This study of the demersal and benthic fisheries in the Celtic Sea is the logical continuation of the works conducted on the scampi fisheries since 1978. The program of the first phase of the study consists of 1 - A description of fisheries in the Celtic Sea. 2 An assessment of the rejection of the marketable species in each fishery, with a special mention for fish fisheries. 3 The constitution a computerized database including international fishing statistics since 1980. 4 The sampling of the unloading of seven main species or groups of species: - cod and whiting, already sampled (length and age) regularly since 1978 in order to provide data to the CIEM workgroup. "Irish Sea Bristol Channel", - scampi, sampled since 1980 in the scope of the CIEM... |