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Small Pelagic Species and Purse seine fishing
Anchovy
TARGETED
Engraulis encrasicolus
Size generally between 8 to 12 cm. Soft body with silvery stripe down its side. Lower jaw distinctly shorter than the top jaw.
Sardine / Pilchard
TARGETED
Sardinops sagax
Size juveniles generally between 8 to 12 cm. Larger fish caught generally 18 to 25 cm. Jaw at distinct angle compared to the red-eye. Slightly flattened body and distinct line of black spots down its side. Note dorsal fin and anal fin in vertical line one above the other.
Maasbanker (Horse Mackerel)
BYCATCH
Trachurus trachurus capensis
Size from 6 cm upwards when mixed with other species. Can be up to 30+ cm. Firm fish with distinct line of “scutes” along its side near the tail.
Mackerel (Chub Mackerel)
BYCATCH
Scromber japonicus
Size range 5 to 30+ cm. Firm round bodied fish. Distinct blue colored dorsal with lateral stripes.
Red Eye (Round Herring)
NON-QUOTA SPECIES
Etrumeus whiteheadi
Size generally between 8 to 12 cm when mixed with Anchovy. Larger fish 18 to 25 cm. Slender round body similar to anchovy. Lower jaw extends out further than upper jaw. Note the diagonal line from the dorsal to the anal fin.
Lanternfish
NON-QUOTA SPECIES
Lampanyctodes hectoris
Lightfish
NON-QUOTA SPECIES
Maurolicus muelleri
