Bycatch in northeast Atlantic lobster and crab pot fisheries (Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Bristol Channel)

• Main Authors: Moore, Alec, Heney, Charlotte, Lincoln, Harriet, Colvin, Charlotte, Newell, Hadley, Turner, Bex, McCarthy, Ian, Hold, Natalie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Canicula; Ballan; Gadus morhua; Homarus gammarus; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/bycatch-in-northeast-atlantic-lobster-and-crab-pot-fisheries-irish-sea-celtic-sea-and-bristol-channel(83254795-0603-4f7e-973c-519fa61b24ba).html; https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/59013681/1_s2.0_S0165783623001388_main.pdf; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783623001388

Bycatch in valuable NE Atlantic baited ‘pot’ fisheries for lobster Homarus gammarus and edible crab Cancer pagurus has not been well documented, potentially limiting evidence-based management. Using onboard observers supplemented by fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK) we characterised bycatch of fis...