Biological Stock
Fishery:
Vietnam
Viet Nam
Handlines hand operated
Fishery:
Vietnam
Viet Nam
Longlines
Fishery:
Vietnam
Viet Nam
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
WCPFC
Australia
Longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
Australia
Set longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
China
Set longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
Fiji
Gillnets and entangling nets
Fishery:
WCPFC
Fiji
Longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
French Polynesia
Longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
Korea, Republic of
Longlines
Fishery:
WCPFC
Spain
Longlines
Profile updated on 2 December 2022
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Xiphias gladius
SPECIES NAME(s)
Swordfish
The stock structure of swordfish in the Pacific is fairly well known. A number of specific regions of spawning are known, and analyses of fisheries and genetic data indicate that there is only limited exchange of swordfish between geographical areas, including between the eastern and western, and the northern and southern, Pacific Ocean (ICAAT 2016).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 6
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