The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

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Fisheries
Trials to reduce cod by-catch by modification of a commercial whitefish trawl to incorporate large meshes in the lower wings and belly sheet
National Programme
National
Robert Kynoch
robert.kynoch@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
MSS - Marine Scotland Science (United Kingdom)
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2008
2009
€ 49,100
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During 2008, catch comparison experiments were conducted to assess the potential for large mesh (800mm) netting panels to reduce the by-catches of cod from gears used by Scottish vessels targeting the mixed whitefish trawl fisheries. Three different configurations of large mesh panels were rigged into an existing trawls belly sheet and the resulting catches compared with those from an unmodified trawl. The results show that catch rates of haddock and whiting were not affected by any of the test cases but for two of the test cases cod catches were significantly reduced. For all test cases catches of anglerfish, megrim and plaice were significantly reduced. Some practical solutions to rigging large mesh panels into existing trawls were also developed.
Cod; Anglerfish; Trawling; Whitefish; Haddock; Plaice; Gear selectivity; Bycatch; Fishing technology; Environmental impact; Fish; Flatfish;
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa) Central North Sea (27.IVb) Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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