Composition of Catches in Trawl Fisheries in Relation to Proposed EC Council Regulation SN4837/96

Summary

This report describes the analysis of trawl catch composition data from discard studies and the separator trawl trials. The results are discussed in terms of proposed regulations concerning catch compotion for given mesh sizes. Possible influences of the regulations on fishermen's fishing and discarding practices are discussed.

Publication Reference No.

CR118

Publication date

01 December 1996