Profile updated on 23 November 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Auxis spp.

SPECIES NAME(s)

Frigate and bullet tunas, (multispecies), botellas

COMMON NAMES

botella

The stock structure of frigate and bullet tunas (locally known as "botella" in Ecuador) in the Eastern Pacific is not known; a closed unit within Ecuador is considered for assessment. The fishery of small pelagic fishes of Ecuador targets two species of the genus Auxis (A. thazard and A. rochei), sharing the same distribution (Collette and Graves 2019, in (Minte-Vera 2019)) and assessed together (Canales and Jurado 2023)


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Acoustic surveys are conducted, providing updated information on abundance and biomass (i.e. (IPIAP 2023)).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 8

Fishers Compliance:

≥ 6