2007 - 2007 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Reducing discards: Square-mesh codends in combination with square-mesh release panels 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership
FSP Benthic release panels
The main objective of this FSP project was to demonstrate that square-mesh codends in combination with multiple square-mesh panels can effectively reduce discards in he SW beam trawl fisheries
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http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/633/
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http://www.cefas.co.uk/
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urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
biota
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2011-03-25
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2008-06-01
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2010-05-18
2007-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
2007-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
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2019-11-04
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A successful ‘discard-reducing’ combination of square-mesh codend and square-mesh release panels was developed in 2006 by the Brixham-based skipper Mike Sharp (FV Lady T Emiel, BM 2000). Skipper Sharp successfully used his particular combination of square-mesh panels and codend on a commercial basis onboard the FV Lady T Emiel during 2006/07, and Cefas observers working aboard his vessel demonstrated that these particular gear modification reduced discards by around 60%. In May 2007, Skipper Sharp was awarded first prize in the Cefas-sponsored ‘Clean Fishing’ competition (https://www.cefas.co.uk) for his discard-reduction design. This competition aimed to engage the SW industry in developing effective solutions to reduce discard levels in their fisheries. This FSP project takes skipper Mike Sharp’s winning ‘discard-reduction’ design and evaluates it’s efficacy on two other commercial twin-beam trawlers (Plymouth-based FV Admiral Grenville and the Newlyn-based FV Twilight III). The evaluation is based on a full week’s charter on each of the two vessels. Throughout the sea trips, the catches from a standard beam-trawl were directly compared with a modified beam trawl, i.e. fitted with the square-mesh panels and square-mesh codend).
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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Data Manager
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK
+44 (0)1502 562244
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