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P RELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF TOTAL MARINE FISHERIES CATCHES IN C ORSICA , F RANCE ( 1950-2008 ) 1

Corsica is an island in the Western Mediterranean belonging to France, located southeast of the French mainland and west of Italy. The island covers an area of about 8,700 km2, is flanked by deep water along its west coast, and by a broad shelf along its east coast. Corsica has fisheries in its coastal lagoons, but its most commercially important fishery is the red spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) fishery, followed by bottom trawling for finfish. Other smaller and poorly documented artisanal and recreational fisheries also occur, but overall fishing pressure appears to be low, and the number of full time fishers is declining. The total reconstructed catch from 1950 to 2008 was 118,700 tonnes 5 times more than the 23,700 tonnes reported by France to FAO – of which 30% was unreported recreational catch by locals or tourists, 37% was bottom-trawl catch, 10% was associated bycatch (unreported, landed or discarded), and 23% was red spiny lobster and pelagic catches. The estimated mean annual catch in the 21st century was 1,300 tonnes. Field investigations are needed to improve on these data, presented here as a first approximation of total extractions from the waters surrounding Corsica.