{"title":"Otolith shape analysis as a tool for species identification and management of cryptic congeners in the northern Benguela ocean warming hotspot","authors":"M.R. Wilhelm , C.E. Jagger , N.M. Nghipangelwa , B.A. Pringle , P.W. Shaw , W.M. Potts , R. Henriques , N.J. McKeown","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adaptive management is critical to maintaining resilient fisheries in our rapidly changing ocean environments. However, establishing appropriate and cost-effective monitoring programmes that adequately capture the responses of fisheries to climate change have been elusive. The coastal waters of central and northern Namibia are a global hotspot of ocean warming, with several responses by fish impacting its coastal fisheries. One documented change is a poleward distributional shift of the west coast dusky kob, <em>Argyrosomus coronus</em> into Namibia, where it has begun to hybridize with the congeneric <em>A. inodorus.</em> With considerably different life histories, it is critical that managers can differentiate between these species and the hybrids to appropriately manage the most important recreational and commercial linefish species (bycatch and biomass) in Namibia. In this paper, we used otolith shape analysis, Linear Discriminant Analyses (LDA) to show that otolith shape can be used to distinguish between species and their putative hybrids, identified based on mitochondrial DNA and nuclear microsatellite data. A total of 342 individuals from northern and central Namibia (northern Benguela) between 18.5 and 22.7°S were genetically identified, with a subsample of 217 paired with otolith shape analysis. Otolith shape analyses with LDA and leave-one-out cross validation showed successful species identification at 96.3 % accuracy, and improved accuracy of hybrid identification compared to using body morphology by 50 %. The Fourier descriptors provided excellent classification accuracy for separating <em>A. coronus</em> from <em>A. inodorus</em> (and putative hybrids, but poorer classification accuracy for separating the hybrids from <em>A. inodorus</em> (4/8). We thus recommend using otolith shape analysis for distinguishing the two species but suggest that genetic identification is still required to monitor hybridization. Monitoring for adaptive management should therefore include routine otolith collection and species classification to improve stock assessment and promote the development of appropriate management strategies for this important fishery in the northern Benguela.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107243
João N. Monteiro , Andreia Ovelheiro , Francisco Maia , Maria Alexandra Teodósio , Francisco Leitão
{"title":"Biological traits and population dynamics for sustainable harvesting of Carcinus maenas","authors":"João N. Monteiro , Andreia Ovelheiro , Francisco Maia , Maria Alexandra Teodósio , Francisco Leitão","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107243","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107243","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research focusing on the biological patterns and population dynamics of <em>Carcinus maenas</em> has not been conducted for the purpose of fishery management along the European coastal systems. This has led to the implementation of fisheries management policies without scientific considerations, adversely affecting fishery profitability. To addrees this gap, we studied the crab species’ population dynamics, reproductive biology, and growth patterns across different Portuguese lagoons and estuaries on a monthly basis from 2019 to 2021. Surveys were performed in the Southern (Ria Formosa lagoon and Ria Alvor estuary), Central (Sado river/estuary) and Northern regions (Ria Aveiro estuary) of Portugal. Monthly biological data was used to analyse size-frequency distributions, sex ratios, spawning seasons, recruitment pulses, estimate carapace width at first maturaty and biological growth parameters. It was observed that spawning occurs almost year-round in all systems, with a peak in the colder months, between September and March. In the southern regions of the Portuguese coast, the spawning period starts earlier than in the central and northern systems, with a higher sex ratio recorded for females in all systems. The carapace width at which 50 % (CW<sub>50</sub>) of individuals reach maturity is similar for both sexes, around 30 mm, a value below to the minimum landing size enforced in Portugal. The analysis of von Bertalanffy growth curves revealed a continuous recruitment with a peak during the colder months, with individuals reaching the size at maturation after six months. The fast growth and continuous recruitment leds to the existence of between four and six growth cohorts for both sexes across all system. The findings of this study can contribute to more effective fisheries management policies for <em>C. maenas</em> in Portugal, such as a reduction of the minimum landing size.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107243"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107264
Josefin Sundin, Konrad Karlsson, Birgitta Jacobson, Philip Jacobson
{"title":"Assessment of mortality during trap and transport in adult European eel","authors":"Josefin Sundin, Konrad Karlsson, Birgitta Jacobson, Philip Jacobson","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107264","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107264","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many fluvial water systems suffer from reduced or completely disrupted connectivity due to human activities, causing negative effects for species and ecosystems. Artificial transport past migration barriers, so called trap and transport, can be used as a management tool to mitigate fish population declines. The efficiency of trap and transport is, however, rarely evaluated, in particular for downstream transport of catadromous species such as the European eel. In this study we analysed seven years of trap and transport data (2016–2022), encompassing nearly 58,000 transported adult eels, to evaluate mortality during all steps of the trap and transport process (i.e., mortality in fishing gear, during holding, and during transport). We found that mortality rates were generally low for all steps, 0.2–1.4 % in the fishing gear, 0.6–2 % during holding, and 0.03–0.17 % during transport (percent per year on average), compared to expected mortality in turbines (estimated turbine mortality in the investigated area: 70% to >99 %). The factors affecting mortality differed across the trap and transport steps, with year, season (day of year), temperature, and mortality in the previous step (i.e., indicative of general stress in the previous step, and/or poor condition) being the factors having an effect. We conclude that trap and transport may cause relatively low mortality compared to turbines, but since it requires maintenance and human interference, restoration of connectivity should be the long-term goal.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107264"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling the spatial distribution and abundance of deep‐water red shrimps in the Mediterranean Sea: a machine learning approach","authors":"Elena Catucci , Diego Panzeri , Simone Libralato , Gianpiero Cossarini , Germana Garofalo , Irida Maina , Stefanos Kavadas , Federico Quattrocchi , Giulia Cipriano , Roberto Carlucci , Sergio Vitale , Chryssi Mytilineou , Fabio Fiorentino , Tommaso Russo","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Spatially-explicit models are invaluable tools for analyzing the species-environment interactions, even at scales beyond that of direct observations. In fisheries context, the observations on species usually consist of data derived from survey campaigns, such as the Mediterranean International Bottom Trawl Surveys (MEDITS) programme. MEDITS survey foresees the use of a standardized protocol for data acquisition on demersal species, such as the blue and red shrimp <em>Aristeus antennatus</em> and the giant red shrimp <em>Aristaeomorpha foliacea</em>. These two species are recognized as highly valuable marked resources accounting for about 5 % of the trawl fishing income in the Mediterranean basin. Here, we developed a modeling framework for the analysis of the MEDITS data on those species. Within our modeling framework we aimed at detecting the existence of a divergence in the spatial patterns that could guide the definition of targeted management actions for those two valuable fishing resources. A Random Forest (RF) machine learning approach has been used to model both the occurrence (i.e., presence/absence) and the biomass index (kg/km<sup>2</sup>) of both species in four Geographical SubAreas (GSAs) located in the central part of the Mediterranean and the Ionian Sea. The RF showed high level of accuracy (i.e., K=0.83 and K=0.88, for <em>A. antennatus</em> and <em>A. foliacea</em>, respectively) in modeling species occurrence, and good level of performance (i.e., R<sup>2</sup>=0.63 and R<sup>2</sup>=0.74, respectively) in modeling their biomass index (kg/km<sup>2</sup>). The niche overlap and statistical analyses we performed on the models outputs revealed the existence of a significant divergence in the spatial patterns between these species. This provides crucial ecological knowledge for the definition of targeted (i.e., species-related) management actions. Afterwards, the models have been extrapolated at the spatial scale of the Mediterranean Sea based on an approach we defined, called <em>hyperspace</em>. The <em>hyperspace</em> approach, while showing technical and ecological soundness, was meant to guarantee the reliability of model predictions in unknown areas. It reduces the need for a proper interpretation of “what is beyond a predicted value”, offering a straightforward method for model extrapolation. Our effort aims to provide insights for prioritizing key areas in conservation strategies and marine spatial planning. It also represents an important contribution towards adopting an ecosystem-based approach to fishery resource management in the Mediterranean basin.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107257"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107255
Ivar Lund
{"title":"Influence of phospholipid and LC- PUFA content in extruded micro diets on European lobster larval (Homarus gammarus) performance and nutritional composition","authors":"Ivar Lund","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107255","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107255","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Requirement of lipids and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFAs) on larval performance and development of European lobster is partly unknown. The effects of replacing live feed (<em>Artemia</em> nauplii) with two formulated extruded diets with different content of phospholipids and LC PUFAs were demonstrated for larval culture of European lobster <em>Homarus gammarus</em> obtained by supplementation of soy lecithin, salmon oil, krill oil and arachidonic acid (Croda) and fish oil (DHA 70). The isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets; (low phospholipid; low PUFA), LPP and (high phospholipid high PUFA), HPP)had a phospholipid content of 3 % and 12 %- and a LC- PUFA content of 1 % and 4.8 %, respectively. Newly hatched larvae were distributed into triplicate conical transparent tanks of 46 L each with 250 larvae per tank. Two additional groups one fed with <em>Artemia</em> (AF type) and one group left unfed were used as controls. Temperature was 19.5 °C. Lobster larvae were fed twice daily for 18 days. Every three days, all larvae in each tank were counted and at 14 days post hatch 10 larvae per tank were sampled and subsequently frozen at −80°C for subsequent, fatty acid (FA) composition and lipid content. Survival and growth were significantly different between groups, lowest for unfed larvae and highest for <em>Artemia</em>. The highest number of stage IV post-larvae were obtained by <em>Artemia</em> followed by diets HPP and LPP, while only a few larvae survived in the unfed group until end of experiment. Lipid and FA composition in larvae were significantly related to dietary composition. Results showed, that although cannibalism persists as an over-riding factor in survival, appropriate dietary lipid composition is of importance in early larval stages and influence on survival and performance to post-larvae.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107255"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107269
Régis Santos , Eduardo Ortega
{"title":"Bibliometric insights into fisheries value chain research","authors":"Régis Santos , Eduardo Ortega","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107269","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107269","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The fishing and aquaculture sectors play a pivotal role in global food and nutritional security, with significant contributions to employment and revenue. Historically, fisheries assessment has emphasised ecological aspects, but a holistic approach recognising the sector's intricate dynamics, from harvest to end-user, is essential to overcome challenges like overfishing and economic losses. This study employed a bibliometric approach to map the fisheries value chain literature, aiming to understand research developments, key contributors, and collaboration dynamics, and offer a perspective on the shifts in scientific trends and research priorities. After extracting data from Web of Science and Scopus databases, employing a keyword-based search strategy, a final dataset of 396 articles was analysed using established performance analysis and science mapping techniques. Fisheries value chain research has seen consistent growth since 2002, with a notable increase between 2019 and 2020. The USA is a key contributor to this research, with collaborations involving Norway, the UK, and Australia. Key authors have distinct areas of focus, from governance to seafood trade. While collaboration is frequent, geographical constraints may limit some. Thematic analysis indicates that most research focuses on addressing industry challenges and governance frameworks. Themes such as by-product utilisation are underexplored and require further development. Socioeconomic themes, including market demand and food security, have broad relevance and play an important role across various research areas. This study provides a comprehensive overview of fisheries value chain research, guiding future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107269"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107266
Éva E. Plagányi, Laura K. Blamey, Roy Aijun Deng
{"title":"Key role of fisheries genomics to support conservation, fisheries management and trade of widely-distributed spiny lobsters","authors":"Éva E. Plagányi, Laura K. Blamey, Roy Aijun Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107266","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107266","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ornate spiny lobster <em>Panulirus ornatus</em> is a widely-distributed crustacean species that is socio-economically important to Indigenous and local communities. We draw on evidence from regionally abundant populations to refute published comments that <em>P. ornatus</em> is globally endangered based on its conservation listing in China. Recent research to sequence the chromosome-level genome of this prized fishery species in southern China corroborates understanding of fine-scale genetic structure throughout the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. This may be useful in supporting cost-effective conservation and fisheries management, such as to identify point-of-origin along supply chains. Genetic approaches to differentiate between spiny lobster stocks complements the suite of management information used to establish provenance of lobsters. Conservation efforts benefit from the ability to identify wild-caught lobster that originates from sustainably managed fisheries (e.g., Torres Strait) rather than depleted or recovering stocks, thereby shifting demand away from overfished stocks to support instead trade of sustainably-managed fisheries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107266"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107250
Shun Wang , Liming Song , Wenxin Wang , Yuwei Li
{"title":"Effect of connection methods on the mechanical characteristics of tuna longline fishing gear","authors":"Shun Wang , Liming Song , Wenxin Wang , Yuwei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107250","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107250","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Improving the efficiency of tuna longline fishing is highly dependent on the mechanical properties of the longline fishing gear, especially the choice of connection methods. This study aimed to explore the static characteristics of longline fishing gear by different connection methods under four stretching speeds using a tension machine. This study divides the branch line into three sections to pinpoint areas of mechanical vulnerability. This study addresses three issues: the static characteristics of the main line and the branch lines; the influence of connection methods in three sections of the branch lines on the static characteristics of the longline; and the impact of the entire branch lines on the static characteristics of the longline. To evaluate the performance of these connection methods, the breaking load was measured for each type. Four common connection methods were examined in this study, <em>e.g.</em> single-fixation, double-fixation, eye-splice, and sheet-bend. For comparison, the mechanical characteristics of twines without connections were also assessed. The results showed that the eye-splice and the sheet-bend connections of polypropylene twines are superior to the single-fixation and the double-fixation. Compared with the twines without connections, the breaking load of the connection twines is only reduced by 5 %. For nylon monofilament with a diameter exceeding 2 mm, the single-fixation connection is better than other forms, which reduces the load on the branch lines. The weakest mechanical performance of the entire longline fishing gear occurs in the third section, which requires special attention. This study is beneficial to understanding the static characteristics of the longline fishing gear and to the application of the longline fishing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107250"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107260
Yating Dan , Bilin Liu , Leilei Zou , Jie Lu , Linwei Song
{"title":"Impact of water temperature experienced in early life of Dosidicus gigas on its adult growth","authors":"Yating Dan , Bilin Liu , Leilei Zou , Jie Lu , Linwei Song","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107260","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The climatic variations experienced by cephalopods in their early life have a significant impact on the growth of individuals, with temperature being one of the most important factors. This paper investigated the effects of water temperature under different climatic variations on the growth of <em>Dosidicus gigas</em> during early life stages. Samples collected off Peru from 2008 to 2010 were analyzed for mantle length, age structure, mantle length-body weight relationship, age at the first sexual maturity, and growth rates of paralarvae and juvenile stages. The results showed that individuals experiencing El Niño events during paralarvae and juvenile stages had smaller adult mantle length, shorter lifespan, and earlier sexual maturity, while those experiencing La Niña events during paralarvae and juvenile stages had larger adult mantle length, longer lifespan, and later sexual maturity. In addition, we found that differences in sample collection locations had a more significant effect on adult age.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fisheries ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107251
Matt K. Broadhurst , Russell B. Millar
{"title":"Refining size selection in an Australian whiting (Sillago spp.) boat seine","authors":"Matt K. Broadhurst , Russell B. Millar","doi":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107251","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107251","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As part of an initiative to assess boat seining for harvesting eastern school (<em>Sillago flindersi</em>) and stout whiting (<em>S. robusta</em>) off New South Wales, Australia, two experiments were done to determine if changing the orientation and sizes of codend meshes reduced catches of immature (<17 cm total length; TL) individuals. The control codend comprised 37-mm diamond-shaped (T0) mesh throughout, and was alternately deployed against two codends with the same twine diameter and length, but comprising: (1) a 2-m cylinder of 40-mm mesh turned 90° (T90) attached to 46-mm T0 mesh (termed the ‘40/46-mm T90/T0 codend’) in experiment 1; and (2) 46-mm T0 mesh throughout (‘46-mm T0’) in experiment 2. During 90 deployments, 201 t was caught: 145 t (72 %) of whiting, 2 t of other retained catches, and 54 t (27 %) of discards. Both larger-meshed codends caught fewer small and mature eastern school whiting, but with no overall significant differences in size selection to the control codend. Conversely, there was a difference for stout whiting, with fewer small fish, but not mature individuals, escaping the 46-mm T0 codend. Retained octopus (<em>Octopus</em> spp.) catches were lower in the larger-meshed codends, but there were no significant effects on discarded species. Few whiting were impinged in T0 meshes, whereas up to 17 % (mature fish) in the 40/46-mm T90/T0 codend were secured in the T90 meshes. The data reiterate the utility of boat seining for targeting whiting with minimal bycatch—within which size selection might be controlled via a T0 codend comprising ∼40–47 mm throughout.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"281 ","pages":"Article 107251"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}