Titre du document / Document title

Jellyfish fisheries in southeast Asia

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

OMORI Makoto ⁽¹⁾ ; NAKANO Eiji ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo 108-8477, JAPON
⁽²⁾ Sanko Kaisanbutsu Co. Ltd., Kobe 652-0842, JAPON

Résumé / Abstract

A few large jellyfish species in the order Rhizostomeae constitute an important food in Chinese cooking. For more than 1700 years, they have been exploited along the coasts of China. Such jellyfish became an important fishery commodity of Southeast Asian countries in the 1970s with increasing demand from the Japanese market. Recently, Japan has imported 5400-10000 tons of jellyfish products per year, valued at about 25.5 million US dollars, annually from the Philippines. Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Myanmar. Judging from the type names at market and the external appearance of the semi-dried products, the edible jellyfish harvest in Southeast Asia is composed of more than 8 species. They are caught by various kinds of fishing gear including set-nets, drift-nets, hand-nets, scoop-nets, beach-seines and hooks. The fishery is characterized by large fluctuations of the annual catch and a short fishing season that is restricted from two to four months. The average annual catch of jellyfish between 1988 and 1999 in Southeast Asia is estimated to be about 169 000 metric tons in wet weight and the worldwide catch is approximately 321 000 metric tons. Needs for future study on the biology of rhizostome jellyfish are discussed as they relate to understanding population fluctuations.

Revue / Journal Title

Hydrobiologia   ISSN 0018-8158   CODEN HYDRB8 

Source / Source

Congrès
International Conference on Jellyfish Blooms, Gulf Shore, Alabama , ETATS-UNIS (12/01/2000)
2001, vol. 451 (351 p.)  (17 ref.), [Notes: Selected papers], pp. 19-26

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Springer, Dordrecht, PAYS-BAS  (1948) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Invertebrata ; Coelenterata ; Cnidaria ; Marine environment ; Pacific Ocean ; Southeast Asia ; East Indian Ocean ; West Pacific ; Coastal zone ; Geographical variation ; Interannual variation ; Capture rate ; Season ; Fishing gear ; Population exploitation ; Fishing ; Fishery ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Invertebrata ; Coelenterata ; Cnidaria ; Milieu marin ; Océan Pacifique ; Asie Sud Est ; Océan Indien Est ; Rhizostomeae ; Océan Pacifique ouest ; Zone côtière ; Variation géographique ; Variation interannuelle ; Taux capture ; Saison ; Engin pêche ; Exploitation population ; Pêche ; Pêcherie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Invertebrata ; Coelenterata ; Cnidaria ; Medio marino ; Océano Pacífico ; Océano Pacífico Oeste ; Zona costera ; Variación geográfica ; Variación interanual ; Tasa captura ; Estación ; Equipo pesca ; Explotación población ; Pesca ; Pesquería ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 5329, 35400009643249.0030