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dc.contributor.authorBrinkhof, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Roger B.
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Bent
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Stein Harris
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-04T10:12:06Z
dc.date.available2019-02-04T10:12:06Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-28
dc.description.abstractThe dense aggregations of Northeast Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Barents Sea have led to a new fishing practice termed “buffer towing.” In this fishery, many trawlers redeploy the trawl directly after taking the catch onboard in an attempt to secure a continuous supply of fish and avoid any unnecessary stops during processing. If the approximate desired amount of fish is caught or exceeded before the catch from the previous haul is processed, the trawl is lifted off the seabed and towed at a given depth at low speed, usually ∼1–2 knots, until the production capacity of the onboard factory is restored. Both researchers and fishermen onboard trawlers believe that buffer towing has a negative impact on fish quality, as indicated by increased frequency of gear marks and dead fish, poorer exsanguination, ecchymosis, skin abrasion, fillet gaping, and fillet redness. However, the effect that buffer towing has on fish quality has not been scientifically evaluated. The aim of this study was to document the effects of buffer towing on fish quality. The quality was assessed using two different indexes, one for whole cod and one for cod fillets. The results proved that buffer towing has a negative impact on fish quality. Specifically, cod subjected to buffer towing, in contrast to direct haul-back, had an increased relative probability of 371% for poor exsanguination and an increased relative probability of 209% for fillet redness. Furthermore, combining scores of the different quality categories within the indexes (e.g., gear marks, ecchymosis, poor exsanguination, and skin abrasion) proved a significant reduction in the quality of cod subjected to buffer towing.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNofima AS The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version, licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.</a> Published version available at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.021> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.021</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrinkhof, J., Larsen, R.B., Herrmann, B. & Olsen, S.H. (2018). Assessing the impact of buffer towing on the quality of Northeast Atlantic cod (<i>Gadus morhua</i>) caught with a bottom trawl. <i>Fisheries Research, 206</i>, 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1592559
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.021
dc.identifier.issn0165-7836
dc.identifier.issn1872-6763
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14598
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalFisheries Research
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/SFI/203477/Norway/Centre for Research-based Innovation in Sustainable Fish Capture and Processing Technology/CRISP/en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920en_US
dc.subjectBuffer towingen_US
dc.subjectCoden_US
dc.subjectFish qualityen_US
dc.subjectBottom trawlen_US
dc.titleAssessing the impact of buffer towing on the quality of Northeast Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) caught with a bottom trawlen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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