Category Archives: Scientific Papers

Paper: ‘The deep sea recruitment of Aristeus antennatus’

A paper published in the ‘Journal of Marine Systems’ examining the deep-sea recruitment of red shrimp, Aristeus antennatus.

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Paper: Management strategies for the fishery of red shrimp Aristeus antennatus in Catalonia (NE Spain)

A paper produced by scientists working on the GAP2 Mediterranean case study, investigating whether co-management strategies recently put in place are appropriate for bringing long-term sustainability to the red shrimp fishery.

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Publication in ‘Nature': “Ploughing the deep-sea floor”

Researchers working on the GAP2 Mediterranean red shrimp case study in Palamos have published a letter in the international journal, ‘Nature’.

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Stakeholder-led knowledge production: Development of a long-term management plan for North Sea ‘Nephrops’ fisheries.

In November, 2014 the Journal of Science and Public Policy published the open-source paper “Stakeholder-led knowledge production”, whose lead author is GAP2 scientist Kari Stange.

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Management of Red Shrimp Fishery in Catalonia Spain

Red shrimp fresh from sea

MSC Science Series Paper on the sustainable management strategies of the red shrimp fishery in Catalonia, Spain.

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Evolution and current state of the technology of echo-sounder buoys used by Spanish tropical purse seiners in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans

This paper, published in ‘Fisheries Research’ by J. Lopez, G. Moreno, I. Sancristobal, and J. Murua, explores the use of echo-sounder buoys in the tuna fleet, and the impact of this on the deployment of fish aggregating devices.

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Fishery co-management; a sustainable way to develop fisheries?

“Fishery co-management; a sustainable way to develop fisheries? A multi-disciplinary assessment of the fisheries in Lake Vättern, Sweden” is a new piece of research, conducted and published by Master’s student Audrey van Mastrigt.

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Addressing catch mechanisms in gillnets improves modeling of selectivity and estimates of mortality rates

“Addressing catch mechanisms in gillnets improves modeling of selectivity and estimates of mortality rates: a case study using survey on an endangered stock of Arctic Char” is a new research publication by Tomas Jonsson, Malin Setzer, John G. Pope and …

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Assessing Fishing And Marine Biodiversity Changes Using Fishers’ Perceptions: The Spanish Mediterranean and Gulf of Cadiz Case Study

“Assessing Fishing and Marine Biodiversity Changes Using Fishers’ Perceptions: The Spanish Mediterranean and Gulf of Cadiz Case Study” is a paper by Marta Coll, Marta Carreras, Cristina Ciércoles, Maria-José Cornax, Guilia Gorelli, Elvira Morote and Raquel Saéz. The paper, which …

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The optimal process of self-sampling in fisheries: lessons learned in the Netherlands

Journal of Fish Biology

“The optimal process of self-sampling in fisheries: lessons learned in the Netherlands” is a scientific paper based upon the work conducted in the Dutch GAP2 case study.

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