Discarded fish in European waters: general patterns and contrasts

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Uhlmann, Sebastian S., Helmond, Aloysius T. M. van, Stefansdottir, Elisabet Kemp, Sigurðardottir, Sigriður, Haralabous, John, Bellido, Jose Maria, Carbonel, A., Catchpole, Tom, Damalas, Dimitrios, Fauconnet, Laurence, Feekings, Jordan P., Garcia, Teresa, Madsen, Niels, Mallold, Sandra, Margeirsson, Sveinn, Palialexis, Andreas, Readdy, Lisa, Valeiras, Julio, Vassilopoulou, Vassiliki, Rochet, Marie-Joëlle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Hake; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/87642039-2edb-43ef-b362-c3b7cac3f5bb; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst030; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/54537516/Uhlmann_et_al_2013_Discarded_fish_in_European_waters_general_patterns_and_contrasts_ICES_J_Mar_Sci_2013.pdf

To reduce the practice of discarding commercially fished organisms, several measures such as a discard ban and extra allowances on top of landings quotas (“catch quota”) have been proposed by the European Commission. However, for their development and successful implementation, an understanding of d...