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| Catchpole, T. L.; Feekings, J. P.; Madsen, N.; Palialexis, A.; Vassilopoulou, V.; Valeiras, J.; Garcia, T.; Nikolic, Natacha; Rochet, Marie-joelle. |
| Discards refer to the part of the catch not retained on board during commercial fishing operations, but returned to the sea. The proposed European Union Common Fisheries Policy reform, to be implemented in 2014, sets out a gradual elimination of discards by reducing unwanted catches and ensuring that all catches are landed. To develop successful discard mitigation measures, it is necessary to identify the reasons for discarding. Here, we have developed a simple model that can be applied to data from observer programmes (ObsPs) to establish the contribution of different drivers of discarding behaviour. The analysis makes inferences on the causes of discarding by partitioning discards into four categories based on the length of the fish and the associated... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: CFP; Discards; Fishers market; Quota. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00159/27030/26202.pdf |
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