The environmental impact of scallop dredging in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland : a call for fishing technique and management reform

• Main Author: Chen, Kimberly Megan, 1987-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Veiðarfæri; Umhverfisáhrif; Fiskveiðistjórnun; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Breiðafjörður; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/14135

Ritgerðin er unnin við Háskólasetur Vestfjarða The fishery for C. islandica in Breiðafjörður was closed in response to the stock collapse around 2003. High rates of natural mortality, an increase in sea surface temperature, and inability to endure fishing pressure have been mechanisms suggested for...