Comparison of selectivity of the trawl codends for whiting (Merlangius merlangus euxinus) in the Black Sea
Abstract
A large part of the total whiting (Merlangius merlangus euxinus) fishing in the Black Sea is carried out with the traditional bottom trawl nets along the coast of Turkey. Diamond mesh shape with 40 mm mesh size (40D) has been used in the codends of these trawls. In this study, the traditional trawl codend (40D) and square-mesh codend with different size (36S and 40S) were compared for whiting size selectivity in August 2014. Selectivity data were collected by using a covered codend method and analysed taking between haul variations in to account. The selectivity parameters were estimated by using CC2000 software. Results showed that commercially used 40D trawl codend is not selective enough to release immature of whiting. However, the net change in square mesh (36S and 40S) instead of a diamond-shaped (40D) mesh significantly improved the mesh selectivity for whiting. The 40S trawl codend is even higher than the first maturity size (LM50) with a length at fifty percent retention (L50) of 15.74 cm. In conclusion all square mesh codends with different mesh size tested here supplied appropriate selection considering minimum landing size (MLS) of whiting.
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
13 Şubat 2019
Kabul Tarihi
1 Temmuz 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 36 Sayı: 3
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