Development of a trawl efficiency device (TED) for Australian prawn fisheries. I. The AusTED design

A trawl efficiency device (TED) was developed to reduce bycatch whilst maintaining prawn catches and operational ease and safety. The concepts and design of the system, including an innovative flexible grid, are described. The system reduced bycatch, with significantly fewer large rays and turtles b...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inFisheries research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 99 - 105
Main Authors Mounsey, Richard P., Baulch, Graham A., Buckworth, Rik C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 1995
Elsevier
Subjects
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.)
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Prawn fishery
TEDs
Australia
Oceania
ISEW, Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay
Prawn fishery
TEDs
Crustacea
Marine environment
Design
Efficiency
Arthropoda
Selectivity
Decapoda
Invertebrata
Fishing
Trawl
Fishing gear
Macrura
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A trawl efficiency device (TED) was developed to reduce bycatch whilst maintaining prawn catches and operational ease and safety. The concepts and design of the system, including an innovative flexible grid, are described. The system reduced bycatch, with significantly fewer large rays and turtles being caught than in conventional trawl nets. Video photography indicated that further refinements would be appropriate.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:0165-7836
1872-6763
DOI:10.1016/0165-7836(94)00307-I