increasing codend mesh size and inserting a square mesh panel
to reduce discards of haddock and whiting in a seine net
Target species:
Haddock, whiting and cod
Area, Vessel
90 alternate shots were carried out west of Shetland on board the Harmony LK63 (23m, 298hp) during 2001.
Haddock, whiting and cod
Area, Vessel
90 alternate shots were carried out west of Shetland on board the Harmony LK63 (23m, 298hp) during 2001.
Gear type:
Scottish seine
Gear modification
A seine net fishing a 100 mm diamond mesh codend was compared with one fishing (i) a 110 mm mesh codend; (ii) a 110 mm mesh codend with a 90 mm smp 6 – 9m from the codline; and (iii) a 120 mm cod end.
Scottish seine
Gear modification
A seine net fishing a 100 mm diamond mesh codend was compared with one fishing (i) a 110 mm mesh codend; (ii) a 110 mm mesh codend with a 90 mm smp 6 – 9m from the codline; and (iii) a 120 mm cod end.
Results:
There was a substantial reduction in the discarding of undersized haddock and whiting in all three codends. Fitting a 90mm square-mesh panel in the 110mm cod-end substantially reduced catches of both undersized and marketable fish.
There was a substantial reduction in the discarding of undersized haddock and whiting in all three codends. Fitting a 90mm square-mesh panel in the 110mm cod-end substantially reduced catches of both undersized and marketable fish.
Further information:
Report on Scottish trials assessing the selectivity of trawls and seines. Industry/Science Partnership 2001 – 2002 Vol 1.
Report on Scottish trials assessing the selectivity of trawls and seines. Industry/Science Partnership 2001 – 2002 Vol 1.
Citation :
ANON.
, 2017.
increasing codend mesh size and inserting a square mesh panel
. In O’Neill, F.G. and Mutch, K. (Eds): Selectivity in Trawl Fishing Gears. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 8 No 1.