An overview of gill net and trammel net size selectivity in the Mediterranean Sea

A Lucchetti, M Virgili, A Petetta, P Sartor - Fisheries research, 2020 - Elsevier
Mediterranean is one of the world's most heavily exploited seas, where more than 90% of
the assessed fish stocks are overfished. In this basin small scale fisheries (SSFs) play a …

Pots as alternative and sustainable fishing gears in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview

A Petetta, M Virgili, S Guicciardi, A Lucchetti - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2021 - Springer
Stock overexploitation, bycatch, discards and gear impacts on the environment are
outstanding issues for Mediterranean fisheries. The adoption of alternative fishing gears is …

Guarding net effects on landings and discards in Mediterranean trammel net fishery: Case analysis of Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area (Central Mediterranean …

G Sardo, L Vecchioni, G Milisenda… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Discards remain among the main negative impacts of fishing activities, and their reductions
are strengthened by the European Common Fisheries Policy (European Regulation …

Mitigating bycatch in Mediterranean trammel net fisheries using species-specific gear modifications

K Ganias, A Karatza… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) use static gear which are thought to interact with marine
ecosystems more benignly than towed gear. Despite this, trammel nets, one of the most …

Adaptive small-scale fisheries in the eastern Cantabrian coast through reliance on essential species

E Bachiller, E Mugerza, A Murillas-Maza… - ICES Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
In recent decades, small-scale fisheries (SSF) activity along the Basque coast (eastern
Cantabrian) has declined, which has led remaining vessels to undergo notable shifts in their …

Bycatch mitigation requires livelihood solutions, not just fishing bans: A case study of the trammel-net fishery in the northern Beibu Gulf, China

H Wu, Q Li, C Wang, Q Wu, C Peng, TA Jefferson… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Fishery bycatch is an acute threat endangering survival of coastal delphinids. While
mitigation measures aim at restricting fishing activities by spatial, temporal and gear …

Pots vs trammel nets: A catch comparison study in a Mediterranean small-scale fishery

A Petetta, C Vasapollo, M Virgili, G Bargione… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Passive bottom-set nets are the most widely used fishing gears in Mediterranean small-
scale fisheries (SSFs). Trammel nets, in particular, have key advantages such as their ease …

Reducing discards in trammel net fisheries with simple modifications based on a guarding net and artificial light: contributing to marine biodiversity conservation

P Martínez-Baños, F Maynou - Scientia Marina, 2018 - torrossa.com
Experimental fishing trials with standard (control) and modified trammel nets were
conducted to assess the possible reduction of discards. The standard trammel net was the …

Investigating the capture mechanism of scavenging gastropods in hanging-net fisheries

K Ganias, A Karatza, D Lachouvaris - Marine Biology Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The current study aimed to elucidate the capture mechanism of B. brandaris and H.
trunculus in two métiers of the Greek small-scale fisheries (SSF) that use trammel. The …

Identifying métiers using landings profiles: an octopus-driven multi-gear coastal fleet

MJ Szynaka, K Erzini, JMS Gonçalves… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The multi-gear coastal vessels in the Algarve (South Portugal) own licenses for various
fishing gears. However, it is generally uncertain what gears they use, which is problematic …