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07 May 2018
Lobster traps (creels) may reduce fishing pressure in the Kattegat and Skagerrak
- In the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden there is a large fisheries on Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), or langoustine. -
03 May 2018
Can a square-mesh panel inserted in front of the codend reduce bycatch in Mediterranean bottom trawl fisheries?
- The majority of the Mediterranean fish stocks are currently overfished (that is, beyond the Maximum Sustainable Yield). This is due to increased... -
01 May 2018
Assessing the impact of fisheries on the seabed
- In Europe different types of fisheries exist that impact the seafloor. To quantify their impact, BENTHIS developed an impact assessment framework that... -
30 April 2018
Physical impact of fishing gears on the seafloor
- The physical impact of fishing gears on the seafloor is largely unknown. Commonly used demersal fishing gears are otter trawls, beam trawls and seines... -
18 July 2017
Quantifying the environmental cost of fishing on the seabed
- Trawling contributes 20% of the global landings of fish caught at sea, providing food for millions of people. Despite its importance, bottom trawling... -
15 June 2017
Presentations of the final BENTHIS symposium
- Yesterday the final symposium of the BENTHIS project took place in Brussels. It was a hot and inspiring day, with a mixed public of EU officials,... -
09 May 2016
Will seabirds suffer from the discard ban?
- The new EU landing obligation requires fishermen to land all quota-regulated fish, including undersized fish. The bycatch consisting of juvenile fish,... -
24 December 2015
Fishing for food and food for fish!
- ‘Bottom trawling enhances fish production’. That’s what fishermen have long claimed, because trawling would increases food... -
17 December 2015
BENTHIS Case Study: Modified beam trawl reduces fuel costs in the Samsun Shelf Area, Black Sea, Turkey
- In the Black Sea, BENTHIS focusses on the beam trawl fishery for rapa whelks (Rapana venosa) in the littoral zone of the southern Black Sea.... -
10 December 2015
Frequent trawling leads to skinnier fish
- "Trawling is arguably one of the most destructive human practices. Removing fish from the sea for an ever-hungry, growing human population has...