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

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Phillip Meintzer, Philip Walsh, Brett Favaro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017
• Subjects: Underwater video; Fisheries; Atlantic cod; Marine biology; Behaviour; Fishing gear; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Canada; Fogo; Fogo Island; Newfoundland; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2953; https://doaj.org/article/f7d51b0c5f034e848bbb2cc3ca5da06a

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 a...