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Estimating seabed pressure from demersal trawls, seines, and dredges based on gear design and dimensions
Eigaard, O.R.; Bastardie, F.; Breen, M.; Dinesen, G.E.; Hintzen, N.T.; Laffargue, P.; Mortensen, L.O.; Nielsen, J.R.; Nilsson, H.C.; O’Neill, F.G.; Polet, H.; Reid, D.G.; Sala, A.; Sköld, M.; Smith, C.; Sørensen, T.K.; Tully, O.; Zengin, M.; Rijnsdorp, A.D. (2016). Estimating seabed pressure from demersal trawls, seines, and dredges based on gear design and dimensions. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 73(Suppl. 1): i27-i43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv099
In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. Academic Press: London. ISSN 1054-3139; e-ISSN 1095-9289, meer
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    Documents > Logbooks
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Author keywords
    Benthic impact; Fishing pressure; Gear footprint; Seabed integrity; Swept-area; Towed gears; Vessel size
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  • Eigaard, O.R.
  • Bastardie, F.
  • Breen, M.
  • Dinesen, G.E.
  • Hintzen, N.T., meer
  • Laffargue, P.
  • Mortensen, L.O.
  • Nielsen, J.R.
  • Nilsson, H.C.
  • O’Neill, F.G.
  • Polet, H., meer
  • Reid, D.G.
  • Sala, A.
  • Sköld, M.
  • Smith, C.
  • Sørensen, T.K.
  • Tully, O.
  • Zengin, M.
  • Rijnsdorp, A.D., meer
Abstract
    This study assesses the seabed pressure of towed fishing gears and models the physical impact (area and depth of seabed penetration) from trip-based information of vessel size, gear type, and catch. Traditionally fishing pressures are calculated top-down by making use of large-scale statistics such as logbook data. Here, we take a different approach starting from the gear itself (design and dimensions) to estimate the physical interactions with the seabed at the level of the individual fishing operation. We defined 14 distinct towed gear groups in European waters (eight otter trawl groups, three beam trawl groups, two demersal seine groups, and one dredge group), for which we established gear “footprints”. The footprint of a gear is defined as the relative contribution from individual larger gear components, such as trawl doors, sweeps, and groundgear, to the total area and severity of the gear's impact. An industry-based survey covering 13 countries provided the basis for estimating the relative impact-area contributions from individual gear components, whereas sediment penetration was estimated based on a literature review. For each gear group, a vessel size–gear size relationship was estimated to enable the prediction of gear footprint area and sediment penetration from vessel size. Application of these relationships with average vessel sizes and towing speeds provided hourly swept-area estimates by métier. Scottish seining has the largest overall gear footprint of ~1.6 km2 h-1 of which 0.08 km2 has an impact at the subsurface level (sediment penetration = 2 cm). Beam trawling for flatfish ranks low when comparing overall footprint size/hour but ranks substantially higher when comparing only impact at the subsurface level (0.19 km2h-1). These results have substantial implications for the definition, estimation, and monitoring of fishing pressure indicators, which are discussed in the context of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.
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