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dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Bent
dc.contributor.authorKrag, Ludvig Ahm
dc.contributor.authorFeekings, Jordan
dc.contributor.authorNoack, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-21T08:32:13Z
dc.date.available2018-06-21T08:32:13Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-28
dc.description.abstractDanish seining is an important fishing method used to harvest demersal species. Knowledge about the size selectivity of different demersal species with this type of fishing gear is therefore of importance for managing the exploitation of marine resources. However, there are only limited data on size selection in cod ends in this fishery. Sea trials were therefore carried out to collect size selectivity data for Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua, Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus, and Witch Flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus for a diamond-mesh cod end. For all three species, the data were best described by a double logistic selection curve, implying that two different size selection processes occur in the cod end. The double selection process could be explained by an additional selection process occurring through slack meshes. The results imply that the escapement of 46% and 34% of the larger Atlantic Cod and Haddock (those above 48 cm), respectively, would be through wide-open or slack meshes. Since these mesh states are only likely to be present in the latest stage of the fishing process (e.g., when the cod end is near the surface), a large fraction of the bigger fish probably escaped near the surface, which might influence their likelihood of survival. Furthermore, based on the models established for explaining the experimental size selection, we were able to predict the effect of changing the mesh size on cod end size selection in the Danish seine fishery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHerrmann, B., Krag, L.A., Feekings, J. & Noack, T. (2016). Understanding and predicting size selection in diamond-mesh cod ends for Danish seining: a study based on sea trials and computer simulations. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. Vol 8: 277-291en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1421518
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19425120.2016.1161682
dc.identifier.issn1942-5120
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12940
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalMarine and Coastal Fisheries
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920en_US
dc.titleUnderstanding and predicting size selection in diamond-mesh cod ends for Danish seining: a study based on sea trials and computer simulationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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