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Experiments with a Nordmore Grate in the Gulf of Maine Shrimp Fishery

dc.contributor.authorKenney, J F
dc.contributor.authorBlott, A J
dc.contributor.authorNulk, V E
dc.date2023-09-23T05:50:58.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T17:29:56Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T17:29:56Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractConcern about the decline of finfish stocks off the Northeast coast of the United States, bycatch associated with small mesh trawls used in the northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery has received a lot of attention from fishery managers. During the past several years, gear related techniques have been investigated, and their performance evaluated with regard to bycatch reduction and shrimp retention. The Nordmore grate was found to be the most effective device evaluated. When properly installed in the gear it was successful in reducing bycatch by approx. 95% (by weight) without reducing shrimp catches. This work has prompted managers to require vessels fishing for northern shrimp to equip their trawls with a Nordmore grate as of April 1, 1992.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/29357
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectengineering
dc.subjectfishing
dc.subjectGulf of Maine
dc.subjectmesh
dc.subjectNordmore Grate
dc.subjectshrimp
dc.titleExperiments with a Nordmore Grate in the Gulf of Maine Shrimp Fishery
dc.typearticle
dc.typearticle
digcom.contributor.authorKenney, J F
digcom.contributor.authorBlott, A J
digcom.contributor.authorNulk, V E
digcom.identifierfishpassage_unpublished_works/126
digcom.identifier.contextkey2523370
digcom.identifier.submissionpathfishpassage_unpublished_works/126
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