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 …

Mediterranean is one of the world's most heavily exploited seas, where more than 90% of
the assessed fish stocks are overfished. In this basin small scale fisheries (SSFs) play a …

Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, where bottom trawling for demersal species is the most
important fishery in terms of landings, around 75% of the assessed fish stocks are …

Bycatch of rays and skates in towed fishing gears represents one of the major threats to
these relatively slow-growing marine species. The objective of this study was to modify …

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 catch composition of bottom trawls is commonly refined and improved through changes
in codend design. Measures like reducing the number of meshes in codend circumference …

The study compared the selectivity of 50 mm mesh size conventional (T0) and 90° turned
mesh (T90) demersal trawl codends for four commercial shrimp species (Aristaeomorpha …

Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) is one of the most important commercial species for the multi-
species Mediterranean demersal trawl fisheries. Several experimental studies have been …

Commercial bycatch species and their exploitation pattern in the Mediterranean trawl fishery
are little studied. The present work examines the overall size-selection pattern, both …

The management of multispecies fisheries, such as the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery,
is always a challenge. However, information on gear selectivity and discards has been …