• Bycatch reduction in the deep-water shrimp (Pandalus borealis) trawl fishery with a large mesh top panel 

      Cerbule, Kristine; Jacques, Nadine; Pettersen, Hermann; Ingólfsson, Ólafur Arnar; Herrmann, Bent; Grimaldo, Eduardo; Larsen, Roger B.; Brinkhof, Jesse; Sistiaga, Manu; Lilleng, Dagfinn; Brčić, Jure (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-08)
      In the Northeast Atlantic deep-water shrimp (Pandalus borealis) trawl fishery, the bycatch of juvenile fish and shrimp represents a problem. This study evaluated if inserting a 200 mm mesh size top-panel in the last three sections of the tapered upper belly section of the trawl could reduce bycatch of juveniles while maintaining the catch efficiency for deep-water shrimp. The bycatch species ...
    • Increasing catch efficiency for Nephrops in deep-water shrimp (Pandalus borealis) trawl fisheries 

      Ingólfsson, Ólafur Arnar; Jørgensen, Terje; Sistiaga, Manu; Herrmann, Bent; Kvalvik, Liz Beate Kolstad (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-14)
      In Skagerrak and the North Sea, coastal vessels harvest deep-water shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in a mixed fishery, in which catches of Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) are of economic importance for the fleet. Fishermen targeting shrimp in this area must use a sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm, which means that only the smallest Nephrops can pass through the grid to be retained in the ...
    • Sequential codend improves quality of trawlcaught cod 

      Brinkhof, Jesse; Olsen, Stein Harris; Ingólfsson, Ólafur Arnar; Herrmann, Bent; Larsen, Roger B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-10)
      Trawl-caught fish are frequently associated with deteriorated catch quality. This study presents a new dual sequential codend concept with the aim of improving the quality of trawl-caught fish by minimizing the frequency and severity of catch damage. During towing, the fish are retained in an anterior codend segment with the legislated mesh size. A quality improving codend segment, is attached to ...