• T90 Codends Improve the Size Selectivity and Catch Efficiency of Shrimp Trawl Fisheries for Southern Velvet Shrimp (Metapenaeopsis palmensis) in the South China Sea 

      Yang, Bingzhong; Herrmann, Bent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-26)
      In order to obtain gear-based management instruments of shrimp trawl fishery for southern velvet shrimp in the South China Sea (SCS), the size selectivity and catch efficiency of four codends were tested and compared. These codends included two mesh sizes, 30 and 35 mm, and two mesh shapes, T0 (diamond-mesh) and T90 (diamond-mesh turned by 90°), respectively. Our results demonstrated that increasing ...
    • Use of artificial illumination to reduce Pacific halibut bycatch in a U.S. West Coast groundfish Bottom trawl 

      Lomeli, Mark J. M.; Wakefield, W. Waldo; Herrmann, Bent; Dykstra, Claude L.; Simeon, Anna; Rudy, Dana M.; Planas, Josep V. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-05)
      In the U.S. West Coast groundfish bottom trawl fishery, Pacific halibut (<i>Hippoglossus stenolepis</i>) bycatch can impact some fishers’ ability to fully utilize their quota shares of groundfishes. In this study, we compared the catch efficiency for Pacific halibut and four commercially important groundfish species between an illuminated and non-illuminated trawl. The illuminated trawl caught ...