Can vertical separation of species in trawls be utilized to reduce bycatch in shrimp fisheries?

Several shrimp trawl fisheries use a Nordmöre sorting grid to avoid bycatch of fish. However, small fish can pass through the grid. Therefore, the retention of juvenile fish often remains an issue during shrimp trawling. We investigated the vertical distribution of deepwater shrimp (Pandalus boreali...

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Main Authors: Roger B Larsen, Bent Herrmann, Jure Brčić, Manu Sistiaga, Kristine Cerbule, Kåre Nolde Nielsen, Nadine Jacques, Mark J M Lomeli, Adnan Tokaç, Elsa Cuende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249172