Quality of trawled Nephrops using the coverless trawl

Summary

h by-catch is usually unmarketable due to small size, poor quality or lack of quota. With increasing pressure on limited resources the industry needs to maximise quality and reduce environmental costs. Recent trials have shown that the coverless trawl reduced the by-catch of whiting by 70%, reduced severe Nephrops damage by 18%, caught 10% more Nephrops and increased earnings.

Publication date

01 March 2007