DataSheet_1_A catch limitation device to avoid excessive catches in the blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Northeast Atlantic pelagic trawl fishery.docx

• Main Authors: Ólafur Arnar Ingólfsson, Michael Breen, Shale Rosen, Manu Sistiaga, Terje Jørgensen, Dagfinn Lilleng, Jostein Saltskår, Liz Kvalvik, Sigurd Hannaas, Hermann Pettersen
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; catch limitation; blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou); pelagic trawl fishery; discard; unaccounted mortality; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1011862.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet_1_A_catch_limitation_device_to_avoid_excessive_catches_in_the_blue_whiting_Micromesistius_poutassou_Northeast_Atlantic_pelagic_trawl_fishery_docx/21427017

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) is harvested in the Northeast Atlantic by a multinational fleet of pelagic trawlers. Occasionally, vessels take catches which exceed their remaining holding capacity and in extreme cases large catches cause codends to burst, resulting in spill of catch. To con...