Marine

61 returned results for 'Nephrops'

• Watching nephrops on TV

  Duration: 6 – 22 January 2018 Gear Large TV drop frame TV sledge 1 x 600m umbilical towing cable 1 x armoured cable Video cameras and associated equipment (plus backup) Four lasers and 60cm bracket for the drop frame 1 x BT201 prawn trawl (plus minimal spares) Day grab and table Prawn sorting table Go…

  5th January 2018

• Report of Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) Project: Effects of Codend Mesh Size and Twine Number on Nephrops Selectivity

  Experimental fishing trials carried out on the West Coast have shown that the selectivity of Nephrops improves as the mesh size increases from 80 to 100 and to 120 mm. Similarly, more juvenile whiting and haddock also escape as the mesh size increases. The results provide more information on the selectivity of Nephrops in towed fishing…

  18th March 2015

• MRV Scotia; Survey 0714S – Nephrops Television Survey Update

  It’s been over a week since we left Aberdeen on a grey, foggy day. Normally, at this time of year, these conditions would not be warmly welcomed. However a) we sailed from Aberdeen so didn’t expect much better, and b) these features meant there would be very little wind, which is ideal for the annual…

  17th June 2014

• MRV Scotia; Survey 0714S – Nephrops Television Survey

  The MRV Scotia began her annual North Sea and West coast Nephrops Television Survey last week.  The main areas in which the survey will take place are shown in the figure below.  A combination of two approaches will be used to derive the survey positions.  The majority of stations will be generated by employing the…

  13th June 2014

• Scottish crab and lobster management improvements from May

  From 12th May 2024, selected interim inshore fisheries measures will be implemented in Scotland

  3rd May 2024

• Seasonal closure to protect spawning cod in long-term interests of fishers and marine environment

  An area of the Firth of Clyde will again be closed to most types of fishing activity in spring 2024 and 2025 to protect spawning cod.

  9th February 2024

• Bilateral agreement on 2023 fish quotas reached between EU and UK

  UK-EU negotiations have now concluded, with agreement on key shared stocks in the North Sea and West of Scotland, as well as other coastal waters around the UK, with an estimated value of £149.6 million to Scotland.

  20th December 2022

• Outer Hebrides fisheries management pilot reports successful first year

  A locally-led fisheries management pilot for the Outer Hebrides is reporting positive impacts on fishing businesses and the environment in its first year, a new report reveals.

  11th May 2022

• Targeted and focused approach to strengthen Clyde cod recovery

  Measures which have been in place for more than 20 years to protect cod during their spawning season in the Firth of Clyde, will continue in 2022 and 2023 with some changes.

  1st February 2022

• Seasonal Clyde Cod Spawning Closure (14 February – 30 April) includes new measures to strengthen stock recovery

  Measures to protect spawning cod in the Firth of Clyde for the past 20 years will continue in 2022 and 2023, through the seasonal closure (between 14 February and 30 April) of the area to fishers.

  13th January 2022