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| Mehault, Sonia; Morandeau, Fabien; Kopp, Dorothee. |
| The new Common Fisheries Policy may exempt some species from the landing obligation if a high survival rate can be demonstrated among discards. This study focuses on the survival capacity of Nephrops norvegicus discarded from trawlers of the Bay of Biscay (France). Three sea trials were conducted on board 3 commercial trawlers and 15 fishing operations were sampled. The vitality of Nephrops was classed into three categories (healthy, moribund or dead) before release at sea and samples of healthy and moribund individuals were kept in captivity on Nephrops grounds for three days. A Generalised Linear Model was used to examine the variability in the proportion of healthy Nephrops discarded, which was significantly influenced by tow duration, duration of air... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Vitality; Captivity; South western waters; Bottom trawl; GLM. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00346/45695/45355.pdf |
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