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Effect of lure and bait type on catch, size, hooking location, injury and bycatch in the western Baltic Sea recreational cod fishery
- Source :
- Fisheries Research, 210 . pp. 121-130.
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2019.
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Abstract
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is an important recreational and commercial fisheries target species in the Northern hemisphere. Release rates are high in the recreational fishery due to regulatory and voluntary catch-and-release practice. Although post-release mortality of cod is relatively low, there is potential for further reductions. The most effective way to reduce post-release mortality is to minimize the catch of sublegal fish or non-target species and to reduce hooking injuries by using more selective fishing methods. This study investigated the influence of the lure/bait type on: (1) size of fish, (2) catch and harvest, (3) proportion of bycatch, (4) hooking location, and (5) injury (bleeding) in the western Baltic Sea recreational cod fishery. Data were collected via random onboard sampling of 35 charter vessel angling trips (778 anglers) and during two supplementary studies in the western Baltic Sea. Overall, the median total length was significantly higher for cod caught on artificial lures (39 cm) than for cod caught on natural bait (28 cm), leading to a 43% higher proportion of sublegal (
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Cod fisheries
biology
010604 marine biology & hydrobiology
Fishing
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Aquatic Science
biology.organism_classification
01 natural sciences
Whiting
Bycatch
Fishery
Merlangius merlangus
040102 fisheries
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Gadus
14. Life underwater
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Atlantic cod
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Fisheries Research, 210 . pp. 121-130.
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e2be649d8f71fe73e774dc222ff3b45b