Location
Skagerrak, Norway
Target catch
Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)
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Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
The trawls fished shrimp above 19 mm carapace length equally, while catch rates of shrimp below 15.5–16 mm carapace length in the shorter trawl were more than halved.
Effect on bycatch species
Bycatch of Norway pout was slightly reduced in the shorter trawl.
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique