A review of bycatch reduction in demersal fish trawls

SJ Kennelly, MK Broadhurst - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Artificial intelligence for fish behavior recognition may unlock fishing gear selectivity

AS Abangan, D Kopp, R Faillettaz - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Through the advancement of observation systems, our vision has far extended its reach into
the world of fishes, and how they interact with fishing gears—breaking through physical …

An overview of bottom trawl selectivity in the Mediterranean Sea

A Lucchetti, M Virgili, C Vasapollo… - Mediterranean …, 2021 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, where bottom trawling for demersal species is the most
important fishery in terms of landings, around 75% of the assessed fish stocks are …

Every animal matters! Evaluating the selectivity of a Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery from a species community perspective

A Petetta, B Herrmann, D Li Veli, M Virgili, R De Marco… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Bottom trawl fisheries often catch several species simultaneously. However, most studies
addressing the catch performance and selectivity of a specific trawl focus on a few …

Effect of extension piece design on catch patterns in a Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery

A Petetta, B Herrmann, M Virgili, D Li Veli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The catch composition of bottom trawls is commonly refined and improved through changes
in codend design. Measures like reducing the number of meshes in codend circumference …

Analyzing gaps in policy: Evaluation of the effectiveness of minimum landing size (MLS) regulations in Turkey

T Yildiz, A Ulman - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean and Black Sea host the most intense overfishing and Turkey
has the largest commercial fisheries in them (when both seas considered). However, the …

Predictive models for codend size selectivity for four commercially important species in the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery in spring and summer: Effects of codend …

J Brčić, B Herrmann, A Sala - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Models to predict codend size selectivity for four major commercial species—European hake
(Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), deep-water rose shrimp …

Selectivity of commercial compared to larger mesh and square mesh trawl codends for four fish species in the Aegean Sea

H Özbilgin, A Tokaç, H Kaykaç - Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in size selectivity of commercial (40 mm diamond mesh, 40D), larger mesh (48
mm diamond mesh, 48D), and square mesh codends (40 mm square mesh, 40S) for hake …

The influence of mesh size and shape on the size selection of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in demersal trawl codends: An investigation based on fish …

A Tokaç, B Herrmann, G Gökçe, LA Krag… - Scientia Marina, 2018 - torrossa.com
European hake (Merluccius merluccius) is an important commercial species for several
European bottom trawl fisheries. Therefore, understanding the influence of codend mesh …

Modelling gear and fishers size selection for escapees, discards, and landings: a case study in Mediterranean trawl fisheries

C Mytilineou, B Herrmann… - ICES Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Gear selectivity and discards are important issues related to fisheries management but
separately modelled. This work examines for the first time the overall size-selection pattern …