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    • The capability of square-meshes and fixed-shape meshes to control codend size selection 

      Bak-Jensen, Zita; Santos, Juan; Melli, Valentina; Stepputtis, Daniel; Feekings, Jordan P.; Herrmann, Bent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-11)
      Trawl codends are commonly made of diamond-mesh netting. However, diamond-mesh codends vary in mesh geometry along its length and during fishing due to catch build up. This introduces variability in the size selection process. This phenomenon compromises the rationality of regulating exploitation patterns in trawl fisheries through adjustments in codend mesh size. One technical solution often ...

    • Does the efficiency of a counter-herding device depend on seabed contact? 

      Melli, Valentina; Krag, Ludvig Ahm; Herrmann, Bent; Karlsen, Junita Diana; Feekings, Jordan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-06)
      To prevent unwanted fish bycatch from entering the trawl, we modified a counter-herding device, FLEXSELECT, developed for a Northeast Atlantic <i>Nephrops</i> (<i>Nephrops norvegicus</i>) trawl fishery. FLEXSELECT, which was designed to direct fish away from the trawl by means of sweeping ropes in the herding area, has been shown to be highly effective on both roundfish and flatfish species. However, ...

    • Escape panels in trawls: does placement matter when every individual contacting the panel can escape? 

      Melli, Valentina; Herrmann, Bent; Frandsen, Rikke P.; Malta, Tiago Veiga; Feekings, Jordan P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-12)
      Escape panels are one of the bycatch reduction devices most used in trawl fisheries but their efficiency rely on fish actively contacting the panel to escape. To investigate if contact behaviour changes at different panel placements, we tested a 300 mm square mesh panel placed in the upper panel of the codend at 3, 4 and 7 m from the codline. Seven competing models of contact probability were fitted ...

    • Investigating fish behavioural responses to LED lights in trawls and potential applications for bycatch reduction in the Nephrops-directed fishery 

      Melli, Valentina; Krag, Ludvig Ahm; Herrmann, Bent; Karlsen, Junita Diana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-18)
      Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been tested in trawl fisheries to reduce the bycatch of unwanted species through behavioural stimulation. Previous studies used LED lights to either highlight escaping routes or increase the contact rate with square-mesh panels. However, phototactic responses (moving towards or away from light sources) to LED lights could also be exploited to separate species during ...

    • Predicting optimal combinations of by‐catch reduction devices in trawl gears: A meta‐analytical approach 

      Melli, Valentina; Herrmann, Bent; Karlsen, Junita Diana; Feekings, Jordan; Krag, Ludvig Ahm (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-02)
      Global efforts to reduce unwanted catches have led to the development of a vast array of by‐catch reduction devices (BRDs), in particular for mixed trawl fisheries. Some of these BRDs could likely benefit from being combined. However, the number of possible combinations would be prohibitive to be tested experimentally. Therefore, in this study we propose a meta‐analytical approach that combines the ...