Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea: 1950-present, Rossing, Booth and Zeller 127 CATCH RECONSTRUCTION FOR LATVIA IN THE BALTIC SEA FROM
Total marine fisheries catches by Latvia in the Baltic Sea (or its equivalent entity prior to separation from the USSR in 1991) were estimated from 1950-2007 using an approach called ‘catch reconstruction’. ICES landing statistics (which only report commercial landings) formed the baseline of the re...
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| Summary: | Total marine fisheries catches by Latvia in the Baltic Sea (or its equivalent entity prior to separation from the USSR in 1991) were estimated from 1950-2007 using an approach called ‘catch reconstruction’. ICES landing statistics (which only report commercial landings) formed the baseline of the reconstruction, to which we added ‘adjustments to ICES landing statistics ’ (particularly disaggregated data from when Latvia was part of the USSR), estimates of unreported landings, estimates of discards, and estimates of recreational catches. The reconstructed catch from 1950-2007 is approximately 4.7 million tonnes, attributing an additional 3.5 million tonnes to Latvia above catches reported by ICES for independent Latvia. From 1991-2007 when ICES landing statistics were reported for Latvia independently, our reconstructed catch was 28 % higher than their reported 1.2 million tonnes. The most commercially important species are herring (Clupea harengus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus), and cod (Gadus morhua). We believe that this reconstruction represents a conservative estimate. |
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