Sentence examples for catch composition from inspiring English sources

Under the previous ludicrous and totally unworkable catch composition rules fishermen had no option other than to discard large quantities of perfectly good haddock, which was a tragic waste.

Now, in a move to bring an end to unnecessary discards and following a long campaign from the Scottish industry, the EC will permit fishermen to land their haddock quota as it is caught by immediately suspending the catch composition rules.

Under the previous "unworkable" catch composition rules, which governed the proportion of the various species that could be landed, fishermen had no option other than to dump large quantities of marketable haddock back into the sea despite having a catch quota for the species.

Mean daily catch composition within each location also varied throughout the study period (Table 3).

Catch composition, wet weights and total number of marine invertebrates collected between the two types of traps are comparable.

Therefore, the only means available to monitor these species is through assessing changes in the commercial catch composition over time.

The main objective of this study was to assess the efficiency and species selectivity of the artisanal dredge, and compare catches composition between dredge and commercial divingon a mussel fishing ground located in coastal waters.

Considering also the catch sample composition of both fishing methods, dredging affected relatively more individuals than diving.

Nets were recovered at intervals of 1 12 months and their catches recorded (composition, abundance, size, biomass, preservation state) in two trials, measuring seasonal changes in catch rates.

The total catch and size composition of the main commercial species in the samples taken by each gear were compared.

We tested the efficacy of two BRDs designed to exclude turtles from fyke nets by comparing catch rates and composition to unmodified nets.