@article{fdi:010074398,
  title = {{P}opulation dynamics and stock assessment of {E}thmalosa fimbriata in {S}enegal call for fishing regulation measures},
  author = {{B}alde, {B}. {S}. and {B}rehmer, {P}atrice and {S}ow, {F}. {N}. and {E}kau, {W}. and {K}antoussan, {J}. and {F}all, {M}. and {D}iouf, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}mall pelagic fish occupy a significant component of the food supply in {W}est {A}frica and are vitally important for the nutritional needs of local people. {T}he bonga shad ({E}thmalosa fimbriata {B}owdich, 1825) is the third most-exploited of the small pelagic species fished from coastal waters of {S}enegal (after {S}ardinella aurita and {S}. maderensis) and is routinely consumed by {S}enegalese people. {B}onga shad fishing is practised mainly by artisanal fishermen and of great importance to the {S}enegalese economy and food security in the region. {O}ur study was designed to examine population dynamics of bonga shad to support the development of fishery management options that may improve the livelihoods of artisanal fishermen. {T}he current rate of exploitation ({E} = 0.8) suggests that the bonga shad in {S}enegal is over-fished. {I}n addition, we describe seasonal variability in recruitment and biomass of bonga shad along the {S}enegal coast, its downward trend in landings over a 17-y study period, and its decline (18%) in maximum size over a 63-y period. {W}e attribute the declines to an increase in fishing pressure and/or changes in local climate. {T}o reverse the effects of overexploitation of the bonga shad stock, it will be necessary to drastically reduce fishing effort, apply and enforce regulatory restrictions on the capture, sale and processing of juveniles, and prohibit seiners and monofilament nets in the fishery.},
  keywords = {{A}rtisanal fisheries ; {D}ata poor fisheries ; {F}isheries management ; {S}mall pelagic ; {W}est africa ; {SENEGAL} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {ATLANTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}egional {S}tudies in {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {},
  pages = {165--173},
  ISSN = {2352-4855},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.rsma.2018.08.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074398},
}