@article{fdi:010075468,
  title = {{M}ugilids fisheries of {T}unisian coasts and lagoons},
  author = {{R}omdhane, {M}. {S}. and {F}assatoui, {C}. and {S}haiek, {M}. and {J}enhani, {A}. {B}. and {C}hangeux, {T}homas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ith its 1300 km coastline and 110 000 ha of coastal lagoons, {T}unisia offers important resources to demersal and pelagic fisheries. {A}mong all the exploited fish species in {T}unisia, mugilids are the most widespread. {T}hey are known in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions, and occur both in coastal areas, lagoon ecosystems and inland waters. {S}ix mugilids species have been inventoried in {T}unisia. {T}heir migratory behavior consists of moving back and forth between brackish and saline environment where they spend a large part of their life cycles. {T}his behavior results in a peculiar high vulnerability to human pressure. {C}onsequently, they require special attention from fisheries managers for sustainable catches. {T}his study was based on the data from the national fishing and aquaculture directorate ({DGPA}) statistics, and comprised time series from 1995 to 2015. {W}e looked for clear tendencies and correlations between harvest from the coastal sea and lagoons of the different coastal regions, in relation to recruitment in coastal marine waters. {W}e focused on two species, i.e. {M}ugil cephalus and {L}iza aurata, which are best appreciated for local consumption and, therefore, most targeted by the fishery in {T}unisia. {T}he {T}unisian lagoons show a decreasing trend in mugilids landings. {T}his may be explained by the disturbance of migratory ways and the degradation of the coastal habitats, by the harvest of fry used for the inland water-stocking program, and by the multiplication of droughts. {P}articularly the latter strongly limits the migration of juveniles. {T}he harvest in the coastal zones is relatively stable, follows perfectly the total national landings, with although a clear increase since 2011 as a result of uncontrolled illegal fishing. {T}he negative correlation between the total harvests of mugilids in the coastal sea and coastal lagoon was highly significant ({P}earson coefficient r = -0.702, p < 0.001).},
  keywords = {{M}ugilids ; diversity ; landings ; coast ; lagoons {T}unisia ; {TUNISIE} ; {BIZERTE} {LAGON} ; {GHAR} {EL} {MELH} {LAGON} ; {TUNIS} {LAGON} ; {BOUGHRARA} {LAGON} ; {BIBAN} {LAGON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {L}iving {R}esources},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 6 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {0990-7440},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1051/alr/2019005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075468},
}