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Saba Bank Survey
Funded by USONAFunded by USONA•Start June 2007•End December 2007•Deliverables:
–Management Plan–Draft legislation–IMO proposal PSSA status
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
–Survey of different habitats in sample area
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
–Survey of different habitats in sample area
20022002 20072007
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
– fish surveys
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
• lobsters surveys
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
– habitat description
Saba Bank SurveyHabitat and fisheries resources Habitat and fisheries resources descriptiondescription
– Conch surveys
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Port samplingPort sampling
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Biodiversity surveyBiodiversity survey
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MappingMappingDepth chart
(Multibeam Sonar)
Bottom classification (Side Scan Sonar, still pending)
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WreckWreck
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Anchorage Anchorage studystudy
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Anchor Anchor DamageDamage
Saba Bank SurveyOutput: Management PlanOutput: Management PlanResults from port samplingResults from port sampling
June July August September
20071999
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Lobster Catch Rate: Monthly Averages from 1999 and 2007
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Management Plan (cont.)Management Plan (cont.)1. Need Continuous Data Collection
Historic Landings from Saba Bank
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Total Landings
Lobster
Finfish
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Saba Bank SurveyManagement Plan Management Plan (cont.)(cont.)
2. Need for dedicated enforcement officer
Saba Bank SurveyManagement Plan Management Plan (cont.)(cont.)3. Red hind
spawning aggregation– Sudden large scale
targeting of area– Unsustainable
practice– Seasonally closed
fishing area?
Saba Bank SurveyManagement Plan Management Plan (cont.)(cont.)
4. Address Redfish concerns– Small sizes targeted (immature fish)– Insufficient catch and stock information
Saba Bank SurveyManagement Plan Management Plan (cont.)(cont.)
5. Address ConchWhat about conch fishery?– need for long
term monitoring– Conch fishing is
dangerous industry
– cheap foreign labor and accidents
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Output 2Output 2• IMO proposal for PSSAIMO proposal for PSSA
– Richest algae area of CaribbeanRichest algae area of Caribbean– Damage to trap fisheries Damage to trap fisheries – Spawning aggregationsSpawning aggregations– Queen Conch Reserve?Queen Conch Reserve?
