Improved bycatch reduction in the mixed demersal trawl fishery for Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Grimaldo, Eduardo, Brinkhof, Jesse, Herrmann, Bent, Cerbule, Kristine, Grimsmo, Leif, Pettersen, Hermann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Norway; Argentina; Argentine; Hake; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28148; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108189

In this study, we compared the bycatch reduction capacity of a trawl fitted with a standard rigid sorting grid with that of a trawl fitted with a newly developed, flexible system called the Excluder. We conducted the fishing trials in the Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) small-meshed trawl fishery...