Incidental mammal catches in pelagic trawl fisheries of the North East Atlantic

• Main Authors: Morizur, Yvon, Tregenza, Nick, Heessen, Henck, Berrow, Simon
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: CM. 1997 / Q : 05 1997
• Subjects: Netherlands; France; Eire; ANE; Atlantic; Stenella; Dicentrarchus labrax; Merluccius; Thunnus; Trachurus trachurus; Phoca vitulina; Clupea harengus; Fish catch statistics; Midwater trawls; Hake; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1997/acte-2340.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2340/

The marine mammals catch rate of pelagic trawling in the North-east Atlantic has not previously been assessed by direct observation. A study was funded by the European Commission to collect information on the catches of fish and mammals by several pelagic trawl fisheries from England, France, Irelan...