Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Development of Catch Control Devices for mid-water trawls Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Eduardo Grimaldo Coordinator email egr000@nfh.uit.no
Coordinator institution
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (Norway) ,
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) ,
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
UMASS - University of Massachusetts (United States of America) ,
Start year 2012 End year 2014 Funding (€) € NA Website NA Summary In the experimental mid-water trawl gadoid fishery, excessive catches constitute an important problem for fishermen as well as for the control and management organizations. Excessive catches imply among others problems such: as poor selectivity of the gear, lower quality of the processed fish and HSE problems for the crew. Poor selectivity and low fish quality are problems that often lead to increased discards and fish dumping. These are problems of great concern for management institutions because they contribute to unaccounted mortality in the fish stocks and ultimately bias in stock assessment models. Herein, we propose a project to further develop catch control concepts that will contribute to minimize the challenges and problems linked to excessive catches. The catch control concepts included in the project are based on a codend that closes and partially detaches from the rest of the trawl when the codend is full or filled with the desired amount of fish. The fish entering the gear after detachment is then gently released at the same towing depth, increasing their survival. The concepts have been already successfully tested and further development is needed to solve the identified technical problems. The project runs for three years (Jan. 2012 - D es. 2014). The research team will be mainly affiliated with SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFH), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Tromsoe (UiT), the University of Massachussetts, and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (FDir).
Keywords
Trawling;
Gear technology;
Discard;
Fishing technology;
Environmental impact;
Marine Region
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Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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Barents Sea (27.I)
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Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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