Monday, 17 August 2020 10:29
Characterization of Marine Artisanal Fisheries and the Impact of By-Catch on Marine Faunal in Southern Cameroon (West-Africa)
Written by aime.kamga- Type: Report/Publication, Country Publication
- Source: Association Camerounaise pour la promotion de la Biologie Marine (ACBM), Cameroon
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- Focal Areas: Biodiversity
- Countries: Cameroon
- Region: Africa
The results obtained by these objectives shows that majority of
the fishermen are Nigerians and Cameroonians, and that the dominant age group is 30-50 years followed by 10-30 years. It should be
noted that the dominant types of canoe in the fisheries are of Nigerian type and the fishing gear mostly used are gillnets, surrounding
nets, longlines and beach seine. There are three (3) main marine
species accidentally captured in these fisheries. They are manatees,
dolphins and marine turtles. The accidental captures varies with fishing camps as there are fisheries where marine mammals are highly
captured (example, manatees are mostly captured at Bondjondji and
sea turtles are caught in high quantities at Mboa manga). These sea
turtles are mostly caught in the dry season than in the rainy season
compared to the other mammals. In future it shall be better to set up
national programme.