Deep-water Fisheries of the Northeast Atlantic: I. Description and Current Trends(pdf - 363 kb)
Deep-water Fisheries of the Northeast Atlantic: I. Description and Current TrendsJ. D. M. Gordon, O. A. Bergstad, I. Figueiredo and G. Menezes
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, PA37 1QA, UK
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 31: 137-150
ISSN-0250-6408
Deep-water fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic originated as artisanal fisheries, and primarily use fixed gear such as longlines. During the late-1960s and 1970s, exploitation of deep-water species expanded into oceanic areas as vessels explored new offshore grounds using highly mechanized longline and trawl gear. In this paper we review most of the deep-water fisheries conducted in the Northeast Atlantic in slope waters greater than 400 m by summarizing historical developments and describing current trends.
Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - 2003
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - Atlantic, by-catch, continental slope, deep-sea, fisheries, fishes, ICES, longline, trawl