Otter trawling for fish is one of the world's most productive yet problematic fishing methods
due to its bycatch and discards; issues that have been mitigated in some fisheries by …

Flatfish bycatch is a concern in many demersal trawl fisheries around the world, especially
for fisheries operating under discard-ban regulations. We introduce and assess the …

The bycatch issue is a major concern in small-scale accordion-shaped trap fisheries in the
Yellow Sea of China because of the poor species and size selectivity of fishing gear and the …

Based on size selectivity data for more than 25 000 cod (Gadus morhua) collected during
experimental trawl fishing with six different codends, all of which included a square mesh …

This study investigated the size selectivity and catch efficiency in the North-east Atlantic
demersal trawl fishery targeting cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus …

Galeus melastomus (blackmouth catshark) is often caught as bycatch in demersal trawls in
the Mediterranean. In order to reduce bycatches of shark we tested an excluder grid with 90 …

The flexigrid is a flexible double grid design and is one of the mandatory selection devices
used in the Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus …

Shrimp trawlers often use a Nordmøre sorting grid ahead of a small mesh codend to avoid
bycatch of juvenile fish while allowing shrimps to be efficiently caught. However, small fish …

The selective properties of a bottom trawl fitted with a 70 mm diamond mesh codend and a
100 mm top square mesh panel (SMP) for hake (Merluccius merluccius), pouting …

The discussion of alternative harvest patterns in commercial fisheries has been raised by
stock assessment and fishery modelers, especially in the wider context of balanced …