The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
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Last Update: 2024/06/19

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Fisheries
The selectivity of the Swedish Grid in the Scottish Nephrops Fishery
National Programme
National
Jim Drewery
jim.drewery@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
MSS - Marine Scotland Science (United Kingdom)
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2008
2010
€ NA
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Two sets of experimental trials were conducted on the west and east coast of Scotland respectively, to measure the selectivity of an 80mm diamond mesh codend fitted with: (1) A 35mm Swedish grid; (2) A 120mm SMP at 6/9m from the codline; (2) A 120mm SMP at 12-15m from the codline. The main results can be summarised as follows: (1) There is no significant loss of smaller Nephrops (40mm carapace length) from the Swedish grid gear, but there are losses of between 10-25% of the larger Nephrops in the length range 41-58mm; (2) The SMP gears retain all large prawns but lose between 12 and 30% of prawns below about 37mm; (3) The grid retains fewer whitefish than the SMP gears. In these trials, no cod 34cm, haddock 35cm, whiting 38cm and hake 41 cm were retained by the grid gear; (4) There is no difference between the two SMP positions on the catch rates of Nephrops, cod, haddock, or whiting.
Fishing technology; Environmental impact; Haddock; Crustacean fisheries; Cod; Gear selectivity; Hake; Fish; Bycatch;
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa) Central North Sea (27.IVb) Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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