Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives
The spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined using a 4-year (1990-1994), 324 haul dataset. Haul depth was found to be the main grouping variable for hauls, although significant seasonal differences were also found. 28.3% of the total catch was disca...
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| description | The spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined using a 4-year (1990-1994), 324 haul dataset. Haul depth was found to be the main grouping variable for hauls, although significant seasonal differences were also found. 28.3% of the total catch was discarded, and there was a 40.1% discard percentage in shallow hauls. According to these figures, annual discards for the Israeli trawl fleet for the study period are estimated at ca. 440 to 700 t. Both the biomass and the number of discarded specimens peaked in summer, as well as the percentage of juvenile fish of commercial species. These findings suggest that a summer moratorium on trawling would reduce discards. The percentage of specimens of Indo-Pacific origin decreased from 51% in depths shallower than 37 m to 24% between 38 and 73 m, and 8% in deeper strata. Discards along the Israeli coast were comparable to those observed elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The findings presented here are the first quantitative account of fish community assemblages in the nearshore waters of the easternmost part of the Mediterranean, and thus provide valuable information for comparisons with more current datasets that are currently being assembled. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90a640b9149a47b3a33f72d49cac85e92022-12-21T19:50:32ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81342011-12-0175464165210.3989/scimar.2011.75n46411275Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectivesDor Edelist0Oren Sonin1Daniel Golani2Gil Rilov3Ehud Spanier4Department of Maritime Civilizations and The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, The Leon H. Charney School for Marine Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of HaifaDepartment of Maritime Civilizations and The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, The Leon H. Charney School for Marine Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentDepartment of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael Oceanographic and Limnological ResearchIsrael Oceanographic and Limnological ResearchThe spatiotemporal patterns of discards and catch composition of Israeli trawlers were examined using a 4-year (1990-1994), 324 haul dataset. Haul depth was found to be the main grouping variable for hauls, although significant seasonal differences were also found. 28.3% of the total catch was discarded, and there was a 40.1% discard percentage in shallow hauls. According to these figures, annual discards for the Israeli trawl fleet for the study period are estimated at ca. 440 to 700 t. Both the biomass and the number of discarded specimens peaked in summer, as well as the percentage of juvenile fish of commercial species. These findings suggest that a summer moratorium on trawling would reduce discards. The percentage of specimens of Indo-Pacific origin decreased from 51% in depths shallower than 37 m to 24% between 38 and 73 m, and 8% in deeper strata. Discards along the Israeli coast were comparable to those observed elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The findings presented here are the first quantitative account of fish community assemblages in the nearshore waters of the easternmost part of the Mediterranean, and thus provide valuable information for comparisons with more current datasets that are currently being assembled.http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1288bottom-trawlisraeldiscardscatch compositionlessepsian migrationfishery management |
| spellingShingle | Dor Edelist Oren Sonin Daniel Golani Gil Rilov Ehud Spanier Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives Scientia Marina bottom-trawl israel discards catch composition lessepsian migration fishery management |
| title | Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives |
| title_full | Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives |
| title_short | Spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the Israeli Mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s: ecological and conservation perspectives |
| title_sort | spatiotemporal patterns of catch and discards of the israeli mediterranean trawl fishery in the early 1990s ecological and conservation perspectives |
| topic | bottom-trawl israel discards catch composition lessepsian migration fishery management |
| url | http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1288 |
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