A catch limitation device to avoid excessive catches in the blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Northeast Atlantic pelagic trawl fishery

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Ingólfsson, Ólafur Arnar, Breen, Michael, Rosen, Shale, Sistiaga, Manu, Jørgensen, Terje, Lilleng, Dagfinn, Saltskår, Jostein, Kvalvik, Liz, Hannaas, Sigurd, Pettersen, Hermann
• Other Authors: Fiskeri - og havbruksnæringens forskningsfond
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1011862; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1011862/full

Blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou ) is harvested in the Northeast Atlantic by a multinational fleet of pelagic trawlers. Occasionally, vessels take catches which exceed their remaining holding capacity and in extreme cases large catches cause codends to burst, resulting in spill of catch. To c...