Smaller bar spacings in a Nordmøre grid reduces the bycatch of redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery of eastern Canada

Smaller bar spacings in a Nordmøre grid reduces the bycatch of redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery of eastern Canada

The offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) bottom trawl fishery in eastern Canada currently uses 22 and 28 mm bar spacing Nordmøre grids to limit bycatch from using small mesh codends. However, a recent rebound of juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.), that can pass through the grids, has greatly i...

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Main Authors: Tomas Araya-Schmidt, Shannon M. Bayse, Paul D. Winger, Colin H. Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-11-01
Series:Aquaculture and Fisheries
Subjects:
Size selectivity
Twin trawling
Catch comparison
Bycatch reduction device
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468550X23000205

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