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 …

There is a need to improve fishing methods to select for certain sizes and species while
excluding others. Experiments are conducted to quantify selectivity of fishing gears and how …

Models to predict codend size selectivity for four major commercial species—European hake
(Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), deep-water rose shrimp …

A meta-analysis is presented of fishing trials that use trawl gear with horizontal separator
panels to direct fish into an upper or lower codend. The analysis is applied to eight North …

The beam trawl fishery targeting sole is known for their substantial bycatch of flatfish below
the minimum landing size. Pulse trawls were developed to improve the selectivity by …

Fisheries is an important socio-economic contribution to the coastal fishing communities of
Vietnam. Unfortunately, inshore natural resources have decreased in recent years. This …

European hake (Merluccius merluccius) is an important commercial species for several
European bottom trawl fisheries. Therefore, understanding the influence of codend mesh …

The influence that mesh size, the number of open meshes around the circumference, twine
thickness and catch size have on the size-selection of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in otter …

More than half of the landing (70%) of Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in Turkey is provided
from the Black Sea, which is almost all (96%) with bottom trawls. The effect of demersal trawl …

This study was done on the use of 40 mm square mesh codend in otter trawl, the minimum
measure in Mediterranean deep trout fishing in Eastern Mediterranean in accordance with …