@inproceedings{fdi:010076017, title = {{S}tatistics of the {F}rench purse fishing fleet targeting tropical tunas in the {A}tlantic ocean (1991-2017)}, author = {{F}loch, {L}aurent and {H}erv{\'e}, {A}lain and {I}ri{\'e}, {D}. and {G}uillou, {A}. and {D}epetris, {M}. and {D}uparc, {A}. and {L}ebranchu, {J}ulien and {B}ach, {P}ascal}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n 2017, a total of 12 {F}rench vessels operated in the eastern {A}tlantic {O}cean with 1 {B}ait {B}oat, 10 {P}urse {S}einer and 1 supply vessel deploying {FAD} and managing a part of the {FAD} stock in the water. {T}he total capacity weighted by the months of activity for each vessel is 9 907 t. {T}he total nominal effort in 2017 was of 2794 fishing days and 2335 sets. {T}he total catch of the {F}rench component of the {EU} purse seine fleet of the {A}tlantic {O}cean was 45,730 t, being composed of 56%, 33%, and 8% of yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, and bigeye tuna respectively and with 2% of other species.}, keywords = {{PECHE} {THONIERE} ; {SENNEUR} ; {CAPTURE} ; {THON} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {EFFORT} {DE} {PECHE} ; {ANALYSE} {STATISTIQUE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {FRANCE}}, numero = {}, pages = {26 multigr. ({SCRS}/2018/131)}, booktitle = {}, year = {2018}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076017}, }