A significant amount of marine debris has accumulated in the North Pacific Central Gyre (NPCG). The effects on larger marine organisms have been documented through cases of entanglement and ingestion; however, little is known about the effects on lower trophic level marine organisms. This study is the first to document ingestion and quantify the amount of plastic found in the gut of common plan...

The consumption or scavenging of ¢sh in the water column at depths from 75 to 275m in Algarve (southern Portugal) trawl ¢shing grounds was evaluated. Longlines were used to suspend baits throughout the water column while electric ¢shing reels were used to simulate sinking discards. Eighteen species were caught, with higher catch rates near the surface than near the bottom. However, scavenging r...

Evaluating the population-level impact of the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery on the southern distinct population segment of eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and services on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated ag...

the bottom trawl selectivity parameters (22mm cod-end mesh size) were determined for saurida undosquamis , mullus barbatus , upeneus pori , and pagellus erythrinus along karatas coasts of turkey in northeastern mediterranean waters during fishing season for the year 2002-2003. the lengths at first capture (l 50 ) values for s. undosquamis , m. barbatus , u. pori and p. erythrinus were 12.57, 9....

The reproductive features of the giant red shrimp, Aristaeomorpha foliacea, were investigated in the southern Tyrrhenian sea by experimental trawl sampling. The annual length-frequency distribution showed a multimodal trend in females, ranging between 16 and 67 mm carapace length (CL), and a unimodal trend in males (18-45 mm CL). Mature males occurred in different proportions all year round, wh...

The trawl fishery of the Mediterranean coast of Israel was analyzed vis á vis catch and fishing effort for the years 1949-2010. The Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) was calculated using the Fox surplus-yield model and was found to be 1,413 ton per annum using 1,415 units of effort (fishing days X engine power divided by 1000). Only during nine years (1997-2005) did fishing effort exceed the valu...

this study was conducted for estimation of bycatch shrimp trawl from fishing grounds of hormozganprovince.sampling operation was carried by commercial trawler around hormoz and qeshm islandduring fishing season in october and november 2012. towing duration was between 1 to 3.5h(2±0.08h). contribution of bycatch and target species was 86.26% (18918.80 kg) and 13.74%(3014.22kg) respectively. by-c...