Reducing bottom trawl seabed impacts and bycatch in the Eastern Canada offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery

The offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery in Eastern Canada is currently harvested by factory freezer vessels using bottom trawls. This fishery is a major contributor to the regions’ economy. However bottom trawling typically is associated with negative benthic impacts and bycatch. To...

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Main Author: Araya-Schmidt, Tomas
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2022
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Online Access:https://research.library.mun.ca/15626/
https://research.library.mun.ca/15626/1/thesis.pdf