Will you swim into my parlour? In situobservations of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) interactions with baited pots, with implications for gear design

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Meintzer, Phillip, Walsh, Philip, Favaro, Brett
• Other Authors: Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation, Research and Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Ignite program, Ocean Industry Student Research Award, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Early Career Faculty Research Award, Liber Ero Fellowship
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ 2017
• Subjects: Canada; Fogo; Fogo Island; Newfoundland; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2953; https://peerj.com/articles/2953.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/2953.xml; https://peerj.com/articles/2953.html

Pots (also known as traps) are baited fishing gears widely used in commercial fisheries, and are being considered as a tool for harvesting Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Pots produce lower environmental impacts than many other fishing gears, but they will only be...