Catches, bycatches and stock indicators of fisheries targeting cyprinids along the Swedish Baltic Sea coast

Decreasing abundance of many traditionally exploited fish stocks in the Baltic Sea force small-scale fisheries to find new ways to make a living. In line with Swedish national strategies on food supply there is an interest to develop commercial cyprinid fisheries. In the Bothnian Bay in the northern...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fisheries research 2023-12, Vol.268, p.106829, Article 106829
Hauptverfasser: Östman, Örjan, Sundblad, Göran, Ljungberg, Peter, Levin, Sandra, Blass, Martina, Kaljuste, Marju, Dahlin, Iris, Svensson, Rebecka, Olsson, Jens
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Zusammenfassung:Decreasing abundance of many traditionally exploited fish stocks in the Baltic Sea force small-scale fisheries to find new ways to make a living. In line with Swedish national strategies on food supply there is an interest to develop commercial cyprinid fisheries. In the Bothnian Bay in the northern part of the Baltic Sea, annual catches have increased from zero-catches 2018–30 tonnes 2021. To aid a sustainable development of these cyprinid fisheries that target mainly bream (Abramis brama) and ide (Leuciscus idus), we study catch efficiency of target species and bycatch in different gears and seasons using logbook data from the Bothnian Bay. Using cameras, we also assessed bycatch rates. To assist the sustainability of the fishery we develop potential stock indicators. Our results suggests that larger gear (pound-nets) are more effective in catching bream, and that the proportion of bycatch decreased with gear size, being
ISSN:0165-7836
1872-6763
1872-6763
DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106829