| one publication added to basket [305214] | The best way to reduce discards is by not catching them!
Reid, D.G.; Calderwood, J.; Afonso, P.; Bourdaud, P.; Fauconnet, L.; González-Irusta, J.M.; Mortensen, L.O.; Ordines, F.; Lehuta, S.; Pawlowski, L.; Plet-Hansen, K.S.; Radford, Z.; Robert, M.; Rochet, M.-J.; Rueda, L.; Ulrich, C.; Vermard, Y. (2019). The best way to reduce discards is by not catching them!, in: Uhlmann, S.S. et al. The European Landing Obligation. Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries. pp. 257-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03308-8_13 In: Uhlmann, S.S. et al. (Ed.) (2019). The European Landing Obligation. Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries. Springer Nature: Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-03307-1. xix, 431 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03308-8, more |  |
| Keyword | | | Author keywords | Challenge trials; Decision support tools; Discard avoidance; Fine scale mapping; Fish distribution; Fishers; Fishing strategies; Hot-spot maps |
| Authors | | Top | - Reid, D.G.
- Calderwood, J.
- Afonso, P.
- Bourdaud, P.
- Fauconnet, L.
- González-Irusta, J.M.
| - Mortensen, L.O.
- Ordines, F.
- Lehuta, S.
- Pawlowski, L.
- Plet-Hansen, K.S.
- Radford, Z.
| - Robert, M.
- Rochet, M.-J.
- Rueda, L.
- Ulrich, C.
- Vermard, Y.
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| Abstract | Under the Landing Obligation (LO) fishers will need to reduce or land fish that were previously discarded. In this chapter we look at how they might be able to do that by summarising a number of studies conducted in various European regions. We start by describing a series of “challenge” trials where fishers tried to reduce their discards by whatever (legal) means they thought best. In some cases, they were able to reduce unwanted catches, in others they were less successful. We also interviewed fishers not involved in the trials to ask them what they thought they could do. We explore their approaches which generally fell into three categories: more selective gear; tactical and strategic changes; and management changes. Scientific data (surveys, landings, and observers data) can also be valuable to help fishers to decide where and when to fish to best avoid unwanted catches and maximise opportunities to catch their quotas. We provide some examples of this type of approach, and also how these can be adapted for use as interactive online apps that fishers can use in planning or whilst at sea. |
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