Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 7
The north-eastern Atlantic stock of spurdog (Squalus acanthias) is assessed as being at a historical low by ICES and others (De Oliveira et al. 2013, ICES 2014). In consequence a zero Total Allowable Catch limit was set throughout EU waters (European Commission 2015). The aims of the present project were to collect new data on the levels of spurdog by-catch, locations of by-catch and to collect biological information in terms of the sizes and sex of the fish caught in order to inform the debate on whether a controlled incidental by-catch (i.e. not targeted) fishery could be considered. The project was funded to run over the winters of 2013/14 and 2014/15. Because not all the available budget for sampling in 2013/2014 was spent, sampling was extended to cover the spring and summer 2014.
Data and Resources
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | |
| Modified | 2020-01-07 |
| Release Date | 2015-07-22 |
| Identifier | f4d3a2d5-375d-4ebf-bff0-18c35afa8f09 |
| Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Scotland, North Minch |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Author | |
| Data Dictionary | A methodology was designed, discussed and agreed with industry representatives and Marine Scotland Science. A number of vessels fishing from Barra and Stornoway volunteered to take part in collecting samples and recording their by-catches, additional vessels agreed to make records of spurdog discards available from their electronic landings returns. |
| Contact Name | Marine Scotland Science |
| Contact Email | |
| Public Access Level | Public |