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dc.contributor.authorSala, Antonello
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Bent
dc.contributor.authorDe Carlo, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorLucchetti, Alexandro
dc.contributor.authorBrcic, Jure
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-14T09:01:31Z
dc.date.available2017-03-14T09:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-29
dc.description.abstractIt is well established that increasing mesh number in the circumference of a diamond-mesh trawl codend can reduce size selection for round fish, whereas selection for flat fish species is unaffected. This effect has also been documented in Mediterranean trawl fisheries. In contrast, no information is available with regard to the effect of increasing mesh number in the circumference of square-mesh codends on the size selection of round fish and flat fish species. A field study was devised to bridge this gap and formulate proposals aimed at improving trawl fishery management. Size selection data were collected for a round fish species, red mullet (Mullus barbatus), and two flat fish species, Mediterranean scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) and solenette (Buglossidium luteum). Fishing trials were conducted in the Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean) using three square-mesh codends that differed only in mesh number around the circumference. Results demonstrated that increasing the number of meshes from 107 to 213 reduced the 50% retention length (L50) for red mullet by 2.5 cm but did not affect size selection for the two flat fish species. In some fisheries, regulatory provisions regarding the number of meshes in the circumference should therefore be carefully considered both for diamond- and square-mesh codends.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgements This work was partially funded by the European project “BENTHIS: Benthic ecosystem fisheries impact study” (KBBE 2012.1.2–09, Grant Agreement No. 312088), financed by the EC Commission through the Seventh Framework Programme and by the Flagship Project RITMARE “The Italian Research for the Sea”, coordinated by the Italian National Research Council and funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research within the 2011–2013 National Research Programme. We are very grateful to Silvia Modena (Word Designs sas) for the final revision of the manuscript.en_US
dc.descriptionLink to publishers version: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160354en_US
dc.identifier.citationSala A, Herrmann B, De Carlo F, Lucchetti A, Brcic J. Effect of Codend Circumference on the Size Selection of Square-Mesh Codends in Trawl Fisheries. PLoS ONE. 2016;11(7)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1446597
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0160354
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/10622
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPLOSen_US
dc.relation.journalPLoS ONE
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900en_US
dc.titleEffect of Codend Circumference on the Size Selection of Square-Mesh Codends in Trawl Fisheriesen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal article
dc.typeTidsskriftsartikkel


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