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 …

We tested the ability of stimulators to improve the release efficiency of cod (Gadus morhua)
and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) through the meshes of a square mesh section …

Danish 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 …

The Nordmøre grid is widely used in shrimp trawls to reduce the bycatch of fish species.
However, small-sized fish species and juveniles still pass through the grid and enter the …

Trawlers involved in the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) fishery use different trawl
designs, and very little is known about the size selectivity of the various gears. Size …

In an effort to improve the selectivity of beam trawls in the Belgian flatfish fishery, codend
size selectivity of three flatfish and two roundfish species were compared testing 80 mm …

The introduction of the Nordmøre grid to shrimp trawls has reduced the issue of bycatch to
that of small‐sized species and juveniles that are able to pass through the grid and enter the …

Diamond-mesh codends are the most commonly used in demersal trawls. However, mesh
geometry tends to vary in these codends during fishing, which leads to a less well-defined …

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 …

Shortening codend lastridge ropes can be an effective fishing gear modification to improve
the size selection properties in diamond mesh codends. Lastridge ropes attached to codend …