Effects of the implementation of T90 extension and 52 mm square mesh codend on the bottom trawl hake fishery of the north western Mediterranean

Effects of the implementation of T90 extension and 52 mm square mesh codend on the bottom trawl hake fishery of the north western Mediterranean

The Spanish bottom trawl fleet operating in the Mediterranean currently uses 40 mm square mesh codends. Its selectivity is still too low to overcome the overall problem of high proportions of immature specimens in the catches. Even for some target species such as the European hake (Merluccius merluc...

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Main Authors: Francesca Ferragut-Perello, Claudio Vasapollo, Maria Valls, Maria Teresa Farriols, Enric Massutí, Beatriz Guijarro, Sergi Joher, Marina Bibiloni-Socias, Francesc Ordines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
selectivity
European hake
red mullet
T90 extension
52 mm square meshed codend
western Mediterranean
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1035448/full

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