Common names:
Chanaad, Kanaad
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Primary target of artisanal fishing. Total catch in a span of ten years ranged between 15000 to 30000 tons annually. Studies in 1991-1993 have shown plummeting annual catches, to only 3000 tons. Caught using gillnets or handlines (Ref. 9773). Also Ref. 168, 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:
