A review and synthesis of the benefits, drawbacks, and considerations of using traps to survey fish and decapods

NM Bacheler - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Traps (or pots) are one of the oldest and most widespread scientific survey gears for fish and
decapod crustaceans around the world. Here, I review and synthesize the extensive …

Escape vents and trap selectivity in the fishery for the Juan Fernández rock lobster (Jasus frontalis), Chile

PM Arana, JC Orellana, Á De Caso - Fisheries research, 2011 - Elsevier
To develop ways to catch fewer undersized specimens of Jasus frontalis in the traps of the
rock lobster fishery off the Juan Fernández Archipelago (Chile), we studied the use of lobster …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial lights improve the catchability of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) traps

KQ Nguyen, PD Winger, C Morris, SM Grant - Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigated the behaviour and commercial catchability of snow crab
(Chionoecetes opilio) in response to different low-powered LED lights under laboratory and …

The effect of white and green LED-lights on the catch efficiency of the Barents Sea snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) pot fishery

K Cerbule, B Herrmann, E Grimaldo, L Grimsmo… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In commercial snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery, the catch efficiency of the conical
pots is important for increasing the profitability of the industry. This study evaluated the effect …

Effects of escape vents on the size selection of whelk (Rapana venosa) and Asian paddle crab (Charybdis japonica) in the small-scale pot fishery of the Yellow Sea …

M Yu, C Liu, Y Tang, L Zhang, W Zhao - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
The small-scale whelk (Rapana venosa) and Asian paddle crab (Charybdis japonica) pot
fishery are of great socio-economic importance to coastal communities of the Yellow Sea …

Selectivity, efficiency, and underwater observations of modified trap designs for the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador

PD Winger, PJ Walsh - Fisheries Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Comparative fishing experiments were conducted to evaluate the selectivity and efficiency of
escape mechanisms installed in traditional snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) traps …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of gear soak time on size selection in the snow crab pot fishery

L Olsen, B Herrmann, M Sistiaga, E Grimaldo - Fisheries Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In the commercial pot fishery for snow crab (Chionocetes opilio), size selection by the pots is
important for reducing catch sorting and unintended mortality. In addition to mesh size and …

Assessing the Technical and Economic Viability of Galvanizing Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps

P Brown, T Araya-Schmidt, T Bungay, PD Winger - Fishes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Commercial harvesting of snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) began in Newfoundland and
Labrador, Canada, in 1967. Today, the fishery consists of 2188 active fishing licenses and …

Improving size selectivity of round pot for Charybdis japonica by configuring escape vents in the Yellow Sea, China

M Yu, L Zhang, C Liu, Y Tang - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Sustainable development of the important economic species, Asian paddle crab (Charybdis
japonica), has attracted attention in the coastal waters of the Yellow Sea, China. The …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effect of mesh size and opening angle on size selection and capture pattern in a snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) pot fishery

B Herrmann, E Grimaldo, J Brčić, K Cerbule - Ocean & coastal management, 2021 - Elsevier
Size selection in commercial snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) pot fisheries is important for
reducing on-board sorting and unintended mortality of undersized individuals. In this paper …