Updating the statistics reported for the EU-Spain purse seine fishing fleet in the Indian Ocean (period 1984-2019) and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the port sampling activity in Victoria (Seychelles)

Abstract

This document provides an update on the statistics reported for the Spanish purse seine fleet fisheries in the Indian Ocean for the period 1984 to 2019. Data include catch and effort statistics, as well as some fishery indicators by species and fishing mode. Information about the coverage of the sampling, together with maps and diagrams illustrating the spatial-temporal fishing patterns of this fleet are also provided