Anglerfish Discarding Behavior in Spanish North Atlantic Coast Fisheries

Discard behavior in Spanish north Atlantic (ICES VIIIc,IXa) coastal fisheries concerning anglerfish species (Black anglerfish, L. budegassa and White anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius) is revisited herein. Results indicate that Angler discards basically depends on their length size. Year effect signif...

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Main Authors: Santos-Blanco, Juan, Salinas-Aguilera, Miren Itxaso, Pérez-Contreras, María Nélida
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Anglerfish
Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
Pesquerías
Discards
Onboard sorting
MLW
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/5100
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/328882
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Summary:Discard behavior in Spanish north Atlantic (ICES VIIIc,IXa) coastal fisheries concerning anglerfish species (Black anglerfish, L. budegassa and White anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius) is revisited herein. Results indicate that Angler discards basically depends on their length size. Year effect significantly conditioned discard behavior after 2000. Species differences in discard patterns were found also significant, being the less valuable white angler discarded at larger lengths than the black species. Diferent onboard sorting behavior indicates that fishers recognize angler species even at low length sizes, conditioning the degree of adoption of the assessment tools with regards to their relative market value.

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