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  • Gear Operation

    This is where there is a complete change of fishing gear or the way the fishing gear is operated to change the catch composition.
    Selective device

  • Number of Dredges

    In some scallop dredge fisheries the number of dredges used is regulated to ensure fishing effort remains within manageable limits.
    Selective device

  • Acoustic deterrents

    An acoustic deterrent is a device that emits pulses of high frequency sound to deter cetaceans from approaching fishing gear.
    Selective device

  • Diamond Mesh Size

    Most fishing gear is made of netting with diamond shaped meshes, this gives the gear flexibility and a certain amount of stretch.
    Selective device

  • Gear Size

    Reducing the physical size of the whole gear or just part of the gear to reduce unwanted by-catch and be able to handle the gear more efficiently.
    Selective device

  • Square Mesh Panels

    The square mesh panel is one of the most common used and well known selective devices.
    Selective device

  • Inclined Netting Grids

    An inclined netting grid is a panel of netting fitted inside a trawl and set at an angle.
    Selective device

  • Fish Stimulation

    Fish stimulation being used as a selective device is still a relatively new concept. It is being trialled using a light, sound or electric pulses.
    Selective device

  • Eliminator Trawl

    The eliminator trawl is a standard demersal trawl with very large diamond meshes in the wings and forward part of the trawl.
    Selective device

  • Sort X grid

    The Sort X grid was developed in Norway as a measure to reduce the numbers of small fish being caught when targeting cod in the Barents Sea.
    Selective device

  • Sep-Nep codend

    The Sep-Nep is an inclined panel of diamond netting to sieve the nephrops into the lower chamber and direct the fish into the upper chamber.
    Selective device

  • Benthic Panel

    A benthic panel is a small panel of square mesh or large diamond mesh inserted in the bottom panel of a trawl.
    Selective device