Effect of lifting the sweeps on bottom trawling catch efficiency on the Northeast arctic cod trawl fishery

• Main Authors: Sistiaga, Manu Berrondo, Grimaldo, Eduardo, Herrmann, Bent, Larsen, Roger B., Tatone, Ivan
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk 2014
• Subjects: Catch efficiency; Demersal trawl fishery; Herding; Sweeps; Cod; Catch comparison; Catch ratio; Arctic; Barents Sea; Royce; Arctic cod; Gadus morhua; Northeast Arctic cod
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2456396

Fuel consumption and environmental concerns have led bottom trawlers fishing for cod (Gadus morhua) in the Barents Sea to use semi-pelagic doors. However, this change may affect fish herding and consequently the catch efficiency of the gear. In this study we compared the catch efficiency of two diff...