Effects of otter boards on catches of an Australian penaeid trawl

Fisheries Research

Volumn 131-133, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-75

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Sterling, David J ^b   Cullis, Brian R ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STERLING TRAWL GEAR SERVICES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beam trawl; Drag; Otter boards; Penaeids; Trawl efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HERKLOTSICHTHYS CASTELNAUI; METAPENAEUS MACLEAYI; PENAEIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84864959135     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Broadhurst M.K. Modifications to reduce bycatch in prawn trawls: a review and framework for development. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 2000, 10:27-60.
2. Broadhurst M.K., Suuronen P., Hulme A. Estimating collateral mortality from towed fishing gear. Fish Fish. 2006, 7:180-218.
3. Burridge C.Y., Pitcher C.R., Wassenberg T.J., Poiner I.R., Hill B.J. Measurement of the rat of depletion of benthic fauna by prawn (shrimp) otter trawls: an experiment in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fish. Res. 2003, 60:237-253.
4. Butler, D.G., Cullis, B.R., Gilmour, A.R., Gogel, B.J., 2009. ASReml-R Reference Manual, Release 3, Technical Report. Queensland Department of Primary Industries.
5. Coles R.G. Catch size and behaviour of pre-adults of three species of penaeid prawns as influenced by tidal current direction, trawl alignment, and day and night periods. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 1979, 38:247-260.
6. Gasper M.B., Castro M., Monterio C.C. Effect of tooth spacing and mesh size of the catch of the Portuguese clam and razor clam dredge. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 1999, 56:103-110.
7. Gillett, R., 2008. Global study of shrimp fisheries. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 475, 359 pp.
8. Gilkinson K., Paulin M., Hurley S., Schwinghamer P. Impacts of trawl door scouring on infaunal bivalves: results of a physical trawl door model/dense sand interaction. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 1998, 224:291-312.
9. He P. Swimming speeds of marine fish in relation to fishing gears. ICES Mar. Sci. Symp. 1993, 196:183-189.
10. He P., Goethel D., Smith T. Design and test of a topless shrimp trawl to reduce pelagic fish bycatch in the Gulf of Maine pink shrimp fishery. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 2007, 38:13-21.
11. He P., Winger P.D. Effect of trawling on the seabed and mitigation measures to reduce impact. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges 2010, 295-314. Blackwell Publishing. P. He (Ed.).
12. Hein S., Meier P. Skimmers: their development and use in coastal Louisiana. Mar. Fish. Rev. 1995, 57:17-24.
13. Kennelly S.J., Broadhurst M.K. Bycatch begone: changes in the philosophy of fishing technology. Fish Fish. 2002, 3:340-355.
14. Kim Y.-H., Whang D.-S. An actively stimulating net panel and rope array inside a model cod-end to increase juvenile red seabream escapement. Fish. Res. 2010, 106:71-75.
15. Macbeth W.G., Broadhurst M.K., Millar R.B., Smith S.D.A. Increasing codend mesh openings: an appropriate strategy for improving the selectivity of penaeid fishing gears in an Australian estuary?. Mar. Freshwater Res. 2005, 56:889-900.
16. Newland P.J., Chapman C.J. The swimming and orientation behaviour of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.), in relation to trawling. Fish. Res. 1989, 8:63-80.
17. Priour D. Numerical optimisation of trawls design to improve their energy efficiency. Fish. Res. 2009, 98:40-50.
18. Ruello N.V. Burrowing, feeding, and spatial distribution of the school prawn Metapenaeus macleayi (Haswell) in the Hunter River region, Australia. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 1973, 13:189-206.
19. Sala A., Lucchetti A., Palumbo V. Energy saving trawl in Mediterranean demersal fisheries. Maritime Industry, Ocean Engineering and Coastal Resources 2008, 961-964. Taylor and Francis Group, London. C.G. Soares, P. Kolev (Eds.).
20. Sterling, D., 2000. The physical performance of prawn trawling otter boards and low opening systems. AME CRC Report, Project 1.4.4. Sterling Trawl Gear Services, Brisbane, p. 204.
21. Sterling D., Eayrs S. Trawl-gear innovations to improve the efficiency of Australian prawn trawling. First International Symposium on Fishing Vessel Energy Efficiency E-Fishing 2010.
22. Stewart P.A.M. An investigation into the reactions of fish to electrified barriers and bubble curtains. Fish. Res. 1981, 1:3-22.
23. Suuronen P., Chopin F., Glass C., Løkkeborg S., Matsushita Y., Queirolo D., Rihan D. Low impact and fuel efficient fishing: looking beyond the horizon. Fish. Res. 2012, 119-120:135-146.
24. Vendeville, P., 1990. Tropical shrimp fisheries: types of fishing gear used and their selectivity. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 261 (Revision). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, p. 75.
25. Wardle C.S. Fish reactions to towed fishing gears. Experimental Biology at Sea 1983, 167-195. Academic Press, New York. A. MacDonald, I.G. Priede (Eds.).
26. Wassenberg T.J., Hill B.J. Laboratory study of the effect of light on the emergence behaviour of eight species of commercially important adult penaeid prawns. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 1994, 45:43-50.
27. Watson J.W. Fish behaviour and trawl design: potential for selective trawl development. Proceedings of the World Symposium on Fishing Gear and Fishing Vessels 1989, 25-29. Marine Institute, St. Johns, Canada. C.M. Campbell (Ed.).