@incollection{fdi:43022, title = {{T}he flyingfish fishery of {M}artinique}, author = {{G}obert, {B}ertrand}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}lyingfish is the most important individual species group in the {M}artinican fishery, with 370 mt caught in 1987 (11,3 % of the total). {T}he fishery operates on the west coast of the island, using gillnets and open boats powered by outboard engines. {T}he fishery is seasonal, with virtually no flyingfish catch being landed between august and november, low catches in february and march and relatively high catches for the remainder of the year. {I}n the {S}outhern landing sites, fishermen saitch their activity between flyingfish and large pelagics. {T}he flyingfish fishery is not limited by the resource, but marketing problems, which leads the fishermen to limit their own catch. {A}s a result, a project has been implemented at a central landing site to improve the landed value of flyingfish through processing (filleting and smoking). ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{PECHE} {ARTISANALE} ; {PECHE} {COTIERE} ; {PRODUCTION} {HALIEUTIQUE} ; {EFFORT} {DE} {PECHE} ; {COMMERCIALISATION} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} ; {POISSON} {VOLANT} ; {MARTINIQUE}}, booktitle = {{B}iology and management options for flyingfish in the {E}astern {C}aribbean}, numero = {}, pages = {21--29}, address = {{B}arbade}, publisher = {{B}ellairs {R}esearch {I}nstitute of {M}c{G}ill {U}niversity}, series = {}, year = {1992}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:43022}, }