Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau
The Saya de Malha (SMB) and Nazareth Banks (NB) are the main offshore locations where fishing activities are carried out by the Republic of Mauritius, targeting mainly shallow water Lethrinids, deep-water snappers and groupers. A multi-disciplinary survey was carried out on the two banks in May 2018...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ajol.info:article/211193 2023-05-15T16:18:27+02:00 Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau Caussy, Luvna Melanie, Rodney Souffre, Andrew Hollanda, Stephanie Olsen, Magne Gendron, Gilberte Ramah, Sundy 2022-07-20 application/pdf https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/211193 https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.vi2/2021.11 eng eng Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/211193/215654 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/211193 doi:10.4314/wiojms.vi2/2021.11 Copyright (c) 2021 Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science; No. 2/2021 (2021): Special Issue - Studies on the Mascarene Plateau; 159-170 2683-6416 0856-860X fish diversity Saya de Malha Bank Nazareth Bank trawls VAMS basket traps info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftjafricanj https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.vi2/2021.11 2022-09-18T00:25:35Z The Saya de Malha (SMB) and Nazareth Banks (NB) are the main offshore locations where fishing activities are carried out by the Republic of Mauritius, targeting mainly shallow water Lethrinids, deep-water snappers and groupers. A multi-disciplinary survey was carried out on the two banks in May 2018 on-board the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen with the objective of studying the diversity of fish on both banks using pelagic trawls, bottom trawls, basket traps and video using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Analysis of data showed that the main fish family recorded in the pelagic waters of SMB, using pelagic trawl, was Myctophidae while the bottom trawls on NB showed the presence of fishes from the families Gobiidae, Triglidae and Synodontidae, mainly at depths between 200 and 300 m. The ROV video analysis highlighted principally the presence of demersal fishes of the family Lethrinidae and other reef-associated and commercial families recorded between 20 and 50 m. The main catch from the basket traps set at the SMB was Lethrinus mahsena, caught at a depth of 21 m. While previous studies focussed mainly on commercial fishes, this study brings forth new information on other fish families, contributing to the knowledge of the fish community that exists at these two banks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fridtjof Nansen AJOL - African Journals Online Fridtjof ENVELOPE(-56.717,-56.717,-63.567,-63.567) |
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The Saya de Malha (SMB) and Nazareth Banks (NB) are the main offshore locations where fishing activities are carried out by the Republic of Mauritius, targeting mainly shallow water Lethrinids, deep-water snappers and groupers. A multi-disciplinary survey was carried out on the two banks in May 2018 on-board the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen with the objective of studying the diversity of fish on both banks using pelagic trawls, bottom trawls, basket traps and video using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Analysis of data showed that the main fish family recorded in the pelagic waters of SMB, using pelagic trawl, was Myctophidae while the bottom trawls on NB showed the presence of fishes from the families Gobiidae, Triglidae and Synodontidae, mainly at depths between 200 and 300 m. The ROV video analysis highlighted principally the presence of demersal fishes of the family Lethrinidae and other reef-associated and commercial families recorded between 20 and 50 m. The main catch from the basket traps set at the SMB was Lethrinus mahsena, caught at a depth of 21 m. While previous studies focussed mainly on commercial fishes, this study brings forth new information on other fish families, contributing to the knowledge of the fish community that exists at these two banks. |
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Caussy, Luvna Melanie, Rodney Souffre, Andrew Hollanda, Stephanie Olsen, Magne Gendron, Gilberte Ramah, Sundy |
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Caussy, Luvna Melanie, Rodney Souffre, Andrew Hollanda, Stephanie Olsen, Magne Gendron, Gilberte Ramah, Sundy |
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Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau |
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Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau |
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Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau |
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Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau |
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Pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the Saya de Malha and Nazareth Banks, Mascarene Plateau |
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pelagic and demersal fish diversity of the saya de malha and nazareth banks, mascarene plateau |
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Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association |
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Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science; No. 2/2021 (2021): Special Issue - Studies on the Mascarene Plateau; 159-170 2683-6416 0856-860X |
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