Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Pelagisk partråling etter hyse på kysten av Øst- Finnmark for flåten under 15 meter - Pelagic pair trawling for haddock on the coast of Eastern Finnmark for the fleet under 15 meters 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 Roger B. Larsen Coordinator email roger.larsen@uit.no
Coordinator institution
UiT-NFH - The Arctic University of Norway; Norwegian College of Fishery Science (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - Straumskjær AS (Norway) ,
NA - Vónin Refa AS (Norway) ,
NA - Wi-Ja Fisk AS (Norway) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2010 Funding (€) € 144,000 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/900277/ Summary Fishing for haddock with a flute line in Finnmark is a traditional fishery that takes place in the period from May to September. Flute line is a type of line that is not anchored at the bottom, but in the fishing vessel, and which is used to catch fish that go relatively high in the sea. This fishery is distinguished by being a highly species-selective fishery without interference by by-catch, as well as being very efficient in terms of the number of fish / number of hooks.
The challenge for the flute line fishery, on the other hand, is that it is not sufficiently size-selective, which means that in areas with a lot of undersized fish, there will be too much mixing of fish below the minimum size. In some cases this can lead to a lot of discards during the fisheries, and in many cases large fields will be closed for line fishing.
Even in areas that have not been closed, the interference of undersized fish has been so great that it has affected both profitability and legality in the fishery. Much of this problem must be attributed to the fact that there are several particularly strong year classes of haddock that are not yet ready for capture, and that these dominate in number on the fishing grounds.
The admixture of undersized haddock is considered one of the main reasons why the flute line fishing has stagnated in recent years, and we are seeing a significant reduction in landings this season, despite the fact that quotas have increased significantly.
This has led coastal fishermen who have traditionally had flute fishing as an important source of income to start looking for alternative methods of catching haddock in the open water masses in the summer. It is also not possible to use spinners as long as the fish are in the free water masses. On that occasion, the Norwegian School of Fisheries has been asked by a group of fishermen whether pair trawling with a floating trawl can be a rational alternative for the part of the fleet that is less than 15 meters.
Goal: to make an assessment of whether pelagic pair trawling can be a rational alternative to line to revitalize the traditional summer fishing for haddock on the Finnmark coast, which will be of great importance for both the fleet and industry.
If the outcome of this work gives positive results, there will be a basis for proceeding with an application to the Research Council of Norway for funding for the documentation and further development of the form of operation required to introduce this as a form of operation in Norwegian fisheries.
Sub-goal
1. To develop a tool adapted to pelagic pair trawling with vessels under 15 meters. Here, special considerations must be taken with regard to towing resistance, weight and general handling on a relatively small work platform.
2. To carry out full-scale experiments in the relevant area in the relevant time period where documentation of selection and general functionality is obtained. Tool technical measurements must also be made with Scanmar components (opening height, quantity indicator). This will result in a final report for the project.
3. To write an application for further work to the Research Council of Norway. If this project proves successful, the natural continuation will be to provide a research basis that is strong enough to be a decision basis for allowing this form of operation in commercial fishing.
Keywords
Trawling;
Fishing technology;
Marine Region
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