisheries-related data and provision of data.
• Develop resource management plans for sustainable exploitation of the resources.
• Monitor fish toxicity and harmful microalgae.
• Assess the stock of sea cucumber in the lagoon for sustainable exploitation.
• Monitor the fishing activity related to the removal of sea cucumber from the lagoon.
• Participate in the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP).
• Monitor fish toxicity and harmful microalgae.
• Develop and maintain an integrated management system for marine information and disseminate information to scientists and visitors.
• Coordinate and organise visits at AFRC.
• Provide to marine scientists in the region with scientific information on request and enhance the use of indigenous scientific information on fisheries.
