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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Net Grid Trials in the Farne Deeps Nephrops Trawl Fishery 2020-2021 - Fisheries Science Partnership</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFASbcbf829d-5811-4447-877b-b730ba6d54cd</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Catch data (quantities and sizes by species) from trials of a selective Net 
Grid trawl. This work was carried out as part of the Fisheries Science 
Partnership (FSP) programme and continues previous studies conducted during 
2019/20 (`https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/20927`_).

The aim of this project was to further develop a selective Net Grid trawl with 
two cod ends to improve performance and enable skippers to better match their 
catch compositions to their quota allocations. The information from the trials 
will help skippers adapt to the Landing Obligation by avoiding unwanted fish 
in a fishery identified as having relatively high discard rates and will 
demonstrate to managers the level of selectivity improvement that is currently 
achievable to help formulate Discard Plans.

This trial sought to collect catch data on an upper cod end construction 
designed to retain commercially sized fish and test the effect on the level of 
separation of fish between the upper and lower cod ends when using different 
mesh sizes (100mm vs 200mm) in the incline separation panel. Also examined was 
the effect of using artificial lights around inclined panel to assess the 
effect on the level of separation.

At each station sampled, shot and haul, positional and times information were 
recorded, and for all species of fish length distribution data were taken.


.. _`https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/20927`:
 https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/20927</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20220815 20220121</dc:date>
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