@article{fdi:010066879, title = {{L}ife history traits and fishery patterns of teleosts caught by the tuna longline fishery in the {S}outh {A}tlantic and {I}ndian {O}ceans}, author = {{F}redou, {F}. {L}. and {F}redou, {T}. and {G}aertner, {D}aniel and {K}ell, {L}. and {P}otier, {M}ichel and {B}ach, {P}ascal and {T}ravassos, {P}. and {H}azin, {F}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he identification and mitigation of adverse effects of the bycatch of tuna longline fishery have been mainly developed and implemented for seabirds, sharks and turtles and, the knowledge on teleost bycatch for this fishery, remains very poor. {T}his paper contributes to a comprehensive assessment of life history traits and fishery attributes of target and bycatch species caught by the tuna longline fishery in the {S}outh {A}tlantic and {I}ndian {O}ceans. {D}ata was compiled on seven life history traits and three fishery attributes for 33 and 27 teleost stocks caught by longliners in {S}outh {A}tlantic and {I}ndian {O}ceans, respectively. {I}n addition, each species was assigned into four categories describing the fate of the catch: target species for commercial use, bycatch species kept for consumption, bycatch species kept for commercial use and discarded bycatch. {L}ife history traits and fishery attributes did not differ between oceans. {H}owever, non-target but commercialized species were smaller in the {A}tlantic {O}cean. {T}eleosts caught by the tuna longline fishery was segregated into three main groups: (1) the fast growing species represented mainly by dolphinfishes ({C}oryphaena hippurus and {C}. equisellis), skipjack tuna ({K}atsuwonus pelamis), kawakawa ({E}uthynnus affinis), bullet tuna ({A}uxis rochei), snoek ({T}hyrsites atun) and blackfin tuna ({T}hunnus atlanticus); (2) target tunas and most other bycatch species which were part of an intermediate group and (3) billfishes including swordfish representing the large and slow growing species with moderate to high market values and unknown or highly uncertain stock status. {I}nvestment in some key life history traits (such as growth coefficient) and the development of quantitative or semi-quantitative approaches (stock assessment and {E}cological {R}isk {A}ssessment) should be priorized as precautionary management measures for these species.}, keywords = {{B}ycatch ; {F}ishing impact ; {E}cosystem based fisheries management ; {B}illfish ; {T}una ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}isheries {R}esearch}, volume = {179}, numero = {}, pages = {308--321}, ISSN = {0165-7836}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.013}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066879}, }