Governance implications for the implementation of biodegradable gillnets in Norway

• Published in: Marine Policy
• Main Authors: Standal, Dag, Grimaldo, Eduardo, Larsen, Roger B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920; Norway; Tac; Gadus morhua; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20147; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104238

Gillnets are among the most widely used fishing gear in global fisheries because of their simplicity, high operability, catch efficiency and low entrance cost for fishermen. In Norway, the Northeast Atlantic (NEA) cod ( Gadus morhua ) fishing industry represents the most important economic single sp...