The agreement is for a research campaigns in the Gulf of Guayaquil which uses acoustic methods to study the population size and distribution of small pelagic fish, with an emphasis on the mackerel fishery, captured by sardine purse seiners.
The purpose is to evaluate the potential of this fishery and its relationship to the environment so that the authorities can make better future decisions over the fishing gear used and management measures to be taken into account to ensure a sustainable fishery.
