Predicting optimal combinations of by-catch reduction devices in trawl gears: a meta-analytical approach

• Published in: Fish and Fisheries
• Main Authors: Melli, Valentina, Herrmann, Bent, Karlsen, Junita Diana, Feekings, Jordan P., Krag, Ludvig Ahm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Combined selectivity; Flexible trawl design; Gear modifications; Mixed trawl fisheries; Optimal gear design; Trawl selectivity; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/4d7cc418-bd3a-4765-a90a-47a77d8b2a84; https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12428; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/198698117/Melli_et_al_manuscript_final.pdf

Global efforts to reduce unwanted catches have led to the development of a vast array of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs), in particular for mixed trawl fisheries. Some of these BRDs could likely benefit from being combined. However, the number of possible combinations would be prohibitive to be tes...