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dc.contributor.authorBrinkhof, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorSistiaga, Manu
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Bent
dc.contributor.authorGrimaldo Vela, Eduardo Enrique
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Roger B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-17T11:34:19Z
dc.date.available2022-11-17T11:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-14
dc.description.abstractTwo decades of use of the compulsory selectivity gear configuration in the Northeast Atlantic bottom trawl fishery, which consists of a rigid sorting grid followed by a diamond mesh codend, have revealed problems with performance and efficiency. Size selectivity gear alternatives to this configuration are being pursued, and recent studies of codends with shortened lastridges have reported promising results. In this study, we compared the size selectivity and catch efficiency for cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) caught using a sorting grid with 55 mm bar spacing followed by a 130 mm knotted diamond mesh codend (i.e. the compulsory gear) that same configuration but considering only the catch in the 130 mm diamond mesh codend (regular codend), and an alternative knotless codend with shortened lastridge ropes and a thinner twine. We also addressed the question of whether size-selective gear is even needed to avoid exceeding the bycatch limits of the fishery. Our results demonstrated that the alternative codend improved size selectivity by reducing the loss of fish above minimum legal size (MLS), with a minor increase in the retention of fish below MLS, compared to the compulsory combined grid and codend configuration. The regular codend also reduced the loss of fish above MLS, but the retention of haddock below MLS approached the legal limit of 15% by number. Our results also showed that the abundance of cod below MLS in the fishing area during the trials was low. They also suggested that spatial and seasonal closures in combination with a flexible choice of selection device and modern monitoring tools could be an alternative to rigid enforcement of the use of selective fishing gear.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrinkhof, Sistiaga, Herrmann, Grimaldo Vela, Larsen. Managing size selectivity: the relevance of compulsory and alternative selection devices in the Northeast Atlantic bottom trawl fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2022en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2073739
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/icesjms/fsac174
dc.identifier.issn1054-3139
dc.identifier.issn1095-9289
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27398
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalICES Journal of Marine Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleManaging size selectivity: the relevance of compulsory and alternative selection devices in the Northeast Atlantic bottom trawl fisheryen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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