Percentage of fish stocks with known status (%)
Definition
Percentage of species for which stock balance information is available, among all fish species targeted by the Brazilian commercial fleet (listed in Normative Instruction MPA/MMA No. 10/2011) found within the analyzed territory. For this indicator, the assessment was based mainly on technical information available in the scientific literature (scientific articles published in national and international journals), technical reports, and grey literature.
Interpretation
Knowledge about the status of fish stocks in the territory is essential for monitoring and combating overfishing, that is, fishing mortality levels that exceed the natural replenishment capacity of the extracted biomass.
Data source
Fishing Audit Brazil ("Auditoria da Pesca Brasil") reports: https://brasil.oceana.org/2024-auditoria-da-pesca/
| Level | Periodicity |
|---|---|
| State | Yearly |