Updating of the statistics reported for the EU-Spain purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean (1990-2019), and the effect of the COVID19 pandemic on the port sampling from Victoria (Seychelles)

This document provides an update on the statistics of the Spanish purse seine fleet fishing in the Indian Ocean for the period 1990 to 2019. Data include catch and effort statistics, as well as some fishery indicators by species and fishing mode. Information about the scheme and coverage of the sampling, together with maps and diagrams illustrating the spatio-temporal fishing patterns of this fleet are also provided.