Assessment unit
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Angola
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Belize
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Namibia
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Panama
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Senegal
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
South Africa
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
South Africa
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
South Atlantic
ICCAT Southern Atlantic
Spain
Longlines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Hooks and lines
Fishery:
South Atlantic
Taiwan
Taiwan, Province of China
Longlines
Profile updated on 4 August 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Thunnus alalunga
SPECIES NAME(s)
Albacore
For assessment purposes it is assumed there are three populations of albacore in the Atlantic (north, south and Mediterranean). There may be intermingling between immature fish from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans (ICCAT 2012).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 8
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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